The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-11
AMERICAN OUTING
PLANS MATURING
DOings at Lagoon on July 20.
Promise to Break All
Records.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
TRY TO WORK A SCHEME
Tug of War Will Be Greatest
Contest Ever Seen in
State.

A terrible rumor became current 0,
the streets Saturday night. II caused
women IS checks to blanch and men to
iremble with anger. For Il time it was
thought that the afternoon papers
would issue an extra but they appar.
emily believed that they could keep
such an important piece of news bottled
up until Monday afternoon.
II appears that 7. r. Black, who is
the Sherlock Holmes CT the city coun
ell, in stealthily going his rounds Sat
urday, got wind of an Infamous at
tempt on the part of the nine heads
Of the city departments to belittle the
council in the eyes of the American
patriots.
Ii was known yesterday morning that
an attempt 10 drive stake at the de
partment heads end of the rope IN
the tug of war contest at Lagoon on
American day had been made, and it
was quickly frustrated.
Thrcugh the treachery OF one OF the
enemy S confcderates 1T became known
10 Mr. Black that all arrangements had
been made to cover the city council
men s end Of the rope with grease at
the last minute, when it was left un-
guarded.
The anger OF the councilmen was
something terrible TO behold, and moth.
ing but the fact that the department
heads could not be found prevented q
riot As it is. they have sworn ven
geance, and viii. no doubt. frame up
something that will not only take the
breath of the others away, but the
rope also
The lineup will be: Referee, Mayor
!. S. Bransford; councilmen, I, r.
Black. anchor: A. J. Davis, Mark
Reedall. w Mont Ferry, ]. J. Stewart
II. Raybould and l.. d. Martin. For
the heads of departments Rudolph Alif
will be anchor, and Gideon Snyder. d..
B. Moreton, Thomas HOLIDAY, Jake Ra-
leigh, NJ. R Stewart, L. c. Kelsey,
Frank Matthews and II. G.. Mcmillan
will be the assistants.
Stock for Councilmen.
A. J. Davis has agreed to divide 100
shares of stock of the Wild Kitten
mine among the councilmen If they are
victorious. f. G.. O'Donnell has stocked
up on caskets of all sizes and is ready
to take care Of his fellow members in
any emergency. Mark Reedall will see
that all that fall by the wayside Will
10 uEcSStu uLtiuSIN l'l lDt pC'aSicb'
and if anybody gets dry it won't be
l.. D. Martin s fault
Gideon Snyder wants to bet all the
money in the city treasury that his
side will be victorious, and Rudolph
Altf says he will refuse to O. K. the
bill if his side loses. j. B. Moretou
will pass upon the educational abili-
ties of all contestants before allowing
them TO start, and Thomas Holiday will
see that plenty of water is near the
scene Of the struggle. DR.. Stewart has
agreed 10 take plenty of arnica, splints
and other frst-aids TO the injured along
with him. Jake Raleigh will have
three-inch hobnails driven in his shoes,
so that he can s'stlcl' l.. C. Kelsey
will see that rope of the proper dimenr
sionS is used. and Frank Matthews and
II. G. Mcmillan are to be soused In case
controversy of any kind arises.
American day at the Lagoon will be
red-letter day for the party. At that
time every member, together with rela-
tives and friends. will participate IN
the greatest congregation of Americans
ever gathered together. Tickets have
been placed on sale at The Tribune
Telegram Offices, with the ladies Of the
American auxiliary and American club,
and every office holder OF the municipal
government. To date more tickets have
been sold than at the corresponding
time of any other excursion, which is
a good omen for an immense crowd on
that day.
Fourth aununl oDtinr Woo6npn of