The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-05
The Celebration Held
In This City Yes
terday.
The Day Was An Ideal One.
.r parade Held I'm the Morning
and Big Display OF Fireworks
at Night.

,hs city, yesterday, was agreat successor
'".r, sense OF the word. and contrary to
sllexuectations the day was anideaf one
,a.o eolebraticn, being neither too warm
-, roo cool. The great and glorious
~ was announced by the booming
= ,be cannon at the dawn OF day, and
tom that time on the day was spent in
merrymaking and sightseeing. At $50
m the civic parade left the Opera
|. House corner and paraded the principal
streets Of the city. The procession was
made up az follows:
Gran Marshal and Aides.
Calumet Cornet Ban1.
Irish Rifles
Polish Hussars.
Red Jacket Fire Department,
Austrian Band.
Austrian Society.
Tamarack Band.
Finnish Society.
Float with little girls In white.
Calithumpians.
pon. ". s. Pollard and officers of the day In
carriages.
Citizens in carriages.
Alter parading the prin :ipal streets, the
procession came to a halt at the Red
Jacket school, near which the platform
for the speaking and reading was erected.
After selection by the Calumet Cornet
Band, Rsy. Father Otto offered up prayer
which was folio wed by reading OF the
the Declaration OF Independence, by Mr..
Thomas Wills, Jr. The reading was
followed by another selection by the
band, after which Chairman Duncan in
troduced the orator OF the day, the Hon.
". s. Pollard, OF Mineral Point, Wis.
Mr.. Pollard's address was a mastery
effort. and he just held the audience, who
were loath 10 have him stop, as his speech
was interesting and every word could be
clearly heard in any part OF the assem-
blage. During the speech he often referred
to the present war which seemed to catch
the patriotic spirit OF his listeners az the
, applause clearly showed. Alter the at
d'ess and another selection by the band,
the calithumpian prizes were awarded as
follows: dewey at Manilla," $4,000;
BE hlebem Gun Works." $25..O0; "Uncle
SAM" So. 90.
At 1;3O o'clock the athletic exercises
Tor afternoon commenced, and the prizes
were awarded as follows.
l5O-Yard Dash-M. Dooley, 4; Otto Kohl
haas
%0Yard Dash-M. Dooley, 1; Otto Kohl
haas, 2.
800 Yard Dash M. Dooley. 1; Thomas Colds
worthy,2.
Half-Mile Run-James Murphy. 1; Matt
Gipp,2.
Half-AIie Bicycle Race-wil Boone, 1; M.
Leary, 2,
Mile Bicycle Race-M. Leary. 1: w. Boone. 2.
Fat Mans Race-Will Ellis. 4; John McLen-
nan2.
Dog Race-Henry Rumberg. 4; Joseph La
chele,
Wheebarrow Race-Albert Barrett, I; John
Barrett
High Jump-Kiah Goldsworthy. Il Thomas
Goldsworthy, 2.
Jack Race-Richard Morgan. 1; Howard
Morgan,2
Slow Horse Race-Mose Gardner, 1.
Inc last on the program was the slack
wire, but the committee was unable to
nnd anyone who cared to walk. go it was
declared OH. The afternoon sports went
Oh IKE clock work, and the committee
nas received numerous compliments for
Tue way in which the sports were
handled. The features OF the even
,as were the fireworks and the
o'''c'e parade and it Is safe to say that
aoetter Illuminated bicycle parade was
neyer held in this city. The procession
started from the Opera House corner
anu paraded the principal streets return.
us 10 the Opera House where the prizes
we're awarded. The first float ridden by
'''rs. Hanley and Nelson represented
pe"ey flagship. This seemed tn catch
'' spectators al right for along the line
'us people cheered the boat. The above
vas given the first prize. The second
s v'1e was awarded to the American pig
'up ridden by NJ. Leary, and was very
W." gotten up. This float was also
..n along the line. After the parade
,ue fireworks was the last feature OF the
Say and after the fireworks were all gone
auu nothing more to zee the celsbrators
s a'ueo their footsteps in the direction OF
. .Vue' pretty we'll tired out, but ayowing
,.a' tney spent one OF the best Fourth Of
'''' celeorttion held in Calumet.
.ue ceebratioa at Laurium yesterday
, Ia. largely attended. but the principal
azure was the wrestling match. and It
~, s' surprising to see the number Of peo-
,s. VINO we're so interested in the matches
s ,aa. they did not care for any other sport
~, Ia .s The wrestling, after taking ND
,a !" sae afternoon and part Of the evening.
T u'ed as follows H. stuIl, first prize:
l,. mo'oy Harrington. second; Bert VIII.
"@ "a third; win Martin, fourth.
N. cue ., the most exciting matches was
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