The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09
1T WAS A GREAT DAY.
The Celebration of American IndePen-
dence at lola a Grand Success.

The Celebration of American IndePen-
dence at lola a Grand Success.
1t was a sensible celebration, to be-
gin with. That is to say it waited
until daylight to begin, instead of
beginning at midnight as some others
have in years gone by. And when it
did begin it went straight ahead,
without a hitch or a bObhle any
where. The procession moved of
promptly. under the always efficient
direction of John Walters, and it was
a good deal of a procession, the band,
the mounted police and the two mill
tary companies leading the way and
the "citizens in wagons and on foot"
bringing up the rear. Owing to some
Misunderstanding the trades display
by the merchants did not materialize,
only half dozen taking part in it
when there should have been half q
hundred. But the procession was all
right.
AT THE GROUNDS.
The grounds were already comfort
ably filled when the procession ar
rived, and before the day was over
they were packed. But they remain
ed delightfully."- cool all day. The
crowd amused itself with itself and
with merry-gO-rOund and other
things until eleven O'Clock when a
considerable portion of it went up to
the race tract to see the bicycle race
and the Gun Club Shoot. There were
only three entries in the race, Jim
Ewart, Paul GoshOrn and Albert Nc
Carley. They won in the order
named. The Shoot, which began at
eleven O'Clock and continued after
dinner until nearly six, was general
Nv considered one of the most inter-
esting events of the day. 1t was bad
weather for shooting, hot, with a
bright sun, high wind and good
deal of dust. Nevertheless the scores
made were fairly good ones as the
following record shows:
Event No l, 10 blue rocks, ) live birds. Prize
Water set Won ]. E. Meeker,
J. E. Meeker llOl01OIO1u11-1l
C. F. Scott 11111O1O1OOOl0l-9
G. b. Miller O1lOO1l1OOOl111-9
]. S. Turner O1lllOOlOOO1l1O-s
Jas Wakefield 11lllO1OOOOOl1O-S
L. ]. Porter OOll1lOOOlOO11O-7
d. P. Northrup OOlOOO1OOOOlO1O-4
F. J. Horton COO1O1OOOOOOOOl-3
F. P Brigham Ol0O0lOoO0OOOO1-S
L. Coffield 1OOOOOOOOOOOO1O-2
Event No. 2, twenty five blue rocks Prize,
Silver Cup. Jas Wakefield winner.
Wakefield 11O11l1ll0l1101l0O0l110
Scott ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Meeker llOOlO11OO10IIl1ll0-15
Porter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Robinson OOOO1O1OOO1l1l1lOlOl1lOO-1
Turner OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Warren Ol10l0l1OOO111OO1OOOOO11O
Heilman OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Jackson OOOOOOOOOlOOOlO1OOl-
Event No. 8. Fifteen blue rocks. Entrance
money divided into three purses won in order
named by Meeker, Scott and Robinson,
Meeker 1l111111110lOOl--12
Scott O11OO11111111OO-1O
Robinson 110O0111011011O- 9"
Turner 101lOOOl0l11l0l- 9"
Porter Ol11OOll10Ol1OO--
Jackson ll0l1100OO110OO--
Bartes 00O01l11lll0O00--
Wakefield OO1OOOlO0lOl1Ol-
Strong OOOOOO0l0lOOllO- 1
"The tie for third place was won in the shoot
off by Robinson.
The three winning highest total
number of points were Meeker So.
Scott So, Wakefield 81.
THE GRAFTON.
AS many people as could get within
range Of his voice gathered about the
speakers stand after dinner and lis |
tened with the closest attention and
the heartiest approval to the Grafton
delivered by Hon. w. A. ChOguill, of
Humboldt. Mr.. Choguill had but |
three days notice that speech would |
be expected of him, but with his we'll |
stored mind and fluent tongue this |
was enough to enable him to make |
one of the best Fourth of July address |
es ever heard on these grounds. a
good many feared that MIR. Choguill's |
well known POpulistic views might |
Iaad him 70 introduce OOlitioS into his