The Saint Paul globe., June 23, 1901, Page 7, Image 8

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CHEAP AND RESTFUL SUMMER 'VACATIONS.
To him who has wealth at his com
mand, the matter of choosing seme spot
wherein to obtain the rest that the too
Strenuous life of the present make.? Im
perative is comparatively easy. He has
only to decide where he will go and
the rest is simple. No journey is too
long t>r him to undertake, no expense
too gr at (or him to bear, and his leisure
is liiii lei only by the length of time he
can spare from active participation in
and the personal direction of -hi 3 affairs.
But with the ma-jo; ity it is different.
'EliC the old professor in that most
charijlJi;^ of all German comedies, 'The
.White Tavern,* 1 the most of the
Workers musF" exercise a more or less
rigid economy durTng^the work ng season
of the year, if they wlsi; to be abl- to
afford ihe brief relaxation tcTSjvhlch their
labors for eleven and one-half^ Iti^n-hs
in every year entitle them. With tn*»v
it b comes a question of ways and
mean-, and It Is.in the hope of sugg st
in>^ ;. satisfactory and inexpensive out n*
thai the Globe piints below a brief
descii.t on of some cf the best of the
many nsting places w.th which tho
Kort iwert abounds, it is not necessary
for the resident of Minnesota to go be
yoi:tl t'e lorders of his own state to
sec;ir.- the relaxation l.c craves, anJ the
trip can be made, and made well, for an
outlay that is inconsiderable.
Twenty-five dollars will enable one to
take a vacation of ten days or two
■week::, even, if his p r.sonal habits b<»
not tio expensive. Be can live at good
hote'.--, ii a respectable manner, hive all
the enjoyment there is to be found in
the way of out of door srorts and tt.ll
have B nix* money on his return to tho
city, in the figures given below an at
temi t has Veen mad • to indicate where
to go, h w to get there, what the co.-t
Will tc a' id what is to l>e found whrn
the traveler reaches his destination. The
rat-s (i-jo.ed for railroad iare are for the
round tiip; the hotels are all respecta-ble,
ami the information as to the attractions
baa 1) i n secured at first hands an l is
belli vi<l to be thoroughly reliable.
Further and mere detailed Informat on
than can be given iii ■ n i.Tti'le of this
nature may be obtain <1 from any of tho
genera! i aasenger agents r.f the different
-lines of railroad by which the places men
tioned l>. 1 \v are reached. Arrung< d ly
Vailrcads sane of the ; laces in which It
[is be'.ieved both reft and recreation can
be obtained a*t a minimum of cost ure
as follows:
j| Grea^Northern
l,nke Minnetonkn.
I There Is no finer spot -vithln a day's
Tim of the Twin Clt'es than this lovely
Bheet of water with its numberless bays
tnd islands, and densely wooded shores.
Bt. Paul ;ind Minneapolis people have
buili splendid summer cottages all along
Hhe north shore of the lake, at the sta
tion* «.f Wayzata, Ferndale, Orcno,
fttark\ >!!<■. Northwood, Minnetonka Beach
fend Spring Park.- At Minnetonka Beach
!i3 the handsome club house of the La
fayette club, of Minneapolis, and at this
jviint Is clustered probably the finest
■group of cottages on the lakes.
The point to which most of the tran-
Fi-i.t visitors direct their steps is Spring
Park st.uion and the Hotel del Otero.
(This Is i tastefully built and well- man
ned summer hot»i, with numbers of
Tairy rooms overlooking the lake. It has
large, w Ide piazzas, screened to keep out
Insects, is supplied with fresh water
from the lake, piped to all the rooms,
lias all modern conveniences in the way
oi" bath rooms, electric light, etc. The
bout house, run in connection- with the
liotel. keeps at all. times a fleet of forty
for fifty well appointed rowboats. Sail- I
boats of various kinds and gasoline I
launches are always available. Dstily
fcteamboat trips are made on Lake Min
petonka by the Lake Minnetonka Trans
portation and Dredging company.
Visitors to the lake may leave St. Paul
ft:so a. m. week days and 9:15 a. m. Sun
days, Minneapolis about twenty-five mm
utcs later, connecting at Wayzata or
fefinneti tika Beach with fast, handsome
Bteantcra for a tour of the lake. Steam
ers touch at Minnetonka Beach, Excel-
Eior, Lake Park and all points on the
upper lake, reaching Spring Park at
about noon. Passengers may leave the
Steamer at this point, get their dinner
In the. cool, pleasant dining room of the
JHotel del Otero and return to the city
by the afternoon or evening trains, or
they ftiay remain on the steamer, getting
th< ir luncli on board, and make a tour,
during the afternoon, of the lower lake.
Stopping at Minnctonka Beach later in
the afternoon and connecting with the
return train for the cities. The expense
of the trip does not much exceed $1 for
each person.
There is no more delightful place to
Bpend a summer outing than at Lake
Minnetonka. The lake is so large that
there, is always a variety of amusements
every day. Steamer trips never lose their
charm, Loss fishing is always good at
any point reached by the Great Northern.
Boats and tackle can be had without dif
ficulty at any of the boat houses.
The regular fare from St. Paul and
Minneapolis to Lake Minnetonka is 65
end 50 cents respectively for the round
trip. Commutation tickets are s-old at
much reduced rates.
Alrx:- iiilrtt;.
o*4 miles from St. Paul. Fare $5.70.)
Alexandria is located in the heart cf
lake-gemmed Douglas county, a county
which liis more water surface than land.
"Within a few miles of the town, begin
ning at the station, is a chain of lakes
of great beauty. The lakes are named
Geneva, L'Homme Dicu. Carlos, Darl
ing. Miltona and Ida. Other near-by
lakes are Lakes Mary and Andrews, six
miles distant, and many smaller lakes.
There are good hotels at Alexandria,
also ai Geneva Peach, a station a few
miles cast of the main town, in addition
to stopping places and smaller hotels at
the various lakes. Experienced guides,
fishing tackle, bopts of all kinds, etc.,
can bo had at any of the lakes.
Alexandria is a famous fishing resort.
It is the home of the far-famed small
mouth black bass. Specimens are taken
weighing as high as six and one-fourth
pounds. For camping: parties this local
ity Is simply ideal. Grand old tree.?,
Clean sandy beaches and camping sitf-s
■without number are on every side. Three
hotels. Rates from $1. to S2 a day; $5 to
$10 a week. Boats SI a day. ' Guides $2
to £'. a day.
