The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-07-07

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IN arbor for about five hundred persons.
These seats were all occupied, and then
fully one-third Of the multitude were
obliged to stand. Tho exercises began
about II o'clock, and the following is
briefly tho programme: "
Prayer-By Rev. o. II. Elmer, Of Sank
Centre. ~
Music-By Sank Centre Glee Club.
Reading Declaration Of Independence-By
R. Van King, Sank Centre.
Music, ''star Spangled Banner,"-by
0lee Club.
,0ration-C. D. Kerr, St. Cloud.
Mus;c-By baud.
Toast, s'The Glorious Sank Valley."-Re-
sponded to by Rev. Geo. Stewart, Sank
Centre. a'->.@.s-ss @ssra.r~ .-a as.ss&y-as,4-
Music-By band. ~
'tMinnesota 40 it is and % it il to be-
Responded to by Rev. A. J. Pike, Sank
Centre.
Musio-By band.
'sOur whole Encyclopaedia to by
A. Barto, Esq, Sank Centre.
Musio-By band.
''The Mothers Of America, the. hope of the
Country."-Responded to by Hon. N. II.
Miner, Sank Centre. :.
Muslo-By band.
''Our Free Common Schools, the Bulwark
Of our Free Institution" Responded
to by Rev. o. II. Elmer, Sank Centre.
Music-By band.
s'Our Fallen Heroes. "-Response by the
whole assemblsge standing in silence.
: The programme was ill we'll carried out,
and some Of the responses to tossts were
exceedingly happy and elected enthusiast
tic applause. -
After dinner the crowd again assembled,
when tho fun began, and from that tim
orth few fast and furious until about
o'clock, A. n. Of tho 9Th, when tho writer
loft, and he saith not how long thereafter
it continued.
The sack race! 1magine five or six
hearty young men, Of from 16 to % years
old, each sewed up in long narrow sack,
inclosing the whole person but the head,
and started on q race ofseventy-fve yards,
tho ono reaching the goal first to have five
dollars. OF ill tho ground and lofty tum-
blings and desperate efforts at locomotion
that you ever saw, these must rank first.
One poor fellow, far ahead Of all the rest,
nearly reaches the prize, when down he
comes, and the nearest one behind Stun
blss over him and rolls to the stake, illus
trsting those old fables and proverbs that
are such consolation when the cup
has been dashed from your very lips.
And climbing the creased pole! I don't
think you know anything about that, Mr..
Editor, because you never belonged to tho
"sons Of Malta" but do assure you,
from what saw on Monday, that It is =
task that may be placed along side that Of
sisyphus, to climb a pole twenty feet
high, six inches in diameter, with tho bark
peeled of, and well creased into the bar
gain. A five dollar bill Was pinned on the
top, and after many desperate efforts, one
little fellow conceived the strategem Of
filing his pockets with sand. He would
first rub the pole with his hat, then sand it
we'll from his pocket, and then advance a
foot Or 30, and BY continuing this opera
ton he At last reached the top and the V,
amid the plaudits Of every one, for the lit
tie follows perseverance was we'll deserv.
ing Of tho prize. Ihave not time to speak
Of the wheelbarrow race, tho foot race, thu
mule race, and tho race after the. CREASED
pig-all Of which were extremely anus
ing, and lasted until night, whom there
was most brilliant display Of fireworks
among which were about one hundred old
fashioned fire balls, that wildly recalls'
boyhood days, when they we're tho onl!
fireworks that could be procured. Abou
IL o'clock dancing began in the ne,
schoolhouse, which afforded room for si
sets on the floor At once. and more enjoy
able party it has not been my good forum
. to attend for many day. Was agrees
D bly, surprised ct many features Of the CO.
ebration-at the size Of the gatherlng-th
}, entire harmony and enthusiasm that pr
: vailed-ths intelligence that marked Il
4 audience - . whole-ths completeness IN
extent Of tho PREPARATIONS field must
n consisting Of lies and some six or eisl
= drums-ths two cannon, field yiecss, whit
l. kept laundering oil day-and the lsrl
y number Of really excellent teams driv'
= BY the farmers who we're prsssnt--al
which combined 10 rarely seen q one sst
ering in Minnesota. K.
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