The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-07-10
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Ne, AVE BIG DAY.
l32nd Anniversary CeIebratiOn---the
Best in the History of the City.


l32nd Anniversary CeIebration---the
Best in the History of the City.
Saturday last was day without
a blenish, not cloud marring it's
beauty to detract from the success
of a celebration so carefully planned
and 80 successfully carried out
under the supervision of the com.
mittee in charge.
From early morning the city was
given over to the spirit of the day,
the Third Regiment Band of Du-
luth assisting in adding to the
pleasures OF the occasion, the par
ade, the finest of any northern Min.
nesota point, starting promptly at
9:3O. the various societies and floats
appearing at their best and showing
deep interest on the part of our
business men and lodge workers.;
the parade being followed by grand
stand exercises at the corner Of
Chestnut and Central, where r. NJ.
Tredway read and Hon. Clearance b.
Miller delivered an eloquent ad
dress replete with lessons of patriot
ism and political, industrial and re-
ligious liberty.
The sports of the day commenced
promptly at loo o'clock and the
throng, estimated at fully $4,000
souls, surged and packed the street
at every point to view the various
athletic exhibits prepared for their
deleCtatiOn until the hour of the
kveleth Virginia ball game, when a
recess was taken to see the visitors
go down to defeat in well-played
game by score of to l.
In the evening, under the super
vision of W. Il. Pratt assisted by
James I>avick, the finest display Of
fireworks ever witnessed On the
range closed day of enjoyment,
and the many hundreds of visitors
from surrounding cities and from
the rich farming and numbering
sections to the north were unani
nous in their praise Of Virginia as
the proper place in which to spend
a holiday.
The prize winners in the various
events were as follows:
100 yard dash for boys under 10
Warren Wickmark, first; Alex. Hill,
second; Thomas Bailie, third.
1OO-yard dash for men-M Mar
kowitz, first; George Meehan, second; !;
Joe Williams and Leslie Reed, tie
for third place.
Potato race-W. Martin, first; l,
Curtis, second; Vernon Johnson,
third. t>t>.:
Sack race-Mike Jacobaon.~first;
Charles Hill, second; Vernon John
son, third.
Running broad jump George
Meehan, first; Dan Mahoney, SECOND.
Three-legged racr-H. Jarni and
Alex. Hill, first; Hovland and Mar
tin, second; jacobson and Curtis,
third.
Half-mile race-JoeWilliams. first;
W. Dellaway, second; Dan Mahoney,
third.
Wheelbarrow race-Joe Wilmer,
first; Gust Lindnlan, second; John
Jacobson, third.
Pole vault-Dan Mahoney, first;
Herbert Johnson, second.
Bicycle race--I+d. Wood, first;
Vernon Johnson, second.
Fat mems race - VIM. Rooney,
first; J. A. Kennedy, second.
Shetland pony racc-Nathan kel-
Ter, first; Tony Trennis, second.
1OO-yard dash for boys under r.
John Warner, first; John Williams,
second; Fred White, third.
lOO-yard dash for girls under IL
Gertrude Martin, first; Alice John
son, second; Josephine Kostad, third
Running race for range horses
Sanderson of Hibbing, first; Verne
Dunlap, second; Edwin Tonquist,
third.
Pony race-George Meehan; first
Emmet Smith. Mountain Iron,
second.
Shot put-F. Fuller, first; Steve
Cronin, second; George Meehan,
third.
Calithumpians-Frist prize, I'd.
Wood, Gust Santa and Peter II raker;
second, clown band, Frenk Meehan,
Frank Gill, Joe Sisel, John Varva
and Tony Trennis; third, girls draw
ing Goddess of Liberty, Alice Hen
derson, Ethel Vicklen, May Holt,
| Mildred Holt and Racheal Forti.