The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-07-09
SANE FOURTH
AT HOOD RIVER
CITY AND COUNTY AT GRANGE PARK
No Accidents or DisOrder-A Go0d
Program anu Large Crowd
Make Enjoyable Day.

The fourth of July celebration came
of as planned, the parade starting
from Hood River at $3.50, and pro-
ceeded to Grange Park, where the
entire day was spent In a program
which amused the mammoth crowd
all day long 1t was "Sane Fourth"
unmarried by disorderly conduct or
accidents caused by the careless use
of explosives. There was no evidence
OF drunkenness on the part of rosdies
at the park, and there was no disorder
of any kind. While there are but few
of the rowdy element In the city or
valley, thero we're none In evidence
Saturday.
The parade was headed by the Hood
River band, followed by the big float
which appeared In the parade at the
Rose Festival at Portland, and was
graoed by the same lovely queen, Miss
Nickelsen. Then followed several rigs
of comic get-ups aud carriages and
automobiles with passengers for the
park, where the program for the day
was carriel out. There was little
attempt made to get up individual
floats, the city giving way entirely to
the country, and turning out with
big crowd to assist In the country
celebration.
Every body was glad they went.
There was no lack of conveyances,
the automobiles making many trips
to and from the grounds, while sew
eral bu sses, besides the carryalls Of
the stables, we're busy taking the
crowds out and back. The .Grange
deserves credit for the manner In
which the celebration was successfully
carried out, and it was one OF the
most SUI cessful celebrations ever held
in Hood River, and the first one In
Hood River county.
The forenoon was taken up with the
program as announced last week, and
was listened to with interest and at.
teution. After lunch the races we're
the principal events OF the afternoon,
ending with a ball game. Dancing
started late in the afternoon, and
continued In the evening. The win
ners OF the races we're as follows:
so yaid dash--A. Cornell.
100 yard dash-A. C0rpell.
30 yard foot race boys ~ and under
-Nutley.
so yard foot race men 60 years and
over Roswell Shelley.
50 yard foot race girls IA and under
Lena Root.
80 yard fot race ladies--Anna Davis.
80 yard foot race fat men 200 and
over--E. l.. Kaufman.
Egg raoe--Melvin Catlin.
3-leg rsce- Bert Jayne aud Walter
Shay.
Sack raoe-Walter Shay.
Potato raoe--Chas. Carson.
Nail driving contest ladies-Mrs.
Aplin.
backward running-J. M. Ledford.
Obstacle race-Everett Service.
Running broad jump-A. Cornell.
Hop skip and jump. d. Lester.
Standing broad jump - Bernie
Phelps.
Creased pole contest--M Melvin Cat.
lin.
1t Is estimated that fully $500,
people attended the celebration given
at Grange Park, among them many
Japs who took lively interest In the
affair. In fact one of them delivered
something of an oration In which ho
tried to convey the idea that his
countrymen understood the reason for
the great annual demonstration each
year on July 4th by the American
pople and we're fully In accord with 1t.
After the parade in the morning,
the 4th during the day In town was as
quiet as Sunday. Those who did not
attend the celebration out Of town,
for the most part spent the time
quietly at home. In the evening how
ever, when the crowds commenced to
arrive back in town the streets again
presented a lively appearance. Hun
dreds turned out to see the fireworks
and most of those who did not had a
L" 10 celebration Of their own at home.
.lnout two hundred visitors from
i. rtland spent the 4th at Hood River
4auy of them remaining over until
Su day evening and returning to the
city on No. |. There we're also q
number of visitors here from The
Dailes, Dufur aud other points. The
excursion of the ball team to Steven.
son took a few from Hood River, but
they returned early In the evening to
, witness the fireworks display and to
take in the dance at Grange Park.
Professor Coad Breakes His Leg.
Prof. +. Il. Coad, who has been Wis.
, iting his mother at Dallas, met with q
t serious accident July 4, the first news
, of which came to Hood River in the
/ following dispatch to the Portland
7 Journal
"Prof. E. Il. Coad, Il Hood River,
new school superintendent of the
county OF hood River, who has been
on visit TO his mother here, was
badly Injured in runaway near town
Yesterday afternoon. lie was driving
and the horse, becoming frightened,
turned and tipped the rig over. Prot.
: Coad's left leg was broken In two
} places below the knee, aud he re.
oeived other severe cruises"