The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02
THE WEEK AT MANITOU.
Weather Has Been Delightfully."- Cool and
Pleasant
No DECREASE IN NUMBER OF TOURISTS
Hotels Are Full All the TImc-Hovv
the Guests Amusc Themselves.
Notes and Personals.
Especial correspondence Of The post)

Manitou. Colo, August 80 Tho reports OF
the intense heat. scorchlng heat and the Ia
tally that follows IN the Northern aud East-
oru States can hardly be credited by those
who are fortunate enough to be summerng
at Menton. sunny. bright cool days and
restful nights are the rule
There is little or no cessation In the mum
bsr OF tourists arriving in Manitou and Colo
RADIO Springs. Daily the stree. cars are
crowded and the pavilion at the Soda Springs
shows no decrease in numbers. The hotels
are using every particle of space available in
order to accommodate their guests Many
tourists who come for day remain full
week. 1hts Is especially true with respect
20 PEOPLE ncm the South, The weather has
been pitasGut tue showers have been do
NEnIul. the roaus are treo from dnsi, and
uriNirg ridihg aud making excursions into
the hills are the chief occupat, ons,
he Man!tou hotel has ueen one of the
lNehst places ia Manitou during the week,
VITA excursions, nicnlcs, tallyho parties, card
parties and dances Their regular Wednes-
cay evening hop was beautiful affair and
thoroughly enjoyed. The dresses were oX-
tren'elv usetty. the music was excellent and
tue crowd nlied the room. Mrs. Clarence
Gue7nget was gowned IN an sll-whito wool
WITH baby blue ribbons delicate lace ana
Jewels. Her friend, Mrs. Tully, wore
danny baby blue null. with nne lace aud
diamonds. Mrs. Young OF Abilene wore
beautiful black satin covered with rich black
lace. Miss Levy of Galveston wore an ef-
fectiye gown of rich SILK. with white lace
au1 black velvet ribbons. Mrs, sharp of
Dallas wore beautiful blue and white with
wh.e lace.
Mrs. Ii, use OF Houston has spent tho en-
tire season ut the Manitou hotel In speak
ing u Colorado she said she thought tho
iHtody feeling between Colorado and Texas
was growing very rapidly.
Robert L. Cutting from New York aud Mr.,
aud MIS-, MorriE O. Kopperl and mother
from Galveeton, after spending month here
lait early in the week for TIP through
ioi'.w3tone Park They viii 20 in via Mo-
Mia and return through Clnnabar. returning
- Manstou in September.
ii O. Blown OF Beaumont visited his fam
hy this week in Pine Grove. and with Mrs.
Brown has now gone on to Leadyillo and
Gunnson Tor week or ten days
Mr. Percy Bewley from Fort Worth has
been spending the past two weeks at Glen
PArl;.
MIRA. G. a. Mistrot and family from CAL
weston resistered at Genwood Springs. aud
win make quite a stay.
L d Baird and wife are spending the week
at G!enwooe Springs. Their home is In Aus
Mr. and Mrs. NJ L Turner from Oklahoma
Ciy were pr minent visitors In Manitou dur
ing the week.
Nr. A. A. Gibson, general agent of the
MESSENGER department OF tho Fort Worth and
Denver railway after spending ten days nj
boulder and Idaho Springs, stopped In Mani
tou for DAY ON his way to his home OF Fort
Wort4.
Mr. John j. Nelson was late arrival In
MnnItou this week from Dallas. Ho was
ACCOMPANIED by Mr.. a. Schaub from Dallas.
AMI the two were excursionists to Pixies
Penk
Mrs. C. salyensteln. from Dallas came in
TO Aiapitor this week determined II possible
to remain until cooler weather.
Mrs. FLOYD MCGOWAN and children from
san Antonio were Pike's Peak passengers on
Monday morning. They have been in Mani
tou and Colorado resorts FOR a month or
nlere.
Mr.. II. G. Staacke from San Antonio Is
in Manitou and made the trip up pixies Peak
early In the week.