OmUcSs.
(132 miles from St. Paul. Fare. $5.25.)
At Os;<kis is one of the finest and
larg st lakes la Minnesota. The lake is
twelve miles long by from three to five
mile, la width. The shores are covered
With a fine growth of timber.
Hotels and cottages are numerous,
clean and homelike. Row boats. guides,
yachts, etc., can be had at any time.
Fish ng is good from June 1 until the
end ( t tfce season. The lake is especially
noted for its fine wall-eyed pike fishing.
Five hotels. Rates from $1 to $2 a day;
$5 to SS a week. '
Char Lake.
(257 miles from St. Paul. Fare. 55.50.)
This is one of the new points on the
Great Northern's new line through the
pin a woods of Northern Minnesota.
Al.nut a half mile from the town Is
Cass lake, from which the town takes
Its Dame, one of the most beautiful
bodies of water in Minnesota. A pe
culiar feature Is that about a mile out
In Caps lake is a large island and in the
center oi this island is another lake of
good size, in which Mack bass are plen
tiful. The combination forms a ring of
land mvered with tall pine trees with no
underbrush and furnishes one of the
Jncst beautiful and attractive camping
cites in the state.
Iri the Immediate vicinity of Casa lake
in Pike bay, Another lares body of wal«.
Both are abundantly supplied with many
varieties of fish. After the first of Sep
tember there is excellent duck shooting,
canvas-back and mallard being the most
numerous species.
Cas.-; lake is in the heart of the mag
nificent pine forests of Northern Minne
sota, and is much visited by people who
desire the healing effects of the balsamic
air. Hotel accommodations are ample,
and rates range from $1 to $2 a day, and
from $5 to $10 a week. Boats, with tackle,
$1.25 a day.
S-ijlcer.
(125 miles from St. Paul. Pare, $4.50.)
Spicer Is the station for Green Lake,
a few rods from the station. Green Lake
is one of the handsomest bodies of wa
ter In Minnesota. The water is very
clear and free from weeds and rushes.
It gets its name from the peculiar green
ish color of the clear water. It has a
I?a7ld rock bottom and is surrounded
by thicic .woods. At some places the
shore is high" aii4 rocky; at other points
are low sandy UeSChes. For fishing,
bathing and camping it cannot be ex
celled.
Spicer is well supplied with hote'3. At
the town are Green Lake house, pro
prietor, P. H. Parsons—located twenty
rods from the lake; Lake View house,
A. Samuelson, proprietor—Located seven
ty rods from the lake. Kach of these,
will accommodate twenty people. Kates
are $1 per day or J5 por week. Both ho
tels are close to the station.
Two and a half miles north from the
station, on the north shore of Green lake,
is located the Interiaken hotel, O. Lar
son, proprietor. This hotel has thirty
rooms and can accommodate about fifty
guests. Rates are $2 per day, including
boat, bait and transportation to and from
the station.
A Holtgren, about four miles from the
station, on the northwest shore of Green
lake, can accommodate ten people. Rates
are $I.GO per day, including boat and bait.
or $7 per week.
Cottages on the south side of the lake
number twenty-two. Some can be rented
for a reasonable amount during season.
KemJdji.
(272 miles from St. Paul. Fare, $10.10.)
This is e>nes of the most attractive
spots in Minnesota. Here is located
Lake Bemidji, a large, beautiful lake
on which is a number of steamboats and
sailing craft. Within a short distance
from the .station are Lakes Schoolcraft,
two miles distant; Marquette, two and
a half rr.ilcs; Plantagenet, three and a
half miles, and Lake Irving, a half mile.
The country is thickly wooded with pine
and hardwood timber.
Bemldji Is a town of about 4,000 people,
located in the heart of the pine forests.
It is well supplied with good hotels and
private boarding houses.
Accommodations at hotels or private
houses can readily be arranged for after
arrival at Beinldjl. It is not necessary
to write beforehand. Rates are reason
able, ranging- from $5 to $10 per week,
according to accommodations.
Walker.
(227 miles from St. Paul. Fare, $8.65.)
This is the station for Leech laike, one
of the finest and largest pjjdiea of waters
in the Northwest. Walker is pictur
esquely situated on the south arm of
Leech lake and on the north shore of
Lake May. A chain of lakes extends
nine miles south from the town.
There arc; live steamers on Leech lake,
which make daily trips for the con
venience of visitors and fishermen.
Boats, bait and fishing' tackle are to. bo
had at any time. The chief attractioa
is in the fishing. Leech lake and its
tributaries aiv the best fishing grounds
in Minnesota for muskellunge, specimens
weighing as high as forty-five pounds
being often secured.
South o!' the lake is the finest body of
■white pine now standing in Minnesota.
Camping for several weeks or months
under the pine trees or on the shores
of this beautiful lake is something that
will not soon be forgotten. Four hotels.
Hates from $1 to $2 a day; by the week,
$4 to $10. Boats and tackle, 50 cents a
day.
I*a jnesvllle.
(108 miles from St. Paul. Fare, $4.00.)
Three miles south of Paynesville is
Lake Koronis, one of the most attractive
of Minnesota's magnificent lakn's. This
is a large lake with d< ep water and
rocky shores, j here are good hotels at
the lake.
Camping parties are- always found at
Lake Koronls during the summer
months. It is in the heart of the big
woods of Minnesota, and camping sites
are very numerous, with plenty of wood
and water ailways close at hand.
Clear Luke.
(65 miles from St. Paul.)
Within a radius of Jlvo miles are four
teen lakes, the most important being
Briggs lake and Elk lake. Li very can be
arranged for to take visitors from the
station to any of the lakes.
No steamers on the takes, but plenty
of small boats may bo had. Camping
sites are numerous.
Thta is one of the points much favored
by people who do not wish to get too
far away from the postoffice and tele
graph station, as they are within a
couple oi hours' run of St. Paul or Min
neapolis.
At Briggs lake is the Robinson summer
resort, Arthur Robiiison, proprietor;
poslo'Rce, Clear Lake, Minn.; accommo-
dations for fifteen or twenty; charges,
$1 per day; reduced rates for longer time;
also has cottages to rent. Livery meets
all day traij:s.
n.-.uon.
