Show MAROONED ON ISLAND ON EVE OF WEDDING swan lindquist of minneapolis held prisoner by ice and ceremony Is postponed minneapolis swan lindquist was marooned on big island lake minne tonka with a score of other men re so near and yet so far bently and as a result he did not marry his prospective bride according to schedule after a couple of days he managed to get a rowboat through the ice and the postponed marriage took place several weeks ago the twin city rapid transit company hired a crew of men to proceed with the improve ments booked tor completion the early part of next summer the crew secured a large stock of provisions and hired colored cooks to handle them all of ohp men having made arrangements to make a good long stay of it halt a dozen minneapolis persons knew about swans coming marriage if the young man had tried come to the city three davs before every thing would have been lovely as there were rowboats on the island and he would have had no difficulty in making the opposite shore the ice then the island how ever and it was impossible to use the boats it was impossible to walk over the ice as it was too thin in some places this put swan up against it and he had to watt for the fates to help him out of his trouble for about 24 hours the gill whose name is withheld at her own request was nearly frantic thinking something se rious had happened to her fiance when she learned of swan s fredica ment she was inclined to be angry saying that any man with spunk would get to land by hook or crook even it he had to swim |