The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-07-10
A GLORIOUS FOURTH! !.
Princeton Patriots Spend the Glorious
Fourth at Green Lake and
Other Rural Retreats. -
The Story of the Day-A Big Time
at Green Lake-Celebra-
tiOns Elsewhere. .

tions Elsewhere.
Princeton was like a deserted vii
lage on the Fourth. The day opened
with promise of good weather, and un-
til evening the weather was as good as
one could expect on the Fourth. It
was good and hot and. the only shower
during the day was at noon when there
was short rain, and Jupiter Pluvius
reserved the big show for the evening
fireworks. There was general exo-
dus to the country and Green Lake
was the Mecca for all patriots. From
early morn until noon all roads led to
Holm's popular resort and early in the
day every choice location around the
lake was preempted. The woods
echoed with the shouts of the merry
pisnic crowds and humanity seemed to
swarm about Green Lake like bees.
Never was there such a crowd at the
lake as was there on the Fourth and
Mr.. Holm took care of the people in
excellent shape. The crowds kept
coming until late in the afternoon and
there must have been over a thousand
people al and around the lake during
the day. The dancing pavilion was
crowded and the gasoline launch
"Viking" was busy all day. carrying
tho crowds around the lake. Then
there were all kinds of amusements
sandwiched in throughout the day.
A light shower at noon was soon over
and forgotten and the afternoon was all
that could be desired. The early
birds who got home shortly after sup
per had the laugh on those who re-
manned until late and got drenching
enroute home. Several 'busses ran be-
tween Princeton and Green lake dur
ing the day and carried many to the
lake and back, and it was two o'clock
in the morning when the last load was
brought to town.
The event Of the day was the ball
game between Cambridge and Prince
ton which resulted in score of four to
five in favor of the Cambridge nine.
The game was close and exciting.
Very few managed to get around the
bags and reach the home plate and get
a perpendicular mark. OF the Prince
ton team ''Shiner," Pratt and Could
ing were the only ones to score, and of
the Cambridge boys Bunker, King
brothers, Magnus and Hallin were the
lucky score makers. The first two in
nings were drum heads for both teams
and in the third Princeton made the
first score while Cambridge was shut
out. Each took frames in the fourth
inning, and in the next three Prince
ton BANKED. In the eighth one score
was made, and the ninth brought but
two. In the fifth Cam bridge got three
men around safely, in one, two, three
order, failed to score. in the sixth, and
took one score in the seventh and like
wise in the eighth, with shut out in
the ninth. The Cambridge team were
''Klingers" in the fatal fifth, each one
OF the millers getting around the bases
with scoring records and followed by
Magnus who rubbed it in. Pratt and
Stangler pitched while Cravens caught
for Princeton. Brant and Magnus
made up the battery for Cam bridge and
the Princeton boys had hard work to
locate the left-handed sky rockets of
Brant. Judge Torell of Cam bridge
umpired the game.
In the swimming contest between
John Haeg and Chas. johnson, Haeg
Won by eight feet. The distance swan
was over three-quarters of mile.
Haeg had been getting in good trim
for the contest, and for several nights
prior to the event cut the waters of
Rum river for a half mile or so at a
time.
In the evening it rained and poured
and the elements were about as con-
trary as any one would wish. The
wind and the rain held high carnival
and it was impossible to send off any
fireworks, though several attempts
were made but without success. Sat-
urday night was even worse than the
night before and Sunday night offered
such a fine opportunity for a display of
fireworks that few pieces we're set
off. The hold-over fireworks in Prince
ton were sent off Monday night
At Greenbush.
Every preparation had been made
for big time at Dan McCuaig's place
in Greenbush on the Fourth, but that
section of country was not so fortunate
as others and hard rains during the
forenoon interfered with the program
OF sports, the picnic dinner and dane
ing. There was quite a crowd in at