Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-07-07
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The Glorious Fourth

The GLORIOUS Fourth T.. -
The Fourth Of July celebration in
Little Falls this year was very
successful. Although the streets
were filled with people, the. day was
one OF the most orderly in years.
The weather was good, although
quite warm in the morning.
I. L. Warren and j. c. Burial were
marshals OF the day, and directed
the parade, which was one of the
best seen here for some time, and in
cluded both bands, several fraterDal
societies, floats representing the
states, and Columbia miss Grace
Mahan) and Uncle Sam (E. s. Smith,
looking after Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines. The ladies COM
mittee worked hard and success
fully designing and preparing the
floats. The Granite works, the
brewery, the Pine Tree Co., and the
Deering Co., had advertising floats.
After the parade, the exercises at
the grand stand took place. Mayor
Vasaly: Judge Shaw. Rev. Eastou,
and "Uncle SAM spoke briefly.
Mrs. l. E. Staples read the Decla-
ration:
The sp orts resulted as follows:
10O-Sard foot race-1st, Ed. Van
Buskirk; I'd. Henry Butler
50-yard foot race-1st, Louis Wright;
I'd, tie, Dell Batters and Geo. Hoff-
mann.
1OO-yard race, boys under 15-1st,
Harold Wakefield; I'd, LOUIS Morrison.
75-yard race, girls under 15-1st. An
ME Bisaillion, I'd, Lizzie Mcdaniel.
Special 50-yard race, $40 prize, won
by Frank Burchard over John Ray
mond.
Half-mile mems bicycle race-1st,
Chas. Wegner; I'd, Herb. Friesinger.
HaIf-mile boys bicycle race, boys-.st
Eddie Conliff; I'd, Ned Fortier.
60-yard three-legged-1st, Stephen
Fortier and Fred Hoffman; I'd, Louis
Wright and Willie Sturgeon.
Fat mems race-lst, VIM. Tourtilotte;
I'd, M. Parks.
50-yard boys race-1st, Stephen
Fortier; I'd, Fred Hoffman.
Standing broad Jump, weigbts-1st,
VIM. Barden; I'd, John Raymond.
Running broad jump-1st, H. H.
Hutchinson; End, Frank Kiewell.
Running high Jump, boys-1st, Chas.
Bisaillion; I'd, Ned Fortier.
Vaulting high pole-Purse divided be.
ween Dulmage, j. Morrison and H. H.
Hutchinson.
Banana eating ntest-1st, M.
Friesipger: I'd, F. Knuth.
Ehe hose race was an Interesting con.
test, won by Hose Co. No. in 451
seconds. The plan,ng mill company't
was AK and saw mill company 46X.
West side sports resulted:
howard race, boys under 12-1st,
John Samuelson; I'd Richard England.
50-yard race, girls--1st, Annie Carl
SO n; I'd, Katie Griffith.
r 100.yard boys race, under Is years.
LIST, Rufus Morrison; I'd, Arthur Isaac
son.
Vaulting high pole-Rufus Morrison.
T. Berg and NJ. Moe, Of the East side
woa game Of quoits over H. haIsetb
and Ole Kielshus, of the West side.
/ Frank Griffith won the target shoot
ing contest,
About $50 p.m Chairman Turne,
introduced from the Antters : balloon,
Mayor Fasaly, who spoke d short time.
The dancing at the Antlers and oper&
house confused until the morning
hours
The North side nine met the soutl
side nine. on the diamond during th,
afternoon and a very good game va.
put up, the North siders Winning, 10 ia Q
The Swedish Mission congregation
held 9 picnic in the grove west Of the
Antlers Sunday. %@..>.. \ s...;-,
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