Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-09
A DAY ON PLUM.

Of all the lakes in Northern Wiscon-
sin there are none handsomer than
Plum, and now that there is 8 tourists
car going to Star Lake every Saturday
morning and returning Sunday even
ing, Wausau people should take adj
vantage of the excellent opportunity
to take an occasional outing. Last Sat
urday, ye scribe and wife, took the new
train from Wausau at 4:05 and landed
at Plum Lake station at o'clock, just
in time for breakfast at the o. w. Say
ner resort. Saturday proved wet,
dark, cold and dismal day and Sunday,
though bright, was cold on account of
the wind coming directly from the
north, still the short outing at tie
beautiful lake was hugely enjoyo /.
While we were not prepared to face the
rain and cold on the first day, there
were others who were, and one boat in
which were three anglers, came in late
in the afternoon with Ga fine bass, pike
and pickerel.
Plum Lake is growing handsomer
every year. During the last three years
many cottages have gone up, and each
owner has purchased the land up and
down from his cottage and owns from
quarter to a half a mile of shore.
This insures the preservation of the pine
forests which skirt the shores. This is
especially noticeable at Mr. Sayner's.
For several miles along his side of the
lake the handsome pine trees stand as
thickly as stalks in a corntield only they
run up to enormous heights. Mr. Say
ner added a very fine, two story cottage
to his resort last year. 1t stands on
high ground and commands a charm
| ing view of the lake. 1t has cheerful
| fire places hardwood floors and is fur
nlshed with every convenience, large
verandas run out from both stories,
making it extremely pleasant. This,
with his half dozen other cottages,
makes it possible for Mr.. Sayner to
accommodate large number of guests
with convenience and he is prepared to
give all who visit his place plenty of
| good things to eat, as he has a colored
caterer from Chicago, who attends
strictly to the cooking. The post-office
is at Sayners and there are good roads
from his resort to many of the lakes
near by.
On the Sayner side of the lake w. B
Scholfeld, G. w. Harger and the Man
sons, all of this city, have neat cottage,
also Frank Sayner and the Goodyears,
of Tomah. On an island in the center
of the lake, the Goodspeeds, of the Chi
cago University have a large cottage.
Across the lake, on the north side,
Herbert Warner has resort which is
located in beautiful grove and has
|, accommodation for large number of
guests. Mr.. Warner knows every part
of the lake and country and has every
thing for the convenience of those who
stop with him. H. &. McCrossen has u
handsome little cottage near Warmers
and Mrs. McCrosser and daughter, and
Alex Craven are staying there during
the summer Mr.. McCrossen goes up
for a day or so each week. A little
further down are two other cottages,
belonging to the McDonalds, of Chica-
go. At the north end, at what is known
as the point on Star Lake Bay, are three
new cottages, one belonging to F. N.
Cockrell and W. II. Herman and an
other to Mr.. Lang, of Kansas City, and
another one owned by Judge Hook, of
Kansas. 1t will pay our citizens to lay
aside business cares for few days and
go to Plum Lake. We left at SIS Sun
day evening and reached Wausau at
lip. m. The tourists train is all right.