Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-07-23

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marvellous, it having only the limited
accommodations convention usually
meets pr with IN the average town Of
its size
Crosby has an unusual advantage in
the way Of entertaining its visitors.
1t has beautiful Serpent lake at its
very doors, in fact the main avenue of
the city meets up with the lake. but
two blocks from the Main street 1t
una iron range. a visit to which is a
treat to those who have never looked
upon an iron mine in operation. Still
more, it has live commercial Club
and set of businessmen and citizens
in general who are just as alive as the
club. All together, the editors enjoyed
a three-days' session such as they will
recall tOF many days.
At that, Crosby does not claim all
the credit for the successful manner
in which the convention was pulled Off.
Early Thursday evening IN drifted
DOC" Rutledge and his able assistant
and boss, Mrs. Rutledga Hardly had
they entered the hotel until doc" had
his little old valise opened and had
started handing out reservations and
whatever else he had in that mysteri
GUS grip. H. z. Mitchell, we presi
dent,' came in Friday afternoon from
Bemidji. took OF his coat, spat on his
and pleasing personality into the affair
with fine effect. These gentlemen to-
gether with Editor Sheets, Louis
Bauer and Robt. MarslA of the Crosby
Commercial club, were ON deck all the
time with the glad hand.
The newspapers of northern Mime
sofa were nearly all represented and
many of those from the southern part
also. The lake drew them all and the
boats were kept busy. In some mys-
FERROUS manner not yet accounted for
the lumbermen of the early days Of
pine-slaughter, left the white and Nor
way pines, which form a fringe of
green in many shades, standing along
the shores OF Serpent lake. Studded
here and there profusely with white
birches, the woods present a beauti-
full piece of natures handiwork which
makes a trip around the lake one Of
great attraction. The boys and their
wives and children all took the trip on
the launch Lotus.
The boys were met at Deerwood by
autoes furnished by the citizens Of
Crosby and the ride to Crosby was
along the south side of the lake. The
, well-kept streets and the neat looking
residences strikes the eye Immediately
as one entss the city. Everything
seems so entirely different from that
which one expects to find in mining
town. The native trees have been left
standing in many instances. AS the
ride continues down Main street the
eye is greeted with a handsome
white way" wide thoroughfare, &C.
| ment walks and large and airy store
buildings substantially erected. The
city has cement walks and is electric
lighted in every part.
Friday evening at o'clock a recep-
ton was given the boys and their fam
lilies, at the Minnesota Naval Militia
armory, handsome structure with an
| auditorium 60x9O feet in size. After a
community sing Mayor Edward Krue'
ger welcomed the scribes and turned
> over the city to them. He was an
swered by H. z. Mitchell, of the Be-
midj1 Sentinel, the president Of the
association who did not hesitate to
state that the boys did not agree with
| the statement that baseball was the
national pastine.
Then, O Boy! an old fashioned dance
was held, music being furnished BY
swell orchestra from Brainerd. The
! towns people know more things today
about dancing than they ever dreamed
| of before the said Friday night.
Saturday morning, the editors and
| the rest we're on deck at 9 O'Clock for
| a trip to the mines. Senator Knute
Nelson had arrived the night beofre,
| driving 80 miles from Alexandria and
! feeling fine after the trip fo1~on of
! his age. He was the finst one up next
morning, away the first, and had cut
himself cane from the woods and
taken In the town long before any of
the rest were up. The mines of Guy.
una, Crosby, 1ronton, Manganese,
Trommald and Riverton were all Wis.
! tied and the manner in which ore Is
produced for the market was thorough
~ explained. Lunch was served at
War EnQu(fs East.