Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-10-02
TIL lLACE FESTIVAL.
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esensea's Parade.
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nAn1AN feEencon. Il was the
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&ny cfth6 cs{yclss were nicely decorated.
novel Neaturepf the parade, and one not
down on the bilh, Was about twenty waR-
Ons- loaded with ladians, who fell in be-
hind the wheelmenwhen they left Water
street, and kept dong with them until
they turned at the Gordon. The wagons
containing the indians were we'll loaded
with aborigines of al ages. There were
many quite young rAlskins who seemed to
enjoy the novel exhibition as much as the
the older members Vt the tribs. The
Thousands of spechtors on sidevalks
Joy their peculiar antldy and their queer
conveyances.
Bicycle Races.
There were only six entries to the bicycle
races in the afternoon. The entries in
the novice race were: G. !, Graves, Of
Yankton; George Parks, Of Missouri VAL
ley; 9. Gordon, Of Lie Mars; ii. A. Case,
of Lincoln, Neb., and Burt SCumminRs
and J. d. Forbes, of Sioux City. The
wheelmen made fair start from the saddle.
At the end of the stretch Graves vas nearly
twenty yards in the lead, with Parks Sec
ond, Cummings third, Case fourth Forbes
fifth and Gordon sixth. The second heat
resulted the same way. One trial vas ali
there was of the slow race. The starters
we're Carton, Graves, Forbes, Parks and
case. The rules of the race were tina. the
last man at the finish should be winner:
that in case of fall the wheelmen should
start from the lead Of the contestants, and
that no wheelman could re-enter from q
fail within fifty feet Of the finish. Graves,
Of Yankton, made the prsttisst ride of oil,
keeping his machine in almost straight
line and finishing good distance behind
the balance. Parks was second and Case
third.
The Industrial Parade.
most important parade of the first veak nj
the corn palace festival, aud q very attract
i've exhibition it was. In this demonstra-
tion the railroads took ,onspicuous part,
AZ 10 fitting; for they represent many in
terests not comprehended in excursions to
the corn palace only. but scattered al
along their various lines in all directions,
aud the corn palace festival affords them
fine opportunities for showing what their
tributary country produces. The parade
was led by o gigantic float drawn by four
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