IRON BANDS Uniting St. Paul and River Falls, Wis­

consin.

HUDSON & RIVER FALLS R. R.

Formal Opening of the New Line Yesterday.

BEAUTIFUL VALLEY IKINIKINIC

And the Boundless Hospitality of its Commercial Town.

D u r i n g the past week , very m a n y o f t h e l ead­i n g citizenB of S t . P a u l , S t i l lwater , a n d H u d ­s o n , rece ived i n v i t a t i o n s i n l a n g u a g e a s t o l -l o w 6 :

O p e n i n g o f t h e H u d s o n & River F a l l s rai l ­w a y .

T h e c i t i zens of River Pa l l s cordia l ly i n v i t e y o u r s e l f a n d lad ies t o part i c ipate i n an excur­s i o n a t t h e o p e n i n g o f t h e H u d s o n & River F a l l s ra i lway, t o River Fal l s , Wis . , on Satur­d a y , Oct . 26, 1878. Train w i l l l eave St . P a u l a t 10 o'c lock A. M., f r o m S t . Pau l , S t i l lwater & T a y l o r Fa l l * depot , f oo t of J a c k s o n s treet . I n b e h a l f of the recept ion c o m m i t t e e .

E . R. S T E P H E N S , Chairman. R i v e r Fal l s , Wis . , Oct. 21, 1878. T h e fact that c lose bus iness re lat ions a lready

« x i a t e d b e t w e e n St . P a u l a n d River F a l l s , a n d t h e fur ther fact t h a t t h e road i n honor o f t h e o p e n i n g of which the i n v i t a t i o n s were i s sued , Tvas largely d u e t o the i n v e s t m e n t o f St . P a u l c a p i t a l , and S t . P a u l energy , l ed t^ a very gen­era l response to the i n v i t a t i o n , s o t h a t w h e n t h e h o u r of t e n o'c lock rol led around yes t erday m o r n i n g , s o m e three hundred of our c i t i zens , l a d i e s <ind g e n t l e m e n , i n c l u d i n g , m a n y of the l e a d i n g b u s i n e s s m e n o f t h e c i ty , were g a t h ­e r e d a t t h e d e p o t of t h e S t . Pau l , S t i l lwater & T a y l o r s Fa l l s railroad, foot of J a c k s o n street , r e a d y for t h e start . T h i s was not l o n g d e ­l a y e d , for soon the cry o f "al l aboard" was - r u n g o u t by Conductor H a m p s o n , a n d as jo l ly . a party of lad ies and g e n t l e m e n as ever l e f t t h e S a i n t l y C i ty were e n r o u t e for the ir d e s t i ­n a t i o n , th i r ty m i l e s away . T h e t r a m was m a d e u p of e n g i n e No . 2, w i t h J o h n May i n charge, a b a g g a g e c a r a n £ l 8 i * coaches . A tr ip t h r o u g h t h e cars showed, a m o n g others , the f o l l o w i n g

CITIZENS OF ST. PAUL

an a t t e n d a n c e : E x G o v . Alex . R a m s e y , Mayor D a w s o n , Pres ident E . F . Drake , Genera l Man­ager J . W. B i s h o p a n d S u p e r i n t e n d e n t J o h n F . L i n c o l n , o f the St . P a u l & S i o u x Ci ty rai lroad, H o n . Peter Berkey , Col . Girart H e w i t t , T r u e S. M\ h i te , J o h n Matheis , G u s Wilson, Frank Clark, genera l f re ight and passenger a g e n t o f the Chi­c a g o , S t . P a u l & M i n n e a p o l i s ra i lway, F i a n k K e o g b , Major P o n d and ladies , Oapt. J . B . J a o o b s o n , S ta te s ta t i s t i c ian , a n d lady, Bart P r e s l e y a n d w i f e . Col . A. Al len , A d a m Stahl -m a n , J a m e s 11. Weed, Pasca l S m i t h and wi fe , K . L. Fryer, Geo . B e n z , A lexander Craw­ford , J . W. Jagger , Matt . Hol l , A d o l p h B e n d e r , A. M. Radclitf, Prof . Wright , P . H . Ke l ly , Chris . S t a h l m a n and lady , E . M. T h o m p s o n , P . Van A u k e n , W a s h i n g t o n Srees a n d w i f e . B . W. S m i t h and wife , a n d Miss

vGeorgie Ryder , D . D . Merril l a n d w i f e , Dr . D a v i d D a y a n d w i f e , J o s e p h Oppenhe in i , A u -ison O p p e n h e i m and wi fe , J u d g e Aaron Good­r i c h and v. i fe , T . M. Metcalf a n d wi fe , Miss I ta i tcr , Miss J . M. Claik , Mi-s Mary K e m p t , Prof , and Mrs. Taylor . Mi . and Mrs. Prat t , E . M . H o d g s o n and wi fe , Miss J e n n i e Arnold, Miss Cornel ia S ick les , B e n j . Bradley a n d w i f e , Mrs . J . D . Wood, Miss L i l l i e D . Wood, Mr. a n d TVIrs. E l l i o t t , W i l l i a m Cons tans , F r a n k Moore. E . P . Jacobs , E . M. Hal lowe l l , J o s e p h McMil­l a n , J . C. Terry. A. H. Leonard and w i i e , J o h n •C. Terry. Jr . , R u s . Munger , J o h n B , Briabin a n d wi fe , P e n n o c k P u s y , D r . C. G. H i g b e e , -Col. McNamara and wi fe , C. D . S t r o n g a n d w i f e , Mrs. J o h n F . L i n c o l n , W . W. Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Ruff, C. N . P a r k i n , Prof . B o n d and wi fe , representa t ives o f the G L O B E , Pioneer Press a n d Dispatch, a n d o t h e i s . At E l m o a l o n g e n o u g h s t o p waffihad t o take on board G e n . Mark D . F lower , Mrs. F l o w e r and a lady fr i end , a n d t h e n o n t o

STILLWATER JUNCTION,

w h i c h p o i n t was reached a t 11 .-2^. Here Con­d u c t o r J o e May had a train o f t w o cars i n wai t ­i n g filled w i t h lad ies and g e n t l e m e n o f S t i l l ­w a t e r , w h o had c o m e o u t t o u n i t e w i t h t h e i r S t . P a u l fr iends i n a s s i s t i n g t h e peop le of Riv­e r F J l s to rejo ice a n d be g l a d over the c o m p l e ­t i o n of t h i s rai lroad. One of the cars of May's t r a i n was nt tached to t h e e x c u r s i o n tra in , t h e o c c u p a n t s o f t h e other f inding places i n that , a n d t h e n o n t o H u d s o n . A m o n g t h e represen­t a t i v e s o f S t i l lwater ' s "brave m e n a n d fa ir wo­m e n " were Capt . J . A. Reed and wi fe , H o n . I s a a c S tap le s a n d w i f e , Dr , Rhodes , J j . T o r i n u s n d wi fe , J o t a h a n L o w ­e l l . H o n . E . S. B r o w n , H . R. Murdock, Mrs . J u d d Orff, t h e Misses Wheeler, Mrs. Moore, V. C. Sewel l , Mr. Taylor , of t h e Lumberman, M i s s Clara Chambers , D u d Hersey a n d w i f e , l iouiR Hospen a n d wi fe , I v a Wad worth, S t e v e C lewe l l , of t h e Lumberman, and J o e May, c o n ­d u c t o r .

