Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-12
THE GAY PET0SKEY.
BUSINESS AND OTHER MATTERS.
Michigan's Great Sumner Resort ana
Resorters al fter leading
hotels.

has beer gathered 10 his fathers aud has
gone - JON the great majority ~ has De
parted race ia the happy hunting grounds of
the hereafter, bat his name has been trans
ferfed from saVagery tc civilization, and j.
destined 10 live and besOme famous IA the
beautiful town which now MARKS the spot
sacred 10 the trIumpls and sorrOWs of hIs
race. The great council house of the rcd
man II 40 more; iis location j. only marked
by rude ridge of earth scarcely raised
above the general level of its surroundings,
the place where he made hls VOWS, and IL hls
uniutored faith worshiped the Great spirit,
10 forgotten. but IA their places have grown
up, ia few years, the temples of Christian
worship and the monuments of civilized
life. The rocky hills and headiands from
which the Indian looked out upon the beau
tiful waters of the bay are still here: though
the forests have been sadly multilated by the
hand of the white man, their yerdure Il a.
pleasing 10 the eye to-day as when IN their
unbridled freedom the ancestors of Petos-
key hunted the bear and deer IN their IN
broken recesses, aud the siivery waves of the
bay sparkle as brightly Ia the sunshine
before the boat of the v bite man ~ they did
when plowed 10y the birch bark canoe CT hls
predecessor IN tins beautiful land.
The region about Little Traverse Bay J.
one of the most favored by nature Ia All
the accessories necessary To make an attrac-
tive Summer resort, 10 be found IN the West,
and II Il rapidly gaining the popularity II
deserves. The village of Petoskey Is located
on the south side of the bay at the foot and
along the face of some quite elevated hills
overlooking the water and affording the
most desirable views to be had of the bay
and Its surroundings. The land from the
waters edge gradually rises in ii succession
of natural terraces ahording some of the
finest building sites imaginable. At almost
all hours of the day the refresh
ing breezes from the bay blow
over the town aud bring health and vigor TO
It's residents. No matter how hot the weather
IN the interior portions of the State person
can keep comfortably cool at Petoskey. Its
fine scenery, pure atmosphere, and cool
breezes have made the locality famous as "a
resort for the overheated residents of the
more southern and less favored sections of
the country. and Its renown will increase a.
time passes. The town it-elf II only III IT.
Infanc~, having been started in 1874 ON the
completion of the Grand Rapids x Indiana
Railroad into northern Michigan. Since
that time its growth has been rapid, the in
hnx of Summer visitors has increased each
year "a the advantages of the place have be
come better known, and II now has a settled
population of almost 5000, which. during
the heated term, L. nearly equalled by those
who come here to keep cool and for health
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS.
The hotel accommodations of the town are
at present ample To meet the demands of
resorters, except on special occasions, but If
the popularity of the place increases In the
future as IL has ia the past ii e years 1t will
not be long until much larger and more
pretentious hotels will be demanded than
any now here. The three leading hotels AT
present are the Arlington, Cushman House
and The Occidental, all of which are well
located and well patronized.
TUE ARLINGTON.
This hotel is located in beautiful spot AT
the head of the bay of which II affords a fine
view. Ii II under the proprietorship of III.
O. Rose & Co. j. X. Hayes is the managing
partner. and VIM. Mills. also a partner. acts
as clerk, assisted by Mr.. Ersk Botsford
The house Is very popular with pleasure
seekers, and 1t has accommodations IN the
hotel proper for 200 guests. while 1t can ac-
cOmmOdate from 20 10 100 day bOarders
There are now 225 guests at the Arlington.
Mr.. Hayes says the capacity of the house Will
probably be doubled before the season of
Sc. The following list includes the names
of some of the more prominent guests: "
Shubrith and family. Cincinnati, O.; j. :.
Belden and family, Chicago: J b. Taylor
and family. Newport, KY: &. II. Bacon and
wife Springfield, O.. Il. G.. Keith and wife.
Chicago; T. Bowman and wife, Springfield.
O.: Mrs. and Mrs. Morris. Grand Rapids.
>. Langdon and wife, Cincinnati. O.: Geo.
Warrington and wife. Chicago: Mrs. l.. c.
Cline and son, Indianapolis: X. i. Mcdonald
"A L. II
and family. Chicago: Daniel Stone and wife
Cincinnati; JnO. W. billiard and family.
Memphis. Tenn; NJ. n. Ihurston and wife.
Louisville, Ky: Misses Cones. Indianapolis.
Ind. Mrs. L. :. Baker and family. Big
Rapids. Mich: NJ b. Farren and wife. Gin
cinnati, O.: Jno. Carpenter, wife and dsugh-
ter, Louisville, Ky: Mrs. Mabley and family.
Detroit: Miss Sadie White. Grand Rapids.
Read Davis and wife. Muskegon. Chas H.
Flach and wife, children and nurse. Cincin-
natl: Mrs. l. J. NOrkum and two dauqhfars
Cincinnati: >. NJ. Shedding. wife and dauuh.
ter, Detroit: DIR. j. KanschOff wife. chill
dren and nurse. Cincinnati. 4. H. Fnnk.
wife and child. Bloomington: Mrs Corbin
and daughter. Kansas City. Mo. Mrs T.
Bush. Kalamazoo; Mrs. Perrin and daughter.
Kansas City. Mo. Miss Mary Wright and
brother. Cleveland, Ono: Mrs. G. r. Dair.
Harrison. Ohio. J. +. and ID. J Norkum
Cincinnati. Miss Sue Bittenhouse, Harrison
Ohio: Mrs 7. II. Lyon. Grand Rapids Mrs
". T. Adds. Grand Rapids. Miss Ida Wreun
Middleton. Ohio: u. g. Colerick and
family. Fort Wayne; Mrs. j. b. raper.
Detroit II. .. Lange and vife. Nuskeron.
A. 4. Wood and wife. MuskegoD; Wm B0e-
ing, family aud two nurses. Detroit. Mi-s -
O-tman. Detroit. L. Ruoileldnfer and fsni-
y. Lama. O.. Samuel l.. Avery. family and
nurse. Louisville. Ky.. II. -. Nallen and
family. Grand Rapids. Mrs. =. n. Hayes.
family and nurse. Detroit. "a. J. Cameron
and wife. Cincinnati. % g. " Edwards and
wife. Cincinnati. O.. Mrs. z. q. Mathevs.
Grand Rapids. Geo. !. Scott and family.
Tennessee. Mrs. A. n. Baldwin. Tennessee.
r y. Lewis and family. Louisville. ny. J
II. FriDk and wife, Detroit. :. =. Watson.
rife and daughter, Grand Rapids. Mrs. ~
T. Smith and child, Detroit q Moyer and
family. Detroit. 1hos. C5ilpin- xife ard
ctiid. Cincinnati. n. n. James. wife and
daughteT. Memphis. Tenn; Geo. " Alien.
wife and child, Grand Rsp5ds JDo l.. Sifag
wife and daughter. Grand Rapids
CfsHNss Hf0TsF
TIE CBzhman H0use. eastman and 5ad
z0E proEsrlefors. - located near tts o. r. A
] = r. depot and in the central part ~ the
to7Fn, convenient ~ Pc posf-ofice ard -
IRE bBsir.ess lssrt ~ tl9e town. y IS sl-o -
convenient accese - tfe ~fearnb boat d9ok u
has elegant Tsriors and lsrge. vel furnished