The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-31
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growing continually IN popularity and
the good train service running from
the city to Spring Park and to Mound
City have opened that part of the lake
for the use of Sunday visitors. Hour
ly trains connect with the city from
that point and Just as many trains re
turn into town. Quite a popular method
Of doing the lake is now to take the
the several steamers at that station,
making the trip either to Mound City
or to Spring Park, from which places
the trains can be boarded on the home
ward trip. This gives the tourists a
& pSa mt fnn ne 1ow the
point Of the lower lake to the farthest
outh and the Wayzata meet the, trains
every morning at Wayzata and then
make the lower lake run from Wayzata
along the south shore thru the Mar
rows into the upper lake, Spring Park,
around the many islands to Cooks Bay
and Mound City. AS Mound City is a
little further from the Great Northern
depot many prefer to land at Spring
Park on the way back and take the re
turn trains from there.
Hotel Del Otero has been full to
the roof for several weeks past, and if
it was not for the continual coming
end going {6 Of guests, M. H9pkinss; you'd
one Social affairs at the hotel are
informal, but nevertheless delightful.
Out-of door sports are much in vogue,
and tennis, tether ball, clock golf are
| much enjoyed amusements. Last
Wednesday a tennis tournament was
Mr.. Hopkins had furnished handsome
prizes. Only the men played in the
tournament, and some splendid games
were Witnessed. After the tourna-
ment, Mrs Hopkins assisted by
group Of women from the hotel served
tea and the affair wound up with
pretty social hour around the daintily
table was decked under huge Japa-
and = brightly -coiored lanterns hung
under the green foliage. The appoint
ments were in. keeping with the char
acter of decorations,
first in the. doubles and the winners
Of the games played. down until the
the characteristics liar n S Of sprin Ing Park Fas' Mr.
Colson and J. Hanley played Maurice
Adelsheim and Mr.. Blanchard, score,
Adelsheim- Blanchard, rs, 90. Abel.
sheim and Blanchard played F. D. Boyd
fna asE5s H2eey Fl A ths snSes
Mr.. Adelsheim defeated Mr.. Blanchard,
6-3, 8-6 This gave the prize to Mr..
Adelsheim in the singles and to Mr..
Adelsheim and Mr.. Blanchard in the
doubles. It was delightful i'm
So a fee ana
During the past week many dinner
and luncheon parties were given at the
hotel, and the beautiful weather ia
vored all the social undertakings. Mr..
afd F MIA VI MsP Try Rtsh7s and patty
ner party at the Del Otero Saturday
evening. In the party were Messrs, and
Mines. D. K. Muhpry, 81. L. Murphy, j..
L. Tracey: M. Z: Sawyer, c. Nichols.
) E.. S. Gaylord, Mines: Ferguson, all of
n. Y; and Treat Of Canton, s: D. The
pleasant trip into the upper lake had
ben made by boat.
Mrs. C. f. Wyman of St. Paul, who is
spending several weeks, at the Del
Otero, gave dinner Of ten covers Fri
day evening, and her guests remained
, The decorations were pond lilies and
fens. @* @, %2;; ~ ~ * . -SI2
3 Mrs. l.. E. Brown of st. Paul enter
dinner party Thursday. Red tnastur-
tiums were used on the prettily ap-
pointed table. ~ 2. ~
:; Mr.. and Mrs. II. Fl. Hamilton Of Rock.
| from st. Paul for luncheon at the Hotel
: del Otero yesterday. RI. -lt.
!; Rev. W. w. Boyd Of st. Louis, who is
/ spending the summer at the Del Otero
r is acquiring reputation as fisherman
which causes some anxiety among the
other fishermen that there will be no
fish left after the yer venerable gentleman nan
g Catches made by Rev. Mr.. Boyd are
= among the notwithstanding ones at
h Spring Park. ya@s .aa.a:
e Mrs. S. v. Harris Of St: Paul is ex
J. pected this week to spend the remainder
Mrs. Hopkins. Mrs. Harris is the posses
i ors are anticipating numerous musica
e treats.
q The younger people at the Del Otert
n are rehearsing for an entertainment t.
riage'' All sorts of fun and frolic il
: predicted for the players and for the
A audience. - a
T. A party of visitors from Ashtabula
- Ohio, were at the hotel last week, in
q Guiding Mr.. and Mrs. T.. II. Paine, Mrs
+ + ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. King.
10 o Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hall, D. Macpher
u son, Pittsburg, Pa; and A. l. Macpher
son, Louisville, KY, were in a party o:
, travellers at the hotel over Thursday.
~ Il, Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Hathorn enter
ree tanned in a party over Thursday, Mis-
u Hathorn, Mrs. II. w. Child and Mis-
g Child of Chicago.
party Of Minneapolis friends at /
le tour Of the lake and at dinner at tn
IN Hotel del Otero.
e. Miss Edna Won Ende entertained tn
"a basketball team Of the Central Hig]
No Cottagewood. A tour into the uppe
e. lake was made in the morning, and tn
luncheor was served at the cottage at
o'clock. Following the luncheon tn
Id party went to the tennis tournament a
W Deephaven. Present were: Misses Bren
%. ner, LELAND, Wales, Rosenstein, Chap
he man ard Brown.
Miss Gertrude George, who is visitin
here from Detroit, Mich, came to tn
st. lake with party Of college friends an
IL entertained at a dinner party after tn
ry games at the summer home of her aun
n on the north shore.
he -
's- Tomorrow will be the excursion da
on Of tho Victor into the upper lake. Ate
he tour around the lower lake points
ty the steamer will land at the Bartlett
re place for luncheon.
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