Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-10
WIN
BEST UNIFORMED CRAFT IN BIG
INDUSTRIAL PARADE.
BARREL RAISING CONTEST FAST
Splendid Features Furnished Amuse.
ment For the Acknowledged
Anderson Wins Horseshoeing Con-
test in Minutes and Seconds.


From Tuesdays Daily.
The carpenters and joiners' union
with its members clad in blue denim
suits, consisting of caps, jackets and
overalls, won the prize OF $3.50 for
the best uniformed craft in the line
of march in the big Labor day indus
trial parade yesterday morning. The
winner or winners of the second prize
of a like amount for the union having
the largest percentage of membership
in the line of march has not yet been
decided, but it is probable that the
prize will be divided between three or
four crafts which We're thought to have
a full membership in line.
Judges Decision Popular.
The carpenters and joiners in their
bright new suits and marching in a
long double column line made hand
some appearance and it was the opin-
ion of a majority of those who witness
ed the big parade that the prize was
bestowed where it unquestionably be-
longed. The painters and paper hang
ers, however, in white duck suits, caps,
jackets and overalls, made a splendid
appearance and had it, not been for
two members in line who were unable
to secure a full uniform and in con-
sequence detracted greatly from the
general appearance and effect of the
line, that craft would have stood an
excellent chance for winning first
place.
The Prizes.
Two of the prizes of $12.5O each for
the best uniformed craft belonging to
a visiting union and the visiting union
marching in line with the largest per
cent of membership were not contest
ed for. While there were hundreds of
visiting union and craftsmen march
ing there was not sufficient number
of any one craft belonging to any one
union to make fair showing in the
contest. The visiting craftsmen
marched in line with the Ottumwa
craftsmen.
The Special Performers.
At the close of the speaking in the
afternoon the big platform in Cald
we'll park was turned over to the
speciality performers and to the con.
lCoLS. ANCOlu, lllc ShpSll JuSSiCl
charmed thousands with his clever
manipulation Johnnie Fox mystified
all by his difficult feats in balancing
and the astonishing positions into
which he was able to comfort his
| body.
George Myers and his troupe OF
| trained dogs were a great attraction
for the children and for hundreds Of
the older people.
The Slide for Life.
The slide for life which failed tt
come off during the morning was
thrilling feature of the afternoon. A
long wire perhaps three hundred fee
| in length was stretched from tret
upon one side of the hill to anothe
lower down on the other. Miss Dotti'
Williams suspended apparently onl.
by her hair from small pulley whee
which ran upon the wire trusted her
| self to this uncertain support and sho
across from the high end to the lowe
! in the shortest imaginable time ant
| landed in net prepared for her re
ception at the other end. 1t was
thrilling feature and the thousands o
witnesses held their breath and gaze
in amazement as the figure shot quick
ly down along the wire.
Barrel Raising Contest.
The barrel raising contest excite,
the greatest interest of any of the cor
tests. There were six entries and tn
contest was won by e. A. Rabens
The second prize went to Lew Schneid
er, and the third to Frank Book. Tn
prizes were S.. 81 and 80
The contest was held on the stag
where the speaking took place. 81
piles of hoops and slaves We're place
in row. A contestant took his plac
before each pile. At the word. 60
each man grabbed hoop and raised
horizontally about as high as tn
knee. He placed slaves one after tn
other as rapidly as possible inside tn
hoops. the lower ends resting upon tn
ground. When the hoop was filled an
the circle completed the barrel wa
deity turned end for end and the az
ditional hoops placed on the ends {
the slaves Several of the contestant
had the misfortune when their circl
of slaves was almost complete to hay
the whole tumble together and b
compelled to begin anew
Horseshoeing Contest.
Eugene Anderson won the horse
shoeing contest. There was only tn
one entry in the contest and it becam
consequently race against time I'll
task consisted in the shoeing of on
horse, the putting on of the four shoe
: 1t was necessary to fit the shoe an
nail it on as is required in actual pra
tice. Mr.. Anderson did the task in
minutes and seconds. His prize wa
$500.
: Hammer Throwing Contest.
The hammer throwing contest wa
won by j. F. Bradley, with Robert NJ
Cartney second and ]. F. Stevens thir
The prizes We're SO, 81. and 81.
The Hundred Yards Dash.
: There We're no entries in the hun
:. dred yards dash for boys and the rac