Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-07
MINNETONKA BREEZES.

S'more fireworks again tonight.
The Belle is the favorite boat among the
excursionists.
The big boats will probably tie up after
| this weeks run.
The display of fireworks at the lake this
week are immense.
The Motor line trains to Minnetonka
| we're we'll patronized yesterday.
Iowa seemed to be the best represented
state at Minnetonka yesterday.
The cost of the daily display of fireworks
is over $500 for each exhibition.
The Excelsior house reports business
good, and the hotel well filed.
All railroads have agreed on a round
trip rate of fifty cents for the evening ex-
cursions this week.
John Clough and Fred c. Kesler, of Fort
Dodge, were among the many Iowans at
the lake yesterday.
DIR. J. Fl. Van Anda, of Minneapolis, was
one of the passengers of the Belle of Min
netonka yesterday.
Capt. J. P. Farley and wife, of Dubuque,
enjoyed tho Inequalities of the Belle of
Minnetonka yesterday.
A quartet of Philadelphians, j. M. Horne,
j. E. Bonden, w. A. Watson and Harry
Lombard, Ibid" the lake Tuesday.
A. B. Stickney, of st. Paul, was one of
the diners at Hotel Harrow yesterday.
Henderson, Mimi, was represented at
Excelsior yesterday by Thos. WEIGH, wife
and daughter, Miss May WEIGH, E. L.
WEIGH, and Miss Amy Stiger.
| The steamers darting here and there
with electric lights shining and bands
playing, together with the pyrotechic dis
plays, make Minnetonka veritable "scene
of revelry by night"
| The present warm, delightful weather
| draws many of the visitors to the two
| great fairs, to the lake, and both hotels tina
have kept open and steamboats, are doing
| good and lucrative business.
A small break in the machinery laid the
City of st. Louis up for the day yesterday
and threw all the travel onto the Belle
The damage was quickly repaired and ths
City made her trip as usual yesterday
At they Lafayette: J. II. Abbott and
wife, Cannon Falls; Mrs, Edward Sawyer
| Miss Bessie Sawyer. st. Paul; D. W. Row
land and wife, Miss B. Barnaby, Louisville
| KY; p B. Graut and wife. Miss Gerti
Austin, B. T. Grout, H. G. Davis, II. Mid
dleton, F. A. Fogg, st. Paul; DR.. VIM. G
Merrill, Miss Gertie Picket, Albert Lea.
A small excursion party composed of D
W. G. Rowland. general manager of TIN
Louisville & Nashville railway, and p. B
Groat, emigration agent of the Northel
Pacific, together with their families anC
| escorted by II. G. Davis, of the Manitoba
road, arrived at Hotel Lafayette by specia
train about II o'clock yesterday. Afte
inspecting the hotel, the party boarded
the Belle of Minnetonka and enjoyed
ride through the narrcws and up the uppe
lake to Upper Lake station, where tn
train was found waiting to take then
back to st. Paul.
: About 100 members of the Church o
Christ, of Minneapolis, attended the ex
via the st. Paul railway and making tn
tour of the lakes on the City of st. Louis
The forenoon was pleasantly spent in sail
. | Ol bAIO p1uO waves
| when Chapman's grove was reached shortl
after noon the picnic dinner was spreat
under the greenwood tree and most say
! agely attacked. The day passed withou
particular incident and the party starte
, for home at o'clock we'll pleased with tn
| success of the affair.
For the electric light and pyrotechni
excursions, this and every evening thi
week. the Manitoba railroad will start
special train from st. Paul at o'clocl
leaving Minneapolis at 7:45 p. M, an
; connecting at Wayzata with the magnif
cent steamer, Belle of Minnetonka. Th
Minneapolis q. st. Louis train leaves Mil
neapolis at 7:15 and is met at Solberg
point by the City of ST. Louis, and tt
l motor line runs special from Minneapt
lis at 6 :35, with which the trim little ''Lt
tus" will connect at Excelsior. All tt
boats proceed direct to the west shore
| Ill +bo dicn1aU will faE