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o'c lock, s n d here t h e w h o l e p o p u l a t i o n s e e m e d t o have t u r n e d o u t t o not o n l y greet the e x ­c u r s i o n i s t s , b u t t o jo in i n i t . T h e crowd was a c c o m p a n i e d by t h e H u d s o n brass band, and a s t h e train drew u p t o t h e d e p o t , the band s t r u c k u p a l i v e l y air, t h e ladies f lung the ir d e l i c a t e h a n d k e r c h i e f s t o t h e breeze, a n d the m e n broke o u t i n t o l u s t y cheers. To accom­m o d a t e t h i s great a d d i t i o n t o the already large n u m b e r , an a d d i t i o n a l coach had t o be a t tached t o the tra in , m a k i n g e i g h t coaches in al l , in •which were packed, b y ac tua l c o u n t , over 500 l a d i e s and g e n t l e m e n . T h e crowd at t h i s p o i n t h a d become BO great t h a t the reporter f o u n d i t i m p o s s i b l e t o gather t h e n a m e s , b u t a m o n g t h e m h e not i ced M. A. Tay lor o f the Star and Times, N e w e l l Clapp a n d wife , J o h n S. Moffatt, Horace B a r l o w a n d wi fe , S . W. F u l l e r a n d w i f e , F . P i a t t a n d w i f e , George M u n s o n , J a m e s Spencer , J . 0 . H c n n i n g , George Sharretts of t h e H u d s o n True Republican, M. Herrickf F r a n k Hard ing , J o h n Glover , E . A. Glover , W i l l i a m H a t c h a n d D r . K i n g .

HUDSON & EIVEB FALLS EAILROAD.

W h i l e t h e great t ra in of e x c u r s i o n i s t s i s s p e e d i n g a long t o R i v e r Fa l l s , t h e c o m m e r c i a l a n d m a n u f a c t u r i n g center o f P ierce c o u n t y , - twe lve m i l e s away, a f e w words i n re la t ion t o t h e i n c e p t i o n and c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e enterprise "will n o t be o u t of p lace . A railroad t o g i v e t h i s en terpr i s ing c o m m u n i t y a n o u t l e t b y t h e w a y o f H u d s o n has for lo, these m a n y years b e e n t h e

d r e a m and hope o f i t s l ead ing c i t i zens , b u t l i k e t h e ignis fatuas, i t has a l w a y s e l u d e d -their grasp u n t i l t h e present season, w h e n S t . P a u l , S t i l lwater , H u d s o n and River Fa l l s ' c a p ­i t a l a n d enterpr i se c o m b i n e d for t h e a c c o m ­p l i s h m e n t o f the work, and i t i s d o n e . I n May l a s t , we be l ieve , a m e e t i n g was h e l d i n t h i s « i t y , a n d t h e H u d s o n & R iver F a l l s rai lroad c o m p a n y organized w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g officers.

P r e s i d e n t a n d Treasurer—Horace T h o m p ­s o n .

Secretary—C. L . H a l l . V ice -Pres ident—A. D . A n d r e w s . D i r e c t o r s — H . T h o m p s o n , A. K. Wilder , C.

-Ootz ian , A. B . S t i c k n e y , St . P a u l ; D. M B a b i n . R. F . Hersey , S t i l l w a t e r ; C. S. Hal l , J*. C o m s t o c k , H n d s o n ; A. D . Andrews , E . R S t e p h e n s , River F a l l s .

T h u s organized, t h e cons truc t ion of the road -was p a c e d in the h a n d s of Mr. A. B . S t i c k n e y , •the genera l manager o f t h e S t . P a u l ' S t i l l w a t e r & Taylor ' s Fa l l s and the N o r t h Wiscons in railroads, a n d an arrange­m e n t m a d e for t h e first n a m e d c o m p a n y operat­i n g t h e road w h e n comple ted , w i t h Mr. S t i ck ­n e y as genera l manager . At t h e t i m e t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t was m a d e i t was Mr. S t i c k n e y ' s i n t e n t i o n to h a v e t h e road c o m p l e t e d a n d in o p e r a t i o n hy J u l y 4 t h last , b u t u n e x p e c t e d a n d ^insurmountable obstac les h a v e b e e n e n c o u n t ­ered , d e l a y i n g t h e rea l izat ion o f t h i s h o p e u n t i l n o w .

T h e first three or f o u r m i l e s o f t h e road o u t o f H u d s o n i s u p t h e s i d e o f t h e h i g h bluff on to t h e high, t a b l e l a n d over look ing L a k e St . C r o i x , r equ ir ing h e a v y c u t t i n g a n d filling, the •elevat ion be ing n i n e t y - t h r e e f e e t t o t h e m i l e , a p r e t t y a b r u p t grade . T h i s e l evat ion s u r m o u n t ­

ed, a n d t h e tab le land reached, t h e c o u n t r y i s ro l l ing prairie, and eas i ly adapted t o railroad c o n s t r u c t i o n . As characteris t ic o f Mr. St ick­ney , t h e work o f c o n s t r u c t i o n has been thorough ly done , and t h o u g h m u c h o f t h e d i s ­t a n c e has n o t y e t been bal lasted, l i t t l e i f a n y more jar was f e l t as t h e tra in passed over i t yes terday t h a n o n m a n y o f t h e roads o f th i s sec t ion operated for years pas t .

A l t h o u g h the l i n e was f o r m a l l y opened y e s ­terday, regular t ra ins w i l l n o t b e a n n o u n c e d before n e x t week , probab ly , s ide t racks , swi tches , a n d a turn t a b l e h a v i n g y e t t o be p u t i n a t River Fa l l s , t h e depot , of whf.-h t h e f rame i s o n l y up , i s t o be finished, a n d finishing tonches g i v e n t o t h e r o u n d b o u s e a n d other necessary b u i l d i n g s a n d c e n v e n i e n c e s for d o i n g bus iness . T h e road i s , how­ever, v i r t u a l l y c o m p l e t e d , t o t h e great grat i f icat ion o f t h e l o n g w a i t i n g p e o p l e o f R iver F a l l s and H u d s o n and the c o u n t r y t r ibutary , n o t f o r g e t t i n g S t . P a u l , a n d t o t h e credit o f the g e n t l e m e n w h o have p u t the ir cap i ta l i n i t , a n d t o m a n a g e r S t i c k n e y , t o w h o m , as m u c h as a n y o n e m a n , probably , t h e success i s d u e .

