East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-06
FOURTH WAS GREAT
DAY FOR STANF|ELD
IN LITTLE
TOWN a GRAND SUCCESS
Fully 5000 People in Attendance and
all Given Plenty of Entertainment
-Stanfield Girl Elected Queen.
Especial Correspondence.) }


Stanfield, Ore, July 5.-Stanfield
has had her second Fourth of July
celebration. The first celebration held
in Stanfield was participated in by
two people, ]. Il. Faucet and George
w. Lilly. Mr.. Lilly is engineer who
laid out the city of Stanfield last sum-
mer, and Mr. Faucet is resident of
this city now. The second celebration
held at Stanfield yesterday was par
ticipated in by about 5000 people. This
change in one year in a place where
the first house was built last August
and where today the city government
is in charge. many concrete buildings
l. up and in progress, a new $4,000
| school house with high school grade
established, grounds secured for a
hospital and for academy and other
/ evidences of advancement apparent
upon every side. The people of Stan
! field responded generally to the COM
mittees call for funds to put on our
first big celebration in style which
befits the progress already shown.
The picnic grounds in the natural
park along the west bank of the
Umatilla were thickly peopled by pic
nicers all day long.
The cities of Pendleton, Echo, Her
miston, Umatilla and Irrigon did not
celebrate this year and each town was
represented by hundreds on this oc-
casion here at Stanfield, while many
came from La Grande and other re-
gions beyond over 225 buggies and
wagons were lined up near the river
where ranchers, farmers and stock
raisers drove in to see the first big
celebration of the Baby city.
The beautiful park of locusts near
the river bank set by John r. Foster
more than 80 years ago, formed
sheltering place and furnished shade
for the immense dancing pavilion
erected by Parker and Payne, also
furnished shade for the picnic tables
erected by the committee and under
which many concessionaries had their
stands. The dancing pavilion which
was erected for the occasion by j.
L. Parker and c. c. Payne was packed
during the afternoon and evening,
dancing continuing until early this
morning. Music during the day for
dancing was furnished by the Pen
dleton United Band and Orchestra,
Manager Fletcher having brought fif-
teen pieces with him to Stanfield. The
Echo band of twelve pieces furnished
excellent music at the base ball park
during the entire afternoon.
Impressions go far toward giving
anything standing, and the weather
Yesterday was most happy. The
breeze which sprang up during the
morning and continued nearly all day
was mild enough to escape the at
! tention of the people celebrating and
vet was of enough force to keep the
air cool during the entire day. An
other thing which contributed to the
coolness and comfort of all was the
continual sprinkling of the streets. All
credit for this addition to the comfort
of the day was due to Glen McCul-
Tough.
The baseball game between Echo
and Umatilla played in the morning
was a great surprise to the railroad
ers. Echo winning the game by
score of 10 to s. Although the score
was high the class of baseball pu
up by both teams was good. Th'
game between Hermiston and Stan
, field was won by Hermiston, by ;
score of to 3.
The two events best enjoyed and il
which the most interest centered wer
, the buckeroo contest and the hors
races. The entries in the buckero
contest were Frank Mccullough, Or
VILE Mccullough, Chas Hoskins, HUI
bert Mccullough. Orville Mccullough
won first prize and Chas. Hoskin
second prize. The entries in tn
horse races were, Ladies race. Mrs
Wilder on Firely Mrs. Kline on Rot
Mrs. Kline winning by a good neck
The horse race entries were Happ
| Jack, by Hoskins, Blue Bell, by Nc
| Cullough, Chip by Hanson, Dick, b,
Lewis, Red Wing by Wade, jim, b
Stanfield. and Fleet Foot by Gardner
, Happy Jack winning first money an
Fleet Foot second money. Pony rae
entries were Chip, by Hanson, Dick
by Lewis, Topsy. by Haney, Jack b
Mccullough. Kakhi by Hoskins. an
Jack by Haney. Topsy won firs
money and Kakhi second money.
One of the pleasureable concession
secured by the committee was L. I
I Littlefield of San Francisco. Mr.. Lit
tlefield is a well known balloon as
cennsionst and a real performer tn
! day was too full Of events to put !
| balloon ascension and parachut
drop but Mr. Littlefield did two cred
table wire performances.
AS advertised the contest for Quee
OF the Stanfield celebration was com
| pleted here at Stanfield at O'Clock
The final vote in the contest standing
Eva Dunning 236, Rosey Ross 16s
Eva Brownell 144, Pearley Ranki
119. Ethel Belts 80, Miss Todd 81
Ina Cherry go, Miss Webster 35, Mri
]. Stewart Is, Miss Bell 6, and Mis-
ALillyan Stanfield 3. Miss Dunnin
lives in Stanfield, with her parent
G. L. Dunning. Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
ming and family have recently move
to Stanfield from Armenia. N. D. MI
Dunning is a large holder of land nea
Stanfield and one of the leading citi
| zens of the new city.
The committee was obliged to ca
off the foot races on account Of dark
| ness.
Summing up the days festivities
may be said that the first real cele