, 1881-06-12


OcoSoMowoC, Wis. June 10.-During the
last two weeks our hotel-men have fairly
prepared themselves for the summer-busi-
ness. The substantial Improvements Oil the
two leading hotels are indicative of an tlll-
precedented business. Draper Hall has male
an addition of forty new rooms, which
makes it Of the same capacity As the Town.
send House. Tile Townsend House has been
thoroughly renovated, both insi,le and OUT
new carpets. new furniture. and paint giving
it All entirely different appearance Both
hotels arc newly furnished with gas-tlXture5
Of the latest patterns.
Citford's, on Oeonomowoc Lake, has been
thoroughly oycrliaulel under the super
vision Of the ncw proprietor, George +. Gtf-
ford, ST. Mr.. Clifford may well take pride Ill
showing visitors through. his house. Jntse
Small has maue improvements OF his private
hotel which will ito much toward retaining
his old guests and adding new ones.
1t may perhaps be well to mention here
that each hotel, knowing the inextingulsa:1~
BILE desire of the youthful portion Of thelr
guests to "trip the light fantastic toe" has
prepared rooms especially for this purpose,
the tlours Of which cannot be excelled any
where in the State. Draper Hall has paid
special attention to this amusement. ami de-
voted three large rooms to the purpose. \
baud has been engaged to play nightly.
The boom among Chicaso's successful
businessmen to invest in Oconomowoc real
estate continues with 10 visible prospect OF
cessation; and the large, handsome, anu sub
stantial residences they are erecting sls't1-
fy no desire on their part to stop these in
yestments. The latest purchase Is that or
the Kellogg farm, OIL Okaucl1ce Lake, by j.
s. Woodward, of tile firm Of Keith Bros. IL
Co., Chicago. The price paid was Si1.00o-
Cnl. ". F. Durant, Of Chicago, who re-
Gently purchased Il farm on the banks Of La
Belle Lake, Is constantly making Improve
laents. tie and Ills son Charley are getting
to be- genuine G:alsers.
Thomas Marston, Jr., Of Chicago, has
made his newly-purchused sunliner-holne
one Ut the handsomcst little places i'll tue
iii Ihe families of II. H. and George H. S!u,;
feltlt George 4. Severns. H. S., W. L-- Feret
w, and Mrs. p. +. w. Peck are here, and
have settled i'll their summer-homes for -fao
Mrs. William Green, Of Chicago, is the
guest of the I:ev. Mr. Davis.
Mrs. Woodruff. Of Milwaukee,, is visiting
The Rev b. L. Anderson, Of this city. at
tended the anniversary Of the Home Atlssioll-
ary Society, held at Chicago last week.
Mrs. PtttiUo,le, Of Chicago. is guest OF
Ar. Richard Lar'lner; Of this city
i. N. AgclastO, OF Memphis, mas renteu 2
cottage here for the season.
Tile Eunuetts, Of the Chicago Academy Of
Music, are at Van Brunt's, the Sprlngdalo
SlnneE-rcS0rt-
oils, are guests OF D. L. Thompson, OF this
city. ..
Rudolph Goetz, the champion skater; from
Aliiwaukee, has been training the NSacS
i. j Mcdonald, Of Chicago, superintent1-
ed putting in the eas-tixtures at Draper.
Tile Wisconsin Editors Association. which
| was to have been held here OIL the Dth, has
been Indefinitely postponed.
| Daniel L. Wells, the millionaire contractor,
of Milwaukee, and Miss Kate Wells are
| spending the week at the Townsend House.
$. ~: Smith and family: Of st. Louis areat
j.. s. Gould and Atwood. Vane. Of St.
Louis, have been engaged in fishing this
week, They asc stopping at the townsend
House. ....
4 handsome park of eight acres has been
added to the Townsend House.
4 special train, containing the Directors OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee i st. Paul Railroad.
passed. through here this week on their al-
nlal inspection of the road
The Yacht Club will have 4 review on
Tuesday OF next week.
On Saturday evening the Walters brothers,
| qbuuN plchGtcl.Tt& 1stlA opCIAtA(A vi "AA*Ao
eau be caught in the lakes in this vicinity.
An anecaote OF Secretary Window is told
BY Mrs. II. T. Draper, Ut Draper Hail, which
perhaps shows the secret OF his success i'll
life: While on her way to Ocon0mWOc from
the East she and her two children vero
placed under Mr.. WinAonl's Charge a
young man got on at one Of the stations. who
appeared to lin great distress: Mr.. Wintto1n,
on inqlliring the cause Of his grief, found
that he had heen robbed Of every cent. i'll
cludin.. the proceeds OF Il farm he had juss
sold, and that he was on his way to Mill
nesOta. Mr.. Window took compassion OIL
lis destination, and passed :. hat round
among the passengers, collecting more money
tt:ln the young man hal lost He has since
become one Of Minnesot;fS prominent clt-