HIVEE FALLS.

T h e r u n from H u d s o n t o R i v e r F a l l s was m a d e w i t h o u t i n c i d e n t , e x c e p t t h a t Manager S t i c k n e y gave h i s e x c u r s i o n i s t s , very u n e x ­pec ted ly , a r ich s cen ic treat . As the tra in d r e w u p on t h e tab le l a n d i t was hal ted , j u s t where a v i e w o f L a k e S t . Croix w i t h i t s ser­p e n t i n e shores, h e m m e d in by the m a j e s t i c wooded bluffs, cou ld be seen for m i l e s at one g lance , b o t h u p a n d a o w n , a n d s u c h a magnif i ­c e n t s i gh t i s was, declared b y m a n y w h o had v i s i t ed the m o s t no ted scenery of the world, to b e equa l to a n y t h i n g ever before s een . A short ha l t here, t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d by al l , and then o n t o where River Fa l l s was cos i ly n e s t l i n g o n t h e b a n k s o f the far f a m e d K i u i c k i n i c river. A m i l e o u t f r o m the v i l lage a cosy l i t t l e w h i t e house , w i t h c o m f o r t a b l e s u r r o u n d i n g s , a n d n u m e i o u s e v i d e n c e s of c u l t i v a t e d tas te , was p o i n t e d o u t t o the writer as t h e res idence o f Prof . Wells , t h e author o f Wel ls ' E n g l i s h grammar . B u t River Fa l l s , a n e w wor ld t o m o s t o f the party , i s n o w the greater at trac­t i on , a n d t h e Amer ican flag f rom a shape ly flag staff p lanted o n a k n o b l i f t i n g i t s head s o m e 2liO f ee t above t h e b u s t l i n g l i t t l e v i l lage , j u s t ou t s ide , and t o t h e northeast , p r o e l a i n u d that the j o u r n e y ' s end was a b o u t reached. T h e n the w h i s t l e o f t h e e n g i n e screeched forth i t s w e l c o m e , hearty cheers f r o m a thousand throats a n s w e r i n g i t back. T h e n t h e tra in s lackened i t s speed a n d finally c a m e t o a halt , and the e x c u r i o n i s t s , n o t s t a n d i n g u p o n t h e order o f the ir g o i n g , s t ruck for so l id earth. A n d w h a t a s i g h t m e t the ir e y e s as they emerged f rom t h e oars. N o t o n l y the p o p u l a t i o n of River F a l l s but t h e great b u l k of t h e i n ­h a b i t a n t s of P ierce c o u n t y s e e m e d t o have c o m e toge ther t o g i v e g r e e t i n g t o the e x c u r s i o n i s t s . I n the foreground was the River F a l l s cornet band, Prof. B u r t leader . As soon as the excurs ion i s t s c o u l d d i sembark , a n e x t e m p o r a n e o u s process ion was formed, headed by t h e band, and marched t o Bracke t t ' s hal l , Main s i ree t , where, w i t h o u t ceremony , 300 o f the g u e s t s were ushered i n

TO A FEAST

prepared b y t h e g e n e r o u s c i t i z e n s of t h e burg . A n d s u c h a feast . A n d s u c h generous , hearty good w i l l as was ev idenced by the ladies or g e n ­t l e m e n in charge. T i m e or space w i l l no t per­m i t j u s t i c e to t h i s part of t h e d a y ' s programme. An o m s a y i n g i s "fit for a k i n g , " but u n l e s s t h e k i n g i n t h i s case was a jus t and wise ruler, i t w o u l d have been a n i n s u l t t o the generous doner t o have se t h i m d o w n to t h e a b u n d a n c e of good t h i n g s prppared.

The GLOISE representat ive , h a v i n g l e a m p d the lesson, b u s i n e s s first, p leasure afterwards , t h o u g h l e n d e r e d ravenous ly h u n g r y bv the t e m p t i n g d i sp lay of palate p r o v o k i n g e d i b l e , restrained himsel f , and s o u g h t first t o learn t h e programme of t h e recept ion . H e was r e t e r i e d by good for tune t o Pres ident Parker, of t h e F o u r t h S ta te N o r m a l school , located i n t h e v i l lage , of t h e recep­t ion c o m m i t t e e . I n answer t o t h e i n q u i r y , Pres ident Parker rep l i ed i n s u b s t a n c e : " T h e programme i s for y o u t o s i t r ight d o w n at t h a t tab le—there i s a lady w h o wi l l a t t e n d t o y o u r w a n t s — a n d eat, eat , ea t ; i t s there, prepared for y o u , a n d w e w a n t i t d i sposed of. T h i s wi l l g o ou t i l l 3 o 'c lock ,when w e wi l l adjourn t o t h e Normal school b u i l d i n g , a n d a l i t t l e ta lk . B u t n o w t h e p r o g r a m m e i s e a t . " T h e representa t ive fo l l owed o u t th i s programme, and w h e n he g o t u p from t h a t t<*hle he had a very s trong i m p r e s s i o n he w o u l d never w a n t another meal . A n d he was not a lone i n t h a t f e e l i ng . Ask Col. H e w i t t , Gov . R a m s e y , T o m White , e t al . I t was fear fu l t h e havoc t h a t was m a d e , a n d s t i l l a f ter t h e second 300 h<td b e e n f e d the s u p p l y of good t h i n g s s e e m e d t o be as i n e x h a u s t i b l e as w h e n the firBt o n s l a u g h t was made . I f a f a m i n e was n o t bred i n River F a l l s a n d Pierce c o u n t y yes terday , t h e n i s the boast as t o f er t i l i t y a n d p r o d u c t i v e n e s s m o r e t h a n verified.

HISTOEICAL.

