Telegram-herald., 1886-06-07
LAKESIDE NOTES.
Grand Rapids "CAnsy" - The New Boat
House of the Par River" Club
sunday Ont at Reeds Lake.


Day by day. Sunday by Sunday, the pub
lie interest grows lakewsrd toward Reed 5.
Notwithstanding the detracting, or attract
ing feature Of a cheap excursion down the
river on the steamer Barrett the crowd
that surged yesterday TO the verge Of Reeds
Lake was no reflection upon counter
attractions The usual good order
that has thus far this season disuR-
tinguished Grand Rapids Coney Island
prevailed. Nor is this surprising when % is
remembered that Deputy Sheriff ". J..
Cooper. with four OF five cOnstables. duly
badged and authorized by the law aud The
railroad 5 authority. insist upon heaven
first regulstion-orcer, and kindly hut
firmly insist that public decornm is The
first requisite 10 an entrance upon the street
railways pleasure grounds OF some thirty
odd acres.
O-Wash.ta- Nong' There it sits. the Club
House. upon the lip of ihe LAKE. whose rip
lets kiss It's painted outlines fairy siruc-
ture in wood of proportions and outside
architectural ornaments becoming the name
of Lady of the Lake In convenience
Of inside arrangements, and all per
tanning TO boat club house,
il stands without peer IN Michigan lou
enter its first floor from the land side and
find 10 the right hand a sixty foot bowling
alley. TO the front. the boat room with con-
veuiences for the clubs boats and those Of
its members. with two ianitors IN attend
ance. and locker and bath rooms on the
stne floor Ascending 70 the second door,
,ou find two billiard tables on the left of
ne ball room and stage crowned
door. with ladies dressing rooms
~ either side of the stage. A
stairway higher and you sirike The pro-
ui, made deck between the gavels of TIE
pr,,ai. with gents smoking and locker room,
| iu>i beneath the tower, which gives you
| he picturesque view Of the lake and its
xood tn b0weTed environments. Then
about sll these floors Oh the outside, OBJ
-,rve The ualcCny's aiiording views
iu all directions and doubt
| II You can. the remark Of q wei posted
sportsman. there Is none other equal to
this club house in Michigan" The outfit
Of the Club now includes for the sccommo-
dation of is 250 members. one iour-oarei
shell. one double shell. two single shells.
two four-osred gigs. one single workine
boat. six pleasure boats, and one
| eight-oared pleasure boat ''o-Wash-
| IA nong" How many readers know
what it means. Far Away River. q
| name given to the Grand river by ouawa
| Indians such a cognOmen expressing ir
| their dialect distance. or river running q
long wav-the longest they knew of in thH
| Michigan peninsula Also remember thai
this hyphenafed name was that of de
tinguisbed chief among the otiavas, ant
presumably the chief ~ the . Nssh-ta
| None Club should crrrv bis hsfchet
A grand ball on Thursday, Jun'
18th. will open The Club b0ua
in due and regular form, pre
vious 10 which, and a. main attraction
u the event. Mr VIM Nc kav oi this CiT
| champion single scuiler Of Michigan. 80
give an exhibition.
Capiain John II Poisson. with his steame
Florence and his excellent lakeside temper
ance house. affords pleasure end refresh
ments % oil erery dsy IN the veek
Carts n. r. Miller and Ei Van ieutel
are on deck with al STYLES and varieties @
/ sail and row boats. with careful hoatmen .
attendance.
landlord Chs. = Godfrey. of ths LAX
/ Viev House is weii pleased wifh fbe rresen
regulations for the security ~ oecsncr 81.
good order and stl continues to arcpn' mo
date 81 guests
The axe s. nov sf its highest point
u-.Il reach its lowesi ierei in Jnif ~ Augus
when j. issr fcei iawer thsn ncv
The patronage tie rssi month Nsv is
strong percentage greater than Cast rear 81
additions bf iske snd Voolsiae. couIh'rp
uflh rapid fransif accounts f1T f el
Sad prominent snd inHnsutls' cees
in the rfv government review In
b the soers Ii fle parsons rrai
onv see how many ~ fher gasm
fe-s wrre here eens4sir eTie7fne Col
/ hsra work sn staaf fbem they "a
. traeche-s would thInk less Of fhef ov
sermons
Coid6rook Crssk-thsf terribly 6suns
sfrear in connection vrth ere ffF Taa'
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