The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-10
MOUSE RIVER CAAU-
IlUQuA At T0LLEY

1t|UQUA At 1O[[EY
Popular orth Dakota Summer Resort
is Web Patronized-Chautauqua
I 4 Ends Sunday.
The C9autauqua at Mouse River
| Park, LOCATED along one of the most
beautifulA spots along upper Mouse
river, four miles from Tolley, has been
in progress for two weeks and will be
concludef with Sundays program.
The management as usual secured
some vert good attractions this year
and the Patronage is excellent. The
roads fO4 motoring are good thruout
that disttact and every day one can
see cars from across the line in Can
ada and away out in Montana.
! The Pafk is only so miles from Mi
not and the best road to take is via
Lansford And Mohall. One can easily
make thesrun in three hours.
The Mtuse River Park Chautaqua
| was orgaAized in 1913 and it has been
. huge sSccess. The association has
! never declared any dividends, but in
stead haS put its profits back into
| buildingsS There are now buildings
that costSmore than $4,000, which if
constructed today would cost fully
100000. fThese include the immense
auditorium, which, was built on solid
concrete Foundation. There's a fine
dancing pavilion with hardwood ma
pie floor 5and dance is held nearly
every nigst. The best of music is fur
nished by the Coteau orchestra. The
young lads with their charming las
sizes who Ewould grace any ball room
floor, dance all the latest steps.
The Coteau band has been engaged
+ for the season and this is a fine mus
ical equalization.
The bathing is excellent. The river
is wide and hundreds of loads of said
have been dumped into the river, fur
nishing perfect bed. A motor launch
and row Boats are at the command of
the crowds.
with beautiful elm trees, mainly. The
Chautauqua association owns more
than 200 acres in the park proper.
There are about 50 bungalows and cot
/ tages built around the park and one
of the provisions when the lots are
sold is that the buildings must be
painted white. The entire place with
the white auditorium, cottages and
tents, Ao1s like beautiful little white
city neselM in the valley of the Muir.
/ muring Mouse 2.
s. H. Sleeper is the secretary of the
Chautauqua association. Mr.. Sleeper
is man with remarkable executive
ability. He came to that section of
the state in 1902 and started in the
banking business at Mohall. Mr..
Sleeper has been engaged in banking
and farming extensively ever since.
He owns 5000 acres of choice farm
land in the vicinity of Mohall and
during the summer resides on his
splendid farm which is located short
distance south of Mohall He has his
own elevator and has one of the best
sets of farm buildings in Renville
county. Mr.. Sleeper maintains Win
ter home at Miami, Fla, where he has
spent the past four winters, looking
after a choice tract planted to grape
fruit. He is also interested in West
Virginia coal mine as we'll as an oil
project in Wyoming. Altho he has a
good many irons in the fire, he does
not slight any of his lines Of business.
Mr.. Sleeper is very ably assisted by
his wife, who appears to know as much
about her husbands work as he does
himself. The Sleepers have beauti-
full summer home with all the modern
conveniences, including electric lights,
at the park and during the Chautauqua
season, they are forever entertaining
someone. They recently had for their
guests number of the Minot folks
who were in the cast, "Are You Ma
SOM" and in spite of the fact that
Mr.. Sleeper had his hands full with
the affairs of the Chautauqua, he
found time to stir up batter of IA
nous buckwheat cakes, from flour
from Indiana, which were served with
delicious maple syrup from York
state. Yum. Yum. Then there were
June berries which may be found in
plenty in the woods on the grounds
and they were served with genuine
thick cows cream.
Another moving spirit Of the Chau-
tauqua is Percy NJ. Cole, the old time
Kenmare banker. Mr.. Cole and family
maintain home in Grand Forks most
of the year where their children are
attending the University, but each
summer they live in their cottage on
the grounds. With two such
! men as Cole and Sleeper at the helm,
the Chautauqua could not help but be
a success. Mrs. Cole, who is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Millar, pio-
neers Of WarH county, formerly re-
sided at Burlington. The Coles have
a beautiful cottage on the Chautauqua
grounds.
Former Sheriff Haugen of Renville
county, one Of the members of the
Chautauqua association, Geo. Phelps Of
Bowbells, Atty. Bach Of Minot and
many others own comfortable summer
homes on the grounds.
Those who own cottages will remain
at the park until September. After
the Chautauqua is over, they give card
parties and get much enjoyment out OF
life. "a
Very few residents of Minot and
vicinity realize what beautiful park
there is 80 close to us. Take q tip
from the writer, jump in your car next
Saturday afternoon and spend Sum
day at the Cha,Stauqua. You can rent
q tent for song and get good meals
served ct the dining hall.
Tho affrar arAinna last Sunday were