The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
MINNETONKA

Lake Park hotel was again crowded at the
Saturday evening hop. The cottagers and a
large number from. the city gathered In spite
of the storm. The ballroom was decorated
with palms and resembled the hotel IN former
years when 1t was the center of gaiety at the
lake. Danz' orchestra furnished the music for
a program Of twelve numbers. Professor H.
w. Malcolm acted as master of ceremonies.
The Minikahda mandolin club will furnish
the music throughout the week at the hotel,
with Danz orchestra for the Saturday even
ing hops. H.. IT. =, @1,a 4
J.. G, S. Timberlake Of the Hotel st. Louis
is planning a moonlight excursion to the
upper lake tomorrow evening on the steamer
Maydower and barge Priscilla. Mr.. Timber
lake Is also arranging number of other
entertainments for the pleasure of his guests.
Each week will witness a special attraction,
A cakewalk ard concert are among the diver
sions promised in the coming fortnight.
Mrs. Fred Muckey of Rose Farm arranged
a musicale Saturday evening. The program
was given by DR.. and Mrs. Muckey, Miss
Owens of St. Paul, Misses sEdnah Hall, Mabel
Otis and M. E. Farley Of st. Paul. The Rose
Farm people made a tour Of the lake on the
Helena during the day. ~ T.. .[.-. :. ~
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. E. j., Cary
gave a card party at Northland Inn. = r
Mrs Andrews of Northland Inn gave a
thinnble bee Wednesday for Mrs. John Wilcox
and Miss Myrtice Wilcox Of Old Orchard.
Mrs. w. B. Pineo Of Coolaire. Minnetonka
Beach, gave whist luncheon Friday. Pond
lilies and dahlias decorated the house. The
guests were Mines. b. J. Hopkins D: R.
Higbee, E. F. Elliott, F. R. Petit, IT: H.
shevlin W.. H. MerEck,< st. Paul. and Miss
Emma Caverly. -, -. ~
A progressive euchre party was given at the
Bartlett House Thursday evening in honor Of
Miss Alice rJollivet of 81" Louis on her
twenty first birthday anniversary. The ladies'
first prize was won by Mrs. D. Gillespie of St.
Louis and was a hat trimmed with oak leaves
and other Mound City agricultural products.
D. Gallagher; of Minneapolis captured the
mems prize, red bandana. Refreshments
were served in the dining-roorn.
: Dr. VIM. L., Prather of Austin, Texas. has
been visiting various points in Minnesota and
Wisconsin with a view to finding a site suit
able for college which he, with others, Is
planning to build in the northwest He is
now at upper Lake Minnetonka and is con-
sidering tho old hermitage site, which Is
available. DR.. Pratheer is connected with the
university at Austin.
G. G. Church has purchased the Nethwell
cottage adjoining his property at Minnetonka
Beach and will make extensive Improvements.
He now has 200 feet of shore line.
The rain of last Tuesday night severely
damaged the Beederwood-Long Lake road.
About a fourth Of a mile north of Stubbs'
bay the road crosses Grays creek, where
stone arch thirty feet long had been built.
This arch, with fourteen feet Of filling, was
completely washed away, leaving a gap across
the road twenty feet wide and fifteen to e1sh-
teen feet deep. 1t will be several days De-
fore the damage can be repaired 50 tnat
travel may be resumed.
B. W. Torreyson, superintendent OF the RI
Smith, Ark, schools, and George b. COOK,
SUPERINTENDENT of the schools at Hot Springs
Ark, who came up to attebd the N. H.. a.
convention, are at Lake Park, where tney
will remain until Sept. l. They are enjoy
ing all kinds Of sport, especially the hshlng.
Strangers at the lake, unless accompanied
by guides, find it difficult to locate the elusive
bass. Not so with these gentlemen, 1or tney
have been out three days and have. ianoeo
more than their share. They have nsneo III
both the upper and lower lake Win equal
success Thursday they brought in strlng
of sixty pounds Friday they landed l1O
pounds and Saturday they broke the record
by bringing back a string or 1or'y-'"o'
weighing 1928 pounds. ~"''