After h a v i n g eaten , a n d w h i l e w a i t i n g for 3 o'c lock t o rol l round, the G L O B E representa t ive was so for tunate as t o m e e t Mr. A. P . Wild, of the recept ion c o m m i t t e e , and as i t t u r n e d out , one o f the orators o f t h e day , f r o m w h o m he g leaned s o m e fac t s of in teres t i n reference to River Fal l s , and t h o u g h i t i n f r i n g e s s o m e w h a t o n Mr. Wi ld ' s l e m a r k s . t h e s e p o i n t s are g i v e n here. River Fa l l s i s s i t u a t e d o n t h e K i n i k i n i c river, w h i c h a t t h a t p o i n t f o r m s a magni f icent water power, o n l y a b o u t hal f deve loped as y e t . T h e v i l lage l i e s on both s ides of t h e river, t h o u g h the m a i n b u s i n e s s s treet a n d m o s t o f t h e res idences are o n t h e eastern bank . River Fa l l s has been an u n f o r ­t u n a t e v i c t i m o f d i sas trous fires, n o less t h a n four, w e bel ieve , have s w e p t t h r o u g h i t s p r i n ­c ipa l b u s i n e s s s treet i n the la s t t w e l v e years ; t w o w i t h i n three years , de s t roy ing two- th irds of the bus ines s houses o n Main street , a n d i n ­f l ic t ing a loss of a b o u t -$100,1)00. N o t w i t h ­s t a n d i n g t h e s e ser ious s e tbacks , a n d the i a e t t h a t i t was an inter ior t o w n , t w e l v e m i l e s f r o m rail or water c o m m u n i c a t i o n , t h e v i l l age has s t ead i ly a d v a n c e d i n p o p u l a t i o n and weal th . I t s water power, t h o u g h b u t h a l f deve loped , produces 75,000 barrels o f flour yearly , en ta i l ­i n g a c o n s u m p t i o n o f ha l f a m i l l i o n b u s h e l s of wheat , and g i v e s s teady e m p l o y m e n t t o 100 m e n . T h e m e r c h a n t m i l l s are: the Prairie , o w n e d b y J . D . P a l m e r & C o . ; t h e G r e e n ­wood by Geo . F o r t u n e , t h e Cascade by W m . Barker, a n d a first-class n i n e - r u n m i l l , the J u n c t i o n , o w n e d b y F r e e m a n & S t e v e n s . T h e production of wheat tributary is from 600,000 t o 700.0U0 b u s h e l s a n n u a l l y .

T h e enterpr i se o f t h e l e a d i n g m e n o f River Fa l l s i s s h o w n i n the fac t t h a t t h e y have borne o n e - e i g h t h of the cost o f the rai lroad t o the ir t o w n . B u t t h a t th i s o u t l a y w i l l be l i g h t l y f e l t w i l l be eas i ly unders tood w h e n i t i s s ta ted t h a t n i n e - t e n t h s o f t h e property w i t h i n a n area of s i x m i l e s has been earned i n the co . ;n ty . T h e owner o f t h e Prair ie m i l l s , the capac i ty o f w h i c h have b e e n m o r e than d o u b l e d i n t h e pa-1 three years , s p e n t t h e first three w e e k s o f h i s res idence i n the c o u n t y i n a dry goods box for his h a b i t a t i o n . E v e r y c e n t for t h e erec t ion of the Cataract mi l l s , w h i c h c o s t over §100,000, was earned i n t h e c o u n t y . T h e c a u s e for t h i s i s f o u n d i n t h e w o n d e r f u l f e r t i l i t y of t h e so i l i n t h e c o u n t r y t r ibutary , nnd i n t h e i n d u s t r i o u s h a b i t s a n d e n e r g i e s o f i t s i n h a b i t a n t s .

A n i n s t i t u t i o n t o w h i c h every c i t i z e n p o i n t s w i t h pride, a n d w h i c h i s conceded to be an i m ­p o r t a n t factor i n t h e h i g h character of the peo ­p le i s t h e F o u r t h S t a t e N o r m a l school , pres ided over b y P r e s i d e n t Parker . T h e b u i l d i n g i s of brick, three stories , 95x143, a capac i ty o f 400 p u p i l s , a n d a n average a t t e n d a n c e o f 300. River F a l l s has five churches , Congregat ional , Methodis t , E p i s c o p a l , B a p t i s t a n d Cathol ic . I t s u p p o r t s t w o papers , t h e River F a l l s Journal, by C. R. Morse & Co., a n d the River Fa l l s Press, b y Merrick & Fowler , w i t h a n average c i rcu la t ion o f 1,800. I t has three g o o d c o u n t r y hote l s , a n d a n e w one , a two-s tory brick. 45x100, nearly c o m p l e t e d . I t s p u b l i c schoo l b u i l d i n g s are t w o , w i t h a capac i ty o f 350 p u p i l s , a n d a n average a t t e n d a n c e o f 3*00. I t s reta i l t rade i s very large, o n e genera l m e r c a n t i l e house d o i u g a b u s i n e s s o f $100,000 a n n u a l l y . • Most o f i t s b u s i n e s s houses now, a f ter i t s trequent d e v a s ­t a t i o n s by fire, are o f brick, a d there i s a n appearance o f t h r i f t a n d enterpr i se o n a l l s ides t h a t t e l l s o f a t h r i f t y b u t go-ahead people . Such ia River Falls.

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speech m a k i n g , and a regular f eas t o f h a p p y s a y i n g s i t was . T h i s t o o k p lace i n t h e chape l o f t h e N o r m a l schoo l b u i l d i n g . A f t er t h e feas t ­i n g o f t h e b o d y bad b e e n a t t e n d e d t o t h e b a n d s o u n d e d t h e s i gna l and l ed off w i t h a l i v e l y air for t h e schoo l b u i l d i n g , f o l l o w e d b y t h e crowd. T h e ha l l w a s p a c k e d t o i t s u t m o s t c a p a c i t y ,

e x t r a sea t s and chairs o c c u p y i n g a l l t h e a v a i l a ­b le space . T h e crowd seated , a n d a m e d l e y by t h e band, f ine ly rendered, "\*JP ~\

P B E S I D N T PABKEB

ca l l ed t h e a s s e m b l a g e t o order, a n d s a i d a s t h e representa t ive o f t h e Normal schoo l in teres t s o f t h e S ta te , i t w as a p leasure t o h i m t o w e l c o m e t h e e x c u r s i o n i s t s t o R i v e r F a l l s . There w as n o w i d e difference i n m a n ­a g i n g a rai lroad a n d a schoo l s u c ­c e s s f u l l y . T h i s h o u s e was erected i n 1874. and d e d i c a t e d in 1875. I n i t a n effort was m a d e t o e d u c a t e t h e y o u n g for the g u i d a n c e a n d direc­t i o n o f t h e c o m m o n schoo l s o f t h e S t a t e . T o t h i s school , to -day m a r k s a n e p o c h l o n g t o be r e m e m b e r e d . We h a v e labored a n d prayed for t h e c u l m i n a t i o n of t h e e v e n t w e are t o ­d a y ce l ebra t ing s o l o n g t h a t w h e n I s a w the s m o k e o f t h e a p p r o a c h i n g e n g i n e , b r i n g i n g y o u t o rejo ice w i t h us , I f e l t l i k e t h r o w i n g u p m y hat w i t h t h e res t o f t h e boys . 1 n o w t a k e p leasure i n i n t r o d u c i n g t o y o u _ir .

