The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-02
LAKE MINNET oNKA3

C. w. Waterman and family OF Mime
apols have engaged a pleasant cottage at
Willowwood and have already taken pos
session for the season.
Mrs H r. Goodwin Of Minneapolis Wis
tied with friends in Excelsior recently.
The ice has entirely disappeared, and !.
many rowboats are already seen about the
lake. The steamer Aete made her first
trip Friday.
Harry Merriman and family of Minneap-
oils are located at FairVieW for the sum-
mer, having moved out last week.
John Schultz and family have taken
possession of the T. x. Gray cottage at
Excelsior for the season.
The fine weather of last week caused
quite migration to the lake. The trains
have been crowded with passengers. and
many of the cottages have been opened
for the summer.
John Seamons and family of Minneap-
oils moved out to Excelsior last week,
where they will reside this summer and
perhaps permanently
A. w. Axtell is preparing for the enter
tainment of tourists at his country home
at Birch Bluff. He says the indications
point to a heavy years business.
| DR.. and Mrs. F. B. Kremer of Min
neapolis are sojourning at the Galpin
house in Excelsior for few weeks. They
| will take up their residence in their sum-
mer home at Birch Bluff in two weeks.
| Mrs. P. Christian of Minneapolis will
spend the early part of the summer in
Excelsior. She expects to come out in
a few days.
| Mrs Ella Donaldson Of Minneapolis Wis
tied Excelsior Tuesday She will open
| her popular hotel on the lake front early
in the season.
| Oscar Oeslund of Minneapolis has rented
the Day place at Eureka for the season.
Mrs. Lambertson Of Excelsior will en-
terrain the ladies Of the Methodist church
at her home Wednesday afternoon.
Erick Abel Of Merrill, Wis, represen-
tative Of w. F. Sanderson, manager of
the White house at Excelsior, came up
last week to look over the hotel with a
view to making preparations for an early
opening.
The arrangements for the commence
ment program of the eighth grade in the
Excelsior school were completed this week.
About seventeen will be allowed to grad
uate out of a class Of thirty. Professor
/ j. K. McBroom Of Elgin, Mimi, will take
charge Of the school as superintendent
with the beginning of next year. Profess
sor Booth will go to Lake City, having
been called to assume charge Of the
Lake City schools by a unanimous vote
of the board Of education.
Last Sunday number of the Mime
| apolis friends of Mr.. and Mrs Lars Peter
son Of Cottagewood came out in a body
and assisted in the celebration of the
thirtieth anniversary of the wedding OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson. The day was
pleasantly spent.
Memorial Day will be fifty celebrated
in Excelsior this year, the old soldiers
having already commenced preparations
for the event The exercises will be con-
Quoted in the Excelsior casino, Mr. Hey
wood having kindly given the upper hall
for the use of the post.
After several delays, the old Univer-
salist church at Excelsior has been re.
modelled under the supervision of Rev
, J. F. Busch of st. Paul into very at.
tractive chapel for Catholic worship The
demand which has long been expressed fol
: a suitable place for Catholic worship al
Lake Minnetonka is supplied in this fine
, new church, and it will be specially APP
!: preciated by the large number Of sum
mer visitors who are Catholics. Regular
services will be held in the new church a.
t and 1890 every Sunday morning from
: now on thru the summer. The service.
) will be in charge Of the diocesan mis-
sionary priests, which is a guarantee O
, more than usual attractiveness.
! Mrs. Brown and Miss Maude Brown ar
t occupying the Love cottage, Ferndale
l G. c. Bovey and family and Mr.. an
I Mrs. e. F. Elliot moved into their Fern
: dale homes last week. w. H. Bovey an
: family moved out to-day. 49, s.*,
i Mrs. F. Sprungnan celebrated her Sst
: birthday Sunday week at the home of he
daughter Mrs. G. G. Rodell, on Crysts
Bay. The guests included her grandchil
dren, great grandchildren, and tire
v daughters Mrs. Rodell, Mrs. r. Ley an
e Mrs. F. D. Noerenberg.
| w. G. Byron and family are at Oron
: Point E. L. Carpenter moved out Tues
day. H. Corniff came out Saturday an