The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-07-09
The Celebration.
Saturday, July 4tll, was cele--
bvated~in WorthingtOn with
all the pomp and grandeur
words can imply ~
5000 People in Attendance

cloudy, cool and threatened rain, but
fortunately did not occur. The
clouds cleared away during the after
noon and the sun shone forth and as
sisted in frightening the days pleas
ure and beautify the decorations of
the national colors.
The exercises of the day were
opened by the Heron Lake Band
composed of sixteen pieces under the
efficient leadership of Joseph Jones.
The boys have nice, neat, new uni
forms and made very creditable ap-
pearance. They discoursed some
very fine music during the day which
was greatly appreciated by the large
number of people present who loudly
and frequently applauded the band
boys selections.
The first sport listed to take place
was the gun shoot.
FIRST SdOOI-IEN SlNtLES.
Grimes Z, Hubbard S, Madison 8,
Coughran 5, R. Humiston 4, Travis 8,
Hamilton 8, Butler 5, Tuitehill 4,
Hitchcock Z, Babcock 3, Ramage 5,
Edwards 6.
Travis and Hamilton divided first
$500 each. Grimes and Hitchcock
second 80 each. Edwards third
$2.4O.
SECOND sH0oT-TEN SINGLES.
Grimes Z, Hubbard 9, Madison 4,
Coughran 3, Humiston 4, Travis :,
Hamilton 7, Butler 8, Babcock 5,
Ramage 4, Peppls l., Brown 8,
Edwards l. -.
Hubbard first, $6.05; Butler and
Brown second, $3.50 each; Grimes,
Trayis and Hamilton third, 80 cents
each.
THIRD sHooT-J1FrlEN SINGLES.
Grimes II, Thompson 8. Hibbard 10,
Humiston s, Hamilton 13, Travis 10,
Madison 10, Butler 10, Brown s,
Edwards 6, Coughran 6, Ramage g.;
Hamilton first, $3.50; Grimes End,
$500; Hibbard, Traves, Madison and
Butler third, 80 cents each.
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Grimes 8, Hamilton 10, Thompson 8,
Hubbard 8, Travis Z, Madison 7,
Butler 6, Brown 3, Edwards 6,
Humiston 6.
Hamilton first, $3.50; Grimes End,
$2.10; Thompson and Hibbard third,
70 cents each.
The next contest was between two
teams composed of the local fire
The first run was made
by:
M. Hurlbert, Fl. Hobson,
G. H. Babcock, Henry Footh,
r. Torrance, L. Towne,
Chas. Covey, 81. Twitchell,
r. H. Sibley, W. Madison,
and Jas. MacKay coupler, who miss
ed coupling.
The second team was composed Of:
Jas. Ramage, W. Stoutemeyer,
V. Hurlburt, G. Mitchell,
G. Bigelow, A. Rose,
II. Thom, A. johnson, |
D. Anderson, w. Madison,
G. Mitchell coupler. This team win
ming the run in II seconds. The peo-
pie then secured their dinner and
hastily returned to see the parade
that was was to occur at an untimely
hour. The majority of the parade
features were creditable but there
were some that were disgusting and
in the opinion of many should not
have been permitted to pass through
the streets. The sights of the OBJ
jectionable display caused illness
among quite number of ladies and
a case has been reported that one
lady suffered for several days. !
After the parade the people made
their way to the High School Park to
listen to the oration. In few and
we'll chosen words G. M. Crandall in
;roduced the persons selected to ad-
lress the assemblage. Rev. McCune
offered an invocation which was fol-
owrd by the reading of the Declara-
ion of Independence by Judge Geo.
W. Wilson, who in turn was followed
~ Hon. W. B. Sketch, of jackson,
Who deviated from the time honored
custom of an Grafton relative to pat
:iotism, and instead rendered some
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