E . B . STEVENS,

w h o w i l l act as c h a i r m a n . I n r e s p o n s e Mr. S t e v e n s sa id i t g a v e h i m a n d t h e c i t i z e n s o f R i v e r F a l l s t h e greates t p l e a s u r e t o w e l c o m e t h e representat ives o f t h e b u s i n e s s a n d b e a u t y o f St . P a u l , H u d s o n , S t i l lwater , a n d n e i g h b o r i n g t o w n s t o rejo ice w i t h u s o n t h i s occas ion . As b u s i n e s s m e n , w e n o w look forward t o a n era o f g r o w t h a n d pros­per i ty i m p o s s i b l e i n the past . T h e increased f a c i l i t i e s for d o i n g b u s i n e s s g i v e n u s b y t h e a d v e n t of t h e railroad, i f h o n e s t l y i m p r o v e d , w i l l i n c u r t o t h e benefit bo th o f t h e rai lroad a n d our c o m m u n i t y . I w i l l n o w ca l l u p o n

HON. E . F . DRAKE,

o f St . P a u l . T h e cal l o f t h e c h a i r m a n was heart i ly s econded by t h e a u d i e n c e , i n response t o w h i c h Mr. D r a k e appeared u p o n t h e p la t ­f o r m . H e c o m m e n c e d h i s remarks b y s a y i n g the ca l l was a surprise t o h i m . H e h a d n o t ex­pec ted to b e ca l led u p o n for a speech , and be­s ides h e h a d a severe co ld , wh ich o u g h t t o e x c u s e h i m . H e cou ld , however , say h e was gratif ied a t b e i n g ca l led out . L i v i n g but th i r ty m i l e s d i s tan t , th i s w a s the first t i m e h e had had the p leasure o f v i s i t i n g River F a l l s and see ing for h i m s e l f t h e evi- ences o f thr i f t a n d prou-per i ty , a n d t h e b e a u t i f u l s i t u a t i o n o f w h i c h he had hi-ard s o m u c h . H e was a y o u n g m a n ye t , b u t h e had seen a great m a n y rai lroad o p e n i n g s . He s a w the ce lebrat ion o f the first railroad o p e n i n g in Ohio and a l so i n In d ia n a , he be­l i eved , and he had also b u i l t t h e first m i l e of rai lroad i n Minnesota . T h e rai lroad was a great motor . I t br ings o u t a n d d e v e l o p s t h e c o u n ­try . Other c o m m u n i t i e s had g o t i t , and y o u had to have i t . I t b u i l d s and e n l i v e n s trade. I t e v e n e n l i v e n s t h e p u l p i t by g i v i n g t h e pastors a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o d e n o u n c e the rasca l ly rai lroads. I t e n l i v e n s the pol i ce b y b r i n g i n g i n t r a m p s . I t e n l i v e n s t h e parenta l heart by affording a s p l e n d i d oppor­t u n i t y for g a l l a v a n t i n g lovers , and , i f y o u r n e w s p a p e r s are dul l , i t w i l l e n l i v e n t n e m by g i v i n g t h e m s o m e t h i n g to p i t c h i n t o . As he bad sa id , he h a d a t t e n d e d a good m a n y railroad o p e n i n g s , but h e cou ld Bay, in a l l candor, be had never a t t e n d e d one where the arrange­m e n t s were so c o m p l e t e a n d b o u n t i f u l as on t h i s occas ion . H e k n e w t h e g e n t l e m e n were n o t respons ib le . The honor be longed, he knew, to the ladies , a n d h e w o u l d therefore c lose w i t h t h e s e n t i m e n t : "Fair beings of this Northern clime, Whom not to love aud ch >risti were a crime— Whom not to worship, were not worship due to

Heaven alone, Were crimaoi blackest hue'."

To respond t o w h i c h he c a l l e d u p o n Gov . R a m s e y , as o n e o f t h e y o u n g e s t m e n o f the party .

GOV. BAMSEY,

as a l l k n o w , i s a l w a y s ready for a ta lk and p i o m p t l y c a m e forward, a n d t h o u g h he e x . coriated Mr. D r a k e i n as ide for the m a n n e r o f his i n t r o d u c t i o n , he looked i n h i s usua l h a p p y humor w h e n h e re turned h i s t h a n k s for t h e fr i end ly r e c o g n i t i o n accorded h i m . B u t he was n o t g o i n g t o m a k e a speech . H e c o u l d not , however , refrain f i o m r e t u r n i n g t h a n k s to t h e c i t i z e n s of River Fa l l s for the ir b o u n d l e s s hosp i ta l i ty , a n d t o the officers of the H u d s o n & River Fal l s railroad, for b i n d i n g in iron bonds S t . P a u l t o s u c h h people , and t o the ir beaut i fu l s u r r o u n d i n g s . H e reco l l ec ted t w e n t y years ago there was scarcely a h o u s e i n a l l t h i s region o f present t e e m i n g l i f e a n d h i g h c iv i l i z d t i o n . What he had s e e n m a d e h i m a firm be l i ever in the dec larat ion o f t h e co lo ied preacher of R i c h m o n d , Ya. , " T h e wor ld d o m o v e . "

T h e n , n o t t o be o u t d o n e , t h e Governor re­peated a s tanza of poetry i n j h i s n a t i v e ( G e r m a n ) t o n g u e , w h i c h b r o u g h t d o w n t h e h o u s e . T h e G L O B E reporter i s no t a G e r m a n scholar , b u t he g i v e s a l iberal t r a n s l a t i o n :

He who loves and runs away Will live to love another day.

C o n t i n u i n g h i s remarks , t h e Governor sa id t h e w e s t e r n c o u n t r y was c o n s t a n t l y o n the m o v e . F o r t y m i l e s of ra i lroad were b u i l t to -day a n d another for ty m i l e s to-morrow. I t was a m e l a n c h o l y t h o u g h t t h a t i n course of t i m e a l l t h e rai lroads wou ld be c o m p l e t e d and there w o u l d be no m o r e free r ides a n d free l u n c h e s . I n c o n c l u s i o n h e hoped t h e present enterpr i se w o u l d be r e m u n e r a t i v e , a n d t h a t a t n o d i s tan t d a y t h e read w o u l d be e x t e n d e d d o w n t o E l l s w o r t h a n d b e y o n d .

