The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-02
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spring Park residents are gettingt
busy, and municipal improvements are
under way which will in great meas
uree benefit the property owners at that
point OF the lake. It is planned to in
w VGlRGfa W nfa take spring anedo tow9Ps alR
Casco Point, Spring Park and other
cured a district school, which is to be
an imposing building, situated at the
crossroads leading to Casco and Spring
Park. and to cost $4,000 The school
will be an inducement to parents who
have children Of school age, to extend
solve the question Of what to do with
the young people tarly in the spring
and late in the fall, as the school will
be large enough to admit the children
OF the cottagers.. Spring Park is to
be much improved next spring and the
ing sold rapidly. =
= At. Casco Point W. NJ. Crosse has
bought the old Judge Spooner place.
This will be greatly improved in the
spring and will fit in well with the
handsome homes which now make the
point conspicuous. W. P. Harmon has
purchased the land and cottage adioin-
ming number Of improvements. The
Paul Willis Smith cottage at Spring
Park will be entirely rebuilt and en-
larged, as Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are plan
ming to make it home which will not
only naswer the purpose of a summer
house, but may be kept open all the
year around. - m ~
Mr.. and Mrs. John Birkholz are still
at their country home at Minnetonka
Beach. They are planning to go south
before long. Over Thanksgiving day
they entertained group of family
friends at an informal house party.
Tbs members of the Magazine club
gram Tuesday evening William .Slo.
cum of Australia gave an entertaining
talk on life in Australia, treating Sthe
question from many different points OF
view. Answers to the rollcall were
i given with Thanksgiving quotations
! Mrs J.. E. Miner gave paper on John
Adams IN which she reviewed life e, and
Crawford read paper on the condi
tions in America in 1892. Musical Sc
lections were given by E. S. Shannon
Miss Helen Goodnow and Miss Jose
phine Hecker. -. Wednesday, will be al
evening in France. Mrs. Benton vii
speak on "'Touring in France an(
Miss stratton will give talk on 'Le
Miserables.' -.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Slocum gave
dancing party last Saturday, for. thei
cousin, William Slocum of Australia
Mr.. Slocum is making trip around til
world and has been visiting his rela
tives in Excelsior. Thirty young pee
pie had been invited to meet hin
. Thursday Mrs. Slocum entertained at
t family Thanksgiving dinner for NJ
y S1na1,pn Mr. onI Mrs n ar,
0 and family Of st. Paul, Mr.&and Mr.:
|. Fred B. Newcomb, Mrs. James Slocu1
e and Miss Elsie Slocum were among tn
e guests. Mr.. Slocum gave an interest
/ ing talk before the Excelsior w. G. I
: U. at the home Of Mrs. Donald M
t kenzie on: the manners and custom
Q Miss Cora Cover returned Tuesda
t from trip abroad and will spend tn
winter with her parents, Mr.. and Mr.
George Butcher, in Excelsior. Mr.
q Cover spent a year in Germany, Ital
= and Switzerland, where she studio
A vocal culture and languages. >. :, (;
s Miss Florence E. Fitch, daughter c
J. Mr.: and Mrs. George Fitch, and Pete
F. Gutensohn of Whitefsh, Mont, WEI
Q home Of the BRIDES parents in Exec
r sior. Rev. Donald Mckenzie Of til
8 Excelsior Methodist church read tn
service in the presence of forty guest
T. Mrs. W. A. Jones, a sister Of the brid
i played the Mendelssohn wedding marc
d as the professional music =: ,;+.' s.
IS The bride wore cream wolfe, owe
d taffeta, handsomely trimmed with vale1
g ciennes lace and white liberty sati
n girdle. Her flowers were bride rose
There were no attendants. The vow
t, were spoken in the parlor, where eve
# greens and roses made a pretty settin