Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-07-08

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evening.
The Sunday afternoon concert givel
by the Normal Cadet Band was one o
the most pleasant features of the thre
days entertainment. The program
was made up Of classical music anC
popular selections, and furnished 1
variety to suit all tastes. The Norma
School band is one of the best in tn,
state, and Director Frank Lucas re
celved many compliments for himsel
and his musicians for the enjoyable
program rendered.
MONDAYS CELEBRATION.
The parade was formed on Cour
street in front of the City Hall anc
moved down to Main street in the
following order: Monmouth band
carriage containing Hon. George H
Burnett, of Salem, President of the
Day; Hon. Claude Catch, of Salem
orator, and Harry H. Belt, of Sheri
dan, reader of the Declaration of Inde
pendence. Next came the Liberty
Car with As little girls representing
the As states of the Union. Miss
Halle Morrison represented the God.
doss Of Liberty; Miss Maude Robert
son, Justice, and Mrs. J. H. Dunn
Columbia The beautiful floats oi
the Rebekah lodge, Women of Wood
craft, and Degree of Honor followed
in the order named Lastly came
the handsome floats of the Bee Hive
Store, Heath & Cornes, and the Hut
Clothing Company, followed by the
Dallas Juvenile Band
The procession moved around Court.
house square and then down Main and
Academy streets to the City Park
where the patriotic exercises were held
Thousands of people lined the streets
to review the big parade, and none
were heard to express themselves but
in terms of highest praise of the
beautiful and imposing effect of this
big feature of the mornings attrac-
tions.
Arriving at the City Park, the
parade was disbanded and the great
throng found seats under the spread
ing naples and spent an enjoyable
hour listening to an excellent patriotic
program. The bands played lively
National airs, and vocal chorus
gave a soul-stirring rendition of the
Star Spangled Banner" Harry H.
Belt read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence in clear and distinct voice.
and with much expression and feeling.
Hon. Claude Catch, of Salem, held the
audience spell-bound for nearly an
hour by his splendid eloquence. His
talk was we'll balanced, and the senti-
ment expressed was that of a pure,
loyal and progressive American. The
splendid applause which greeted the
speaker when he had finished was not
a greater compliment than the close
attention given him throughout the
course Of his speech. The remark is
general that a better Fourth of July
Grafton has never been heard in Polk
county.
In the afternoon, the various sports
were carried out on the College
campus. Here one had the best
opportunity of the day to form an
idea Of the size of the crowd. The
campus is in the shape of natural
amphitheater, and the hillside from
Main street to the Gymnasium build
ing, a distance of quarter of mile,
was covered with one dense mass of
people great crowds found standing
room around the edges of the base
ball field, and the streets were jammed
with buggies and carriages. 1t is be-
lieved that conservative estimate of
the number of people witnessing the
athletic sports would be in the neigh
borhood of five thousand. While the
sports were going on, the streets in the
business portion Of town were crowded,
and hundreds Of people were enjoying
quiet afternoon at the City Park.
Prizes were awarded in the athletic
events as follows:
1OO-yard race, open-Lloyd Launer,
of Dallas, first, medal C. W. Campbell,
Of Dallas, second, medal.
1OO-yard race, for boys-James Por-
ter, first, $500; George Morton, second,
$3.50.
Fat Mems race-A. G. Fisher, of
Independence, first, $500; Charles F.
Belt, of Dallas, second, $3.50.
Girls race-Hattie Boydston, first,
$500; Lena Schmidt, second, $500.
Three-legged race-Lott Brown and
Frank Kersey, first, $500
Pillow fight, for men-Conyer, first,
$500; Thomason, second, $3.50.
Pillow fight, for boys-Gale, first,
So. 90; Morton, second, $500.
Relay race-Launer and VanOrsdel,
prize two pairs of running shoes.
Egg race-Gale, first, $500; Morton,
second, $500.
Pony race-Rosco Staats, of Airlie
The baseball game between the
Dallas and Falls City teams was the
principal event of the afternoon. The
Dallas team had been strengthened
after the game of Saturday, and
showed up in much better form than
in the previous game, while the Falls
City players were weakened by the
loss of Pitcher Salisbury, who was
too lame to play. Frank Shriver