The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-01-20
BIG STONE LAKE INTER-
STATE CHAUTAUQUA.

BIG STONE LAKE INTER-
STATE CHAUTAUQUA.
Association FOrmed---lncOrpO
atiOn---and u Splendid Pro-
gram to be Secured for q
Seventeen Days Gath.
ering.
For some time past number OF
those interested in Big Stone Lake as
a summer resort have had under con-
sideration the establishing Of Chau-
tauqua assembly at Simpson park, and
on Wednesday last an organization of
this character was effected, represent
atives from various towns who were
interested in the Big Stone park, were
present, and the project received
united and enthusiastic support. A
permanent organization was formed
with the following officers: Presi-
dent, J. G. Wood, Milbank; secretary,
S. r. Gold; treasurer, Peter Bertel-
son, Ortonville; superintendent, Rev.
E. c. Hager, Mitchell; directors-Ira
Barnes, w. G.. Bickelhaupt. Henry
Noble, Frank Brown and w. F. T.
Bushnell. of Aberdeen; L. Fl. Neff,
Groton; j. G. Wood, G. J.. Wood, 1.
ID. Aldrich, w. w. Downie, Of Mil
bank; : r. Gold and s. +. Brown, Big
Stone City: c. w. Harrington, J. N.
Childs and =. Bertelson. of Ortonville;
A. j. Foster, Bellingham; Isaac Hall,
Granite Falls: F. O. Gold, Sacred
Heart; M. Bucholz, jr., Appleton;
Supt. J.. Williams. Wheaton; Rev. NJ.
Knox, Wahpeton; Walter Smith, Far
go, Rev. G. G. Cressy. The president,
secretary, treasurer ard Messrs. No
bic, Childs, Foster and Downie were
made an executive committee to com.
plete details for the summer meeting,
which is to commence July IA and
continue to the end of the month.
The organization is to be known as
Big Stone Lake Interstate Chantau-
qua, proper arrangements having been
instituted for the Incorporation of the
association. Mr.. C. E. Hager, the
superintendent, has already gone east
to complete arrangements and close
contracts for a most complete program
OF good things for this years assem-
bly,. He will have some of the best
talent in the country at Big Stone
lake. as will be seen later. It is be-
lieved that the Milwaukee road can
be induced to run excursion trains
during the Chautauqua season at
low rate. and thus give a great num-
ber of people on the H. 4 ID. and Far
go Southern an opportunity to enjoy
the attractions provided at nominal
expense The energetic superintend.
ent of the new association is known
throughout South Dakota for his ac-
tive work along religious and moral
lines, and has for number of years
been identified with the chautauqua
grounds at Madison, and is well post
ed on chautauqua matters. He brings
this experience and q clear-sighted
business confidence of success to the
enterprise.
The advantages offered by Big Stone
lake for this kind of an assembly are
far superior to those at Madison,
where one has been so successfully
conducted for years past, and where
the only drawback has been the dry.
ing up of the lake. In fact there is
no point in South Dakota or western
Minnesota more suitable than Simp-
son Park at Big Stone lake for an at
tractive summer resort. The mag.
nificent sheet of water, the lake itself,
with the beautiful grove of natural
timber in which the park is situated,
and the bountiful supply of pure,
health renewing water of the numer-
GUS springs that bubble out from the
hills, all combine to make the place
an ideal one for a successful and en-
joyable chautauqua gathering. A
goodly number of people have already
discovered that Big Stone lake is an
excellent place at which to spend their
summer outing. but with the estab-
lishment of chautauqua association
and the attractions it will bring in the
way of instruction and entertainment
for sojourners there, the park will be-
come one of the most popular resorts
in the northwest. It will be we'll for
all who are expecting to take q sum-
mer vacation this year to be on tho
lookout for the chautauqua program
at Big Stone lake before settling upon
their outing.
Excursion Rates.
Jan. 18th, 1899.