Mr. Ernest StAvenhagen. prominent as
business man In Galveston came in on
Monday and will remain u weo< or ten days
The Misses Mary Key and Anna Townes
from Austin and Clara BlacMord from Deni-
son were Cog Road nassengers Monday morn
above timber line on Pixies Peak.
Mrs. j. r. Fucker and children from Tenn
ple have been spending the summer in Colo
RADIO. and gre now closing the season ia Mani
tou. 7heS were delighted with their re-
cent tTil up the Cog Road
II. Chatfeld from Alvin has been spending
his vacation in Manitou' ana durlng no say
hure drove uD Cheyenne canyon above tho
Seven Falls. and nGdo numerous othor drives
through uto Ges and williams canyon
J. c. Hume ana II NJ. Holden from San
Antonio have been enjoying the scenes n
Manitou and doing considerable mountain
| climbing.
| The Misses Ida Richardson and Susie Null
/ lens from Corsita ana and Mazie May Minnie
| WiLlaek front Laredo capp5d the climax OF
| their summers tour In Colorado by going 10
| the summit Of Plke's Peak while In Manitou.
Pryor A. Peck and Frank w. Creagar OK
/ Vernon were Cog Road passengers carly IN
| tso week.
Mrs. j. 5. Peter and children from Fort
Worth we're in the Cog Rond train as pas
] sengers TO Fixes Peak Thursday.
Mrs, E c. Noble Cecil Noble and Marie L.
] Coggan from Galveston were passengers TO
/ Pixies Peak on Monday They have been In
! Manitou for several weeks.
j. S Hays from Crowley has been spend
/ ing the month OF August in Manitou and
| Colorado resorts. lie visited Glenwood
Springs caught the native trout near Gunni-
son. talked to the school teachers at the Cha
taLoGa ond closed the season IN Manitou by
going to the summit of Pixies Peak -
Miss Stella .Tubb from Galveston MISS
/ Lillian Pruitt from Reagan and Miss Noble
Farrell from Fort Worth nave been having
n sav closing week in Manitou aud Just
before going home took tho Coz Road Tor
the summit of Pixies Peak.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Bell from Densop ar
rived on Monday and will remain in the
neighboring resorts until October.
Mrs. D, B. Keeier and Miss Mary Level
! on their return from Glenwond Springs
stopped in Manitou for day and went up
Prominent people from South Texas in
i Manitou and the neighborng resorts this
week were Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. r. Wilder from
Victoria,
Mr.. Tom Campbell from Austin was a
passenger on Monday on the Cog train up
1 pltos Peak.
Miss Cora Young and Miss Neva Parker ar
rived from Abilene on Monday ana have
taken quarters in Manitou until cooler
weather
Mr.. NJ. W. Llttenthnll. prominent bust
ness man In Dallas has been touring Colo
RADIO with Mantou aud Pixies Peak as head
quarters.
Mr.. J. H. Hul, general manager Of the
Galveston, Houston and Henderson railway,
accompanied by Mrs. Hill and Mr. and Mrs.
J. c. Baly OF Galveston. and Mr.. William
Calbreath Of Dallas. are spending the clos
ing days Of August at Manitou hotel.
Mr.. NJ. Hutchinson from Houston arrived
early in the week and ~ spending his vaea-
tion visiting neiehboring mountain resorts.
Late arrivals from Fort Worth are Mr. and
Mrs w. J. Bally.
Mr.. W r. Belts prominent as grain
man in Sherman, Joined his family this week
Mr. and Mrs ! p Gray from Fort Worth
who early In the season spent month IN
Mantou. have this week returned from thelr
tour on the Pacific coast
Mr.. r. Leo Kempner TONED his family IN
Manitou this week and will visit Denver
and other mountain resorts before returning
home.
Mr., and Mrs. A r Mastermsn from ri
Reno. o, T. arc prominent Manitou arrivals
Or. william Morrow ana Houston Wood
from Dallas have been spending ten days IN
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