(178 miles from St. Paul. Fare, $7.00.)
Dallon is located In Otter Tail county,
in the heart of the Minnesota lake park
region.
Four miles from the station are the
v.«!! known Ten Mile lakes, one of the
most beautiful spots in Minnesota. Lakes
are clear blue water, with sand and
gravel brachfcs. Unexcelled for bathing.
Children can play Jn the water all day
Without danger of any kind, as the water
at many points is very shallow, with
hard clean sand bottom.
•'Caioy Alice" is famous for comfort,
convenience and cooking. The camp. Is
composed of a group of cottages, any
one of which can b e rented by family
pa; ties during the season. The favored
method is to occupy one of the cottages,
taking: meals in the main dining room.
"McFarUind's," on the opposite side of
the lake, !:as also first-class accommo
dations.
Address George Lamourex, "Camp
Alice," or '"McFarland's," Ten Mile Lake,
Dalton. Minn., for rates and accommoda
tions.
A gasoline launch and plenty o* row
boats are available. Livery can be ar
ranger! for to take parties* from Dalton
to tho lake, a pleasant drive of about
five miles.
Fishing is also good, the lakes bring
famous pike and small-mouth bass
ground.
C, M. & St. P.
Prior LaWe, Minn.; thirty-three miles
from St. Paul; fare, $1.65. One of Min
nesota's most charming lakes. Good fish
ing and hunting all through the summer
and fail; two hotels; rati-s, $2 a day; ju
to f9 a week.
Big Stone Lake, 8. D.: 185 miles from
St. Paui; fare, $7.^0. This lake Is thirty
five miles long and from one-naif to
three-fourths of a mile in width. Pike,
black bass, croppies, perch and pickerel
in abundance. The shores'ure lined with
massive forest trees and thcra is a num
ber of medicinal springs. Steamers and
launches are on the lake. An interstate
Chautaqua is held here every season,
the one this year beginning June 28 and
closing July 12. Four hotels, convenient
ly located n«r tixa lake and at Orton-
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, l§bt.
ville; rates from $1.50 to $2 a day; by
the week, from $5 to $9.
Lake City, Minn.; sixty-eight miles
from St. Paul; fare, S2.U On tho Mis
sissippi river about the center of Lake
Pepin. Excellent fishing and boating.
Rest island is one mile distant from Lake
City. Three hotels; rates from $1 to 82.
Kllbourn City, Wis.; 2Mb miles from St.
Paul; fare, Sl2 &4. Located In tho world
renowned dalles of the Wisconsin. Here
the largest river in the state flows
through a gorge so narrow that there is
just room for boats to pass. At the foot
of the narrows the walls come so close
together that it seems as though 'ie
voyage cannot be pursued further. The
village Is in the center of a chain or
lakes, in all o-f which the fishing is ex
cellent. Several small trout brooks are
in the immediate vicinity. Ample hotel
accommodations. Rates from SI to $2.50 a
day and from $"> to $10 a week.
Frontenac. Minn.; fifty-one miles from
St. Paul; fare. $2. Located on the west
bank of the Mississippi, where it begins
to widen into Lake Pepin. Excellent
fishing and the best of boating anil bath
ing facilities. Two hotels; rates : rom $1
to $2.50 a day. Furnished cottagi ; an be
rented at reasonable rates.
Clear Lake, Iowa; 180 miles f >:n St.
Paul; fare, $7.U>. The lake is <■! . r as
crystal, seven miles long by two . lflcs
in width; its shores covered with eau
tiful groves of native oak, walirai e!m
and maple trees. The surrounding
ground is laid out In aitraetivc public
parks and private "camps, 1 of which the
famous Clear Lake park takes the lead.
As a resi.rt for pleasure, rest and recrea
tion, Clear Lake, lowa, ranks lirst
among the many inviting lakes of the
groat Northwest, and its popularity is
steadily increasing. The lake abounds in
fish of many varieties. Boats, fishing
tackle and minnows can be procur.-d at
a moderate cost. The lake is well sup
plied with fleets Of steam, sail and row
beats, handled by experienced men,
which can be chartered b the hour, day.
week or for the season. Ample hotel
accommodations; rates from $1 to 12.50
per day and from $5 to $12 per weeK.
In addition to the above, the Lake Su
perior branch of the Milwaukee reaches
a number of towns in Northern Mich
igan where there is excellent trout fish
ing. Ontonagon, its i>ake Superior ter
minus, Is charmingly situated on tne
shore of the lake, and is one of the finest
resorts for invalids to be found in the
country. There is excellent fishing in
the lake, and the boating and bathing
facilities are unsurpassed, if one is hardy
enough to stand the cool water. Hotel
accommodations are both ample and
good, and rates range from $1 a day up.
For hay fever sufferers there Is no more
desirable place anywhere than Ontona
gon.
Northern Pacific
Pequot—Two hot. Is. rates $1 a day.
Sibley lake, distant ono-tai'i mile; Mayo
lake, one mile; Cullen lake, three miles;
Gull lake, time miles; Loon lake, f^ur
miles; Killpatri k lake, five miles; Long
lake, six miles; Wilson lake, stven miles;
Big Gull lake, .seven miles; Whitef'sh
la-ce, ten miles. These lakes can all be
icached by Hvrry, a::d bass, pike, pick
erel and muakalonga are plenty in all of
them. Boats are to be had at any of the
laces and this pr. m ses to Le a good fish
ing season.
Pine River—Good hotel ani private
boarding house, -rates %i to $6 a week.
Good livery service. Norway lake, dis
tant onr-half mile, contains pike, rock
bass, pickerel and black bass; White
fish lake, tight miks distant, contains all
kinds of fish found in this region; Sand
lake, Horseshoe lake, Lake Ada and
Lake Hattie, sS.I within a distance of
twelve miles, contain blark and n.ck
bass, pike, pickerel, croppies and perc'.n.
These lakes may all lie reached by team.
Kabekona camp, distant about eighteen
miles from Pine River, and owned by
J. W. Sturtevant, whose address is Pino
River, furnishes all kinds of fis^ n? an 9
hotel and crimping accommodations.
Boats may be rented a! almost any of
the lakes mentioned. Fare, 57.X5.
Hackensack—Lo; a>Led on Birch lake.
Two hotels, ratts, $1 a (;ay, $4 a week.
