The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-11
LURED TO THE LAKE
Minneapolis Folk Begin the Annual
Migration.
LAFAYETTE OPENING TONIGHT
Promise of a Delightful
Season.

these interesting operations it has been
because he. or she could not get any as
sistanee in the work and was unable or
indisposed to attcmpt 1t extensively alone.
Help for putting places in order is very
hard to get, although the, number of men
and women doing this kind of work Is
larger than ever before.
There has been little lull in the NOV
ing. for those who do not get out on May
1 generally wait until May 10. From that
time on the arrivals straggle along al
most daily, the final, big excursion coming
with the close of the city schools. Many
OF the families that do not feel like NOV
ing out while the children are in school
open up their houses and go out for Sun
days and other brief stays.
Every newcomer notes with tubilat1on
the high stage OF water, which each hopes
will last through the season. The water
is up over many of the docks of last year
Lafayette Club Opening.
The opening of the Lafayette club to-
night is few days in advance of the date
expected Notice only reached the mem
bers yesterday, and the people at the club
have no idea of the number likely to be
out for the opening. 1t will be
but a few days, however, before ex-
cursions to the club begin in earnest, for
many Of the players have been waiting
impatiently to begin. Rev. NJ. D. Hardin
and family, who have one of the club
cottages for the season, did not wait for
the opening of the club, but are already
settled Mrs. Adlai Stevenson is with the
Hardins and will be joined later by her
family. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Bell and Mr..
and Mrs H. F. Douglass have taken the
other cottages which are in readiness, and
are expected out soon.
The Ice Yacht Club.
The Ice Yacht club directors at their
meeting this evening will discuss summer
plans and consider the names of about
twenty-five applicants. This almost en-
tirely fills the club membership, and 1t
will be but a short time until waiting
list will be necessary. 1t is expected that
the club will keep open house on Memo
rial Day, probably giving an opening party
on that evening. The number Of visitors
at the club now is frequently large, al
though their stays are generally short.
Last Sunday between thirty and forty
spent the day there.
The club got its house built just in time,
for the past season has been the best one
in the history of ice yachting on Min
netonka. The season opened Nov. 22,
and the last sail was taken April 1. Dur
ing that time there was not more than
two weeks of weather which forbade
yachting The club register shows over
a thousand visitors through the winter.
The Del OterO Opening.
The first hotel opening will be that of
Del Otero tonight. This popular place
has been put in its usual immaculate
condition for the reception of early guests.
The addition is not yet completed, but the
work Of finishing it will not in any way
interfere with the comfort or pleasure of
guests housed in the main building. The
addition will be ready for occupancy
June 1, and makes the hotel the most
complete and up-to- date on the lake. The
new portion is arranged so that every
room fronts the lake, only the halls and
stairways being at the back. 1t contains
seventeen large rooms, each Of which mas
a private bath. Most of the rooms are
in suites of two. The furniture VIII be
handsome and the equipment will be COM
plete in every particular.
The moving of the railroad tracks and
station give an addition to the notei
grounds, which is being improved with a
fine lawn and shrubbery and Will add
much to the attractiveness OF the general
view of the place. Mr.. Hopkins Is omit"
ting nothing that can better the hotel aS
The Lake Park.
Manager ]. G. Clark Of the Lake Park,
who has been at the hotel the past two
weeks, is rapidly getting the hotel in
shane for opening, and will be ready to
entertain guests in family style after
June l, although the formal opening will
be later in June. He has made up his
entire force, most of them having been
connected with him at the International
Music will be furnished by the Smith
Mandolin Club of Chicago. The CLUB Will
be at the hotel June Is. F. E. Zonne,
formerly connected with the metropolitan
theater. will fill the position OF chief
clerk. A. G. Baker, formerly chief room
clerk at the Palmer House, Chicago, will
be room clerk. Victor Sherer, former
chef at the Auditorium, Chicago, and Of
the Harvey system of dining cars on the
Santa Fe, will fill the same position at
the Lake Park. The position of steward
will be filled by C.. l.. Skinner, formerly
steward at the international at Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont. Mr.. Clark has also made ar
rangements for steamer No. to lie at
the Lake Park docks for the benefit Of
patrons Of the hotel.
Mound City.
The new hotel at Mound, which is being
built by Mrs. Julia B. Butteraeld of Min
neapolis is rapidly nearing completion,
only a few finishing touches remaining.
The hotel has been named the Buena
Vista, and is all that its builders prom
ised. Occupying as it does one of the
prettiest spots on the upper lake, within
a few feet of the Baptist Assembly
grounds, it is bound to be popular place
with the people who visit this part of the
lake. In. fact, guests have begun to ar
rive. although the hotel will not be
opened to the public until the 18th. The
hotel is three stories in height, with gen.
erous screened porches, large dining
room, a neat and tasty office, and bag
gage room a cozy parlor, with large fire.
place built of native stone Of every shape.
There is also a large parlor on the Sec
ond floor. The water supply is the purest,
being from 150- barrel reservoir, filed by
pumping from the lake. The water is
thoroughly filtered before it, is carried
from the tank to the different parts Of the
house.
In connection with the hotel E. A. Hart
will maintain fleet of steel row boats
with air-tight compartments under each
end seat These boats are novelty on
Lake Minnetonka; their peculiar con-
struction is such that it is impossible to
sink one of them under any conditions.
Most of the lake steamers will make the
Buena Vista regular stopping place each
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon, and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H. Holman OF the Waverly will spend
the coming season at the Buena Vista.
Mrs. Percy Vittum and daughter will be
among the early arrivals at the Buena
Vista for the season.
A large party from Colorado Springs
will spend the early portion of the season
at the Buena Vista.