The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-22
Lake Minnetonka

The upper lake seems to have the best
of it on lake business, especially OF peo-
pie coming for the season. When the large
new main building was put up last win
ter at Maple Heights Inn it was freely
predicted that there would besplenty of va
cant rooms all of the season. On the con-
trary, Mrs. Woolnough is daily turning
away would-be guests and had to refuse
accommodations to sixty last week. Sun
day the guest list numbered 164.t AT Hotel
del Otero there is some one waiting for
every room that is vacated and there is
seldom one that is unoccupied for a single
day The ledger shows receipts far in
excess of those last year at this time, al
tho there has been nothing especially IA
vorable to a rushing business.
Edgewood is full TO overlooking all of
the time and the bookings thru August
will continue to task all of the resources
OF the establishment. At the Teachers
Club cottage the members are so insistent
about coming that they are sleeping on
cots and in hammocks and even at a pinch
on shakedoWEs on the floor. At Mound
there are large, week END crowds and the
hotels and boarding houses are well filled
now and will be crowded during the Bap-
fist assembly, which begins on Saturday.
On Saturday the HONE Trade Shoe COM
pany will entertain it's employees at the
lake, giving them a steamer ride on the
Victor and dinner and supper at Edge
wood. There will be a program of games.
Bowling is a favorite pastime with
number of Edgewood guests and parties
to Spring Park and the Excelsior Casino
are frequently carried by the Comet. A. S.
Heffelfinger took a party to Excelsior Sat-
urday night and last night had party at
Spring Park The chief players are Messrs
Heffefinger, Gilfllan, r, c.. Bates, L. A
Tamoreauy and Peer RAYMOND
Miss Marjorie Northrup of Ferndale will
give1an informal entertainment tomorrow
for her guests, Miss Bacon and Miss
Schley Of New York.
Captain Champion Of the Victor has a
very full schedule these days and the
whistle of the boat is heard daily in
nearly all parts of the lake. for the cap
tain has a great fondness for all the out
of the way corners and knows all the
secluded beauty spots. Among the par
ties carried on the boat for charter trips
last week We're Mrs. s. T. Mcknight and
her guests from Green Lake, Wis, the
Monday club, the w. J. Dean employees
and Mrs. c. S. Hubert and her guests.
Sunday the boat had the North Mime
apolis Swedish mission Saturday F.
Campbell will entertain q party Of friends
with a steamer party and on Sunday the
boat for an excursion. The next eXcur-
sion of the Lily club will be Aug g
Tuesday is the regular upper lake ex-
cursion from all south lake points.
The sangarfest will hold a picnic at
Spring Park Friday. 1t will be one of the
largest crowds of the season, it having
been estimated that four thousand peo-
pie will be present. The steamer Puritan
and barge Priscilla will take the crowd
around the lake. The steamer Puritan
has also been selected by the committee
OF the national dairy and food commits
sion for the all-day excursion next Satur-
day.
The community of Wildhurst is i'm
proving the grounds at Wildhurst station
by removing a part Of the hill that rises
to the west Of the track. The ground
will be leveled a retaining wall will be
constructed, and a small park will be
formed, which will be seeded to grass.
The steamer Plymouth was laid ur
Monday. while a crew of workmen put in
new crank shaft and new journal bear
1ngs. The Fannie L.. broke her rudde1
cable Sunday and was at the dock fol-
a time till it could be repaired The Hebe
lost her propeller near Cottagewood Sun
day, and had to be towed to Excelsior by
the Frolic. The Acte was taken to Way
zata during the week for some slight re-
pairs ~ ioH'-@' ''ei ~ n - 80 9''o9'H '.'"
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Welch of st. Loui:
bay entertained a large party of friends
last Thursday at their beautiful summer
home. The party attended the hop a
Hotel st. Louis, after which they re-
turned to the WEIGH cottage and spent thu
rest Of the evening. Refreshments wer,
served in the form Of a buffet luncheon
The dining room was decorated in blue