The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-06

The morning dayned auspicious
A summer rain settled the dust and
dampened the roofs and fire lnvit-
ing rubbage, and sense of secur-
itY and a jolly fun possessed the
spirit of the Queen City.
About Q o'clock the people from
the country and the surrounding
TOWNS began coming in, and by
noon it is estimated that the crowd
of visitors was not less than 3, 600.
In short, the Fourth was the big
gest day." in point of number of
people, Logan has ever witnessed.
The Universal Small Boy began
celebrating the night before, and
the archieves of the town will show
that the Fourth of 1905 was at
least SO hours long. Armed and
equipped with crackers and canes
and all the other contrivances for
noise, he took possession, and
called to the service his sweetheart,
who could make as much of loud
demonstration as the most virile
and vigorous boy of the town.
Fulfilling the prophesy of John
Adams the boys and girls of Logan
made the 'Day that will go down
the generations, noisy with the
out5urst of joy. the firing of guns,
the beating of drums and the
shouting of the people,"
Of course the noise was annoy
ing to old ears, but it was the boys
day, and we hope never to be go
old as to forget that we once were
boy, and if one yesterday, would
have been as foremost as the first
in all the racket and frolic of the
occasion. The Small Boy and the
Big Girl did themselves proud.
They took the day, and kept it.
And with the exception of some
fool boys with the whiskers, the
Boys did themselves proud, and
we are proud of them.
At noon the stores closed.
At 2 o'clock a parade was made
on the streets, led by the bands
and the fire team, in which most
of our business men took part. The
carriages were handsomely and
appropriately decorated, and all
did so well, and all were SO appro-
pirate that it would be invidious
to specially name one where all are
go equally entitled to credit. Be-
sides the Business Men, the Short
Skates and the Retail Clerks Asso
citation entered the parade In their
respective bodies, and added much
to the attractiveness of the demon
stratiop.
In the afternoon the races were
conducted according to program.
The prize winners are given below.
In the evening the city was
brilliant with a splendid display
of fire works, as diversified and as
elaborate as our capital city could
afford.
The Bremen and Logan bands
enlivened the occasion with excel
lent music.
The celebration closed at about
10 o'clock p. m.
1t is day long to be remem-
bered. Everybody was in good hu-
NOR. Everybody seemed to enjoy
whatever was, and everybody felt
and feels that Logan is the Queen,
and when she celebrates the Fourth
of July has no rival in all that is
proper for the occasion.
The young men who had the
management in hand are deserving
of high compliment. The program
as advertised was carried out with
out a break, and the pnblic got
more than was promised in every
feature of the celebration.
The following are the prize win
ners: Climbing creased pole. Flave
Snider. Sack race, first, Bruce
lies: second, Burt Spear; third,
Arlie Matthias. Potato race, first,
Charles Pearson; second, Roscoe
Shaw; third, Donald Love. 100
yard dash, first, Francis Unger
second, Noah Nunemaker; third,
Walter Bray. 100 yard dash for
boys under IA, first, Virgil Polling
second, Joe Kerr; third, Rug
Brandt. 80 yard dash for boys
under 10 years, first, Joe Shannon :
second, Rudolf lies; third, Paul
Eberest.
ssFIELD NOTES."
Engineer Eph Shaw failed to
participate. He missed seeing the
parade, his compass being set to
see stSilver Bill" who was also