The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
THE CELEBRATION AT DUFUR.

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THE CELEBRATION AT DUFUR.
The pleasant little city on
Fifteen-Nile had two-days' celebra-
tion, commencing on Friday and clos
| ing on Saturday afternoon. The
| afternoon of the Sd was devoted to
racing and athletic sports, one of the
main features being ball game be-
tween the Dufur and Ramsey mines,
which was hotly contested, and re-
suited in victory for Dufur, in score
OF 10 to 13.
The two-mife bicycle race was won
| by Walter Brigham, of Dufur. and the
mile race by Charlie Heppner, of The
Dalles.
The first horse race was a 300-yard
dash, in which there were three en-
trees, Glavey's Nellie Green, James
mare G. L. and Bottoms Red Jacket.
Nellie Green won the first prize and L.
G. the second. The most interesting
race was the 25O yard dash for ponies.
| The entries were Maloney's Cricket,
James, Little Pete, Montgomery Jim,
| Aliens Ted and Davidson's Nellie.
Little Pete took the lead from the
start. and never looked back until he
was safe under the wire, while Jim
made good second. Then there was
250-yard race for non-winners, in
which Allen 8 Ted was victorious over
Maloney's Cricket and Davidson's
Nellie
After the races were over the pleas
ure of the first day was concluded with
grand ball, participated in by 81
| couples.
The morning of the Fourth opened
fair and bright and Dufur was in her
best holiday attire. At an early hour
people began arriving from every di-
.rection and congregating at the
spacious grove just above the town
and when President of the Day Hin
man arose to announce the program,
he was greeted by throng of fully |
1000 people. A number of patriotic
airs were rendered by the Dufur band |
and national melodies sung by the
glee club, when Fl. s. Turner, editor
of the Dispatch, was introduced and !
read that grand ole document, the
Declaration of Independence. Then
there was more music, which was fol-
lowed hy patriotic and able Grafton
delivered by Rev. T..J. Merrill. The
forenoon's entertainment was closed
with appropriate music, when the
assemblage was invited to partake of
the barbecue prepared by Prof. A.
Frazer: The meat was delicious, cook
ed to the ''queen's- tasLe," as it were,
and by unanimous consent Prof. Frazer
was declared perfect as superintendent
of barbecues.
The afternoon was devoted to
numerous athletic sports. foot races,
egg and sack races, jumping, ETC.,
and furnished sufficient amusement
to convince all of the patriotism
and life that pervades Dufur and
vicinity.
MoSIER's PICNIC.
The people of Mosier contented
themselves with real old fashioned
picnic, where all took their lunch bas
kets, well filed of course, and devoted
their time to eating and general socia-
bility, interspersed with music and the
reading of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, followed by ball in the even
ing. The celebration was by no means
pretentious, but nevertheless it was
pleasant, and was we'll enjoyed by all
who assembled in memory of the
nations anniversary.
THE EXCURSION TO HOOD RIVER.
. An event that was most pleasant to
large number of residents of this city
was the excursion to Hood River given
by The Dalles Concert Band. AT 8
o'clock on the morning of the
Fourth the Regulator left her dock
with 232 Dallesites on board, and
with the strain of classic music waited
upon the air, a pleasant ride down the
river was experienced. Arriving at
Hood River, the band gave concert
in front of the Mt. Hood hotel, after
which all proceeded to the ball grounds
to witness contest ON the diamond
between a picked nine from this city
and the Hood River players. Both
sides put up an excellent game until
the seventh inning, when misun-
derstanding arose nobody appeared
to know just what it was or how it
but in less than no time
the ball grounds were turned into a
battle field, and the players tumbled
over each other. depicting the
scenes of two crack. teams OF some
of the leading colleges at foot ball.
Nobody needed the command of the
umpire to "play ball." and the game
was declared off, with the score stand
ing 13 to 13. 1t was most unfortunate
affair, heartily regretted by all, but
could probably not have been averted.
Barring the little unpleasantness this
occasioned, nothing occurred to mar
the happiness of the day. Many of The
Dalles people took lunches with them
anu cuJOycu IuSlf uluucTS uuuSr 1nS
numerous shades in and about Hood
River. while others partook of the hos
pitalify of the genial Charlie Bell of
the Mt. Hood: On the return trip the
band again rendered number Of fine |
selections, and by the time the boat
arrived at The Dalles all on board
were in excellent humor, having for
COTTON the unpleasant termination of
the ball game.
In the evening the Regulator made
another trip down the river about ten
miles, carrying some $50 who had re-.
NAMED in the city during the day. and
pleasant termination of
pleasant day.
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