The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-21

of the railway the town was little diff
ferent from the ordinary land-locked
interior places at which the inhabitants
of the surrounding country appeared
semi occasionally to receive and for
ward mail, purchase home supplies of
groceries and dry goods, and exchange
neighborly gossip and discuss the do
ingS of the outside world. The advent
of the railway changed all this and in
stead of the modest hamlet of a few
hundred people it is a busting little
city of nearly a thousand and half
population, enjoying all of the convent
ences of modern civilization, electric
light, telephones, water works and daily
trains on two of the great transconti-
mental lines, the 500 and Northern Pa
ciflc. Glenwood was plated in 1866 by
Kirk j. Kinney and Alfred W. Lathrop.
The town is well named, it is an en-
closed glen in the woods. Lakeview, or
Lakeside, would have been as appro-
pirate, for it is built on the shore of as
pretty a lake as can be found in this
state of pretty lakes. The lake appears
as Whipple on some of the maps, White
Bear on the early maps, but Mime
waska is the name by which it is known
at home and on up-to-dat tie maps. Orig
inally it was White Bear, but it con-
fficted with the name of st. PauPs re-
sort lake, and the legislature was asked
to change it to Whipple in honor of the
late bishop. This change was made
without the consent of the people in
terested, and they picked out an In
dian name, MinnewaSka, in remem-
brance of an aboriginal maiden celeb
rity who formerly lived on it's shores,
q name more euphoniouS and appro-
pirate. The legend has it that "a maid
en- who carries a pebble from Mime
waska's grave will never prove incon-
slant, nor find her lover faithless.' The
pebbles for many rods around have all
disappeared.
The railways approach the town after
q long run over the wide prairie, and
the first sight is delight and revela-
ton, spires and roofs rising out OF the
foliage, and stretching away for eight
miles is seen the waters of the lake, a
scene at once as striking as 1t is at
tractive and inspiring. From the 500
depot to the head Of the lake Mime
sofa avenue has length of about
mile and half. Along this street are
many of the principal buildings, and
before it reaches the landing are the
grounds of the County Agricultural So
ciety Immediately around the town
are hills reaching a height Of over zoo
feet, which gradually recede until the
foot of the lake is on the level prairie
at the town of Starbuck. The whole
shore is fringed with timber.
The natural advantages and beauties
of GlenWood, when widely known, Will
bring thousands of summer visitors and
permanent residents. Aside from the
lake, with its fishing and boating IA
ciIities, the springs of water flowing
from the hills which crescent the town
on the north and east, not only give an
abundance of water for general use,
but is the source of what is destined to
become an important industry. Analy-
sis shows the water to be of unusual
purity, and 1t is already being bottled
and shipped to many points in this and
other states. These springs alone should
attract visitors who seek restoration
of health at various springs throughout
the country where the waters are as
sumed to be Of excellence because they
taste of sulphur or some other mineral.
This Glenwood water is the genuine
aqua pura, the real stuff for those who
need internal baths or irrigation.
The chief need of the town at this
time is a large summer resort estab-
liShment. There are already good no.
tells, but they are not adequate to the
demands of resorters. This season a
good many visitors left after stay of
day or two because they could not
get suitable accommodations. There is
no better opening in the state or North
west for large resort hotel.
Glenwood is a good trading point,
with mercantile concerns that rank
with those to be found in much larger
places. The educational advantages
are of a high order, and include an
academy under Lutheran auspices, now
in its tenth year, with an enrolment
of students from many surrounding
counties. The principal is A. o. Aaberg,
who can be &C e aSsed for particulars
as to terms and admission. Three good
papers speak for Glenwood. The Her
aid, published by Kroshus & Brendal.
le, t. CIV IL
w. A. Simonton, is six years DID, while
the Gopher, by Wollan & Thorson, is
new candidate for public favor, having
come recently from Willard, where it
was known as the Enterprise All are
credit to the town they so faithfully
represent.
In an agricultural way, Pope county
stands among the best in the famous
Minnesota park region, it's fertile soil
producing all the staples of this lati-
tude. That it is not too far north for
corn is shown by the winning at the
worlds fair in Chicago of two medals
Tor this great Western product. Space
will not allow T he Globe at this
time to speak all the good things that
can be said of the county, town and,
people, reserving something for later
issues. Among those whom The
q e now takes pleasure in men
tfoning are the following:
Hon. Frank M. Eddy who has rep
resented the Seventh district in con-
gress for the last four terms is per-
haps one of the city's best known resi-
dents. 1t is needless to say more than
that he is Pope county's choice for
governor. Mr.. Eddy began life in the
county as a school teacher, and has
risen to his present prominence by the
force of real ability. He is an adroit
d. and entertaining campaigner, and will
be heard from next year.
Another well known citizen Is W, J.
Carson, who for twenty years has been
In the real estate and loan business
He is graduate from railway life.
having been in the service of the Illi-
nofs Central and Great Northern be-
fore entering upon his present calling.
in which he had been successful He
has long been a foremost and useful
man in the community, indeed, the
whole state, for his interests are not
limited to the town and county where
he lives. Among his outside enter
prises is the bank at Cyrus, one of the
small but enterprising towns In the
western part Of the county.
T. T. Ofsthun represents Pope coun-s
ty in the legislature and is now serv-
ing his second term. He has also been
county attorney. At this time he Is
active In the promoting of Glenwood's
claim as the location of the fish hatch
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