Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-10

prize, ~. This took considerable TIM
as there were five contestants, each O
whom had three trials. Then cam,
the farmers foot race, which was con
tested by a number of sturdy tillers o.
the soil; first prize, So, being won by
A.1Jasckl, and second, 81, by Reuben
Anderson. In the free for all Ion
yard dash which ended the sports OF
the West side, Dell Batters took first
prize, g, and Henry Roth second, g.
The crowd was again manuevere0
to the East side shortly after IL
O'Clock, hand leading, where in a tug.
of-war, on Broadway, west of grand
stand, the Pine Tree team Of tor
strong slab throwers, matched their
concerted and well-rained strength
against the spasmodic, but Intellectual
action of ten citizens, picked out Of
the spectators at random. At the first
pull of the rope the P. rs we're
almost jerked off their feet, but they
soon settled down to the work and by
a steady pull hauled the rope, oppos-
ing team and all, the required dis
lance. The second trial was short
lived, the P. Us gaining the required
pull by very good team work, thereby
winning the prize of $40. Then came
the 80 yard sack race, in with a
number of contestants took part
After several falls and nearly jerking
his head off at each jump, George
Gravef won first prize, So, and Ben
Novitzki second, ST. The next three
events were pulled off with very little
loss of time on Broadway east of grand
stand. In the three-legged race Henry
Roth and Dell Batters won first prize,
Keller won second, 81. Lena King
took first prize, So, and Lizzie
Drellock second, 81, in the girls race
and Joe Kingen won first prize, So,
and Canova Tomelty second, 81, in
the boys race. Both of the latter
two races were open to those under
4 years.
The Attention OF the crowd was
their called to the grandstand, where
Claude Hosch gave an excellent read
ing of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, at the conclusion of which NJ.
j. Daly of Perham was introduced by
Mayor Moeglein as the speaker Of the
day. His was fine patriotic address.
and those who heard him are very
thankful to the committee that
secured his services. He stated that
our Country was not the first to be
governed as a republic. History has
shown in the past that republics have
sprung up at different times in the
centuries, only to vanish in the ages
The only way in which a republic
can expect to survive, said the
speaker, is to instill potriotism in
tions. A large standing army will
1ich Alo%
the people of Minnesota never lacked
how just shortly after this state was
War broke out, Minnesota regiment
of volunteers was the first to march
South and fight for the preservation of
the Union. It was a Minnesota regi-
ment of volunteers that was called
upon to check the rebels in a certain
battle, to give the general time to re-
organize his shattered ranks. This
they did, but out of over 200 men
only IS returned alive; and all
were accounted for. The speaker said
that this should prove that this
country could always depend on it's
volunteers, and that therefore there
was no need OF large standing army,
which would only prove a burden Co
the country. To illustrate the size of
our country he said that the size of
Texas was such that England, France
and Germany could be buried and
there would still be room for another
of the old countries He named other
states IN which still other countries
could be buried, with still room to :
spare. He then mentioned some of the
resources of this country. Our
Inventions, said Mr.. Daily ''are
being used all over the civilized
world Still our country is the most
peaceful of nations. It's influence
was great factor at the Hague
Tribunal of Justice. It was in this
country that a treaty of peace was
signed between Russia and Japan Is
is this republic that is constructing
the Panama canal. This form Of
government is growing stronger while
the monarchical form Of government is
being replaced by other and more
democratic forms. "A large standing
army, said the speaker, lis step
to monarchy" His words were well
taken; and at the conclusion of his
speech, he was rendered very generous
applause.
The hose race, which doubtless was
the most interesting feature of the
program Of sports, took place between
l and O'Clock p. m. Four hose
companies took part in this race.
The West side hose company ran first
and made connections and got water
IN Al seconds. The Pine Tree saw
mill team ran next. They made
very fine run, and had all connections
made fully three seconds before they
had water, which feat was ac-
complished in 81 seconds The city
team composed Of the pick of the hose
companies stationed at the city hall, |
made the next run. It made the run,
connections, and got water in "a "a