Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-07-08
FOURTH OF JULY
A Large Crowd And Good Time In
Spite Of Weather. Good races
And No Serious Accidents


Despite inclement weather and hea-
Wy rains the previous night, an inn
mense crowd came to Extra Monday,
to help celebrate the Glorious Fourth.
The hotels, restaurants and stands
we're unable to take care of the
throngs of people, who needed proven
der during the day and because of the
storm at night, lodging until the next
morning.
Private homes were thrown open
for the accommodation of the towns
guests and so far as we know, no one
found it necessary to sleep in the park
or on the sidewalks. The rain in the
early morning made the roads and
streets muddy until the middle of the
day and the ladies who arrived early,
with festive gowns prepared especially
for the occ aston, showed by noon the
marks of intimacy with Mother Earth
who stuck closer than brother: but
joyous untroubled countenances
showed the small amount of impor-
tance which was attached to these lit
tie mishaps.
The speaker, Harry E. Sampson, a
prominent young attorney of Des
Moines gave an grafton which could
not be excelled and held his audience
through everything which might
have tended to distract attention. All
who failed to hear this address missed
something which can never be re-
placed to them and all who heard it
felt that they received ideas which
would be of lasting benefit.
The music by Exira's Glee Club
showed practise and training and was
enjoyed to the fullest extent by every
body. The merry round was here
of course and furnished the best place
on the grounds for little folks to spend
their nickles, for big boys to get a
stand in with the other fellows sister,
and for young men to bestow favors
upon their best girls.
| There were stands galore and every
stand did we'll which shows that we
are still prosperous community and
that each one spent as he had been
prospered. The Methodist, Christian
and Congregational churches were re-
presented on the grounds, the Metho-
dists serving dinners the Congrega-
| tionalists and Christians, lunches
noon and evening.
There We're two parades, the
Journal being represented by the
Gleat American Eagle and the Shelley
Marshal Band from Stuart, Iowa. T..
| ID Cotton, +. H Cotton, Petersen 4
Jessen, James Walker, The Fullerton
Lumber Co., Green Bay Lumber Co.,
j. b. ]. Lohner, Jake jacobsen livery
Smiths Whisker Shop, Hensley, THE
len 4 Dimick, and Gerald Hensley 's
Meat Market We're all represented most
of them by fine floats. The auto par
aie took place at eight o'clock in the
evening and was fine sight. Prizes
|
and 2nd premiums for the handsomes
floats, Rev. Holly, Rev Manley anc
Rev. Harvey to be the judges. E. D
Cotton received first and j. E. Wal
ker, second premiums.
The balloanist and Flying Quinett,
were prevented from filling their con
tract by washout ON the Northwes
tern line. This was disappointment
to all concerned and to the manage
ment most of all. The races in the af
ternoon were well patronized, ant
prizes were takeu by many who ha(
never heretofore participated.
There were two ball games both lee.
tween A tlantic and Extra as adver
tised aud Atlantic carried away the
the trophy twice, the last game being
q hard fought battle, the score stand
lug to at the end Of the tenth inn
ing. The morning game was too one
sided to be interesting.
+. j. Freeman, Am Drake and Ro
bert Ping donated their services be
tween trains and enlivened the after
noon for the crowd by the strain
from their we'll known and good ol,
fife and drum
Our own fine band was reinforced
by Messrs Varley Varley and War
ner of Casey who filled the places Q
absentees in the corps. These are thre
Of Ca sey's best band men and the Elk
ira band was fortunate in securin
their services.
The fireworks in the evening ende
asuccesstul day with the exception
OF the dances which many young pee
pie stayed to attend. Take it all i
all we know that Extra can celebrat
in the face of opposition from heave
/ and earth and by the way last Mon
day marked the fortyfourth celebra
, tion for Extra and we have held OIL
in straight succession which is a re