Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-09
FOURTH At the LAKE
Bathlag, Fishing, and Dancing
Galore. Large Crowd. A
New Tribe.

The weather during ote Fourth
was Mixed. threatening rain and
sprinkling occasionally, water rather
cold for bathing though entered by a
few venturesome enthusiastic shiver-
ing water nympns.
Mr.. and Mrs W. B. Default en-
tertained at IJneeda Rest a house
party of relatives there being Mrs.
Gieseler, Mrs. S. G. Default, a. B.
Default, wife, daughter and baby,
Clark and Louis DEN ault, the launch
being kept busy darting to and fro
for the pleasure of all. Their fire.
works were elaborate, the only dam
age being to A. B. DaNault's pate
through which was burned a hole.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. B. Niemeyer, oe-
cupying the Flint cottage, had as
guests Mr.and Mrs. a. ". Mcdonald
of Courtenay for the FourtI: anu Sum
day.
At the club house were Mr.. and
Mrs. Hevenor and son, whose guests
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Weber, and Mr..
and Mrs. Ellsworth Crane.
At Camp Kill Care. Mr.. and Mrs.
o. J. Seller did the hono1s for Judge
and Mrs. Bigelow and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Rathman, burning much fire.
works In the late evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klenk and Mr.. and
Mrs. McCulloch and son occupied a
tent on the south shore of the lake
during the fourth and Sunday.
Harry Past and Fred Sappenheld
with their families enjoyed sojourn
at che lake during the holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slime and Mrs. Allen
Osborne were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Allen at the Harrington
cottage during the fourth. Mr.. and
Mrs. Slime returned Sunday evening
and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen with Mrs.
Osborne last evening.
a. NJ. ana ]. E. Halstead with
theirfamilies met their bro others and
family from Carrington at the Wal
lace cottage. whjcK air occupied dur
ing the celebration.
The bob cat is undesirable but the
cat that elm bs the pole has no sense
Of propriety nor of smell whatever,
not even respecting the day we cele-
h4 ~koe nj
The display of fireworks is said to
have been the best for many years.
The Sunday school exercises were
well attended at W. B. Defaults at
one O'Clock Sunday, about 25 being
there.
Albert Default made a catch OF
two large pike.
The draw leading to the ..Kneebone
cottage was..a popular place:for camp
ers, it being the most accessible road
to the lake from jamestown.
Miss Helen West and Miss Bernice
Britt we're guests Of the Lyman's at
Crow Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs John Matchie, chill
dren and friends were encanped on
the south shore. .g.s .53
Most Of the perch caught this sea-
son are small, not nearly as large as
last years average
The Tucker pavilion attracted q
large crowc Saturday evening where
the two-step and waltz held sway I'LL
even twelve. The floor was perfect,
the music excellent, the temperature
warm and an atmosphere Of genial
ity pervaded the entire Assem- blage.
The verandas were almost as popular
as the ballroom. Comfort in dress
was considered Of more Importance
than elegance, the weather being
warm. The refectory was almost as
popular as the upper floor, much IL
auid cooln. IS being In demand and
conrteously dispensed By many at.
tendants. Eighty gallons Of ice
I cream we're required. 43s
The Ia Brasches were kept busy all
the day, every boat having been en-
gagged before the eve Of the Fourth,
SO that those without forethonght
took the rocky road sround except
y what comfort could be gotten from
the launch Ri des, req 0lar round trips
being made BY them.