Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-30
TOLD BY OVERLANDERS
AS They TRAVEL over STATE

topic Of social conversation, and Mr..
HOll told of the many false ideas the
people had OF this poor old Sioux
medicine man.s They thught he had
been the cause OF enough blo0dshetl
to float q b~attleship. "As a cnatter
Of fact, he was never the instlgator
of n battle" said Mr.. Hall, "but Was
regarded as the supreme religious Of
ficer by, the Indians in this territory"
Mr.. HOll has seen the valley grow
to be M of our best farming districts
from the land of the buffalo. eHis
memory OF those times and his ability
to picture early conditions is very
keen. It was 9 great pleasure to have
the opportunity to v with him,
We have just caught our first
glimpse of exquisite Spiritwood lake.
and our own: spirits are high in ex-
p~ectancy of a short stay on it's beau.
tiful shores. ~,
Leal, N. D., July 25,-We have inst
departed from one of North Dak0ta's
most beautiful spots, Spiritwood
lake, and we are all filled to overflow.
ing with praises for its manifold at
fractions.
With the proper railway or trolley
connections, the facilities for convey
ing the Automobiles one, from the
nearby cities to this point, in n
year 1t would ne the summer play
ground for all Of the western part OF
the state.
Spiritwood has just the proper en-
vir0nment iOr an ideal summer resort.
The %seclusion is ideal. There is no
city closer than y miles. and the
Immediate surroundings are large and
prosperous farms. There is a delight
full lack of poor taste summer resort
formality. Parades of summer finery
and Atlantic City foppery are as for.
eign to SpiritwOOd now as they were
in the days when the red men gave It
its name. Here, where the vista is
hill, forest and lake, you can rest and
relax from all business and social
c:re and worry-for you are far away
from both in distance and association.
Swimming here is elegant; the
depth varies. from six inches to mo
bottom!" and the temperature is uni
formly pleasant. Boating, both launch
and rowing, are very popular, and
there r two finely equipped boat
houses. Fishing is, much better than
at the Detroit lakes, and even at our
unheralded visit, the hotel fed us on
fresh lake fish. ea.,n.,- ! ",
Accommodations here are excellent
for both living and enjoyment. There
are two hotels, one conducted by the.
La Brash brothers, that is al up, to
date lake hostelry, and the other by
G. N. Tucker. Mr.. Tucker maintains
the mi bouillon, of the lake, and
manufactures his own ice cream Now
there is a reason for specially men.
tioning this accomplishment of the
Hon. G. A. Tucker An. D. legislature
representative. We Overlanders
came upon him ingthis role, and be-
fore we left we were privileged to
sample his product. Now, we want
to go on record here and now as say.
ting that Mr.. Tuckel's ice cream
challenges competition the world
over. We neversate any better, and
we doubt if there is anything better,
of the sort made. 1T is certainly great
stuff.
Aside from the aquatic %enjoyments,
delightful summer dances are held
as often as the summer colony is i'm |
bued with the spirit Of Terpsichore. |
and although we failed to connect
with one Of these functions by a mere
ace. we know on reliable testimony
that, they beat the city dance for
GOODNESS and sport, adding much to
the round of agreeable pastimes.
This is another of North Dakota's
spots that the jOverlanders would
call home, and as it is, we car I
ried away the most pleasant sensa.
ton of the place, the people and the
atmosphere.