Warren sheaf., 1903-07-09
a BICYCLE TRIP.
Our Correspondent Runs into
Three Fourth Of July
Celebrations and
Returns Alive.

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Pelan, Kittson Co., on a bicycle,
will say that made up my mind to
visit at Pelan on the Fourth of July,
where I have a brother, and also to
see the first grand celebration in
the booming little village on the
Roseau ridge.
| mounted my bicycle at q 2o'clock
last Friday afternoon and turned
the front wheel toward the northeast.
After stopping little while at Eng
lund, a little thriving village little
more than half way to Pelan, I got
to the end Of my journey, and found
everything in readiness for grand
celebration Of the glorious Fourth
The Stephen Cornet band, which
was engaged to furnish music
throughout the day, arrived about
midnight, and did then start to play
on the street in front of the Pelan
hotel, where I had just retired to
rest and recuperate a little after my
long and tiresome journey About
half past 3 in the morning I was
again awakened by the firing of all
kinds of firearms and crackers !,
and the band soon started to play.
Everything would have been glori-
Gus if the rain had not come and
spoiled it, partly. But every body
tried to enjoy themselves, though
nature was against them.
A large number of the farmers in
the vicinity, and also many from
Lund, Beaton, Greenbush, Herb,
Stephen and other places had as
sembled at Pelan to help celebrate
and enjoys themselves. The main
excitement of the day was a game of
ball between Pelan and Stephen,
and I'm sorry to say that the Pelan
Eboyssgot defeated, Though every
bod could see that D they 81 B tried to
the utmost to do their very best.
Next came number Of horse races,
foot races, etc, etc.
In the evening there was to be a
grand ball in each Of the two halls
that Pelan is supplied with, and
there were tes be grand fireworks,
but did not see eitheras I baderel-
atives and friends farewell and
started on the return journey, at Z
o'clock in the evening. I must say
that I was pleased with the cele-
bration at Pelan, as everything was
kept in good order, and no fighting
or drunkenness was noticed BY me
throughout the whole day.
On my homeward journey
stopped at Englund where the Svea
cornet band, Of that place, had
arranged celebration. They had
a ball game during the day between
Englund and Fir I was not there
but those who were say it was a
we'll played game for new begin.
ners. The Englund boys defeated
Fir by score of ~ to 13. A plat.
form was built to dance on, but on
account of the rain. no dancers
appeared.
The young people of. the Salem
congregation had a quiet festival al!
by themselves, at p. Sjoblom' S and
a good time is reported.
The people in the vicinity Of Flo.
rian P. O., which is located three
miles south Of Englund, had grand
celebration all by themselves, al
Florian, which began on the Fourth
and lasted until the night of the
fifth. I visited there on the fifth tc
see the winding up Of the festivities
and also to hear the Svea corne1
band, of Englund, which went there
in the afternoon to surprise their
neighbors, the Florians, who were
very much pleased and treated the
band boys just as nicely as they
possibly could. a game Of ball was
also played in the afternoon of the
fifth between Englund and Florian
on the grounds of the latter, which
resulted in a score Of 20 to in IA
vor Of Florian.
Well, I will close my epistle by
saying that after having seen two
celebrations, being caught in the
rain twice, and had little misfor-
tune with my wheel, I'm home again
and must say that while gone I have
been treated fairly and right by ev-
|erybody, except ia one instance
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