The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-13
Lake Minnet0nka

The clever brain Of Miss Marie Foster
of Tonka Bay hotel continues to evolve
an apparently inexhaustible series of de-
lightful entertainments for the guests Of
the hotel Yesterday curtain ball was
given it's first trial and was voted great
fun as we'll as splendid exercise A cur
tain over which no one can see and
a large rubber ball such as is used In
basket bali is all the equipment needed.
The ball is tossed over the curtain, and.
if in the scramble for it it is dropped, a
point is counted against the side to which
it was thrown. The game continues UNI
til 10 points are scored against one side.
Indoor golf has helped admirably to
while away the hours that otherwise
would have been dreary during the rainy
spell. 1t is really a putting match and Is
played in the office. The hole Is a ring
drawn on the floro and the balls are placed
at the other side Of the room. The hole
can be made In one stroke and Miss Pit
man, who won the prize in the official
contest, made it In one stroke. - -.
There are many enthusiastic bowlers
among the guests and parties go to the
casino at Excelsior daily. A bowling
tournament has been talked Of for some
time and was given Monday. The Puri-
tan was chartered by Mr.. Joslin for the
accommodation of his guests and party
! of fifty went over. There were 80 players
| and handicaps had been arranged to
equal1ze the chances, scratch being $50.
| Two games apiece were played and Mr..
Mckee Of Chicago won the loving cup with
a score of 362 and Miss kaufman was sec
ond with score of 1854. The players were
Mrs. Friedman, Mrs. Schuman, Mrs. Guy
Bennett, Mrs Watson, Misses. Waxel
Kaufman, Friedman, Starr, Annie Foster
Pitman and LANCE; Messrs Guy Bennett
| Cohn, Watson, Conner Kaufman, Adler,
Werth, Ed Jones, Ed Wagner, Charles
Chalmers, sherwin Benjamin, Wyman,
Block, Snyder, Mckee, Wills and Hun
| stock. ~ -. ......- =. -
Music has been the cheering factor at
Hotel del Otero during the late period of
outward gloom, as several Of the guests
are musicians Of much merit and fine
music has been daily diversion. This
has been furnished by, Mrs: w. s. :Pease
of Des Moines and others. In the person
Of Jeanette Bechoefer, the 3-year-old
er, the hotel has musical prodigy who
greatly interests every one. The child
plays the piano with great accuracy and
intelligence. III .s,.5.4- ,..,
Duplicate whist has many devotees
among the guests of the hotel and the
pretty Indian room with its cheerful fire
has been the scene of a number Of exc1t-
ing? matches recently in which Mr.. and
Mrs T. ]. Gale have proved their Prov
ess. 49,. ...- ~. 80. -. - I, ~
| Among the recent parties at the hotel
was one given Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. F.
I. Whitney Of ST. Paul, who brought a
party Of nine out for the day. Part Of the
day was spent on the water in the glass
bottomed boat. :. -' -:
The puzzle of the season is to account
for the mobs Of people who overrun every
point about. the lake on Sunday. It is the
; opinion Of many people experienced In
handling lake crowds that there were
more people at the lake that day than any
other this season or any for a long time
There were some picnics. but none OF
great size; there were no special attrac-
lions and the weather was far from good
and the day followed several bad ones
It was simply an illustration Of the
philosophy generally adopted by the know
ing ones at the lake of You never car
tell; you've got to be prepared for any
! thing and everything"
The uncertainty Of the lake patronage
is illustrated by recent experience of the
Mayfiower, which is on the regular upper
. lake run. On one Of the damp and for
bidding nights she had almost completed
. the circuit Of the upper lake without
, getting passenger, and Captain De Guise
was specializing on how much Of a loss
the trip would be when suddenly a sigma
flashed out from Sandy isle. Running in
, he picked up party Of twenty-five and al
I Maple Heights ne got enough more TO III
{ the boat.
8 This is week Of fish stories at the lake
: and all Of the pristine reputation Of Min
. netonka seems suddenly to have bee
h vived. One hears much and rather boast
{ full talk at all points, including man
{ where no one has seemed to think Of fish
e ing before this year. The strings are be
ing shown, too, as an earnest that tn
fishing is not all talk, and fine basket
are making their way into the city as a
evidence that cool and rainy weather ha
not been without it's compensations.
= The Palmer House at Zumbra is rer
devious Of the fishing contingent, for
al Is not only convenient to Minnetonka, bl
ID within easy reach of Zumbra lake an
e. several others where fishing is not
general and is therefore better. On Nor
II day a party Of Palmer House CUES
D. brought in the biggest string seen
7e years. according to the house authorize
The string was not weighed and this is
es large story, but it is abundantly vouche
RI for. The lucky fishermen were Mr.. ar
lie Mrs. H. r. Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed I
Dickinson and E. w. Dickinson of Mil
al neapolis.
sp Yesterday several parties of Tonka BE-
20 Hotel tried the fishing with such succe
er that they will undoubtedly kindle a stro,
desire on the part Of many others to On