Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1901-06-28
THE FOURTH.

The american Eagle VIII DO
Business ttt Linton Ne1t
Thursday.
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Linton is right In tho swim with
its Fourth.of-July celebration this
year. Meetings have been held by
the executive committee aud by the
various special committees, and the
work Of preparing for the celebration
is we'll under way. Something like
5000 is in sight for the purpose Of prop
erly celebrating the day so dear to the
heart Of every patriotic American.
The people of the whole county ore
cordially invited to be present and
join in making the first Fourth OF the
new century one long to be remem-
bered. A large entertainment COM
mittee has been appointed. and every
thing possible will be done to make
the day a pleasant one for visitors.
BY the kindness Of the contractors,
and with the consent Of the county
commissioners, the courtroom in the
new county building will I've used for
the dance in the afternoon and even-
ing.
Furthermore, an agency for relia-
bic life and accident insurance COM
pany will be established on the
grounds; SO that in case the excite
ment Of the day should prove too
much for you, your large and interest,"
ing family will be properly cared for.
Now, therefore, make your arrange
ments to drop all business cares for
the day and come to Linton and help
to make things hum.
The privilege of running rcfresh-
ment stands will be let at IS each, the
committee reserving the right to run
the refreshment stand in connection
with the dance.
But. as space will not allow the civ.
ing of a full list of all the unusual at
fractions, we will pause to.&iSe the
following~oMcial program. Where the
program names a certain number "to
enter" it means that the number
named or larger numtsk. must take
part in the race:
Horse race-Free-for-all. Five to
enter; prizes, SIS, go and $5.
Pony race-Fiye to enter; prizes, $40
Sc and 81. No horse or pony that has
run in the free-for-all can run in this
race. 81
Slow race-Four to enter; prizes, s5
So and So. Ride some other contest.
ants horse, or mule, or jack, or OK, OF
any old thing on three or four legs.
Foot race-Free-for-all. Five to
enter: prizes, IS, 80 and s2.
Boys race (under 16 years of age)-
Five to enter; prizes, q, 81 aud 5l
cents. ;,
Boys race (under twelve years old)-
Five to enter; prizes, 81, IS cents and
SO cents. :.
Girls race (under L. years Of age)-
Five to enter; prizes, 81, Is cents and
SO cents. No entrance fee in thil
race.
Three-legged race-Three pairs tt
enter; prizes to pairs, s3,te2 and 81.
Sack race-Three TO enter; prizes
g, q aud 81.
Potato race-prizes, q and 81.
Wheelbarrow race $50 yards and re-
tnrneThree to enter; prizes to pairs
s5 and $3.50. Rider and pusher tt
change positions at end Of half the dis
tance.
Tug of svar-s5 to winning team.
Baseball match-e15 to winning
nine.
Ten per cent of first prize will bs
charged for entrance fee.
No games Of chance will be allowed
on the grounds in charge of the man
agement, and 1t will undoubtedly be
unsafe to open up layout anywhere
else in the neighborhood. If any one
has more coin than he knows what tf
do with, let him use it in treating hii
wife or best girl to ice cream and
lemonade, and 10 buying dre-crackers
and other n0ise.producers for the kid.
lets, which are abnormally numerou,
in these parts. But the sonorous ant
seductive tones OF the fakirs, as they
announce that Ground and round shs
goes, and where she'll stop nobody
knows" will not for that day float upor
1.-THE gentle breezes that blow among
the freezes" along the banks of the
more or less majestic Beaver.
The days entertainment will no,
open with corkscrew, but with loud
and rumbling noises produced by q
combination Of patriot and black
smiths anvil, and by the daring and
ferocious kidlets with their cannon
crackers and other media for the
effervescing Of patriotism and annihi.
lation. People from the country who
have not been In the habit of min
Cling WITH large crowds in big towns
need have no felr, however, as the
entertainment committee has beer
earnestly instructed to keep a SHARP
lookout SO that visitors from Brad
dock, Dakem, Winona and other rura
communities may not be run over BY