Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-11-25
SANTA FE AND MoLIN0
VISITED BY MEXICOANS

VISITED BY MEXIcOANS
Mexico business men, to the number
Of ffty-two including the band. Wis
tied Moline and Santa Fe, Friday, as
the guests Of the Mexico & Santa Fe
electric railroad. The trip took the
place Of the regular weekly luncheon
Of the club and all who were FORUM
ate to attend declared it n Of the
most delightful outings ever held
under the auspices of the organiza-
ton. Both at Moline and Santa Fe
a cordial welsome wa accorded the
visitors and the short stay in each
place was a round of good fellowship
cementing the friendship of these 1T
tie cities to Mexico.
The party left at $3.50 accompanied
lby the Mexico band under the leader
ship of Major J.. C. Stoy. On the trip
20 Santa Fe, which was reached about
1890. the band played frequently
and at times succeeded in drowning
cut the turbulence of Sam Morris
who was busy "springing" some 'new
cnes." Upon the arrival at the north
ern terminus of the road, the party
paraded in a body downtown, the band
leading.
All Of the business houses were
visited and in each the band gave a
short concert. The hospitable people
Of Santa Fe were most cordial in their
greeting and cigars and candy were
distributed among the visitors. San
ia Fe is noted for the large number
as we'll as the splendid quality of
turkeys raised there and as a souven-
ir of the trip J.. B. Stevens, formerly
of this city, who conducts a store in
that city, bedecked each guests with q
gay white cockade of turkey feath-
ers.
Fortunately there is no police force
in Santa Fe. Sam Morris and NJ. j.
Sanrebeck--the latter passing around
packages Of sailed peanuts with this
slogan on the wrapper always
Fresh-M. ]. Sarnebeck"-danced a
tango down the muddy main street Of
the town to the music Of the band.
Had the law been represented they
might have received 80 days in jail or
80 weeks on the vaudeville stage.
They both acknowledged they were
good.
Dinner-real country sausage, real
country ham, seven different vege-
tables, five different preserves and
three kinds Of pickles, all plentiful
besides being well cooked,-was
served in the famous little hotel Of
the Snider sisters. The business
houses in Santa Fe are Frank Snider,
grocer; Miss Mary Wilson postmis-
~tress, who conducts a notion store;
L. Heckart, restaurant; Perry Davis
general store; DR.. Mack Bolts, drug
store; Mr.. Mccarthy, restaurant,
Hanger and Snider are building a
neat little undertaking establishment
ON the mainstreet, which, by the way,
is Of gravel. There are two good
blacksmith shops also in Santa Fe.
In the bank at Santa Fe was Miss
Lulu Heckart, book keeper and Chas.
E. Smith, cashier. The band visited
the Santa Fe school and gave a con-
cert for the children. They were
thanked in a short address by the
principal, Mr.. Brown.
Santa Fe is progressive. They
have a fully equipped printing plant
and Mr.. Iseminger, who edited the
Fulton Journal at one time, is pre-
pairing to issue a weekly paper in that
city. A stock company Of merchants
and prominent farmers in the vicinity
of Santa Fe are behind the publica-
ton. They know the value of print
ers ink and intend to boom their city.
Just before the car started on the
return trip Miss Vowel, q member
of a prominent Monroe county family
in that section, arrived with a bushel
| basket of apples and several gallons
of fresh cider for the delegation. The
apples were soon disposed Of but
some little trouble was experienced
in securing a taste of the cider as
Arthur Holmes and DR.. Wren persist
ed in cornering the jar for frequent
/. inspections before allowing the other
members Of the party to taste the re-
mains.
} The party again left the cars at
Moline and visited the general store
of w. A. Heller, the drug store and
post office under the management Of
, DIR. Flynt and the Bank where Por
$ ter Cauthorn was caught u~nprepared
e for mud spattered and overcoated Wis.
itors who might be robbers and agar
might not be.
: Moline is booming, DIR. Woods il
erecting a four story building neal
the tracks which will be completes
within a few weeks. At Santa Fl
several cars Of walnut logs were OF
the siding as well as number O.
piles of the same all to be used in tn
manufacture of gunstocks for tn
warning nations.
The band was one of the feature
! Of the trip and added much to the en-
u joyment of the occasion. All Of tn
S M. M. A. students in the party at
tended with no expense and the sew
eral other members of the organiza
= ton who are working were renum
Grated for their loss of time.
:, R. E. Race, secretary of the Com
mercial Club was presented with
handsome bouquet Of onions at Nc
limo for the excellent cheer leader h
u developed into while at Santa F.
Judge W. w. Bolts chaperoned tn