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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
6
Fort Wayne plans a grand summer resort at Broad Acres on the Bt Joe River six miles north. The Fort Wayne Consolidated Electric Railway will build a water tower, boat house, and a park with a windmill-inspired tower, arc and incandescent lighting, river activities, and regattas to attract city residents for short open air excursions.
Construction has begun on a double track to the Swift farm six miles north of the city on the St Joe River. The project includes a 600 foot peninsula site with a 150 by 100 feet two story main pavilion facing the river, a 6,000 person capacity, and extensive amenities such as a cafe, cigar stand, news depot, and bars. The 75 acre wooded grove features monarch oaks, beech, and hickory, with rustic bridges and springs, offering views of the river bend and surrounding landscape.
A design for a high riverfront grove includes an orchestrial band stand, a 60 by 80 foot club house with veranda, billiard and dining rooms, and several pagodas. A 1,500 seat theater, a lighthouse, and a dredged lake plan surround the marshy land, with elevated quiet spots on tide islets.
Senate debated bond investigation while House amended the naval appropriation bill. Bills passed include protection for yacht owners, a bridge across the Clinsis river at Grafton Illinois, and a new eastern Texas judiciary division. Pension measures and river harbor actions dominated, with adjournment set for Monday.
At a club gathering aging members argued like schoolboys. An elderly man with a yellow complexion claimed a resolution while his opponent cried out he was out of order. The exchange centered on a constitutional clause about illness and the chair's rulings. The audience laughed at the contrasting silliness.
A California firm plans the third largest electrical plant in the United States near the Merced River Horseshoe Bend. Located amid a mining district, the facility aims to supply cheap power to distant mines. Estimated output ranges from 1,800 horse power in dry season to 8,500 horse power for eight months yearly. The proposed rate is 50 per horse power per month.
A guide notes that introductions are given freely at lawn parties. Two ladies may shake hands when introduced and it is proper. Young women should not offer to shake hands with young men. Names should be pronounced clearly when introduced.
A Texan recounts brutal frontier hangings along the Rio Grande with grim humor and vivid detail. He recalls a jail, a gallows grove, and a sheriff’s crew, describing the locals’ desensitized attitude and the eerie quiet of the scene.
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