The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-08-20
WEEK AT ELK LAKE
All Sorts of Attractions Provided by
COttagers for Entertainment
of Visitors at Lake.
Among Them flock Wedding, Indian
War Dance and Spider-Web
Party With Frillings.

was one continual round OF pleasure
for cottagers, their guests and visi-
tors alike. All sorts of entertainments
were provided for the amusement of
the multitude.
On Wednesday evening the principal
attraction was mock wedding in
which Bertha Dugan and Lena Mach
bar were the principals, while Lillian
Kaliher conducted the service in a
very ministerial manner. The bride,
groom and preacher adopted compli-
Gated pseudonyms as long as tele-
phone poles and their raiment was of
a particularly outlandish nature. In
fact the participants we're frights to
behold. Ragged pants with one sus-
pender, old leaky shoes and dresses
like mother used to wear (only full of
holes) were worn by the bridal party.
Nosegays of cabbage leaves and sun
flowers were carried by the bride and
bridesmaid and the groom held in his
hand hat of the Grover Cleveland
campaign vintage. The presents con-
sisted of tin cans, hOrseshOes. pickles,
curry comb, etc. Refreshments
were afterwards served in the pavilion
as the band played on
An Indian war dance was arranged
for Thursday night and it proved a
bowling success-with "howling"
emphasized. It seemed like all the
demons in the torrid land below had
broken loose when that dance COM
menced. Noise? It was double dis
titled pandemonium, b'jove. Every
participant had assumed an Indian
name and some of them were fearfully
and wonderfully compounded. There
were among the "savages" Bend-in-
the-back, Hook-in-the-nose, Slide-on-
the-peel, Chief Bric-a-Brac, Talk
through-his-hat and Pimple-faced-
Pete. The blankets in which the
aborig1nes we're wrapped were of varie-
gated hues and their hair was stuck
full of feathers stolen from Mr.. Pratt
roosters. At sign from the chief
the dance around the bonfire was
stopped, the bowling discontinued,
and all squat down to enjoy meal of
sausagized dog. During the feast a
dark form was noticed stealthily ap-
preaching through the woods. Sud-
denly this form darted forth, picked
up handsome squaw and hastily de-
parted. The whole tribe, emitting a
fearful yell, followed, and after chase
of several rods, rescued the kidnapped
maiden from that begrizzled old war
rior, 81. B. Pratt, who was taken back
to camp, compelled to eat dog and to
furnish ice cream free of charge. At
II O'Clock the savages entered their
wigwams and nothing but sonorous
sounds were heard thereafter during
the night.
On Friday night white folks dance
was given in the pavilion and, con-
sidering the inclemency of the weather,
a very fair crowd was in attendance.
Murphy's orchestra played for the
occasion and, as usual. the music was
good.
A spider-web party in the pavilion
was Saturday nights attraction and
this proved very entertaining. One
of the pretty features was the military
march to the stand at which each par
ticipant was provided with an ice
cream cornucopia and hunk of cake.
Prizes were given to the most expert
spiderwebbers" and charades we're
played.
Among the incidents of the week
was the catching of fish by Bertha
Dugan and Lena Nachbar-the first
denizen of the deep they had ever
hooked. The capture of this three
FOUNDER almost scared them into
Mysteries. They called for help and
fifteen people rushed forth to discover
that not far from shore the girls were
standing in the boat threatening to
jump overheard unless some one came
: to their assistance. The fish was
dangling in the air above the boat
and every now and then it's tail would
slap them in the face. It eventually
fell from the hook into the boat and
the girls hurriedly rowed to shore,
where their alarm was transformed
into laughter.
The same cottagers are at the lake
as last week with the exception of Rev.
Heard and guests who broke camp on
Monday. The guests were Prof. Paul
Heard and wife and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dow, Minneapolis. They returned to
their homes on Tuesday.
Letter From Dennis.
Dennis Kaliher writes the Union
from Manitoba and gives brief de-
scription of the territory he has trav-