No regular livery service and no boats
but private on s. ctony lake is two
mi'es distant. All kinds of lish, particu
larly bass ay.d pike, abound in both
lakes.
Underwood—One hotel, rate $1 a day.
Bass lake, 10) yards distant, and Turtle
lake one-half mile. Both contain bas3
and pickvrel. Only private boats are to
be had and there is no regular price.
Forest Lake—Two hotels, rates $1.50 to
$2 a day. Forest Lake, :0j feet disfint
and Clear lake, <.ne mile. Both contain
lass, pike, croppies and pickerel In plen
ty. At Forest lake there are si;-.ty row
boats which are for rent at $1 a day.
Fare, $1.
Chlsago—Dahl's house, $8 to $10 a week;
Shlemm-er's bland resort, Glyer's hotel,
and H. A. Dall's house. $5 to $8 a week
or $1 to $2 a day. Chisago lake and
Green la-ke close at hand. Boats are to
te had at all of th;? hoiels an! at Ander
son's boat house at $1 a day. Carriage
from Dahl's house, which is four blocks
from depot, nr.6i t^ every train; Schlem
mer's island resort, which is three miles
from the station, may be reiched by
livery; Glyer's place is two and one-half
miles from station and carriage meets
trains when notice is stnt; and H. A.
Dall's place is one mile from the dep t
and a carriage w 11 meet the trains when
notice Is sent. Fare, $1.45.
Center City—Located on Chisagi chain
of live lakes. One hotel, rate $1.50 a diy
or $7 a week. Hass, croppies, sunfish ani
pickerel abound in these lakes and boats
may be rented for 50 cents a day. Fi.sh
'ng tackle may also be secured. Fare,
51.60.
Lindstrom—Also located on the Chi
sago chain of lakes. Two hotels, 52 a
day; two restaurants, mealg 2> cents
each. Furnished r: ms may also be se
cured for $6 to 58 a week. Bla k ba s.
pike, croppies, pickerel, sunrish and
.small-mouth bass are alt plentiful this
season. There are about 25 row boats
which are rented for |1 a day and a
steamboat which can be secured to tike
out large parties. Fare, $1.55.
Kush City—Grant house, $2 a day; spe
cial rates «to tourists. Rush lake, four
miles; West lake, six miles, and Goose
lake, eight mllea distant; all easily
reached by livery. Pike, perch, bass,
pickerel, croppies and suniish are to be
found in these lakes, and the fishing
this season is particularly good. There
are boats to be rented at all of the lakes
at 25 cents a day. Fare, $2.15.
Pine City-Two hotels; rates, $2 and
$1.50 a day; rates made to parties. Cross
lake, close at hand; Devil lake, one-half
mile; Pokegama lake, live miles distant.
Snake river taps Po-kegama lake and
runs through Cross lake; and there is
good fishing in all the lakes and all along
the river. Bass, croppies, pdke, pickerel,
perch, sunftsh and sturgeon are to be
found in the lakes. A steamer runs be
tween Pine City and Pokegama lake.
Good hotel which will accommodate thir
ty-five or forty persons at Po.kegama
lake. Boats are to be had at the lakes.
Fare, $2.55.
Sturgeon Lake—One hotel, rate, 51 a
day. Sturgeon, Sandy Rush, Island, Cof
fey's and Little Rush lakes all from two
to six miles distant and good livery
service by which they may be reached.
Pike, pickerel, bass, suckers and suniish
are plenty in aHI of these lakes. Boats
are to be had at $1 at day.
Brule—Two hotels; rates, $1 to J1.50 a
day. Big Brule and Little Brule rivers
and Stony creek all within one mile.
Brook trout are to be found in ail three
streams and fishing is good this season.
A boat with guide can be obtained for
$3 a day.
Swanvillc—Two hotels; rate, $1 a day.
Peoin laJf<4. ona-imii mile; Pillsbjwy Jake,
two and one-half miles; Pine and Mound
lakes, four miles each; Moose lake, two
and one-half miles; Ba^s lake, six miles,
and Beauty lake, eight miles distant. A
stage runs to Pillsbury lake and the oth
ers are reached by-team. They contain
pickerel, bass, pike, suniish and cat
fish. Boats can be had at any of the
lakes for from 25 cents to 50 cents a day.
Glenwood—Three hotels; rates, from $1
to $2 a clay. Lake Minnewaska, one mile
distant; reached by 'bus line. Contains
pike, pickerel and croppies. Boats for
rent at 25 cents for first hour and 10 cents
for each succeeding hour. Fare, $5.25.
Deerwood—Two hotels. The Inn. $5 a
week:, and the Adams, 55 a week, beside
a number of cottages in connection with
The Inn and others for rent by the Deer
wood Improvement company. There are
thirty lakes wit'r-in a r-tdius of three
miles from the depot and good livery
facilities for reaching them. They con
tain all kinds of Miiinesota rtsh except
trout. Boats, with carts to convey them
from one lake to another, and guides may
be secured for $2 a day.
Battle Lake—Located on Battle lake;
two hotels; rate, SI a day. Otter Tall,
PTanche, Lost. Turtle. Silver, Annie Bat
tle, Mollie Stark, Bass, Edith and Dead
lakes &J1 within four or five miles. These
lakes contain pike, black bass. Lake Su
perior trout, pickerel and perch. Good
boat accommodations. Fare, $7.50.
Fergus Falls—Five hotels; rates. $1 and
$2 a flay. Ten Mile lake, ten miles dis
tant; Swan lake, five miles; Jewett lake,
eight miles; Fish lake, eight miles; Wall
lake, six miles. Good livery service. Pike,
pickerel and bass are found in all of tho
lakes. Most of the lakes have good biat
accommodations. Fare, $7.50.
Perham—Two betels, rate, $2 a day.
Big Pine. Little Pine, Marion, Little Mc-
Donald, Big McDonald, Dead, Devil s. Ot
ter Tail, Rush, Silver. Tea, Sybil, Loon
and Long lakes from two to ten miles
distant 'Bus runs to Pine hike and ttams
to others. Pike, pickerel and bass ar e
found in the lakes. Good board is to be
had a:! farm houses at the outside lake 3
for $1 a day. Boat accommodations good.
Fare. $7.75.
