Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-01
pRp,JsLIcAN COUNTY TICKET.
Bay View JOttin6S.
BY 4. f. ILGENFEIfI,
SIN SETTING.

sun SEIIlNh'
rhere iS no more beautiful sight at bay NleN,
,bam to cain an cminence iGoking out over tne
Iav into the Lake and under iINOranle CoiI,
Ijtions witness the setting sun. for ne NOS,
mart since my stay here the evenings nav Ufn
ba1v and heavy clouds in the west nave I!itel-
fered; and yet the clouds OF piopet oUiy;
broken and appearing in right F9t"tiomS' N "InS
add to the beauty of the scene. IL mtS uI nTo
these favorable conditions a few evenings ago,
standing on the upper portlc9 OF Wy 10 Stin~
which have my room, that Dehela tne S ~; ~
scribe For twenty minutes old Sol contendea
with hanks OF clouds, throwing IN ana ,toou a
them his beautiful light; tSem radiant and
Glorious as in Kaleidoscope formations the
scene changed and varied And theh tIe clou oS
lifting themselves aPOve ' M ra INTO the bosom
81 the Lake kissing the waves go0d hlgIt anu
then gently gathering about him tlie maui. ILL., VI
night sank aTay INTO apPaIe a .r reSs H Of harmony
and beauty was made 70 EeailEo 4ao ,SaD
better Johns vision Of the Eternai Clty, wien
from, the Isle OF PatmOs he saw as IL were q sea
81 "i,ss mingled with fire. Here was u symbol
Of the beauties and grandenrs yet to be revealed
in the Heavenly world.
ADAY ON PICKEREL LAKE
Fishing is a great passtime with the reSorterS
and no visitor must mss me PUnrcd ot e
and Indulge in this pleasant recreation. Ac-
companied 10y Mr.. Bilharz and Hatte' DcS HG'I
three other resOrtcrS, We took the tram loI oue
a DISTANCE of ten miles from Bay Nlt", thehce
with row boats for Pickerel Lake distance from
Oden. about eight miles. This IS Ho@hIilul IN
Land lake three and q half miles long BY one
,nd half vide ranging in depth from ten 10
forty feet and surrounded ny forests Oh haje5 i
hemlock and cedar Inc uStaHce oI EiSn tr iiti11
in row boats may not be particularly STRIKING
and suggestive to the reader but TO US II meant
bli,tered hands and aching back; but WIN me
Audubon spirit we succeeded anu EaIhoa w.
Along the shores and the delicate water lilies
laughing in our faces as we preSseu gu gu I ~
through narrSw shanels s;@tsS i nn the he
The day was not the most iaf9rable lor hshlms
purposes as the wind had disturbed vac usiiai Iy
quiet waters 50 that az nSER tae msHH into the
boat and we were beginning TO sign somewhat I
Tor land But the wind ceased IN NIUE w, VINE
Black Bass, Rock Bass, Pickerel, Perch and sun
n,h. Hattie proved TO be the most successful IN
the party, catching the largest fish as wei as
the greatest number. We turned our faces
toward BAY View In the evening tired anu hungry
YET highly delighted with our experience anu
sus' ,,ru,.,,
\ u hhSioN' -,-,.. 80,
Along with the nPilltng, souISPiLiEt, a rn
highly intellectual iniuehces i dis ny
soiters s III nss hi%hiy ludIcrous character.
Iii naIrate one which came under my observa-
ttnn the the otber morning. Ii has been my custom
Sny a week mast to stroll along the beach in the
Loi In apearch for coral and agate which
Smn,Ssv we're very plentiful but have been
iorngsrS Gathered bv The MANY visitors to the Bay
So fhat now few good specimens are to be found
H,t tn nn the day 10 which have referred ! saw
Dus on snecmen of human "agony" on the
nnbiic thoroughfare. A lady anxious to catch
the steamer at the PetOskey docks, too late fol
s EnnDn the broad walk. nervous and impa
TENT when She espied workmen moving toward
her on the hand-car; she quickly hailed the sec
tIon boss standing near, saying: cant yot
stop that hnnd-car and have those men take me
down to PetOskey?" Inc boss looked AZ ner 10,
moment and just as the car passed, ufeW ne a.
20 her and replied, what did you saS, nam?
She turned away indignant, saying, you are ~
deaf as a post" She had gone but lew ROD
when she leaped off the board walk, falling a.
she jumped, accosted young man In grocer!
wagon who finally was prevailed on Dy her I'm
portunity to turn and take her quickly 10 IN
docks have not learned whether she arrived
I'm time to take the boat or not. Alter Such
serious time we trust she did. She EVIDENT
supposed that the who'll world was at her pee
aud call once heard OF = woman who ha
never taken a journey by rail inquire OF gen
tieman at the depot saying, what time does IN
railroad got 70 yac aw NJ bRnRder yon sy
hut here is the first instance recorded to m
knowledge Of a woman seeking TO stop hand
ear in order to get passage to another station.
r,CxrxACIsIAsD
49,, =, -, o-oo ooros liz
This beautiful lsIana OF ABOUT 5oVI acTeSi nc
IN the straits OF Mdchlndc az Lie nJ'u ~ u,
great lakes Michigan anu nuIoh anu t Is ut Sin,
eight miles from ple man ,h E tra III st onTa
morning V% for Mackinaw CITY. thence by SteamC
across the straits to the Island Inns Is iay0
ed resort during the summer, upWaf%TSf pI ON
visitors upon the Island az present There nay
been times this season when hotel accommodi
tions could not be had the crowd WIS SO IL, iii
mense. Better aecommoaauols WIZ De I'D
next season as large hotel Is 70 ee eie IN an
the Grand which now accommodates iVOO poop
Is TO have an addition OF 25O rooms.
Mackjnac Island has circumference Of near
nine miles and towers at its highest point FO
Wolmes. over 800 feet above the waves being u
highest land in the state OF Michigan. Natul
has bestowed a unique treasure Of charms upC
the Island The greater portion OF the Islar