The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-26
HOME COMING WEEK
Program For Great Events Now
Practically Completed.

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body was enthusiastic with the idea
that this was to be the biggest event
Oskaloosa has ever pulled off.
The Trades Assembly has made am
| pie preparation for Labor Day and
there promises to be very large at
tendance. Their headquarters will be
at the Red Men hall on West High
avenue.
Ottumwa is coming up in body
Labor Day and bring her band. Elk
cursions will be run on the Iowa Cen
trail from the south and doubtless also
on the G. B. & @. east. The trains on
the Iowa Central from the north run
in such way that people can arrive
in Oskaloosa from the north at eleven
O'Clock and leave at eleven o'clock at
night, thus being enabled to see the
entire programs both afternoon and
evening. Mr.. George True is chair,
man of this committee and negotia-
lions are under way to run an Jx-
cursion train on the Rock island from
Sigourney, which will also include
Blyth. j.
The Hooking Miners Union pro.
poses to bring on Labor Day, their
model mine which has attracted so
much favorable comment. This gives
in miniature the entire work of the
mine and is a most unique and novel
exhibition. . &
The program of Old Settlers Day
on Tuesday will be found in full in
another column. me-coming Day
will consist of speeches by former Os-
will give the address Of welcome. Col
onel and Mrs. Albert w. Swain have
promised to be present on Home-con-
ing Day, Wednesday, and talk to their
old friends.
One OF the novel contests that has
been arranged for Homecoming day
is an old folders contest. This will be
open to all old-fashioned fiddlers and
only old-fashioned tunes will be play
ed This will occur at 10:45 in the
public square. There will be six cash
prizes, first and second prize in
each of the following classes:
Glass BEST all around old fash
toned fiddler, playing two or more
tunes. ..
Glass 2-Oldest fiddler present, play
ing two or more tunes.
Glass Best old fashioned fiddler,
playing Pop Goes the Weasel" AR
kansas Traveller" etc. All old-fashion-
ed fiddlers are requested to enter the
contest and are urged to send their
names to G. w. Shockley, chairman
Program Committee. ....
On the last night of the Pain Fire
works display fire portrait of Ma
haska's most handsome young lady
will be given. Young ladies are ask
ed to send in their photos, accompa-
MED by a card on which is written or
printed their names. The photos and
cards will be numbered and the pho
tos will be placed in the hands of a
committee who will decide the con-
test. The names of the unsuccessful
contestants will not be divulged and
all photos will be returned. Photos
should be sent at once to G. w. Shock
ley, chairman Program Committee.
The name of the committee to decide
on the successful contestant will not
be divulged. Of course it will be
readily conceded that there are so
many handsome young ladies in Ma
haska county the committee will have
no easy task to perform.
The chairTnen of the various days
will be as follows:
Labor Day-R. J. Reynolds, mem
Der mechanics union.
Old Settlers Day-A. ]. Lyle, pres
ident Mahaska County Old Settlers
Association.
Homecoming Dayton. H. w.
Gleason, City Attorney of Oskaloosa
In addition to the many gorgeous
fire spectacles which win be given
each night the committee has arrang-
ed for the following of local interest:
Labor day and night, fire portrait
of Hon John p. White, president OF
District No. Is, U. M. w. A.
Old Settlers night, fire portrait OF
Lie VI SHlCl NudhdShd.
Homecoming night, fire portrait of
Major John F. Lacey, also the G. A.
r. badge and Mahaska's most hand
some young lady. All these portraits
will be twenty by thirty feet.
AS is well known, on Wednesday,
September Sth, will occur the 33rd
Iowa Reunion, which will last over un.
til Friday, the 10th. Many of the old
soldier boys are expected to be pres
ent and attend. The Iowa Brigade
band will furnish music each of the
three days and on Labor day both
the Abba and Ottumwa bands will
also be present. There will be bal
loon ascension and parachute jump
about five o'clock each of the three
evenings of Homecoming week.
These ascensions and jumps will be
made by professional balloonist. On
Labor day the Little Giants and AL
bia will play game of ball at the
Glenwood ball park. In the evening
the Trades Assembly will give a big
ball in the Red Men hall.
Hon. Ellsworth Rominger, of Bloom
field, and one of the Sixth districts
splendid speakers. will be present on
Old Settlers Day and give an address.
The ticket committee expects to get