Detroit—Five hotels; rates from $1 to
$2.50 a day. Detroit, Sally, Melissa, Floyd,
Long, Fox, Lida. EUnice, Pelican and
many other lakes located within a radius
Of ,«ix miles. The lakes ai; c-onta.in pike,
bass, pickerel and other fkinnesota li.sh.
Good boat accommodations. Fare, $9.15.
Chicago Great Western
Waterville, Minn. — Sltuati d between
two lakes; Lake Tetonka and Lake Saka
ta-h. Lake Tetonka is deep wllh gravel
beach, and is will stocked fleh,
mostly bass, wall-< yed p.ke, croppies and
pickerel. Tetonka Park is a very modern
hotel, with bath house, toboggan slide,
.fleet of boats, and good fishing apaoratua
and tackle. Has ac.-ommed ;ti :i.s f< r
ICO; raCes ure $2 per day, or $9 p^r week.
Maple Leaf hotel has accorr.m .dat'ons
for fifty; rates, $1.50 per day or $7 per
week; also seve:ai hotels within the c ty
limits. The fare from St. Vaul to Water
ville and return, $1/6 on Saturdays, g:oi
to return until the following Monday.
JTlysia'n—The following are the hikes
located near this point: Lake Fr.ir.ei*.
about two blocks from town; Lake Klys
ian, about four blocks from town; Lake
Charles, Lake Austin, La':e Fish. Lake
Washington, and Lake German, a.l with
in-a radius of two miles. All th< se lakes
abjund in b!a-k bas.i, pickerel, crop
pies, sunl'sh ai;d perch, some of thim
of a wonderful s'ze. This is one of the
best points in Minnesota for fishing,
batiiing and camping. There are three
hot< Is at this point, charging from H to
$2 per day, or $5 to $9 per week. Rate of
face on Saturdays, ti4a for the round
trip, good to retu.-n on Monday.
Madison Lake —lac lakes mar t" is sta
tion are Madison lake and Washington
lake. Point Pleasant house ia a very
good summer hotel, with accommoda
tions for twenty; rates, $2 per day or
$9 per week.. There are also three hotels
located at this point charging from $1
to $1.50 per day and from ?4 to $5 per
week. The rate to Mad s".n lake and re
turn for Saturdays is $2.35, gnod to return
on Monday.
At almpst any of the points mentioned
above board may be had from private
parties. Exetlknt accommodations .will
be found for. those who desire to camp.
C^StßjM^O.
In Northern Wlscons'n along the line
of the C, St. P., M. & O. ralway the- ■.
are many excellent camping and fishing:
places. Nota-ble among th: se are Cable,
141 miles from St. Paul; Red Cedar lake,
l. r>7 miles from St. ftuil; R:ce lake, 144
milts from St. Paul: Chetek, 129 miles
from St. Paul; Solon Spring 3 and Gor
don, within 150 miles' of St. Paul, and
Cumberland, Shrll lake and Spocner
within ICO miles of the Twin Cities.
Cable is very prettily situated near
Lake Owen, a beautiful body of water,
deep, spring-fed anrl cold, as are all
the lakes ;n Northern Wisconsin. It ?ns
a very irregrular shore line, breaking Into
fine bays and promontr.rles, affording thi
beat of fishing bays an 1 points ;md its
high, wooded banks fu:ni.-h iJeal pros
pects for camping-out part Us. It Is on
the watershed between Lake Superior
and the Missssrppi and is the highest
point of land on the North-Western line
In Wisconsin. There are fair hotel accom
modations at Cable and Drummond, b X\\
of which paces adjoin the lake. Numer
ous creeks and streams empty Into and
out of the lake and are well stocked with
brook trout, while the la>ke itself is a
paradise for bass ana pike fishermen and
the waters are fitted with put h I no i an
fish as croppies, pock bass and perch.
Kaie. M.CO. Hotel rets, U to $2 a day.
For bass fishing pure and simple, how
ever, there are few lakes in the North
west that can compare with Shell Lake.
Here are found the genuine b:a-k la«.
They aTe caught in ab jut twenty to
th rty feet of water in various pixts of
the lake, where there are feeding
grounds. The depot is. on the lake shore
and there are good hotel accommodi-
tions, and boats, bait ay.d guides may
be had at reasonable rat^s. Fare, $3.
Hotel rates from $1 to $2 a day.
Ricxj Lake is another excellent objective
point. There, is good bass and pickerel
nshiing at Rice Lake, on-which the vil
lage is located. There are excellent hotel
accommodations, and boats and bait may
be had at reasonable rates. Fare. $4.J0.
Distant from Rico Lake thirteen miles
by team, over a fine country road, Red
Cedar lake is reached. Here is found a.
chain of lakes comprising Red Cedar,
Hemlock, Balsam, Birch and Big Citot&C
lakes, all wild enough to satisfy any one
who wishes to get away from civiliza
tion for a time. The lakes teem with
bass, pike, muscallohge, and the shores
afford camping-out spots p-ar excellence.
They are heavily wooded and carpeted
with grass. Deer and bear may be fre
quently eeen in these woods.
Fishermen who wish to p-ut in a week
or so at the sport will find in the vicin
ity of Hay ward attractions in the pisca
torial line that have few equals in this
part of the country. TVithin a radius of
twenty-five miles of IJayward are Sai-d
lake, Lac Court Oreilles, Grindstone
lake, Round lake, Bass lake. Spider lake,
Lost Land lake and Tea lake. Sand lake
has good nruscallong'e; Lac Court
Oreilles has a variety of game fish, in
cluding muscallonge, bass, pike and pick
erel; Grindstone lake has bass and nius'
callonge, and Round lake la full of big,
game black bass. Spider lake is a fair
muscallonge lake, but for these big fight
ing fish no equal car be found at Lost
Land and Tea lakes. There is an excel
lent club house on Spider lake; there ar«
four club houses on Lac Court Oreilles,
and two club houses on Sand lake, whiie
on the shores of the lakes are farmhouses
that will furnish campers with supplies.
These lakes are spiendid places for camp
ing parties. Fare, $4.
For over-Sunday trips no better places
could be selected within a radius of 150
rrciles of St. Paul and Minneapolis than
those mentioned above, including Cumber
land (fare $2.50), Minong (fare $4.C0), Gor
don (fare $4.y0), Pratt and Hayward. They
can be reached by leaving Saturday af
ternoon on the Twilight Limited, via the
North-Western line, returning, if desir
able, Sunday evening. This affords all
day Sunday for fishing.
