Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-03
4 NEW .ENTERPRISE.

Col. Davidson Buys the BidweiI House at
Palmyra, Wisconsin, and viii Open it as
a Sanitarium.
Sometime since our real estate column
chronicIed the fact that Col. Davidson had
made very large purchase of property in
this city from Mrs. Eunice B. Bidwell,
widow of the late Ira Bidwell, being the
west half of block 122 West st. Paul, and
$50 feet front on jackson street (corner
Ninth) by 21O feet deep. We learn from
our exchanges that he has also bought the
Bidweil house, springs and farm, at Pal
myra, Wisconsin.
A late number of the Palmyra Enterprise
has the following regarding the sale:
Col. James II. Davidson, of st. Paul, has
purchased the Bidwell house and springs
at Palmyra, including the farm of POS
acres lying near the village, and all the
furniture and fixtures in the house Just as
it stands.
The purchaser visited Palmyra last week
in company with J. W. Davis, NJ. D., and
wife, of Lansing, Iowa. DR.. Davis has
lived for nineteen years past at Lansing,
where he has large practice as a physi-
clan. He came to Palmyra. to examine the
springs here, which are so celebrated
for their medicinal qualities, and
to look over the Bidwell property. The
result was, a contract was concluded be-
tween him and Col. Davidson by which he
becomes interested in the purchase. He
and his wife returned home on Wednesday
to close up their business at Lansing, pre-
paratory to renewing to Palmyra. He
will occupy and open the Bidwell house
on or about May 1. A contract was made
by the owner for the thorough repainting
and repairing of the house, and workmen
are already at work on the job. Pavilions
will be erected over the springs, a fountain
will be placed on the level plateau at the
entrance of the ground, and some orna-
mental evergreens and shade trees will be
set out so as to make the place more at
tractive and homelike.
The expectation is to run the house
hereafter all the year, not closing it in
winter. 1t is believed that it can be made
one of the most attractive summer resorts
in the Northwest, and the new owners state
that they will do all they can to meet the
public expectation and to make it
pleasant and homeliks place for all sum-
mer tourists and pleasure seekers as we'll
oo tAOsO WIZ SOuS 1Or LILO CurdIlfS proper
ties of the springs.
If the enterprise proves remunerative
and the new proprietors feel assured of
success, new and very extensive improve
ments will be made hereafter.
The medical gentleman alluded to above
is cousin of S. Lee Davis, for so many
years auditor of Ramsey county. DR..
Davis is well known to many of our citi-
zsns and the Allamakee Journal, published
at Lansing, has the following concerning
DR.. Davis:
A Loss TO LANsING-Such is the popular
expression over the contemplated removal
of Dr.Davis from our midst,to take charge
of a medical institute similar to that
operated by him in this city for the past
four years at Palmyra, Wis, small town
forty-two miles from Milwaukee, on
the Prairie du Chen division.
The doctor was there last week
looking over the ground and was so favor
ably impressed with the situation that he
decided to remove there about the middle
of next month. Palmyra is a sort of sum-
mer and health resort, springs possessing
various medical properties Astounding
there, and the building to be occupied by
him is large four story hotel, the Bidwel
house, situated near the shore of beauti-