HON J . B . BRISBIN

w as n e x t ca l l ed t o t h e front a n d dec lared h i m ­se l f surprised a t w h a t he had seen , a n d g lad that he had c o m e t o ree i t . I t was a ce lebra­t ion o f o n e of t h e great v ic tor ies of peace . F i f t e e n years a g o R i v e r Fa l l s was a s t r a g g l i n g h a m l e t . N o w it had a p o p u l a t i o n of 2,000 or more , a g r o w t h n o t d u e to any e x ­traneous he lps , b u t g r o w i n g o f i t s c o m m a d i n g locat ion . G o d h a d p l a n t e d i t i n a perfect garden. B y t h e c o m p l e t i o n of the rail­road, y o u are e n a b l e d in a ha l f hour ' s r ide t o place y o u r i ron h a n d u p o n t h e head waters of t h e Miss i s s ipp i , w h i c h p e r m e a t e s one-ha l f the c o n t i n e n t ; a d a y ' s r ide u p o n t h e cha in o f lakes l ead ing f i o m the nor th t o t h e east , a n d b y a two d.iys1 r ide u p o n t h e ocean's m a i n . T h e i n v e n t i o n of p r i n t i n g had d o n e m u c h t o d i s s e m i n a t e i n t e l l i g e n c e , b u t i t d i d n o t surpass t h e c o n q u e s t s o f s t e a m , the great c iv i l i zer .

Mr. Br i sb in c o n t i n u e d a t Rome l e n g t h , s l i g h t l y t o u c h i n g u p o n t h e bear ing of labor and capi ta l t o each other , h i s p o s i t i o n b e i n g t h a t n o o n e but a d e m a g o g u e w o u l d a t t e m p t t o array o n e a g a i n s t t h e other.

COL. HEWITT

b e i n g ca l l ed s p o k e o f t h e r e c e p t i o n b y m o r e conta ined . T h e y a l l s e e m e d t o e n j o y t h e corn-peop le t h a n he t h o u g h t that s e c t i o n o f Wiscons in i n g o f a rai lroad and our c r o w d s h o w e d sur ­prise n o w t h a t w e e n j o y e d y o u r g o o d v i c t u a l s . H e sa id w h e n h e w a s e n g a g e d la s t week i n preparing h i s speech for t h i s excurs ion h e h u n t ­ed u p h i s f a m o u s prophecy o f a year ago p u b ­l i shed i n t h e papers where h e sa id t h a t m e n were t h e n w o r k i n g or w o u l d b e i n t w e l v e m o n t h s o n t w e n t y - t h r e e rai lroads i n M i n n e s o t a or t r i b u t a r y t o S t . P a u l . H e p r o u d ­l y p o i n t e d t o t h e n u m b e r t h a t were s i n c e c o m p l e t e d or e x t e n d e d a n d a s k e d pardon of River F a l l s for p u t t i n g t h i s road n e x t t o t h e las t o n t h e l i s t , i t be ing n u m b e r t w e n t y - t w o a n d hard ly t h o u g h t o f a year ago . H e n o w c l a i m e d t o o u t r a n k Mai t i n Kel logg , of S t . P a u l , t h e weather prophet . H e c o m p l i m e n t e d River F a l l s a n d the magni f i cent c o u n t r y "around i t , a n d had g o n e to t h e top o f t h e n o r m a l schoo l edifice t o h a v e a bet ter v iew. S t i c k w e n t w i t h h i m . H e sa id , y o u ca l l h i m S t i c k e y for short . I cal l h i m " S t i c k i n t h e m u d " over a t S t . P a u l , b u t y o u f o l k s here w o u l d break every b o n e i n m y body i f I were t o t o d o s o here, where y o u very properly g i v e h i m the cred i t o f g i v i n g y o u t h i s road. H e is n o w t h e m a n a g e r of three roads i n t o w h i c h m e n near m e p u t their m o n e y . I a m t h e las t m a n t o say a word a g a i n s t a rai lroad m a n or a railroad. T h a n k God, I never have so far for­g o t t e n m y s e l f in v i ew o f w h a t railroads have d o n e for t h i s c o u n t r y . B u t I a m a rai lroad m a n mysel f , as I h a v e j u s t t o l d y o u , a n a m y fr iend, Col. DeGraff. w h o d o n ' t w a n t to flatter m e . says I a m t h e o n l y m a n that ever b u i l t a railroad i n M i n n e s o t a w i t h o u t l o s i n g m o n e y o n i t , a n d " I b u i l t m i n e o n paper!" ">'

H . H. BURDOCK, ' ' '

of St i l lwater , was n e x t ca l l ed o u t . W h i l e d e ­c l i n i n g t o c o m e forward, h e sa id h e des ired t o return h i s t h a n k s t o t h e broad g a u g e hosp i ta l i ­t y s h o w n t h e e x c r s i c n i s t s . H e had n o t i c e d i n o n e of the ir newspapers t h a t t h e p r o g r a m m e w a s t o c o m e over a n d eat o u t River Fa l l s . F r o m w h a t he h a d s e e n a t t h e tab le , h e t h o u g h t t h e wri ter of t h a t p r o g r a m m e was present , but e v i d e n t l y w h e n h e wrote i t h e d i d n o t r i g h t l y apprec ia te t h e generos i ty a n d b o u n d l e s s larders o f t h e people . I t h a d been , e i g h t or t e n years s i n c e h e w a s i n R i v e r Fa l l s , a n d h e was f i l led

of

w i t h a m a z e m e n t a t t h e w o n d e r f u l progress m a d e . W h e n t h e terr i tory o f Minnesota w a s organized a n effort was m a d e t o t a k e i n t h i s part o f Wiscons in , a n d ever s i n c e i t had been a m a t t e r o f regret i t was n o t done . B u t wh i l e t h t i r po l i t i ca l i n t e r e s t s were e l sewhere , i t wa s a sa t i s fac t i on t o k n o w that the ir bus ines s in t er ­e s t s were w i t h Minneso ta .

H . A. TATLOB.

