The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-22
DETROIT

Detroit City. population $500. Becker
county. the judicial seat ~Of the county,
Is located on the main line OF the North
ern Pacific railway and the 500 extension.
200 miles northwest Of st. Paul and AZ
miles east OF Fargo 1t IS an important
station. serving as a distributing point
tural country. Ii was Incorporated as a
village in 1880. and is governed BY a
board of village trustees. annually elect
ed in February. The town is lighted by
electricity. supplied with water works and
has an excellent telephone exchange an
efficient volunteer fire department an ex-
cellent high school and the best of school
equipments and instructors. II Is well
supplied with churches. having eight or
ganizations. each with its resident min
lster. These are the Baptist. Episcopal.
Congregational. Methodist. German Lu-
theran. Swedish Lutheran. Norwegian Luz
theran and Roman Catholic. There are
several hotels. At the head OF the list
stands Hotel Minnesota. with nearly 100
rooms This hotel Is heated by steam
has electric lights. public and private
baths. and all other modern appliances
for the comfort and convenience of its
guests. The transient rates are $500 per
day. with suitable concessions to guests
remaining for two or more weeks. In
August. 1902. a syndicate of Detroit cit
ize5s purchased Hotel Minnesota. The
building was thoroughly repaired and re-
furnished. New plumbing and steam
heating plant were put In An addition
with three large steam heated and electric
lighted sample rooms and other conven-
fences were erected. The Hotel Minneso-
tn company was Incorporated with a cap
ital of $4,000 In September 1903, this
company purchased fifteen acres Of tim
Der land having fine frontage of 500 feet
on Detroit lake. one-haf mile from its
hotel at the steamboat landing Besides
a number of special and general stores
workshops etc. the town contains two
banks. a planning mill, merchant -four
ing mill. a creamery and a number OF
grain elevators. weekly newspaper the
Record is published The principal shin
ments from Detroit are wheat furs. pro-
duce. wood. ties. ice and mineral water
The location OF Detroit In the midst NJ
a cluster of beautiful lakes and on the
edge Of The vast Red river valley and
Dakota prairies makes IL n popular sum
mer resort Its especial attraction IS
chain of ten lakes connected by the Pelf-
can river. and extending forty miles in a
southweSterly direction These lakes are
surrounded by hardwood timber. and are
In every way very attractive. They are
being connected by navigable channels
suitable for the passage OF steam, cleo
trio and gasoline launches.
town with the best Of schools and church
es. Reaching southwark Is chain OF ten
beautiful lakes Four OF these have been
connected by channel and are now navi-
gated by steamboats, The other six are
TO be also connected On the shores OF
100 summer cottages These. with num-
Der of hotels. help to make Detroit the IA
vorite summer resort OF the northwest
Hotel Minnesota has been completely re-
built and refurnished during the past year.
Its accommodations are Increased by q
large addition reasonably correct idea
OF the house may be obtained from tho
view shown herein II Is kept = open
through the entire year. Has seventy-ffve
sleeping rooms. For fun particulars, ad