The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-07-08
THOUSANDS CELEBRATED WITH VIRGINIA
Biggest Crowd Ever in City Spend the
Fourth as Guests and Enioy Biz Time.

Fourth as Guests and Enjoy Big Tine.
While the Great Parker Shows
held the boards to the exclusion of
many events in Virginia on the
Fourth we had the crowds of the
range-it being conservatively est
imated that full twenty thousand
people spent the day as the city's
guests, and if they did not have
good time it was no fault of the
committee, who had provided pro.
gram of sports in addition to the
features of the carnival, which were
in evidence at every street intersec-
tion and at every spot on the street.
The sports of the day started
promptly at $50, when headed by
F. w. Stevens as marshal of the day
the parade started from the city
hall square, the local contingent
being greatly enhanced by the ad-
dition of numerous features of the
Parker Shows, including the Parker
Band and steam calliope, the Vir-
ginia City Band in their new uni.
forms heading the procession and
leading the way through the prin-
cipal streets of the city to the corner
of Wyoming and Chestnut, where
appropriate exercises in commem-
moratlon of the day were conduct
ed. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Neff, of the Presbyterian Church.
the Declaration of Independence
read by Axel B. Dahl and the ad-
dress of the day delivered by Hon.
Martin Hughes, of Hibbing-a
mastery address replete with words
of optimism and good cheer to
people who believe in government
of, by and for the people.
The sports commenced shortly
after the noon hour, the events Sc
curing many entries, the events
and winners, so far as we have been
able to find record, being as follows:
100 yard dash-Geo. w. Demming,
New London, Wis.,, 1st, $1,000; Geo.
Meehan, 2nd, $1,000; Dan Morrissey,
3rd, $500.
Running Broad Jump-Dan Nor
rissey, 1st, $1,000; Geo. w. Demmihg,
2nd, $500.
Swimming Race-Everett Lind
say, 1st, $1,000; John Bonner, End,
$500.
Fat Mans Race-Homer Chase,
1st, $780,; James Sullivan, End, $500.
10Oyard dash, boys under 16-War-
wick Martin, Duluth, 1st, $500; DEM
gen Hayes, End, $500. X
Calithumpians---Fred Heagle, 1st,
Smoky Southern, $500; Scott and
Morell, 2nd, fire department, $500;
Hawkinson and Sullivan, 3rd, baby
carriage, $1,000; r. f. Sackett, 4th,
$500; Pierre Robbittaile,
9TH, clown, $500.
Best mercantile float --Ha wkinson
Bros, 1st, $500; Lincoln miners,
End, $500; Norton Hardware Com
pany 3rd, $1,000; Virginia Transfer
& Fuel Line, 4th, $1,000.
Best appearing society-Virginia
City Band, $4,000.
Best decorated automobile-Mur-
dock Mcdonald, lst, $500; Miss
Lorna Bates, DR.. Miller's car, 2nd,
$1,000; Thomas Moe, 3rd, $500.
Best decorated carriage
Coffey, 1st, $500; Jesse Eaton, 2nd,
$500.
Best decorated store front-Nor-
ton Hardware Company, 1st, $500;
Bijou Theatre, End, $1,000.
There was something doing at
every corner every minute OF the
day, and the Parker Shows, which
lined the thoroughfares and block
ed every avenue intersection, assist
ed materially in entertaining the
throng, the shows being packed
and every game OF chance along
the street holding its own crowd of
those who pitted their luck against
odds in the hope of getting some
thing for nothing, the day closing
with a handsome display of fire.
works from a float on Virginia lake
in the evening.
A conservative estimate gave Vir-
g,nia a population of 10000 surging,
seething souls on the Fourth. and
while we cannot promise them a
street carnival year hence, togeth-
er with it's attendant glories, we can
promise them Fourth of July Gel
ebration which should again bring
them to Virginia as the city's guests
at that time.
Run Over BY Fractious Horse.