The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-07-22
CROSBY IS ROYAL
HOST TO EDITORS
HUSTLING Guyana RANGE CITY
OPENS EYES OF VISITING
NEWSPAPERMEN
SENATOR NELSON SPEAKS
TWO FULL DAYS OF INSTRUC-
TION AND AMUSEMENT
RED HOT SPORTS

The little city Of Crosby, given or
the map as 800 but In reality hayine
over $500 inhabitants, handled the
summer outing for the editors and
publishers in shape little less than
marvellous, it having only the limited
accommodations convention usually
meets up with In the average town OF
its size.
Crosby has an unusual advantage in
the way Of entertaining it's visitors
1t has beautiful Serpent lake at it's
very doors, in fact the main avenue OF
the city meets up with the lake, but
two blocks from the Main street. 1t
has also the mines of the famous Guy.
una iron range, visit to which is a
treat to those who have never looked
upon an iron mine in operation. Still
more, 1t has a live commercial club
and set of businessmen and citizens
In general who are just as alive as the
club. All together, the editors enjoyed
three-days' session such as they will
recall for 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. Rutledge. Hardly had
they entered the hotel until doc" had
his little old valise opened and had
started handing ost reservations and
whatever else he had in that mysteri-
GUS grip H. q. Mitchell, I'VE presi-
dent" came in Friday afternoon from
Bemidji, took off his coat, spat on his
hands and injected his forceful energy
and pleasing personality into the affair
with fine effect. These gentlemen to-
gether with Editor Sheets, Louis
Bauer and Robt. Marsh, of the Crosby
Commercial club. were on deck all the
time with the glad hand.
s ota were nearly all represented and
iaHy of those from the southern part
also. The lake drew them all and the
Doats were kept busy. In some mys-
Serfous 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
Lirches, the woods present a beauti-
s-ul 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
$ he launch Lotus.
j The boys were met at Deerwood by
a:utoes furnished by the citizens of
! crosby and the ride to Crosby was
long the south side Of the lake. The
well-kept streets and the neat looking
-esidences strikes the eye Immediately
: as one enters the city. Everything
.,eems 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
{ ide continues down Main street the
eye is greeted with a handsome
lasThite way" a wide thoroughfare, &C.
Ssent walks and large and airy store
gildings substantially erected. The
In every part.
friday evening at 8 o'clock a recep-
i, ION was given the boys and their fam
Yes at the Minnesota Naval Militia
Emory, handsome structure with an
ditorium 60x90 feet In size. After a
immunity sing Mayor Edward Krue-
1 sc welcomed the scribes and turned
nftx 20 II
red by H. e. Mitchell, of the Be-
il Sentinel, the president of the
recitation who did not hesitate to
9 that the boys did not agree with
pm, statement that baseball was the
onal pastime.
'ai hen, o Boy! an old fashioned dance
suss held, music being furnished by
Sc ell orchestra from Brainerd. The
Jwns people know more things today
about dancing than they ever dreamed
OF before the said Friday night.
Saturday morning, the editors and
the rest were on deck at 8 o'clock for
q trip to the mines. Senator Knute
Nelson had arrived the night beofre,
driving 80 miles from Alexandria and
feeling fine after the trip for one Of
his age. He was the first one up next
forming, away the first, and had cut
lnself a cane from the woods and
~, N In the town long before any Of
NJ, rest were up. The mines Of Guy
- Crosby, Ironton, Manganese,
l ,mald and Riverton were all Wis
,ei pand the manner in which ore Is
nc ~ ced for the market was thorough
ANY blamed. Lunch was served at
: apl ton by the citizens of that village
iois .e Rowemine club house. Music
gaE, furnished by the Brainerd band
el.vs'the trip and for the two days.
III It 8 o'clock, In spite Of the shower
at took place, the bunch was all back
Crosby taking the ball game be-
eaeen the Crosby and Brainerd ball
Rams for the championship OF the
forth country. The game was won by
Crosby, score to 2, with old man Pat
terson throwing for Crosby. The boys
took turns roofing for first one team
and then the other but the ladies all
seemed to do their yelling for Crosby,
probably on account of the excellent
manner In which the Crosby Mothers