The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-18
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Monte Ne, Ark, Sept 1S.-The
summer season is closing at this
beautiful spot In the Ozark noun.
tains and the scar and yellow leaf IS
putting in its appearance The gold,
en- hue OF the autumn begins here
earlier than in the surrounding coun.
try. even at a distance OF mile or
rive miles away on higher ground.
This is due TO the fact that Monte Ne
IS cooler IN spring. summer and fall by
10 degrees than in all this mountain
Ous country cool and delightful as the
latter is in summer time The topog-
raphy here is that OF an ampitheater
with large cold springs forming a lake,
and this cold water spreading out for
a half mile acts On the atmosphere
In way Ike piece OF ice affects the
air in a refrigerator, making ii sub
lime climate Ia summer tine where
one sleeps under cover each night
through the summer, and whore mos
quitoes can not live.
AS the popularity OF this place
grows. as II will rapidly on becomina
better known. il viii be difficult for
its accommodations to keep pace with
its Increased patronage. Il is The home
Of the Club House Hotel and Cottage
company, already the greatest club Or
ganization IN the Southwest. and ono
with widely extending membership
II Is semi.club and semi-hotel com
pany, open the year around and makea
an agreeable and delightful retreatins
place for rest or health for its mem
bers. II entertatns others as It's no
tel guests and from this source All in
creasing patronage is received. This
company Is constructing buildings and
ir.yroting the spacious grounds in an
original way that gives 1t a distlnc.
ton that VIII class II with the most
notable resorts in the world. Coin
Harvey, who lives here, Is Its presi.
dent and general manager. Oscar Hal
SELL OF Oklahoma city, is its first
vicc-president. its other vice-presl.
dents from other states and lis mem
bership is widely scattered.
The summer season, just closing
here, has been the most successful.
IN this panic year. OF any resort plant
in the Ozark mountains. due In part
10 the superior advantages OF the
place and partly 10 the influence Of
lit Altihltio VI iiit 1Ahb tNltDtill
You meet here men Of statecrail
experts IN the professions arts and
sciences and the men OF affairs who
are making The growing Southwest
The club has trap shooting grounGs
and several clay pigeon tournaments
have been pulled off mere The wa.
ters are stocked with trout and bass
are plentiful in White river nearby
Mr. J d. Proctor, a lumber man, OF
junction city, La. proved himself this
season the best angler for game fish
The best shot of the season is A. w
Butler, an oil man from chanute. Kas
He Is here yet and says he Is reluc,.
ant TO leave
Miss Pearl Stcgall. OF Ft Smith. a
painter OF rare attainments, educated
in bfdh America and Europe, spent the
summer here She paints from nature
without previous sketching and is the
most wonderful artist in her line
lave ever met The stone bridges.
covered with ivy, the big log buildings
snd other scenes Eaye all besS repro
duced by her on eanvsss during the
summer saw her the osher night in
a Venetian gondola on tho lake, hera.
with a bright full moon lighting up
the waters, painting the reflection OF
the trees and mountains beneath the