The North-Western line offers weekly
fishing rates for these points, and for
trout fishermen no letter places can be
found than Pratt, Minong, Shell Lake,
Spooner, Cable or Bloomer.
At all these resorts guides can be ob
tained at a cost of about $2 a day.
Boats, including bait and tackle, at $1 a
day.
"Soo" Line.
Lake Sarah. 24 milos— Located on Lake
Sarah. Good hotel accommodations and
also a number of cottages tor rtnt. The
lake contains black bass and pickerel.
Boat, with guide and bait, $1.50 a day.
Fare, $1.70.
Bbckford, 29 miles—Centennial hotel,
rate $1 per day. Lake Charlotte, five
miles distant, and Crow river, one mile.
I>ickson's hotel at the lake, rate $4 a week
Will meet trains when notified. Black
bass, pike and pickerel are caught in
the lake. Boat accommodations good.
Fare. $1.76.
Buffalo, 36 miks—Two hotels, rates $1 to
$2 a day, $3.50 to $)..>3 a week. Lake Pu
laskl, one mile distant, has three hotels,
rates $1 to $1.50 a day, $5 to $10 a week.
Buffalo lake, one mile distant; Crtetun
lake, two miles, and Pelican lake, five
miles. Good livery and good boat ac
commodations. Fare, $1.75.
Ma.ple Lake, 44 milips—Two hotels, rato
11.50 a day, $6 a week. Ltike Mary, one
mile distant, has one hotel, same rates.
Llghtfoot lake, three miles distant; Ram
sey, one mile; Rock, one mila; Maple, one
mile; Hanshaw, Albion, Sugar an<l Blink,
each two miles distant. Boat and guide,
$1.50 a day. Good livery service. Black
bass, pickerel aifd pike are caught in the
lakes. Fare, $2.15.
Annandale, 50 miles—Two hotels, rate
$1.50 a day. Clear-water lake, two miles
distant, has five hotels,, the rate at all
of which is $1.50 per day. Pleasant lake,
one-quarter mile distant from Annandale;
Cedar lake, three miles; Sugar, Bass, Au
gusta and Granite lakes, six miles each;
John lake, one mile; Sylvia, four mi!< :;,
and French lake, five miles, oat, bait
'and guide, $1.50 a day. Black bass, pick
erel and pike are caught in these lake.s.
Fare, $2.45.
South Haven, 55 miles—Lake Sylvia, one
and one-quarter miles distant, two hotels
and cottages; Big lake, two and one-half
miles distant; Lake Augusta, two miles
distant; both have boarding houses.
John lake is two and one-hall' miles dis
tant; Scott, Betsey, Mary, Caroline, Fran
cis and Tnion, three miles each. Biack
bass, pickerel, pike and croppies are
caiigni in these lakes, and boats, bait and
guides are to be obtained at all of them.
l£are, $2.70.
Kimball Prairie, Cl miles—One hotel,
rate $! a day, $1 a week. School Section,
Morray, Far well, Pearl, Scott, Betsey,
Francis, Clear, Union and Mary lakes,
from one to seven miles distant. Boats,
bait and guides at reasonable prices.
Fare, $2.95.
Watkins, Gfi miles—Two hotels, rate $1.50
a day. Clear lake, three miles, and Big
Mud lake, two miles distant. BafeS, pick
erel and pike aire found in these lakes.
Fare, $2.50.
Eden Valley, 73 miles—Two hotels, rate
$£.60 a day. Eden lake, two miles; Rice
lake, four miles, and Jxing Lake, one
mile distant. Boats may be had at ho
tels. Fare, $2.70.
Paynesville, 82 miles—Three hotels,
rates $1 to $2 a day. Lake Koronis, one
and one-half miles distant, has a hotel
and cottages, rates $1 to ?2 a day. Rice
lake is three miles distant. lJ>als, 50
cents a day. A steam yacht on Lake
Efiotronis may be chartered. Fare, $4.
G!( nwood, 120 miles—Four hotels, rates
$1 to $2 a day. Five lakes, from one to
seve.n mlk>s distant. Boats, bait and
tackle may be secured, and there are
bass, pike and pickerel to be found in
the lakes. Fare, $4.50.
Farwell, 134 miles—One hotel, $1 per day.
Oscar and Rachel lakes, each two miles
distant; Freeborn lake, three miles, and
Klackwcll lake, six miles. Boats, oO
cents a day.
Hoffman, 145 miles—One hotel, rate $l.a>
a day. Red Rock lake, four miles, and
Klbow lake, two miles distant, Chlppewa
river, one mile distant. Boat and guide,
$1.50 a day.
Elbow Lake. 160 miles—Blbow lake, one
mile, Te-n Mile lake, ten miles, and Lake
Porame de Terre, four miles distant. Ho
tels at each of the lakes. Boats and
guides may be secured. Fare, $6.4u.
Diamond &
& Jo Line.
As an opportun.ty f^r true rest and
full enjoyment of the beautirs of nature
no more fitting plan could be devised
than a steamboat trip down the Missis
sippi river. An-1 sfa/nge as it rra, ap
pear, only a very small proportion i f
the inhabitants ct this city nave any d a
uf the attract: veneig of tha sce:i<-ry
along the course of the Fatner of
Water*, s^me of which is to be f.uni
alrrost at their very doors.
The Mississippi has pliyed a very im
[o tant rart in the history of St. Paul,
as every school boy has been taugnt, bui
at best such te-.chlng has contemplat'-d
the stream in a purely utilitarian light.
It la w«ll known that the French mlß
sif narles an.l th- ir Indian companions
who played so important a r art in the
founding <:f the settlement which is now
St. Paul came In their canoes by way of
the Mississippi. It is also well known
that St. Paul first t ecame great among
towns by reason of the Mississippi and
the trad n% with other towns wh eh the
river made po=sitle. But as time ha)
passed on arid the fa-ter meaTis of trans
portat on have tak«n the place of the
steamboat to a great extent even that
debt which the city owes the river hua
ceased to be prominently rerogniz d.
Those who have had tha opportunity
to view the scenery of the river pras- X
in most enthusiastic terms, and although
the river traffic has fallen eft greatly
from what it was some years ago, there.
are still facilities afforded for taking this
trip with great comfort and convenience.
