Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-26
williamsburg.

|pendence day, the Marengo silver cor
net band will furnish the music and
a display of fireworks will be fitting
finale to the day. The exercises in
the forenoon will be held in the park
and in the afternoon in the fair
grounds.
Following is the program:
At sunrise-Morning Salute.
8 a. m.-Band Concert, Marengo sill
yer cornet band.
! Comic parade-First prize 500, sec
ond prize $40.
10 a. m.-Address of Welcome, Hon.
John Hughes, Jr., president of the
day.
Grand Chorus by the williamsburg
choral union, thirty-five voices.
Voices of the nation. This number
is hot one. Don't miss it.
Flag drill by twenty-four girls.
Reading the Declaration of hide
pendence-Attorney ]. M. Dover.
Address-Hon. J. D. Butler. oj
North English.
Song-Choral Union.
National air-Marengo band.
Afternoon.
Grand baseball game, purse s25.
100 yard free-for-all foot race. En-
trance fee SOC. Prizes SIS, SO, and So
LOO yard foot race, boys under Is.
No entrance fee. Prizes So, 81 and
soc.
100 yard foot race, boys under 10.
No entrance fee. Prizes $1.5Q, 81 and
soc.
so yard foot race, boys under 10
entrance fee. Prizes 81, 75c and Csc
so yard sack race. Any age. Nc
entrance fee. Prizes 81 and soc.
100 yard hurdle race. Open. -Four
to enter. Fifty cents entrance fee.
Prizes IS, So and 50.
100 yard wheelbarrow race. Open
No entrance fee. Prizes Use, SOC and
25c.
Combination race. Walk u mile,
trot " mile, run " mile; unhitch and
hitch up between each half saddle and
ride and run last half. No entrance
fee. Prizes SO, So and 81.
One-half mile dash running pony
race. No entrance fee. Prizes SO, So
and 81. -
Tug-of-war, north and south VS.. east
and west. Prize $3.50.
AuIOcyCle race. s.D5y 4. q ~
Automobile exhibition by Walter
Harrington. Es4.y ~
Milton.
Milton, June 26.-(Couriers special
service) 1.-The literature put out by
the committee on arrangements for
July 4, says that Milton will have one
OF the most elaborate celebrations
ever held in this section. There will
be two big bands in attendance. The
orators will be Hon. Ellsworth Rom
niger of Fairfield and Hon. Smith
Brookhart of Washington. Other feat
ures will be spectacular parade, ath-
letic and astronomical contests and a
display of fireworks in the evening.
+ Bonapart Not Sure.
Bonaparte, June 26.-- (Courier's
Special Service.) - An effort is be-
Ing made to celebrate the Fourth in
this city but it is not thought it will
go through. -
AT ELDoN. +
Eldon, June 26.-(Courier's Special
Service -Eldon will observe indie
pendence day. Rev. J. w. Morgan
will be the orator of the day. There
will be horse racing, baseball games,
foot races, a street parade and other
attractions.
BIakesburg.
Blakesburg, June 26.-(Courier's
special serive) -Blakesburg win cele-
brate. The program has not yet beer
completed.
Birmingham.
Birmingham, June 26.-(Courier's
special service) will
celebrate in good old fashioned STYLE,
James Weaver will be the orator OF
the day. The program has not vet
been completed.
Pleasant Home.
Pleasant Home, June 26.-(Courier,s
| Special Service.)-In Omer Johnson's
grove near Pleasant Home, seven. miles
west or Ottumwa independence Day
will be observed. Following is the
program:
Song by choir.
Invocation.
| Address of welcome.
Song, Welcome to ALL" primary
class.
Recitation, Independence Day,
4 Oliver Willard.
Recitation, Ethel McCampbell.
Recitation, 'Impossibilities," Ruth
Haley.
Recitation, "The Best Way" Mary
Haley.
Recitation, -Four pollies," Waite,
McCampbell.
Recitation, "The Sweetest Thing
Alta Johnson.
Song, Happy Little Child of Mine,
| primary class.
Recitation, Jack, the Little Tor
ment," Oliver Willard.
| Recitation, "Teddy's Thoughts" by
George Chapman
Recitation, "The Unbolted Door,
Iona Haley.
4 Recitation, 81 Don't Know" Lulr
Jackson.
Recitation, "A Reasonable Way
Lucien Haley.
Recitation, "The First Fire-cracker,
Ellis Bachman.
Song, proud Flag of the Free" by
II choir.