The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-04
1T is ESTIMATED THAT 10000
PEOPLE TOOK PART IN YES
TERDAY'S EXCURSIONS
NEW FIGURES FOR THE
HARRIET ISLAND BATHS
During Day $4,000 People Visited DR..
Ohage's Shady Resort-More Than
5000 Bathers-Day's Receipts Take
Jump Upward-Excursions BY
Boat and Rail.

Yesterday was an ideal day for ex-
cursions, and as a result nearly 10000
people took advantage of the occasion
and to go on the several excursions,
and visit the various lake resorts.
All records were broken at Harriet
island. Fully $4,000 people spent the
afternoon and evening there. The pic
ME given by the A. O. u. w. attracted
at least 5000, the baths 5000 more
and $4,000 or more visited the popular
resort to avail themselves of the shady
walks and cool groves.
A record breaking business was al
SO done by the cashier, the receipts
being $262.50, nearly $50 more than
has ever been received in a single day
before.
The number Of paid bathers was
$3.50. of whom SIS were females.
About 500 attended the second annu-
al picnic given by Dayton's Bluff
Camp No. 20, WOOdmen of the World,
at Shakopee. The eXcursionists left
the foot of Jackson street on the steam
er Lora and barge at $50 o'clock yes
terday forenoon, and returned about
10 o'clock in the evening. Pepin's
orchestra furnished music for the
dancing on the boat, and at Shakopee
a good programme of sL0rtS was given.
The executive committee in charge of
the picnic was composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen F. S. Johnson,
chairman; c. E. Brown and T. Bruley.
J. P. Johnson was chairman of the
committee on sports, and the other
members of the committee were E.
urges and A. H. Medford.
Brewers Co to lnver Grove.
The Employees Benefit Association
of the Hamm Brewing company gave
it's first annual picnic at Inver Grove.
a
present were given a good time, and
the members of the association were
we'll satisfied with the outing. Sauer's
band furnished music for the dancing
and during the afternoon unique
programme of sports was given. The
arrangements We're In charge of ]. H.
LOhmann, president; Alfred Anderson,
secretary and an arrangement commit
tee CT which Charles KostohrZy was
chairman.
Nearly 500 people attended the Sec
Ond annual excursion given by the
Apollo Club of st. Paul on the steamer
Twin City and barge to Hastings,
Prescott and up the st. CrOix river.
Pepin's orchestra furnished the music
for the dancing. The committee in
charge was composed of A. Hohen-
stein. chairman; Henry Reimeras, sec
retary, and, Al. J. Howe and Charles
Bergfeld.
The steamer Cyclone and barge took
about 500 members and friends of the
Minneapolis Outing club down the riv-
er to Prescott and up the ST. Croix.
Excellent music was given by the Min
neapolis Military band. The affair was
a grand. success. The committee in
charge was headed by Peter Remainder,
chairman, and Otto Nelson, secretary.
Social Democrats Excursion.
About zoo people attended the third
annual excursion and picnic given by
the Social Democratic party of the
Twin Cities on the steamer J. ]. Hill.
Danz's orchestra furnished music for
the dancing, and the pleasure seekers
were taken down the river as far as
Prescott and up the St. CroiX river,
returning about 10 o'clock last night.
@. Leonard, of Minneapolis, was chair
man of the arrangement committee,
and S. NJ. Holman, secretary.
Washington Lodge No. /, Sons of
Hermann, gave a private basket pic
mic at McCarrOn's lake yesterday.
There We're about $50 present and the
outing was purely family affair. A
string quartette provided music.
Nearly 700 people attended the pic
mic given by the Danish Brotherhood
at Silver lake, North st. Paul Special
cars over the Saltwater line conveyed
the pleasure seekers to the picnic
grounds. A feature of the days out
ing was an excellent programme of
sports.
The mo-Interurban service was
taxed to it's capacity from both ends
of the line, and the park has seldom
been visited by such large crowds.
Wildwood was also a popular attrac-
ton.