The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06
THE DAY OF DAYS.
Is Enthusiastically Observed
In Crystal Falls.
Every Contest Entered into With
spIrIt-The Miners Tug OF War
the Feature OF the Day.

And the eagle screamed, and screamed
SO loud that all the people In Crystal
Falls and surrounding locations heard
the screams and all turned out in body
TO salute and do honor to the great
American king-bird. The salute OF guns
SO often advertised and so seldom fired
was not omitted. Giant powder served
the purpose and ratified the windows all
around town at dawn. The reports
were so lond that they ARE said to have
awakened John Trombley and Ell
Mnssie. two Of Crystal Falls efficient
officers.
No effort to arrange for celebration
was mado until Monday, when Mr..
'rrombley went around among the bust
ness men and was guaranteed the sup
port necessary for the prize sports.
Monday night the iiremen met and
program was arranged
The celebration was one OF the most
enthusiastic Crystal Falls people ever
enjoyed The prizes were small but
every contest was entered into with de-
termination on the part OF the oppon-
ents.
The first prize In the calithumpian
parade was awarded TO Thomas
Brooks and William Wills A large
wheel with shoes all around was rigged
up "a wagon. A dummy stood la the
rcar end Of the wagon, one Of the boys
turned n crank, and at every revolution
oi the wheel the dummy was kicked"
Hanging to the dunlmy's neck was
card with the legend II voted for Grov-
cr." The second prize was awarded to
John Sweeney, as blacksmith. while
Glenn Webb ns Uncle Sam, carried of
the third prize.
Short patriotic orations were then
delivered from the Lockwood House
porch by Messrs. Handy, Moriarty,
Voos and Bach and Revs. Smits and
Ilemenway. Each speaker in turn was
greeted with laudatory demonstrations
on the part OF the large audience that
gathered to witness the carrying out OF
the program OF the day
The pie-cating contest was declared q
draw between Masters Thomas Brown
and Henry Terrien. The wheelbarrow
race, blind-iolded, was run twice, the
winner in the first heat being able to
look under the bondage. The prize was
won by Chas. Snndstrom in the second
run.
Ellis Widstrand jumped away with the
prize in the boys sack race
The feature OF the day was the tug OF
war between the Dunn miners and the
Shaicr miners. The Dunn WAS short OF
men and were supplied from among the
boys around town, some Of whom had
recently been employed there and sue
ceedcd in pulling the Shafer crowd over
the mark. The tug was hard one and
the cheering grew louder as the onlookers
grew more excited.
The potato race, for boys was won
by Willie Weycker, and Losis Henry
ran away from bis opponents ia the
hundred yard loot race for nen.
The running jump for men was numer-
ously entered into, but the number
II
Of the Fairbanks location and John
Ham, OF the Dunn mine, jumped tie.
One jump was given each man when
Ham failed to reach the tie mark.
eighteen feet and three inches, which
Brooks succeeded in clearing by two
inches The lat mems race was next In
line and furnished considerable amnse-
ment, Don Buel outrunning several huge
chunks OF humanity.
Thomas Brooks and Mike Behan left
their opponents in the three-legged race
scattered along the street.
Frank Ball won the ilremen's foot
race and the men OF cart No. with the
assistance OF M. III. Moriarty and Jake
Binder, e is claimed) defeated No. 1 In
the Ilrcmen's tug oI war.
The boys running race was taken by
Ed Sweeney, Jr,, who also took the
boys jumping prize. The boys three
legged rnce was awarded TO Russell Ball
and charlie Christensen.
Master Joseph 1erricn tore the long
green from the top Of the creased pole,
working his way up with the assistance
of n pocket full oi snnd. Deputy Sheriff
John TrombIey took second prize Ia
in this sport, but as he used step
ladder for a start, was not permitted TO
appropriate the cash.
The balloons, three In number, went
out OF sight. and the program was
lconcludcd by u grand ball In the
Crystal Falls opera opera. The attend
ance was not very large. but socially the
ball was n success and all who attended
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