St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-18
MINNETONKA WAVELETS.

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as sloops in the regatta Saturday.
Commencing next Sunday, the Hattie
May will make daily trips around the lake.
The Excelsior Band of Hope will hold a
lawn festival at Sturges' grove Saturday
evening.
Conductor John Hudson of the Omaha
road, and wife, enjoyed the lake breezes
Tuesday.
The Schiffman-Harrington rowing race,
off the Hotel Lafayette June 81, is attract
ing great attention and the indications point
to big crowd.
George Ogilvie, who last year was clerk
OF the Belle of Minnetonka, will, it is said,
occupy a similar position on the City of ST..
Louis this year.
The Minnetonka Yacht club will hold a
meeting at the Tourist office, Excelsior,
Tuesday evening next to arrange for the
seasons pleasure.
"A large party of members and friends of
the Order of the Eastern Star of Minneapo-
lis enjoyed picnic at the Lake Park
grounds yesterday.
If the Manitoba road would use hard coal
on the engines that do the lake business,
patrons would be greatly enhanced,
The Hotel Lafayette will open to-day for
the season. The management is prepared
to receive any number Of guests and the
service will be identical with that to be
furnished later in the season.
ssLess than one-half the lake cottages are
now occupied" said prominent business
man yesterday; ''and," he added, ''unless
we have some tolerably warm weather soon,
they will remain closed for the summer"
The Rosander, Capt. G. V. johnson, be-
gan yesterday to cut the navigation COM
pany'S rates for lower lake trips. Prices
have been Is cents on the boats Of the nav
igation company, while on the Rosander
passengers are taken for 10, 121s and Is
cents, according to the distance made.
The Belle of Minnetonka will run for ex-
cursion parties as follows this month:
June 20, the millers' picnic; 90, the Chau-
tauquans of Minnesota will come out for a
day; 81, the Schiffman-H harrington single
scull race off Hotel Lafayette, and Sundays
81 and %. The regular daily trips will be-
gin July 1.
Miss Mary Cary, who for the past three
years has been the efficient and popular
SldUiOl dS,CuU VI hdIllGOUd IdllIOdu dU
Wayzata, has been transferred to Dwight
Oak. She will be succeeded by Mr.. Bar
rett. Physical inability to perform the
hard work required at Wayzata during the
summer is the cause of Miss Cary'S transfer.
Henry J. LYDIA, the steward of the Belle
OF MinnetOnka, announces that he will
begin his seasons work June %. An elab-
crate dinner will be served daily during the
season at 81 per plate. AS Mr.. LYDIA is one
of the best of the river stewards, the menu
of the Belle this season will not fall below
the high standard of excellence maintained
in this department two years ago.
A. W. Howard, C. M. Palmer of the
Northwestern Miller, and A. S. Dimond of
the Northwestern Tourist, will be judges
of the regatta Saturday. The course will
be from Lafayette to buoy north of Ex-
celsior bay, thence to buoy off Hotel St.
Louis, to starting point, distance of seven
miles. The judges gun will be fired from
the ''Why Not'' at 1880 a. m.
The members of the State Pharmaceuti-
cal association, accompanied by ladies, en-
joyed all excursion to the lake yesterday as
guests of the druggists of st. Paul. Extra
cars were attached to the regular afternoon
Manitoba train and the party, numbering
about $50 people, arrived at Wayzata at
$50. The Belle of Minnetonka, having
been chartered for the occasion, was lying
in waiting at the dock in holiday attire.
The company was soon on board and the
steamer sped away for what proved to be
three hours of delightful recreation. Capt.
West of the ''Belle" guided the stately
craft around the lower lake points in a
manner calculated to show the beauties of
Minnetonka in the best possible way. La
fayette. Lake Park, Excelsior, Hotel ST.
Louis and Wayzata bay were successfully
made and the party returned to St. Paul de-
lighted with the trip. Seibert's full band
was in attendance and discoursed sweet
music during the afternoon.