St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-19
LAKE yuINNETONKA.
A Quiet Day--Sham Naval Battle
Off Excelsior.

A Quiet Day--Sham Naval Battle
Off Excelsior.
Yesterday was another very quiet day at
the lake. There were a good number Of
visitors at the lake, but the fine weather for
the past two or three days has not sent as
many people to the lake as might have
been expected. 1t is anticipated that the
balance of the week will be as busy as
any during the season. To-day the Mime
apolis MaSons have grand picnic at Lake
Park. at which between three thousand and
four thousand are expected to be on the
ground. Tomorrow the UniverSaliSt Sun
day school children of Minneapolis to the
number of 400 picnic at the same place,
and Friday or Saturday the Peoria Bicycle
club will arrive at Excelsior. 1t intends
to spend three or four days at the lake,
and one day will probably be set
aside for races between members
of the Minneapolis and Peoria clubs.
One of the finest out-of-dOOr entertain
mentS that has been gotten up at Lake
MinnetOnka this season was the sham battle
and grand illumination at Excelsior last
evening. Between sixty and seventy per-
sons took part. The gunboat fleet con-
sisted of half dozen yachts and the little
steamer Forest Queen, this was in charge
vens managed the battery, and Harvey Van
Dusen was in command of the fort. Sew
eral military and naval maneuvers were eX-
ecuted in very creditable manner. The
wind-up was fine exhibition of fireworks.
The Belle of Minnetonka took large parties
from Lake Park. the Lafayette and Hotel
st. Louis to witness the affair, and after it
was over made a moonlight trip on the
Lower lake.
AT the Lafayette: c. J. Monfort, st.
Paul; Mrs. NJ. l.. Wooster j. p. Nastene,
Mrs. Nastene, Miss B. Nastene, st. Paul;
l.. L. Howard, Chicago; \. q. Brisbin, st.
Paul; Henry G. Spencer, Grinnell, Ia; S.
Bradbury and wife, Philadelphia; w. j.
Casper, st. Louis; E. Harvey and son,
Omaha; j. NJ. Tarr and sister, w. J. Aber-
nethy, Minneapolis; +. b. McKenna, An
dover, Mass; IL. Thomas. w. A. Sipus,
London, Eng; A. IL, Pierce, Chi
cagO; Morris Rosenfeld, Minneapolis:
C.. S. Durfee and wife, Davenport, Ia; q. l..
Pratt, wife and daughter. Kansas City:
Mrs. L. Hills, Miss Ardolph, Chicago;
George A. West and wife, Racine, Wis; Z.
ID. Cook q wife, Mrs.J. G. Towne, Eugene
T. Gilbrath and wife, Kansas City; w. V.
Daugan and wife, Minnesota; j. III. Gar
othy, Columbus, o.; w. c. New. L. S.
army; j. b. Giifillan, Master Bert c. Gil
fillan, c. Williams and wife, Minneapolis;
IL. c. Ford, st. Paul: r.. b. Kenny, Geneva,
o., DR.. S. T. Hance, w. L. Steele, Mime
apolis; +. w. Tuttle, Geneva, o.
At the Excelsior house: j. 5. Quigley,
Alton; c. Kelly, CaTolltOn, Nd; Robert
Well, st. Louis; Wallace w. Wait, Chi
cago; n. +. Ethel, Muncie, Ind; w. y.
Combs, Chicago; Edwin Butler and wife,
Miss Annie Butler, Miss Carrie Butler.
Morton j. Butler, Miss Lille Handy, St
Louis; Joseph Hamill E. c. Hand, Alton,
ILL.,; John C.. Kufferle, st. Louis.
At the Lake Park: DR.. Flavel b. Tiffany
and wife, Kansas City; J. 3. Hutchinson,
Keokuk: II. NJ. Catleff. Texas: w. A.
Beatty, Kansas City; Walter Henry and
wife, White Bear; q. w. ShepardSon. New
York; Charles S. Bushnell. c. +. Wheeler,
Loren Fletcher, w. S. Sague, James IL.
Prior, c. ii. Prior, c. w. Case, ii. L.
Newton and wife, Francis b. Daniels. Oma
Goodrich, John w. Head, Minneapolis; J.
+. Tucker, j. T. Clark. J. ID. Whittemore,
A. j. Earring. Milwaukee; Louis Z. Fisher,
Silas b. Walsh, st. Paul.
Prof. Thiele's program for to-night;s con-
cert at the Lafayette is as follows:
PART L.
l. March-Litt. ...............-.......Th iele
,. Overture-The Tourist. .Schleppegrell
3. Selection-The Black Hussar. .Milloecker
4. Polka-Gerster.. ...---...-...........B ial
D. comic Retreat ....--......... .fahrDacn
PART II.
g. Overture-Soldiers' Carl
z. Waltz-Je' tanne. ....... waldteufel
8. Observation-Disclosures. ......-.......S uppe
0. HeinzelmRnnchen.. ...........E ilenberg
10. Galop-0n Time. .Heyer
GENERAL NOTES.
The work OF surveying the proposed road
way between Hotel Lafayette and Wayzata
was commenced yesterday by County Sur
veyor Plummer of Minneapolis. 1t is
thought that the county commissioners will
commence to lay the road out as soon as the
surveyors are through.
Another Whitcomb and Raymond excur-
sion party from Boston will arrive here in
about ten days. They will spend day or
two and then leave for the Yellowstone
Park.
A musical and literary entertainment is
to be given at the Lafayette soon, and
among Others Prof. Gustave +. Hall OF
Minneapolis will take part
Gen. Sherman's family have arrived at
the Lake Park for the remainder of the
season. The general will get here from st.
Louis tomorrow night.
Prof. Thiele and Prof. r. H. Evans
made moonlight trip and serehaded the
cottagers at several points on the lake last
evening.
James Peterson and party from the Ex-
celsior house caught 80 pounds of pickerel
and black bass in the Upper lake Monday.
Mrs. Mary ]. Holmes, the well-known
authoress, is spending a few days at the
lake; she is stopping at the Lafayette.
w. A. Mcneil and family of Chicago
who have been at the Lafayette for the past
week or two, left for home yesterday.
The next regatta of the Excelsior Yacht