The Diamond Jo Hue still continues to
run hand.'ome and well apponted steam
ers from this city to St. Louis and no
more a-sr«eable trip could be arranged
by one who is in search of rest thun a
voyage down the river on one of these
boats. The round trio, from St. Paul to
St. Louis, usually occupies from seven
and one- rnalf to eight days, but a stop
can be made at intem.ediate point 3 and
the stay may be as long or as short as
may be desired. To La Croese, Wis., 15J
milts, the rate is $7.75; to McGregor,
lowa, 213 miles, $11; to Dubuque, 2TO
miles, $13.50; to Port Byron, 380 milea,
$17; to Rock Island, I]l-, 335. jniles, $17;
to Muscatlne, lowh, 42<j miles, Hi; to
Burlington, 48) miles, $19.25; to Fort
Madison, £04 miles, |20; to Hamnital, Mo.,
588 miles, $25; to St. Louis, 729 miles, $28
These rates Include berths and meals.
920.00 to Buffalo and Uclurii
Delightful lake trip in connection. Sco
Line ticket office, &79 Robert street.
Through the Great Lswkes
Sp» To Buffalo and the *
Pan-American Exposition,
STEAMSHIP MIAMI
(Northern Steamship Co.'s Line)
Lr Now Sailing Twice a Week, Wedncrdawys
and Saturdays, From
DULUTH
Connecting with
North West and North Land
at Mackinac Island for Milwaukee. Chicago. Detroit. Cleveland and
Buffalo.
Operated In connection with the Eastern Ry. of Minnesota,
(Great Northern Ry. System.)
Illustrated information, ratss and ressrvations at ti=kat offics Grsat Nortlurn Railway.
W. J. DUTCH, Dist. Passenger and Ticket Agent,
332 Robert St., (Cor. Fourth), St. Paul, Minn.
sWell hooMs M
isleW yoi|l( shops
Customers With Money Do Not Have to Mingle
With the Hoi Polloi.
There Is one kind of shopping for the
elect, and another for the common herd.
Not only is there a great gulf fixed be
tween Grand street and Fifth avenue, but
even between those blest mortals who do
their shopping on Fifth avenue a chasm
yawny. There la a fine, and there is a
superfine, says the New fork Sun.
For the superfine shopper life rolls on
pneumatic, tires. It was probably from
her experience that tho fallacy that
women adore shopping was evolved, bhe
doesn't stand in the fourth row of the
clamoring customers v.n<\ stretch appeal
ing hands In vain toward haughty sales
women and superior salesmen. She
doesn't buy monstrosities of which she
has no need, just 1 ecause .she hasn't the
nerve to bear the salesman's polite scorn.
She donsu't wait patis»xitly for attention,
and receive it with humble gratitude. No,
indeed; there are other conditions for
euch as she.
There is a sanctum sanatorium to which
sho is shown by an obsequious salesman.
A person of importance iy called to wait
upon her. She sits in a comfortable
chair, and the things she wants to see are
brought to her. . 'There la no trouble too
great in doing her honor. Sho Is deferr< d
to, flattered, smoothed the right way until.
If women were the cats »ome cynics think
them, she would certainly purr. And if
.she doesn't buy -not ;i hint of frost creeps
into tho tropical effusion, for tomorrow is
anotlnr day, and when this customer does
buy the profit is usually enough to cover
considerable waste of time and energy.
Almost every-swell dry goods shop In
the city, has private rooms for the accom
modation of such customers, and there
gowns and wraps, and lingerie, etc., that
never meet the. eye of the ordinary shop
per are shown. It would not pay to han
dle these ;'special creations unless tho
chances of a. sale were good- SO they do
not come out of their wrappings save at
the demand of a woman who can and
does buy regardless of cost. Some of tho
popular shops have suites of special show
rooms, fitted up in most luxurious fash
ion and in charge of saleswomen chosen
for their personal attractiveness and
charm of manner." In many cases a
French woman Is high priestess and re
ceives a large salary for her work.
"It is only tact that one needs in a
place like this," said such an employe to
a Sun reporter. "And taste? Oh, yes, of
course. One must be able to judge what
the customer would like; but. aa a rule,
the women who buy these horribly ex
pensive things have pretty definite ideas
of their own about what suits them, and
serene confidence In their own judgment.
They don't want advice. The girls down
stairs may talk women Into buying what
they don't want, but that sort of thing
dcesn't go up here.
"Offlciousncss Isn't my cue. I must be
able to show what will suit, if we have It,
and show It In a way to make its good
points apparent. I may need to suggest
alterations, and, If the customer wants
to talk to me, of course, I must follow
her lead. There are hundreds of little
ways of putting her in a good humor
without being fulsome or transparent. Oh,
it's a great art, and I guess one learns aa
much about human nature here as one
■would bfhind a bargain counter on Four
teenth street. Sometimes even the very
wealthy women will squirm at the price
and haggle a little, but the women who
come here are those Who will pay if they
ar« pleased, even though it does hurt
them to part with the money. Some of
my customers don't seem ever to con
sider the money. They'd just as aoc«
pay $3,000,f0r an opera cloak a« pay $!(*',
If the cloak suits them. Often, they do
not even ask the price. I^iHt Monday
a woman came in here and selected S'J.OJ)
worth of summer gowns, She didn't ask
about the cost of a single one of them—
just ordered the goods charged and de
livered."
A fashionable dressmaker told the re
porter much the same story. "Wh«n I
am in Paris I always buy a number of
gowns and materials thai are not for
my general trade," she said. "Sometimes
I have a particular customer in my
mind's eye when I make tho purchase.
.More often I am catering to a small set
of customers who do not stop at expense,
and will have beauty and novelty.
"It is to my interest to have what they
want, when they came to me, so I kt > •>
this reserve stock Tor such enrjorg*
and do not show it to my other custom
ers, even though oiw of them mig£t, for
once In a way, strain a point and buy
one of the grown*. Sh<; wouldn't buy such
a thing more than once in a blue moon.
The other women will buy the costly
things right along, if I can only manage
to have whet they nant. They wouldn't
look at the models I have- to show th«
crowd.—wouldn't consider them. So . I
bring them into this liittle private room
and get out my exclusive models and
fabrics and laces and trimmings ami
many Of them buy whatever strikes
their fancy without even Inquiring what
I wtTl charge for It. A good many of
them ask the price, more as a matter of
principle than anything else, 1 think, for
they never make any comment on the
figure I mention, peovMed the gowns are
what they want. Pliers fuss about the
price, but pay it rather than do without
the thing they want."
