The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-09
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The Cash Prizes Take a Spirited Contest From
Which Fl. Scott Captures
the pIums.

The cash inducements offered add
ed to the general curiosity to see lola
brought fine representation of Wood
craft to the log rolling. Each delega-
ton was accompanied by a crowd OF
rooters who cheered on the teams.
Owing to the limited time allotted to
each contest there were but few en-.
tries.
The first prize was offered for the
camp having the most Woodmen in
line during the morning parade. All
the camps in line necessarily contest
ed and the first prize, $50 was award
ed the Colony team which had IS men
in line. Second prize, $25, was tied
for by Humboldt, Bronson and TT.
Scott camps with 50 men in line. The
$50 prize for the Royal Neig Dor camp
having the most ladies in lire was
won by b. G. Douglas camp of Fit.
Scott.
AT the Riverside Park in the after
noon the team drill took place. The
grand stand was packed and a line
fifty deep stood around the cleared
place in front of the stand where the
drill occurred. The first team which
drilled for the prize was Solid City
team No. 1899, of FIT. Scott 1t drilled
with precision that was beautiful
and pleasing to the crowd and 1t look
ed as If the first prize was certainly
due them. The next team was FIT
Scott team No. 526 and they proceed
ed to go against the time made by
their brother camp. They went with
military precision and when they
finished the crowd didn't know
(Which was it.n After such warm
start of none entered but the Bronson
team and they went through their
drill in excellent form, but hopelessly
and without the snap and variety OF
other teams. The judges made theil
decision on the following basis, line
of march, appearance, department
and manoeuvering The first prize SOC
WAS awarded to T.. Scott team No
626; Second prize %, to Solid City
team No. 1899 and bird prize. SIS, tC
the Bronson team No. 1910. The
grades were respectively, 3725, 35ls
32lS.
The h. G. Douglas team of ROya
n hnTa oil of "A ri
ed and did excellently we'll. Having
no competition it was awarded the
prize of $50. Their grade was 37lS.
There were only three bands enter
ed tn band contest in the evening
There were twelve bands in town
but few of them were known to ex
Gel and the majority stayed out. The
contest was held from the stand IL
the center of the Public Park in thu
center of the city where ten Thousand
people stood and lay under the treeI
and enjoyed 1t, A cool breeze sweep
across the park just strong enough t.
be refreshing and not to blow the mu
sic or light, and the crowd stayed
right there until 1t was all over. L
was one of the finest musical treats
that the people of this part of KansaI
ever had the opportunity of enjoying
and they didn't lose a note,
The contestants were announced
for the prizes, Pittsburg, TT. Scot
and Cherryvale. The Pittsburg banC
came first, after an opening piece o.
two by the Humboldt band in which
Gardner took the crowd Down on tn,
Wabash with him. 1t played thre,
selections: "Stars d Stripes Forever,
"a good Thing" and poet u Pea
SAINT Overture. They played mag
nificently and the crowd applaudet
loudly when they flushed, The TT
Scott band then took the stand annie
a lusty whoop from the goodly dele