The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-07-10
THE FOUSTH AT DUFUR.
Two Days of Celebration at the Prosperous
CITY on Fifteen Mile.

The patriotic citizens of Dufur cele-
brated Independence, day in fitting
style, devoting two days to festivities.
| The celebration began Friday with
ball game between the Kingsley and
Boyd clubs, and after very hotly con-
tested game resulted in q victory for the
Kingsley nine. This was followed by
| numerous foot races and other athletic
| sports that amused those who had as
sembled to commemorate the anniver-
sary of the birth of the nation. There
were also number of horse races that
attracted attention until the shades of
evening began TO fall, when the
| younger element assembled at the hall
and began a dance which lasted until
the dawn of day Saturday morning..
At the break of day Saturday morn
ing the booming of cannons an
nounced the opening of another fes-
tive day, and by sunrise all Dufur was
astir. By 10 O'Clock the streets of that
thriving little city were thronged with
| people from different parts OF the
county, and everything except the
ever-present Eastern Oregon breeze
bespoke most pleasant day. Despite
the wind, ths exercises on the grounds
were carried d out in full and were most
enjoyable. When President of the
day o. K. Butler appeared on the plat
form to announce the opening of the
festive occasion fully 1000 people sent
up a cheer to old glory and 12lst ami
versary of American independence.
After Chaplain J. E. Connor had in
voked Divine blessing, Waldo Brig
ham was introduced, and read the Dec
claration of Independence in clear, dis
tinct tones that made this grand old
document seem to the hearer revala-
tion and new incentive for patriotism.
After the rendering of a patriotic air
Dalles, was presented by the president
as the orator of the day, and delivered
one of the ablest orations ever heard
in Wasco county. Mr.. Sinnott ap-
succeeded well in amusing his audience
and at the same time arousing gen
erol feeling of patriotism, bringing
forth hearty and repeated applause
from the immense assem- blage. The
Grafton was followed By music fur
nished by the Dufur brass band, then
Mrs. A. Garfield read scholarly ad-
dress on education and love of coun
try. This concluded the forenoon ex-
ercises, and the people were invited to
partake of barbecued meats prepared
under the supervision of Prof Frazer.
During the afternoon the Calthum-
plans appeared in the streets with all
their hideous and grotesque costumes
and for several hours marched hither
and yon, apparently having no particu-
lar object in view except to amuse the /
throng. All this time the Dufur brass |
band discoursed pleasant music, and
most pleasant afternoon was spent by |
the citizens of Dufur and their guests.
After the plug uglies had finished
their performances the Kingsley and
Dufur base ball teams crossed bats on
the diamond, but honors were easy,
the clubs being well matched, and the
game was declared q tie.
In the evening the young folks again
assembled at the hall in town, and to
the sweet strains of music whiled away
the hours even after the approach of
the Sabbath.
The Sunday exercises were confined
to religious exercises, Rev. John
Evans delivering sermon in the
and Rev. J. E. Conner ad
dressing the people in the afternoon.
ATE A BARREL OF EGGS A DAY.
Shipwrecked Men Subsisted on Them
Solely for Twelve Days.
"Do you like eggs?' was the question
that stirred up "'49-er" to make some
talk in Bangor store the other day. He
was an old man, says the Lewiston
Journal, and he Strengthened up to
somethinglike the height ofhis prime as
be answered: 81 had surfeit of them
once. Twas toward so years when
was on the way home from California,
We left the isthmus on a good brig
bound for New York, but ran into a
coral reef in the Caribbean sea and were
wrecked. 1t was patch of sand just
out of the water, but you ought to see
the flocks of sea fowl that nestled on it!
They had to move out of the way to
give US room to stay there, and that
was about all they would do. Their
nests were everywhere, and there were
eggs in abundance. We ate about
barrel of them every day during the L.
days we were there. Some of us got off
n boat and went to San Juan, in
Nicaragua, where we got vessel to go
after those we left on the reef. That
Tessel was commanded by William
Lawrence, of Bath, who was killed by a
nan named Wilkinson while he was a
policeman there. We tried to get to the I
'eef, but bad weather stove us up so we
lad to set in for New Orleans, where
We found the rest of the men rescued by y
another vessel. But eggs"--the old b
mans face took on peculiar express
'ion. r