T h e cha irman a n n o u n c e d t h a t a s t h e n e w s ­papers h a d been assa i led h e w o u l d ca l l o n Mr. H . A . Taylor , of H u d s o n . Mr. T a y l o r w a s a former res ident o f River Fa i l s , h e a n d h i s brother, t h e la te L u t e A. Taylor , h a v i n g p u b ­l i s h e d t h e first paper i n t h e t o w n , a n d m u c h o f h i s r e m a r k s were o f personal remin i scences , m a n y o f w h i c h m u s t necessar i ly b e o m i t t e d . H e sa id w h a t he k n e w a b o u t rai lroads c o u l d b e e m ­braced i n a very s m a l l book, t h o u g h h e had used u p a g o o d m a n y dead-head t i c k e t s , a n d a l w a y s sa id pass w h e n the c o n d u c t o r c a m e r o u n d . A n y b o d y cou ld b u i l d a railroad, b u t i t took a s t o m a c h t o o p e n o n e . More t h a n t w e n ­t y years ago, w i t h a prophet ic e y e h e h a d fore­t o l d t h a t t h i s b e a u t i f u l va l ley w o u l d b e a great artery o f trade. H e h a d e v e n i n s t i t u t e d t h e first p u b l i c t ransportat ion l ino in t h e c o u n t y , t h e s tage , a n d t h o u g h i t o f t e n happened that passengers w o u l d throw off o u h i s c o n v e y a n c e s o n t h e p lea o f b e i n g i n a hurry, h e had o p e n e d t h e w a y for t h e present rai lroad. And bi s enterpr i se was more c lose ly a l l i ed t o t h e railroad t h a n m a n y s u p p o s e d , for he had n o t b e e n i n t h e b u s i n e s s l o n g before he was in t h e h a n d s o f a receiver, Dr . Winchester h a v i n g b r o u g h t h i m to t i m e o n a first m o r t g a g e b o n d he h e l d .

Mr. Taylor t h e n re lated several a m u s i n g i n c i d e n t s c o n n e c t e d w i t h that period, finally g e t t i n g d o w n t o a later d a te w h e n Frank Clark, a t present a res ident o f St . Pau l , h u n g o u t in H u d s o n a n d was a s h i n i n g l i gh t i n the l i terary c l u b of t h a t place . T h e c l u b fixed u p o n a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t , and Frank was p u t d o w n t o respond t o t h e toast of '-The L a d i e s . " H e took hold of b i s task i n earnest . Wrote o u t h i s speech, rewrote and rewrote i t , a n d t h e n s p e n t w e e k s in l e a r n i n g i t , a n d the n i g h t b e ­fore the e n t e r t a i n m e n t t o o k a c o m p a n i o n o u t in the back yard and recited i t . The e v e n t f u l n i g h t came , a n d so d i d Frank's l e s p o n s e . H e took h i s pos i t i on aud c o m m e n c e d by s a y i n g he re­gre t t ed h e nad had n o t i m e for preparation, and then s tar ted off: "1 a m p r o u d , " " I a m proud, proud ," "1 a m proud—proud—proud—. Well,' I g u e s s I m i g h t as w e l l pui l o u t m y m a n u s c r i p t and read w h a t I have prepared."

T h e s h o u t t h a t g r . e t e d the narrat ion of t h i s i n c i d e n t can b e better i m a g i n e d than d e -cribed. Mr. T a j lor t h e n m e n t i o n e d a s p a i k i n g i n c i d e n t w i t h the preseut Mrs. T a j lor, i n w h k h a n o ld g e n t l e m a n l i gh ted h i m h o m e a dark n i g h t w i t h a lantern , m u c h t o t h e d i s g u s t o f both, and w o u n d u p h is remarks w i t h an e u l o g y o f t h e a d v a n t a g e s possessed by River Fal l s and i t s b e a u t i f u l s u r r o u n d i n g s , wh ic^ h e declared equa l f i o m personal observat ion t o t h e far t a m e d tcenery of t h e o ld world .

JUDGE WEATHEBBY, '

H u d s o n , w as p leased t o j o i n i n t h e general o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ever t h e final f ru i t ion of t h e

long w a i t e d a n d hoped for railroad connec t ion b e t w e e n H u d s o n and River Fal l s , BO i m p o r t a n t to both places and t h e tr ibutary c o u n t r y .

JUDGE AAUON GOODRICH,

of S t . P a u l , t o o k pleasure m r e t u r n i n g t h a n k s for t h e boundles s h o s p i t a l i t y o f the good peo ­ple of River Fa l l s . T h e y were n o t l i k e t h e apost le w i t h h i s t w o loaves a n d three fashes, n o three loaves a n d two fishes; n o — At th i s po int the j u d g e ' s vo ice was r e n d e i e d u n i n t e l l i g i b l e by s h o u t s o f laughter , the n e x t words being, " b u t had a n a b u n d a n c e . " T h e j u d g e conc luded b y a warm tr ibute to t h e beauty of the scenery , w h i c h h e declared i n al l l e s p e c t s equal to that a l o n g t h e b a n k s o t t h e far - tamed H u d s o n .

MB. A. P . WILD

wa s t h e n cal led o u t t o speak for River Fal ls . Mr. Wi ld re lated h o w h i s y o u n g i m a g i n a t i o n had. b e e n fired by the v iv id d e s c r i p t i o n of the rich so i l and b e a u t i f u l scenery as portrayed i n le t ters wri t ten back to h i s o ld h o m e by J u d g e Foster , t h e first s t f - l er , a n d how w h e n he c a m e o u t a u d o c c u p i e d t h e l a n d later h e was d i s a p p o i n t e d a t t h e rea l i ty . B u t to -day s a w the w h o l e br ight p ic ture real ized. H e t h e n a l lu d ed t o the part p l a / e d i n b u i l d i n g u p the v i l l age and uountv by t h e T*ylor f a m i l y , p a y i n g a m o s t b e a u t i t u l and. t o u c h i n g tr ibute t o the hu$ L u t e &,. Tay lor , so l o n g a res ident of t h e place, a n d whose re­m a i n s now rested mide i the marb le shaf t w i t h ­in new of where h e was s p e a k i n g . T w e n t y years a g j he a n d h i s brother present , H . A., started the ir paper, and t h e thri l l o t sa t i s fac ­t ion can a l m o s t s t i l l be f e l t t h a t permeated the c o m m u n i t y w h e n t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t was m a d e t h a t t h e railroad s u r v e y i n g party had pass­ed d o w n t h e val ley toward S t . Pau l . H o p e d e ­terred m a k e t h the heart s ick, and i f there m a y he any w a n t of c o i d i a l i t y i n the recept ion to ­day, i t c o u l d be ascr ibed to the f a c t t h a t t h e peep le had n o t woke u p t o the fac t that the railroad i s real ly bu i l t .

Mr. Wild then g a v e a rev iew o f t h e h i s ­tory o f R i v e r Fa l l s , incorporated i n t o our in t roduc tory remarks , a n d c o n ­c l u d e d by s a y i n g t h a t t h e v i l l age w a s se t ­t l ed b y a Chris t ian people , and the ir ch i ldren had been b r o u g h t u p under Chris t ian influ­ences . I t was. i n fact , a N e w E n g l a n d c o l o n y dropped d o w n i n th i s far Western country , b u t filled w i t h a'l t h e rest less a c t i v i t y of the W e s t ­ern people .

