The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-24
.CHAUTAUQUA
GROUNDS READY
The Management Has Requested
That the Public Look Over the
New Grounds and Become
Acquainted With same.
SOME HAMILTON ITEMS
Hamilton Lumber Company to be
Hamilton Lumber and Mil Co.
Entertainment Tuesday
Evening.

The new Hamilton chautauqua park
is open for the inspection of the pub
lie. The chautauqua management have
secured new grounds in which to hold
the ever popular chautauqua this year
and have been busy for the past few
months in getting the new meeting
place into condition. The grounds is
the grove that has been known in the
past as Gordon's grove.
The new grounds compare very IA
vorably with the former assembling
place, Wild Caat Springs, and when
the convenience of getting to and
from the new grounds is taken into
consideration. Wild Cat Springs dwin-
dies into insignificance. The new
chautauqua park is only one block
from the car line, which fact alone
will greatly increase the attendance
this year. Passengers on the street
by the Brant residence or one block
below and minutes walk will bring
them to the entrance. In leaving visit
ors can stay at the park until the car
bell rings, announcing the start from
up town at Hamilton, and be in time
to catch the car as it goes down the
hill. This will be a great convenience
as in former years many visitors We're
forced to leave before the conclusion
of an entertainment SO as to be In
time for the interurban.
The new grounds will have living
we'll to supply the wants of the camp
ers and visitors. Workmen have been
busy for some time in the digging and
have struck a good vein Of fine clear
water. The well will be bricked and
a pump installed.
An Improvement this year over past
wears will be the presence of shade on
the big assembly. tent which will be
greatly appreciated. An omen space
has been cleared among the magnif-
cent oak trees, which will just acom-
modate the assembly tent with the
trunks of the trees within a few inches
of the side walls and the foliage cast
ing an abundance of shade over all
parts of the "big top" The ground on
the site selected tips slightly toward
the speakers stand and will be Shade
above shade, woody theatre of state
Hest view"
Bridges eight feet wide have been
built across the picturesque little RAJ
vine from the assembly hill to the
camping grounds.
A new plan will he followed this
year in regards to the campers, and
the best part Of the grounds have been
reserved for the campers tent. 1t is
at the opposite side of the park from
the big tent. which will give the camp-
ers privacy that was unobtainable
before, and will be far enough away to
do away with the noise of the move
AmeDts in nthe- PARTS Of the grounds
A line will be staked out back of
which all tents will be pitched If anv
uniformity is followed by the campers
In pitching their tents. an effect will
be obtained similar to an army's
camn.
Two large grassy plots have been re-
served for the picnic parties.
The grounds have been tborou- hly
cleaned of brush and all distractions
and the lower limbs of the trees will
he cut to allow free passage of air.
The heighth of the ground and the fact
that there are no distractions between
them and the river. will make the park
one of tie coolest places person
can find either afternoon or evening.
The men at work on the grounds
have about finished the heavy part of
the work and the management have
thrown the grounds open and have in
vited the public to come and inspect
them and select camping site.