The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-06-10
HURRAH FOR
THE FOURTH
FUNDS RAISED AMOUNT TO $l,lOO
If Money and Good Program Will
Help ANY "We VIII
Have Time"

Have Time"
The celebration here the Fourth,
Ito be held on Monday, the 9Th
promises to be hummer. The money
has been subscribed for the races
games, contests, ETC., and now its uI
to the people TO attend.
At meeting held Tuesday evening,
the finance committee reported that
they had collected nearly eleven
hundred dollars, all that has been
asked for. This insures the financial
part of he event.
Ehe other committees Iep1ted
everything ready in their particular
cases, except few details.
The day will begin with bands
playing, and a grand parade In the
morning to the grounds on the hill,
where the exercises will be held.
there will be prizes for best floats,
for the best double rigs, for the best
single rigs, for the best make ups,
etc. etc., and plenty of them.
In addition there will be speaking
and singing, and the usual exercises
on the grounds in the morning. The
speaker has not been secured, but he
q i'll be a good one, who ever be is.
In the afternoon there will be races
and contests of all kinds. The pro.
gram is not complete but such as 1t is
we give below:
Marathon race 49, twelve miles
CLOSED silver cup.
Ralu YTla
Hose Race, (biiI and town hot
race, $25.
100 yard dash, $3.50.
50 yard dash, s2.5
30 yard dash, So. 90.
Fat mans race, so yards, 200 lbs.
land over, $3.50.
Boys race, 90 yards, II yrs. and
under, 50 30.
Girls race, so yards, II years end
under, 81. so.
Sack race, rs yards, $500,
Three leg lace, 10 yards, VI. CO.
Obstacle race, 100 yds, 81 So
Nail driving contest (for women
10 nails, $3.50.
Potato race, 80 yds., $3.50
Egg race, 80 yds. and turn, (boys),
$3.50.
Pie Eating contest, 50 80.
Running broad jump, $3.50. Stand
ing broad jump, $3.50.
Hop, skip and jump, $3.50.
Horse race, three quarters of mile,
so.
Slow horse race, three quarters OF
mile heat, $40.
lug of war (town and country hot
time $40.
Base bali throwing contest, $3.50.
There will be other contests and
prizes not yet on the program.
The fire works in the evening will
be the feature, and in fact will be
something that the celebrators do not
want to miss. Nearly five hundred
dollars will be spent on this part of
the program Ii is the aim OF the
committee to make this a feature so
that those visiting from the country
will have the treat of their lives when
It comes to ''iire works.
The armory has been engaged for
the evening where the dancing will
commence rs soon as the fire works
are over.
This hall Ia the best In the city, as
the floors are of polished oak and In
fine condition.
In the morning 1t is hoped that
Prof BeRgs will give one OF his fam
Gus Maypole ldanees at the ground on
the hill but he has not yet given bis
consent.
The Women's Club which 10 CO.
operating with the Fourth ot July
committee 10 helping to make the
celebration big success announces
that a voting contest will be inauguI-
ated to select goddess of liberty.
Votes will be five cents each and bal;
lot boxes will be placed In the stores
of the Hall Drug Company, Chas N.
Clarke and kier d Cass down town,
and Geo. Miller on the Heights. Vot.
ing will commence Saturday, June
18th, aud at the end of the week the
ballots will be counted and the two
young ladies receiving the most votes
will be nominated to enter the CON
test tor goddess. In addition to the
honor of being ohosen the successful
candidate will receive $40 in gold.
Ballots will be on sale at the voting
places, for you may vote as often as
you like.
If you are citizen of sHood River
you want to make your plans on stay
ing home and have the time of your
lite. IL you live in the valley, Hood
River should see you here Monday,
the nth. You will have a chance to
meet old friends and renew old ao-
quaintanoes and generally enjoy
yourselves. Plan on coming here
You will miss 1t ii you miss it,