JUDGE FOSTEB,

t h e p ioneer s e t t l e r o f River Fal l s , a gray-headed ve teran of, w e s h o u l d t h i n k , 80 s u m ­mers a n d w i n t e r s , was t h e n i n t r o d u c e d for the c lo s ing remarks . Mr. Fos ter to ld of h i s first v i s i t , w i th h i s t r u s t y rifle as h i s c o n s t a n t c o m p a n i o n , w h e n b i s o n l y c o m p a n i o n s were t h e wi ld a n i m a l s a n d the red m a n , a n d w h e n all the tood for that sec t ion , e x c e p t w i ld g a m e , was brought f r o m S t . L o u i s . T h a t m a r k e d an epoch i n the h i s tory o f the sec t ion . To-day. w i t h the e v e n t of t h e la i lroad, marked the other great epoch . N o w t h e red m a n had been dr iven toward the s e t t i n g s u n , and t h e s e t t i n g o f the ir race. L o o k i n g back upon the a d v a n c e m e n t m a d e i n t h e last th ir ty years , what can be e x p e c t e d of t h e n e x t th ir ty years, i f those c o m i n g af ter u s are o n l y true t o the pr inc ip les t a u e h t t h e m by t h e early Bettlers. J u d g e Fos ter c losed by e x h o r t i n g t h e lifting generat ion t o be t rue t o the trus t s de ­v o l v i n g u p o n t h e m .

ST. PAUL THANKS.

Mr. E . J . H o d g s o n t h e n offered t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n and cal led u p o n Gov . R a m s e y t o present i t . w h i c h was done , a n d i t w a s adopted u n a n i m o u s l y :

Resolved, That our most heartfelt thanks are due and are hereby tendered the good people of River Fal s lor the sumptuous repast prepared t >r us upon this occasion, and assure j o u that it will afford us the greatest pleasure to find an opportunity to attest our gratitude in a more substantial manner.

GBACE.

I n response t o t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f t h e cha irman t h a t i t was proper o n a l l occas ions to re turn t h a n k s t o t h e G i v e r o f a l l good g i f t s , Rev . Mr. Bli6» t h e n pronounced grace, a n d t h e crowd dispersed, t h e e x c u r s i o n i s t s be ing e s ­corted t o the ir t ra in b y the H u d s o n a n d River F a l l s bands , a n d soon the tra in w a s s t e a m i n g homeward , hearty cheers b e i n g g i v e n and re­t u r n e d as t h e s tar t was made . T h e r u n h o m e ­ward was m a d e w i t h o u t n o t a b l e e v e n t , t h e St . P a u l d e p o t b e i n g m a d e a f e w m o m e n t s before 8 o'c lock, and t h u s ended o n e o f t h e m o s t p leasant , s u c c e s s f u l and cred i tab le rai l­road o p e n i n g e x c u r s i o n s ever g o t t e n u p i n St . P a u l .

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Before d i s m i s s i n g t h i s s u b j e c t t h e G L O B E des ires t o erect a m o n u m e n t t o t h e g e n e r o u s , noble -hearted c i t i z e n s of River F a l l s . I t wou ld , i f i t cou ld , embrace a l l w h o t o o k part i n enter ­t a i n i n g t h e v is i tors , b u t as th i s c a n n o t be done , i t b u i l d s i t w i t h t h e n a m e s o f the ir representa­t i v e s , the genera l c o m m i t t e e o f a r r a n g e m e n t , r ecept ion , e t c . :

E . R. S T E V E N S , 0 . S. P O W E L L ,

Q. I . A P . R O B E B T S , A. P . W E L D ,

J O H N L . MOODY, * R. N. J A N S O N ,

R. 8 . B U R H Y T E , - M B . B O X R O D ,

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T h i s i s t h e season to lay i n y o u r warm c l o t h ­i n g , a n d our readers w i l l c o n s u l t t h e i r o w n i n ­teres t b y e x a m i n i n g the s t o c k o f Messrs . Inger -s o l l & Co. T h e y h a v e every c o n c e i v a b l e q u a l ­i t y , a n d f r o m t h e s tock t h e y carry, we s h o u l d t h i n k t h e y were l o o k i n g forward t o a co ld w i n ­ter . ' You w i l l sa v e c o n e y by b u y i n g f r o m t h i s s p l e n d i d s t o c k .

' " : ^ i N e w H o t e l .

T h e s p l e n d i d i ron f r o n t b u i l d i n g corner Th ird a n d Cedar s treets , has b e e n l eased for ten years , and i s t o b e t ra n s fo rmed i n t o a n e l o g a n t l i t t l e hote l , w i t h Mr. F r a n k Upraan as proprietor. Work w i l l b e c o m m e n c e d to -morrow t o m a k e t h e necessary changes , a n d w h e n c o m p l e t e d , i t w i l l b e o n e o f the m o s t cosy a n d centra l ly located hote l s i n t h e c i t y . Mr. U p m a n i s t h e son o f Col . U p m a n , w h o , for t h e pas t five years , h a s c o n d u c t e d t h e C o s m o p o l i t a n . T h e co lone l w i l l ret ire f r o m b u s i n e s s . T h e f u r n i ­ture a n d fixtures of t h e C o s m o p o l i t a n w i l l be transferred t o t h e n e w house , w h i c h w i l l b e k n o w n as U p m a n ' s H o t e l , a n d w i l l b e o p e n for bus iness a b o u t t h e 1st o f J a n u a r y n e x t . I t i s t o b e h o p e d t h e y o u n g g e n t l e m e n w i l l m e e t w i t h the s u c c e s s he deserves in t h i s u n d e r t a k ­i n g .

T h e f u n e r a l o f t h e la te J . H . Sherburne t o o k p lace y e s t e r d a y a f t ernoon . T h e corpse was t a k e n t o Christ church , where t h e services were read by t h e R e v . W. Cox Pope , B . D . , ass i s ted by t h e R e v . W. R. P o w e l l . F r o m t h e church the r e m a i n s were t a k e n t o Oakland cemetery , w h e r e t h e y were interred. T h e f o l l o w i n g g e n ­t l e m e n acted as pal l -bearers: Frank H. Carl­t o n , George R. Monfort , H Wedelstsedt, E . R. Hol l inshead , W. O x l e y and F . S. B r o w n .

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according t o p l a n s a n d spec i f i ca t ions o n file i n t h e office o f sa id Board .

A bond, w i t h a t l eas t t w o s u r e t i e s , i n a s u m o f a t least 20 per cent , o f the gross a m o u n t b i d , m u s t a c c o m p a n y each b i d .

T h e sa id B o a r d reserves t h e r i g h t t o re jec t a n y or a l l b i d s . , l f l = . , „ H . M. R I C E , P r e s i d e n t . Official: R . L . G O B M A N ,

Clerk B o a r d of P u b l i c Works . 285-95

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