Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-06-21
CHAUTAUQUA

"A force OF forty Worknen are
busily at work painting, build
ing, pitching tents, cutting tim
Der and putting the grounds in
ship shape order for the open
ing of the Fifteenth Annual AS
sembly June 10Th. Just now the
grounds themselves present a
very beautiful aspect, covered
as they are with a fresh carpet
of velvety grass, studded here
and there with tufts Of purple
violets and other spring flowers.
The luxuriant growth of the ma
jestic oak and elm trees lend a
shade to the grounds which the
fercest rays of the sun are un-
able to penetrate.
About eighty cottages are now
built on the grounds, others be-
ing in process of erection. By the
end of this week two hundred
tents will have been put up, and
as many more are to be erected
during the Chautauqua season.
All the privileges have been sold
and visitors to the ground will
find themselves in a miniature
town, as it were, without having
the city aspect, but on the other
hand, a purely natural one, as
the beauties of nature have not
been tempered with. A general
merchandise store, grocery, bak-
cry, restaurants, hotel, barber
shop, photograph gallery, etc.,
are all on the ground. The ho-
tel Accommodations are good,
there being two large buildings
having one hundred and twenty
five rooms.
The base ball diamond on ath-
]etic field has been put in first
class shape, it having been roll
ed out until it has acquired the
smoothness of a ball room floor.
Surrounding the diamond the
field is thickly covered with dan
delions. AS the flowers are in
the stage of seeding the view
from a seat in the grand stand
is really pretty one. A seating
capacity of upwards of four
thousand spectators is here pro-
vided.
A tennis court in the old race
course opening is also under pro-
cess of completion, the ground
having already been skinned and
marked out.
At the east end of the grounds
an addition to the already large
barns is being built, and when
finished the management will be
able to accommodate one hum
dred hoI ses.
At TIL engine and power house
a new End much larger boiler is
being installed. The association
already has large and ponder
GUS engine, by means of which
the electricity used for lighting
is generated, and water heated
for bathing purposes.
Both the boat and bath houses
will receive a fresh coat Of paint,
and are reftted materially.
The Hall of Philosophy, the
corner stone of which was set
last summer, by the Chautauqua
Literary and Scientific circle,
will be in use at the coming ses-
sion as workmen are busily en-
gagged in laying the cement floor.
The building is being erected by
subscription and is expected to
be completed by 1908. The foun-
dalton is Of stone and the floor
of cement, as before mentioned.
The sides of the building will be
open, slate roof covering the
whole.
Among the city residents who
have already moved to Chautau-
qua to spend the summer are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Payne and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Mid
daugh, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Cod
ward and family, DR.. and Mrs.
w. D. Jones and family, Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Powell and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. George Emslie
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. E. r.
Barnett and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Fl. Davis and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar La
Rue and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Cleveland and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis LaRue and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. >. Glerum and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Burt
scher, Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Lean and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. S. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
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