Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-27
FOURTH. NEXT SATURDAY 1

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0 No National Day Of Indsp Of dsnes viii
5.5 % Qulstly Observed in WiIImar-
,3s4at Celebrations Elsewhere.
Just one week from today and the
.America an public will be celebrating
tne anniversary of freedom. While
snere have been no arrangements made
Tor an observance of the day in this
city many picnic parties will be
Planned and there will be pleasant re-
unions In the vicinity at both the
lakes and In our beautiful groves.
W1llmar people will observe the day
much the same way as in former years.
r VI the celebrations in surrounding
Gowns Raymond will perhaps draw the
larger part of the Willmar people, as
q very attractive program has been
arranged by the enterprising citizens
OF that village. The pr ogram follows
100 guns at daybreak.
Program of the day will begin at 10
O'Clock q. m. with grand parade
participated in by fraternal organiza-
t1ons, citizens, school children and
characters representative of colonial
times.
- Orator of the Day-Judge Edwin A..
Jaggard of St. Paul.
Singing of the national airs by a
chorus Of 100 voices, also other mu-
steal and literary attractions.
First-class base ball game-purse
9100-Litchfeld VS.. Marshall.
Horse races of various kinds; purses
aggregating 800.
Other sports equally as attractive
with liberal purses.
The Renville band of twenty-five
pieces will furnish music throughout
the day and evening.
''Uncle Silas,' just of the farm with
hay in his boots, will amuse the little
folks at different intervals during the
day.
Balloon ascension in the evening.
First-class orchestra music will be
furnished for the bowery ball in the
afternoon and evening.
Finest display of fireworks ever seen
outside of the cities, consisting of q
magnificent pyrotechnic display OF
beautiful illuminatlons and costly set
pieces.
Marshal of the Day-M. A.. Scholz.
Committee of Arrangements e.
Roseuquist, r. NJ. Tuckey, 81. B.
Peterson, J. Hanna and Spencer
Ericsson.
Other places at which Willmar will
probably be more or less represented,
especially by those desiring noisy
time, are Appleton, where they even
advertise that everything will be ab-
solutely free all day, and where there
will be chance to spend one day in
the year without drawing on your
bank account; Montevideo, where there
will be two days OF races, the 3rd and
~4th under the auspices of the Chip
pewa County Driving Park and Fair
Association: Olivia, where the features
include fancy drill by Co. 81 and a
barbecue; Glenwood, where plans are
made for the biggest celebr cation ever
and where Gov. Van SAINT has been
booked for the address of the day
DeGraff is among the smaller towns
arranging for big time.
The Central Minnesota Luther Col
lege Club, which has number of
members in Willmar, is arranging for
a celebration in the Ole Knudson
grove in the town of Norway Lake.
Speakers expected here are Prof. c.
X. Preus, president of Luther college,
DEBORAH, Iowa; Prof. II S. Hilleboe,
superintendent Of the Benson public
schools, andrew. T. O Tolo, of Bel
grade. Addresses will be made in
both the English and Norwegian Ian
sguages. Patriotic songs will be sung
by the Riverside Choir and a g'ee
club will render choice selections at
intervals. There will be sports of
various kinds to interest the young
people, including q base ball game
between we'll matched teams. Lunches
and other refreshments will be on sale.
Among the church festivals to be
held on that day will be one in the o
B. Glarum grove in the south part OF
the city. It will be held under the
auspices of the Lutheran Free church.
The program includes big dinner,
musical selections and an address by
Rev. Andreas Holland of Minneapolis.
2 Refreshments are to be served through
out the day.
Il: At Mamre there is very pleasant
time being planned for, and the cole.
bration will be held under the aus.
pices of the Swedish Lutheran church.
The New London people will be among
those present and the band from that
place will furnish the music. Several
wil]marites plan to attend. Among
N ,ao who will make addresses Are