The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1882-06-22
Old Settlers Piciic.

On list Thursday we had the pleasure
Of attending picnic, given by the old
settlers of Willow Lake, Shutdown,
Charlestown and LambertOn. It was
held in the grove of Charles Porter,
miles south east of the village of LAM
berton. The grove contains about 1 4
acres and the ground Is SO completely
shaded that the suns rays scarcely reach
j spot of it. Most Of the trees are young
bur oaks from 10 to IS years old. The
oaks have beautiful tops, and the lower
limts are high enough not to endangtr
the tallest heads. About the center of
the grove *as etected q pistfufhi abou,
2 it, high: On thfsg Sides the Platform
contained seats for tie singers. Kevs.,
Esqs.. etc. immediately in front Of the
platform Wis ARRANGED large number of
seats ftf those who desired to partake of
The Intellectual feast to be furnished by
Messrs. John Homer, ]. Wilson Paxton
& D. L. Bigham.
Just back Of the platform was tabts
about 100 or 100 feet long. At the tfop.
er time it was completely edvefyd with
turkeys; rhlrkeHs; bi,stitIts Cakes. pies:
and iii fact Everything you could expect
in the food line, froiii raddfsk Up 10 a
dish of the richest preserves:
Farmers wives never fail to furnish af
over abundance of eatablcs.
Miss Laura Wandry was the etfttiknt
organist II number of very appropriate
selections of music were Veil fer Herc6
by the choir which consisted mostly oil
parties from Willow Lake y Shutdown
The instrumental music consisted of
first and second violin and organ.
Mr.. Gambrol of Springfield presided a
the organ.
The speeches were not numerous MOI
lengthy. One speaker spoke Of the sac
rifces parents had made in leaving the
comforts and plcasufes Of old settled
countries and moving to tile wilds Of tho
West in order to plant" their children
where they might make hopeful star,
in life hoped the children Of those par
cnts during their declitiins years would
now show their appreciation of the man,
sacrifices made through love to them, Dy
never adding to-; and constantly relev
ing them of tie tatcs of life:
After dinHtr tie cldef ii1embtts OF til,
company walked about or sdt in group
talking of tile past present ami future
while the younger ores rettsatcd to
large platform several t5ac distant t.
partake Of tie enjoyments of socia
dance.
The music *as good aid tic Hattici
pants of the dance had an enjoyable time
Among the I'D settlers we rcmcmbc
meeting during the day, are f: Wandry
Vim. Matter, Ira Stafford and Herr,
Kagel of sutd5wn, John Whalen, Mar
tin Fot and John Whalen jr. of Viii
low Lake; Charles Porter George Way
ner and q. w. Shelton of Charlcstown
and NJ. b. Albeit, George Porter ant
Frank Archer of the town of Lsmbc.ton
We entered the grounds q cohparatiN
stranger but the people we're ST un,clf
ish and -mpani6hnblc that bt the mid
die uf the tay felt as much at hoiiie US i
we had been surrounded by old acquan
tanccs.
We accepted the hospitality Of Mr
Porter and left the grove Htou, oclocl
ut night
After retiring we lay for while listen
ing to the music and tripping of TIT
light fantastic toe, and thinking 0
the pleasures of the day, and then chalk
cd it down as "a day pleasantly and profit
ably spent and rctreated to the land O.
nod"