The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04


White Lake was completed Monday
afternoon, and Mr.. Parker is much
pleased with 1t. The White Lake
folks are even more so in that it adds
very much to the appearance of the
business section Of the town.
Ever since the early pioneer days,
following the sanRulne indian massa-
ere of March 1851, that made the
shores of this lake the scene OF the
bloodiest page in the history OF what
Is now the great state of Iowa, people
have been attracted TO Okoboji-
which in Indian tongue means Place
of Rest. When one views this lovliest
Of natures handiwork there is small
wonder that the Red Men who had
for ages held the chain OF lakes in
northern Iowa with the singular love
and reverence peculiar to their nature
became goaded to madness under the
encroaching whites and wrecked an
awful vengeance. The state has
erected magnificent granite monu-
ment at a cost of $4,000 a short dis
tance from the waters edge on West
Okoboji in memory of the men, wom-
an and children who fell victims to
the Indians wrath. The monument
stands within few feet of the only
remaining cabin left from those then
existing in the western wilderness,
home of Miss Abby Gardiner, the sole
survivor of the massacre. This cabin
has been carefully preserved and is
surrounded with lattice work and a
flower garden end a small admission
fee is charged to enter and look over
the exhibits, where also history of
the massacre, by Miss Gardner, is sold.
AT the time she was carried off into
captivity she was fourteen years of
age.
The West Okoboji is one of IL
group Of six charming lakes in Dickin-
son county. 1t is a remarkably beau
tiful lake, shaped like six-leaf clover
with shore line of between thirty
and forty miles, broken INTO delight
full bays, points, beaches, promon-
tories and wooded bluffs. The waters
Of the west lake are over 2rO feet deep
in many places-a remarkable phen-
omenon in view of the fact that the
highest point IN Iowa is but a pistol
shot distance from it's shore. The
lake is fed from bottom springs. Civ.
ing out water Of the purcst, deep sea
green in color and yet mild IN tenn
perature anG ideal for bathing. The
beach for the most part is sand and
gravel and with gradual slopes
which make accidents from bathing
even by children almost impossible.
Arnold's Park is located at the toe
OF an immense horse shoe, and stretch
ing away on either side are heavily
timbered, bluffY shores, amid which
are hundreds upon hundreds of cot.
tages. The cottage population of the
lake is estimated from 1000 to 5000
during the heated term of the year.
AT Arnolds Park is the Park Hotel,
a Steamboat landing, toboggan slide,
bath house, boat houses, enclosed
base ball grounds, cafe, drug store,
barber shop, soda water booth, and a
general store wherein almost any.
thing can be bought from fish hook
to bathing suit; can OF sardines OF
a quarter OF beef, milk, cream, vege.
tables-in fact about anything you
could possibly want at such a place
And prices are very reasonable. Cot
tagers can live as cheaply so far as
provisions go as at home, and wit3o
the added advantage over small com
munitics of having everything, ice
included, promptly delivered. With
this, hucksters from tie country visit
the cottages every morning with
wagon loads of poultry and vegetables.
Most people own their own cottages,
but those who desire to do SO have nc
trouble in securing desirable quarters
by renting. Cottages can be rented
from $40 to $50 a month furnished,
The cheaper cottage will have three
double beds and one single bed and
the larger cottage six double beds.
Such cottages are small of course, no
ceilings, unpainIed; with from three
to five rooms, porchcs screened ii.
Usually the back porch is used for a
dining room. The cottages are pro.
vided with bedsteads, conmodes,
| dressers, chairs, gasoline stove and
kitchen furniture. The tenant brings
his own table and bed linen, towels
cutlery and silyerware. The cottages
are small OF course-a cottage renting
! forSlO a week costs about S4OO to build
but as the people live out of doors
most of the time clean place tt
sleep, cook and eat is all that is eS
pected. Restaurants are scattered all
over the grounds. Some Of then
furnish a fairly acceptable meal fo1
twenty-five cents, while bang-u,