Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-29
STONY POINT.

mates. Fair campers with chic o
els of bathing suits are lamenting,
but the angling fraternity are having
the time of their lives. for the fish
are biting with all the ayidity OF
springtime appetites. Most anyone
with a small amount Of patience and
fish sense can secure a goodly string
these days.
The level of water in Kampeska is
the highest it has been in years. Re-
cent visitors to the new dam de-
clare this level is from two to three
inches below that of the Big Sioux
and were it not for the dam thous-
ands of rough fish such as buffalo,
and gar would be running into the
lake. Nimrods ought to decorate
Game Warden Schocnberger and 9th
er sportsmen who pushed through
this little dam stunt with either the
iron cross or C~arnegie's medal. Mr..
Schoenberger announced last week
that the first large shipment OF lake
trout fry for Kampeska would be re-
ceived next week.
Irwin Nally, Of Rockford, Ill. the
first man to swim from the Point to
the outlet was ont navigating last
Sunday and a large audience Of spec
tators saw this human fish take an
- a,,zli 10 II =, rn.Lo Nnl1v
was In the water five hours without
Setting foot on terra tirma durinS
which time he had paid his respects
to the pump station, club house, out
let. Yahota, Sunset beach and Maid
ems Isle. Nally will enlist as a sub
marine in case the United States goes
TO war.
Mayor Wagner hit the beach for a
months outing this week. The wealth
err mar will not be able to long with
stand the sunny smile of our mayor
and you can begin to look for regula-
ton weather soon. Mr.. Wagner and
family have set camp in the Lamm
cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F~ahnestock
returned to camp Wednesday from
their trip to the western coast and
the exposition. Harry celebrated the
event by going out with Mayor Chas.
Williams and checking in with % fine
pike. Harry said that if he had
known they were biting like that he
would have cut out the side issues of
the trip.
The Lake View ball team have
scheduled a game at the Point next
Sunday. We understand their ap-
.ponents will be the fast kranzeurg
team and if so the game viii be a
risper from start to finish.
"A new fishing team composed OF
MH Clarence Hayward and Mrs. g
DeGraff was organized Wednesday
ana made a good start. Two of the
pike IN their string weighed v
four pounds. Their husbands, who
dressed the catch, were not very en-
thusiastie .rooters Cor the home team.
Mr.. anu Mrs. Perry of Aberdeen
spent Sunday at the Point as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Headly. They
we're delighted with the lake. Mr..
and Mrs. Nj. A. Cass with family, OF
LeMars, Ia, are this weeks guest
at the Headly camp.
The weekly dance last Wednesday
night was the largest in attendance
of any dance even given at the Point.
These dances are proving a popular
attraction.
aHapp Childhood at CLAY" was the
title of the movie sthat Fair Kampes-
ka saw one day last week. 1t was a
grand show day. The setting was
Stony Point; the ators were an army
Of red blooded, American kids, living
in W~atertown; the stage manager
was Mr.. Ferguson, the originator OF
the Days of eRal Sport" The back
RES were EllS SSuoOI va 1hN 49,
Of bald headed, big hearted, business
who are backing the playground
movement an dintend to see that the
kids get fair play.
1t was a sign for the eyes Q fthose
who long ago forgot that word, play;
TO rthe auto owners who generously
their machines in transporting
the army, an dthe interested parents
who came as a vanguard to watch the
frolic, which consisted in ball games
as well as races, drills, folk dancing,
and a basket picnic.
The climax OF the festivities was
reached when Ferguson gave the
two-fngered sign to the boys. SWIM
ming suits o fevery style, cut, shade
and size were pressed into service
and overrunning the bath house.
which had been turned over to them
it was but an instant till $50 unchins
were diving and splashing like q
brood of ducklings in their first wa
tering. 1t was a are sight. and at
traeted d large throng to the beach.
Later all joined in q picnic lunch
where there was much hilarity as
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