The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-07-06
THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
A Successful Celebration and Everybody
Pleased with the Entertainment.

A Successful Celebration and Everybody
Pleased with the Entertainment.
The passing of another Fourth Of July
with it's accompanying noisy fireworks
and sizzling weather, credits another
successful attempt of the citizens of Ed
gerton to entertain the people of the
surrounding country. The attendance
upon our celebration was one of the
largest ever seen in our city, despite
the fact that nearly every town about US
were competing with us for the crowd.
We believe also that the people who
spent the 4th in Edgerton were abund-
antly pleased with the program our eel
ebration offered them. The weather was
extremely hot, probably the warmest
day of the season so far, and yet a per-
spring crowd filed the grounds and
grandstand at the park, mopped their
faces and apparently enjoyed themselves.
The grounds were we'll filed at 1870
when the literary exercises Of the day
were announced by Mayor Jensen. The
Declaration of independence was read
by James McGiffin with good deal of
effect. Music followed when carefully
prepared address was delivered by Atty
Henry S. Sloan and listened to by close
attention. 1t was a patriotic appeal,
worthy of the day and occasion and de-
livered in Mr.. Sloan impressive manner.
Many of the country people enjoyed a
picnic dinner upon the grounds while
the band continued to give concert
until the afternoon exercises began.
The vaudeville feature of the days pro-
gram was new to most of the audience
and was a taking entertainment, nearly
every one speaking we'll of the perform
ance, though but portion CT the people
were enabled to get close enough to see
we'll.
An excellent program of races was
pulled off during the afternoon. Though
nearly all were local horses that partici-
pated the interest in the events did not
lag. The following is the result:
Free for all pace, 4 mile heats-Pu rse $50.
Col Stenson, G. F. Mabbett. 800.
Cheerful Alley, c. P. Bliven. ...........
Violet L, JOS. Conn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3
Time: 1909, 1:1OA, 1:12.
Special Trot and Pace, u m. heats-Purse $50.
Red Rover J. NJ Conway ............ | ! |
Time: 1:16A, 1:171l; 1:15, 1:2OA.
Blacksmiths Race, 4 mile heats-Purse $50.
Lady, Sam Wileman.. 2 l |
Nellie, James Joyce. ........,,>.,>>2 | 2
Burr Oak, E. Hallett. .,...>>>>....>
FlOssie K, Thos. WeStlake,
Pet, f. Peters. .............,...
Time: 1880, l>27a, 1884, 1:25.
Running Race x mile heats-Purse SsS.
PerrygOn, f. H. Yayla. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. | |
Helma, J. Bartz
Time: ;574, go.
u mile bicycle race, purse So r. j. Cullen,
list; M. L. ONeil, end.
One mile bicycle race, purse SIS. O'Neil 1st
Cullen, I'd.
The minor games took place down
town later in the evening with the fol-
lowing result:
100 yard foot race for boys under 1s years,
purse $3.50: Chas. Hitchcock, list; Il. Chris
tiansOn 2nd: w. Herman 3D..
Shoe Race, purse $3.50; w. Miller list; w.
Davis, End; Geo. Conner, Sd.
Is yard foot race for boys uder Is years, purse
50 so; Aug Mapes, tst.
so yard foot race, purse $3.50.
t. The usual fireworks we're discharged
from the city park and the days events
closed with dance given by the Edger-
ton band at Royal Hall which was well
attended.