The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-24
CHRONICLES FROM
The LAKE CAMP
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM THE
BOYS WHO ARE LOCATED AT
coRMoRANT AT THE n. NJ. &. A.
FARM AS MADE BY OFFICIAL
EDITOR.

The following is an account of the
doings at the Y. M. C. A. camp, which
10 located at Lake Cormorant In Min
nssota, as made by the Official camp
COrmorant Camp Chronicle.
Established Monday, June II, 1919
Go Uaas Were exceedingly muddy both
cycles were unable to use them as
means or conveyance to Lake park:
pnI some OF these took their bikes
was uneventful compared with what
VII pc herein written later. Most of
the fellows either bought sweets or
lheir supplies of groceries at the
Myers stores in Lake Park, some both.
We then packed our provisions and
blankets into Mr.. Twiss's wagon, only
n or two articles being left behind.
heye ana Duerner started for camp
goon AFTER the train arrived at Lake
Park Pollock, Chapman, Adams and
aLklns walked close by the wagon
while Moe rode on 1T. His crutches
We're run over and broken"
Webster, Lane n Crothers rode BIZ
cycles out. Being instructed by a
worthy party these three travelled one
n one-half miles too ar. When we
Matters, Corbett and Holmes had come
Saturday in spite of the rain. A few,
but precious few, went In swimming
and found b water cold enough to
AASOAp ~ |OSrIlAAAS OH a DTHSH L1Ou~
key. Nearly all the rest of the time
camp.
Everyone got ticks from the Twiss
OF the boys had their first experience
in cooking in a long time today.
IN the evening we had a camp IRE.
MT. Miller explained the offices OF
formerly elected mayor Ernest Ash
land did not come as expected, we
elected John Eurado Keye as mayor.
The following officers were elected:
holmes, chief OF police; Lane as Judge,
smith as the attorney, and Webster,
editor, in place Of the r~esigning Of
Matters. We then retired.
Thursday. June 20, 1s12.-Early in
the morning the combined forces of the
bed bugs and wood tick gangs vacated
camp to fight the numerous monsters
Of the deep sea in Long Tine lake. The
until Bob Crothers pulled In a large
mcuthed black bass. This fish was
later ascertained to be fifteen inches
long but the weight is not yet known
and probably never will be as the
buffers ate it for supper. The same
boat caught only two other fish which
were of the sun variety. The second
boat was successful in landing about
ten fairly good sized sun-fsh. My
Gee! bu those fish are at present very
conspicuous by their absence. The
black $ boat on their way home
went to search turtles. They obtained
one after a bath by Crothers and a
wipe off in the weeds by the same
actor. Turtles are especially swapping
and seem to be quite e
The fishers ate dinner and break
fast at 1 o'clock and tent No. A had
two hungry visitors. The sail boat
was first tried this morning by Lane
and Duerner with as good success as
can be expected considering past Years
experiences.
A good bunch OF the fellows Of the
bed bugs and wood tick crowd took
a hike at a moderate pace as far as
the Carpenter, Lewis, Wall and Cali
lander cottages. Many pictures were
taken on the way including one OF the
girls bathing suits attached to their
clothes line. On the return trip we
used cross tie pass ticket, the mixers
assisted most worthily by Matters
who captured a real live, half dead,
stunned, baby white and black skunk.
This was carried home in n of john
sons sacks. and a surgical operation
is contemplated. The poor creature
had his picture snapped, but his fame
ended when he was cruelty assassin
shots at h distance of twenty-four
inches by Smith. The turtle also had
his picture taken and chip-monk was
almost snapped by Smith while on this
hike.
Two bal games were played today,
The wood ticks defeated the bed bugs
in a game for fudge by transmagnt-
ficent large score, while the lens beat
the Nuts to the tune OF 10 to 8.
Bright sayings and general remarks
of the day:
The girls went in bathing with moth
ing on ........cl clothes.
Several mysteries have beer cleared
up in Miller's Uranium today.
Yoo! Howl Skinna!
o, you Matters and your pet polecat,
One of yesterdays want adds may
be erased as We Ed, the poor, home
less wretch was today taken in by tent
A, on half pay.
Well, that is nothing to laugh about.
Some part of heavenly triplets, those
black bass, turtle and polecat.