Tho private- show room is an inevita
ble feature of the swell Jewelry sho^.
There gem experts wait upon customers
who can appreciate rare jewels, or can
be relied upon to buy them, whether they
appreciate them or not. Jewels never
7
trusted In showcases, or In the care of
an ordinary salesman, are brought out,
stones are matched, deata'na are sketched.
A king's ransom in precious stones is
often spread out for ohoice and wonder
ful slnff:e stones, beyond the reach of
anyone not rolllne in wealth, are taken
out of the safe an.l displayed. In cer
tain famous shops, a ladies' dr.iw.ng
room is provided, with a maid In at
tendance, and there a woman tiles on
her necklace or her tiara, by «a !i«-ht
or electric light, so that she may i i.1«o
of the exact effect upon her ai>pc-aranca
that the jewels will huve, a thing- in os
slble in daylight an.l over a hljjn-n kcid
street bodice.
In some cases, of course, the jewels
are pent to the customer's home and t i'u\
en there, but the responstbTUv of hand
ling jewels is heavy, and, usually the
firm is reluctant to allow them to travel
far from the safe. Strangers.are sol loin
shown to the private room, or, If bo aro
under close surveillance; ami many ufnus-
Ing stories are told by the jewelers of
customer! whose appearance did not In
dicate wealth and who finally after betas
objects of black suspicion,' m ido phe
nomenal purchase*.
The woman who tries on Ivt after hat
In a Fifth avenue .shop without Undine
what suits her la likely to .--. the hal of
her h. art sail by her in the tun la of
maaame, the owner of the shop, and dis
appear behind closed doors. She wants
the hat. The n,:|>:.>-i',j,' s.ilosw.imnn is
very sorr; but that hal fa sol I. 'Mako
one like it?" "Oh, no, no Ldan wo do
not duplicate our hats." And behind tho
door at which the woman looks lontjin-ly
a favored shopper Is silting before a mir
ror, "■: "■• ma :.<iv hers shown oft' the
beauties of the dream hat.
_ "Bill no. madnme. there Is no nthe- Vro
it. it is or the exclusive stock. It has
teen shown .Gnc;:—twice, perhaps—but no
more.. Ri-vissnnt, nest cc pas? I hid
thought Mmo. H — would have It v....
she cornea. It is her style, i: •■ it i.n ex
cellent on you. Mais out. chic; tre« chlcl
Mine. R will find something else KG)
raadame; it shall lie sent at once."
And the ordinary shopper might .have
g"ne to that shop a hundred times and
never have seen that dream hat thai was
sure to please even the most fastidious
set of patrons.
The chirm and gluxs dealers' have stock
that is seldom shown. There i 3 dr.n-.jer in
handling It, and a crack 01 a break
means heavy loss. Only when the pri
vate show room customer drifts in I-: the
rarest of this stick taken out tenderly
and spread upon the table of ihe room
where the privileged mortal may alt and
examine it at his or her ease. One fash
ionable shop has a salesman who i« ;il
ways cull.-.! upon when rare and cosily
stock is shown.
"There isn't another man In the Pfae*
that I can trust to show such RocT^a "
says the proprietor. "The breakage in
a shop like this la awful, but I've never
known that man to •v-n handle a piece
of china awkwardly, and he has entire
Charge of tho rare thngs that we do not
show save on special occasions. I h.-iv«
a set of plates in thai little room that
an- worth their weight in sold. They've
been shown only twice in the iast year."
The retail bunk shops also have their
private rooms, dedicated to purcnaavra
or first editions and CobdfO Sanderson
bindings and some manuscripts, It lan't
always the book lover who penetrates to
the sanctum th'.';:gh a loucn of the
bibliophile makes most hook men kin
and booksellers are ordli^rilv ready to
show their treasures to a man who ran
appreciate them, oven If hu can't »>ny.
Cut the man with money is shown to Uio
private room, and the rare thing* £are
brought out for his benefit. ll<; may
han«iit them In a way that would ye a
genuine bookman cold shivers, an he
may know no more about bonks then
that rare editions are the things to have
in a library that Is In keeping with his
gorgeous drawing room; but he has tho
money that Is the open sesame to the
private room of the swell Nnw York
chop.
Another Twin-Screw *••■>( mth ;,.
One of tho finest vtsnarln on the- (ir'-it
Lakes is the twin-screw Steamship
MlHmi, sailing tiylca a we^k from I>uluth
to Mackinaw Inland, in connection with
the Eastern Railway of Minnesota.
Illustrated Information, rates and berth
reservations at Great Northern Hallway.
Ticket offlre, 112 Robert street (corner
Fourth), St. Paul.
rouee coiHT XDTES
Daniel )">« Bene, MQt9nc«j last April
to the stat- training ftchool on a charge-
Of Inoorriffibillty, v.■.-.- yesterday orden-d
to the school by .T«idpre Hine, Sentenca
was suspended at the time of the boy's
arrest awl he wis placed In fhfirao of
the probation officer. He soon aft»-r ran
away to Chicago and has Just n-t'imed.
Mr... Emily I^ii-ffe did not want to pros
ecute her husband. August, whom who
had arrested on a charge of non-s<u;jport.
Tin- case was continued until Kfpt. 6 to
give Lange an opportunity to reform.
John Daly, a Bi.xteen-yc-ar-old boy. was
sent to the workhouse for u-n ilays for
begging. He said that be had run away
from his home In Springfield. Mo., and
asked for money so that he might ro
turn. R<lii-f AK°nt Hutching will com
?i'i.:!iicato with his parents.
Patrolman Oovrn has been apiwintcrt
dog catcher tor th? summer by ChW
O'Connor. He will begin his duties in
a few days.
Mm. Glover Ilciinit* llrr Ime
Marian Glover, wife of William Qtover.
inusioal director of th« Bosti I-vrtc
company, was arrestvl by. Patri;lm;in
Williapial yesterday in an intoxicate*!
condition at Third and Sibley Ftreota.
This is her second offense this week. Site
Is 11 ft years old and was at o:ip tlm« a
famous "singer on U'«« EngtUh Rtage. Sha
nays she !s despondent over the prolongr
ed separatum from her hiuibacU vail two
children.