Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27
SummsSlng ut the Lakes.

SummoSIng at the Lakes. .7s~* :
Nearly all our people owning
cottages at the lakes have taken
possession of them and by the last of
the month the Willmar colony will be
pretty we'll settled in their summer
homes.
At Green Lake, which naturally
attracts the majority of pleasure seek
ers, the hotels are again enjoyin 2
their good summer patronage, many
of the guests coming from all parts
of the northwest. Willmar furnishes
large share of the transients. Fish.
ing parties and camping parties are
making their exodus from all points
in this vicinity and within a short
time the population of Green Lake
for the summer months will be very
largely increased.
The prospects are that the present
| season will be q record breaker for
the Sptcer people and they are busy
| with preparations to. entertain the
summer influx of visitors, which will
be at its height in July. The Sunday
excursions from Willmar furnish q
large portion of the patronage for the
Spicer people and Green Lake hostel
| ries look upon them as q welcome
source of profit. The Iuterlachen and
the Tepeetonka hotels are enjoying a
| very satisfactory business.
Green Lake Beach is becoming
quite rival of Crescent Beach in the
number of cottages being built on the
shores. Many lots have been dis
posed of by the Spicer Land Company
this season and the colony of lake
residents on the north shore will be
largely increased. This site is a
most ideal one for those desiring sum-
mer homes.
Among the entertainments to be fur
nished during the summer season at
the lake are concerts by the Owen Co. j,
! OF colOred artists, who have secured
a two months engagement at Spicer to
play for dances and concerts. A
water toboggan slide has been in pro-
cess for erection and will probably be
ready for service tomorrow. The slide
starts from the top of the little hill
just west of the pavilion and will ex-
tend from there down into the water.
It will be about IS feet long. There
are plans for other new attractions
and pleasure-seekers are looking for
ward to very enjoyable season.
Among the new buildings this season
at the lake is large club house which
has been erected by Sioux City par.
ties and we understand that more are
being planned for: There is some talk
of hotel pavilion being put up for
the especial purpose of furnishing
meals to cottagers, especially to cater
to the patronage of summer visitors
from the distant points who wish to
secure just such accommodations at
reasonable prices. A hotel man from
Montevideo, it is understood, has
been interested in the project by some
of our people. The gentleman is q
Mr.. Miller who also conducts q sum-
mer hotel at Big Stone lake and is
said to be very successful landlord.
There is no question but that another
hotel, one that would give the accom-
modations that the general public is
clamorine for during the lake season,
would be paying investment.
Among the guests SO far this season
at the lake hotels are some from as
far away as Kansas. Sioux City peo-
pie are regular visitors every season.
Among the prominent people in this
state who will be at the lake this sea-
son are Senator Somerville, of Brown
county, and family, who will be resi-
dents of Crescent Beach. The fame of
Green Lake as a summer resort is be-
coming quite we'll spread.
WhitefeId Couple Wed.
Judge Abrahamson spoke the words
Wednesday which joined for life John
Hans Hanson, son of N. P. Hanson,
and Miss Mary Hanson, daughter of
J. II. Hanson, both of Whitefeld.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of II. G. Hanson, formerly of
this city. An elegant wedding dinner
was served and dancing was INDUCED
in until morning. The News extends
congratulations.-RaymondN News.
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