Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-06-11
LAKE NEWS
Wednesday Will bs Formal Open
ing Of the Lake Season.
Personal Mention.

Wednesday of this week there will
be two games Of base ball at Spirit
wood lake, played by mines 10 the af-
ternoon. In the evening there will
be dance in the pavilion at Tuck
er's. which will be the formal open
ing OF the season at the lake In the
amusement line. Mr.. and Mr.. Geo.
Tucker will have personal supervi-
sion of the hotel and amusement pa
vilion this year and will be assisted
by Mrs. Lucy Mexican In the house.
hold duties. The new barn. built on
the foundation of the old Gray Bros.
barn, has been completed and will
care for so head of horses and large
number of vehicles. In addition to
the feet of row boats,a large gasoline
launch has been provided for the
! pleasure of visitors this year. 1t. will
carry 80 people at one time, and is a
substantial boat, having been rebuilt
from one of the larger boats former
ly used on the lake. 1t IS painted
white with blue trimmings.
A. G. Tellner has received his new
combination sail and row boat. 1t
Is a handsome little craft and with
the sail and rudder attachments
skins the blue waters OF the lake
like gull. The boat is named the
Juno and was recently shipped from
Minnesota.
MIR. and Mis-. Wilbur Default and
Mrs. Lyman and Miss Nellie are
amoEg those VINO expect to take up
summer quarters at their respective
cottages this week. provided
the weather permits.
The Jamestown colony at the lake
are anticipating an unusual event to
occur in the near future in which
much happiness and unique rustic
ceremonial are involved. 1t is one
of those affairs in which, Dan Cupid
has superintended the job.
Mrs. y. S. Moore is expecting q
visit from her mother, Mrs. Alchi-
bald, this week and next week will
entertain as her guest DR.. Eleanor
Hill CT Minneapolis. The doctor has
many special friends at both ends of
the line who are .anx'ously awaiting
her arrival.
1t is said that one of the cottagers
whose family are at the lake has
grave doubts. as to the great value as
far as be is concerned of the new. tel
ephcne line. His cottage has one Of
the instruments: and about the first
thing he heard over the phone, after
responding to hurry up call at 10
O'Clock at night, was that the gaso-
| line stove wouldn't burn.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kneebone have
moved to their west end cottage for
the summer and have Commenced
rural life in earnest by planting
vegetable garden a1d likewise pret-
ty flower patcn. They are training
woodbine, gathered from the thickets
nearby, over the porch and the vines
dug from the earth. with plenty of
roots to start, are growing as rapid
ly as If they had never been trans
planted.
Last Sunday the lake was we'll pat
ronized by people from all around
the county. jamestown had espec-
tally a large delegation. Fishing was
generally INDUCED in and but.a lin
tied number caught. The destruc-
tion of fish not 6t for table use Is
proving heavy drain upon the pis-
catorial resources Of the lake. A
number of campers spent several days
last week at the lake and caught far
more than they were entitled to. A
first class Minnesota. game warden is
needed at the lake.
The cottagers at the lake are In a
quandary where to get milk and
cream this year. Nearly every farm
er in the vicinity Of the lake has
cream separator and ''bossie's !" con-
tribution to humanity goes Though
the machine which spoils the milk.
Some young man or other person.who
would keep a few cows at the lake
during the sum uer and late fall,
could get a good price for milk and
cream by delivering It to cottages
and hotels. There Is plenty Of pas.
ture and it Is hoped someone who
wants to earn. money will take up the
the enterprise Of supplying the lake
with plenty Of good milk and cleam
this year. II
FOR sALE-spring pigs, ::s2 apiece
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