The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-06-27
The ELK RACES.
oskaloosa Will Entertain Larg-
est Crowd In Her History

entertain visitors by the hundred.
The Elks' race meeting will be opened
July and will continue over the
fifth. 1t WILDE one of the best sum
mer race meetings that has ever been
held in the state of Iowa.
In addition to the race meeting
there win be a grand Fourth of July
carnival with fire works in the even
ing and all entertainment that goes
toward making a great day and a
big time. All in all it will be one of
the biggest days IN one of the best
towns that can be found any where
in the country.
There will be trotting races, run
ming races and pacing races and hot
races day and night while the pro-
gram lasts. And the people will be
here from far and near TO see the
fun and to have good time,
The Iowa Central has made ar
rangements to run special excursions
to the city on the Fourth of July to
accommodate the crowds that seem
to want transportation to the city. 1t
is likely that there will be train
also run from Des Moines to accom-
modate several hundred passengers
who desire to get to this city upon
that morning and back in the even
ing.
The program of the races has not
been fully completed but the arrange
ments are going forward in splendid
way. There will be one of the best
strings of horses in attendance at
the meeting that has ever been in
the city. THE horses are arriving
even this early and the latter part of
the week will see many animals in
the stalls. Chas. Dewey, a likely
PAGER who has captured several free
for all purses in the state this sum-
mer, is here and being worked out
daily and another fine animal now on
the ground is Alpha W. who has
mark ofi2:Os,
The track has never before been
in the perfect condition that is now
seen. The entire track has been
worked over and made as near per-
feet as timesand labor could do it.
The stretch has been widened four
feet and this adds greatly to its worth.
1t will be cared for carefully and
continually to make it the fastest
half mile track in the state and the
race events of the meeting will show
the results.
There will be evening entertain
ments during the week at the Masonic
opera house. Manager e. M. Fritz of
that house has secured a fine attrac-
ton, "a Devils Lane" James F.
Green's piece. The piece has plenty
of finest specialties and vaudeville
artists and will furnish change of
program of the specialties each
evening.
There will be special features of
entertainment for the Fourth of July.
The business men of the city joined
with the Elks in giving a celebration
on this day and something beyond
the ordinary will be given.
The members of Oskaloosa Lodge
No. $40 B. P, o. Elks, have a big
thing on their hands and will have a
bigger crowd to care for during the
meeting than has ever before been
cared for in the city of Oskaloosa.
There is some question as to the
ability of the city to care for the Wis
itors who will come to the races.
Hotel room has been engaged ahead
and the supply of accommodation is
becoming rapidly limited. 1t is de-
sired that all Oskaloosa citizens who
will have rooms to let during the
race meeting will please send their
address with number and price per
day of rooms to John Mccoy that he
may have the list at hand for use.
There will be large number of
rooms ofthis character desired. Send
in your names and addresses i'm
mediately in order that the enter
tainment committee may be prepared
for any emergency.
Every member of the Oskaloosa
Lodge is upon the committee of
general entertainment and will see
to it that the guests of the meeting
are we'll cared for. There will be no
easy time for the Oskaloosa Elks
but all will turn in and work to make
the entertainment perfect for all Wis
ltors.
Perfect weather is all that is now
desired to make the meeting one
great success.
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