Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-06-27
The FOURTH OF JULY POLITICAL P2AT7LE
ARRANGEMENTS Are Perfected
FOR GRAND CELEBRATION.
Big Street Carnival Opens Thursday.
Stree Parade will Be Big Feature.
n Program Prepared That Will
keep Things flowing From Sun-up
to fiidniqht.

Arrangements for the greatest cele-
bration of Fourth of July ever held
in Aberdeen, We're practically complet-
ed at meeting of the general COM
mittee Friday night. in the office of
the chairman, c. c. Quackenbu5h.
The finance committe reported a
satisfactory budget, and J. NJ. BONes,
chairman of the sports committee,
outlined a scheme of sporting evcuts
that will keep things doing from II
O'Clock in the morning until at night.
+. Il. Cyr, of the decorations commit.
tee, said the decorations as contract
ed for, would be in position at the Cp-
ening of the carnival, next Thursday.
The street parade in the morning
of the Fourth will be big feat ne OF
the day Merchants and manufacture
ers are preparing floats for the Occa-
sion, and automobile owners have an
nounced their willingness to eater
heartily into the spirit of thC day.
City Superintendent Wilson is in
charge Of the children's section Of the
parade and will outline his plans at
a meeting tomorrow morning at tie
Franklin school, at which he requests
the attendance Of all children who
will participate, and the cooperation
of parents.
The following prizes have been Of.
fered for the parade:
For the best decorated automobile,
loving cup; second best, loving cup;
for best industrial float, loving cup;
second best, loving cup; for civic or
secret organizations with the largest
number of members in line, silk
national flag; in the "horribles' sec
ton, the best comic representation
will get So; second best, $3.50; for
the best sustained character, So, sec
ond best, $3.50; for the best male
comic representation, 50; second best,
$3.50; for best sustained female char
acter, 20; second best, $3.50.
prize of S25 is offered for the best
decorated store front.
The sports program as outlined by
the committee, for which very liberal
prizes are offered, follows:
Morning.
Creased pole contest, Heron street
bridge.
Canoe race two paddles, must be
three entries, free for all, Burrows
dock to West & Slade Grocery com
pany.
Indian canoe race, single paddle,
three or more entries, same distance.
SQuaw race, one paddle. same dis
tance, gold ring to all participants.
Tub race, each man furnish his own
tub, so yards.
Swimming race, rs yards, Wish
kah dock to Heron street bridge.
Log rolling contest, Heron street
bridge, three or more entries.
Afternoon.
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apart.
Girls race. II to G on Heron, boys
under 16, IS yards, starting at
street; 100 yards, open, starting at
H street; 100 yards, professionals,
must be at least three entries; 22o
yards, starting at l street; 44O yard
run, starting at street; fat men
race, for men over 225 pounds, Fl
to G streets; three-legged race,
to f streets, sack race, H to & street
each man to furnish his own sack;
wheelbarrOw race, H to G-men Will
be blind-folded; motor cycle races
Washington to II street for two
cylinder cars; same distance for one
cylinder cars; delivery team race, K
to G street, single horse rigs; pole
climb, corner G and Heron, three or
more entries; creased pole climb,
same location; tug-of-war between
teams composed Of loggers and long:
shoremen on ladder; log bucking con-
test, corner G and Heron; shingle
weaving contest, F and Heron streets.
Military
Wall scaling, squad of eight men;
run so yard, scale wall, run 25 yards,
fire volley; tent pegging-two men
In pairs-run so yards, unfold blan'
kkets, peg tent and stand at atteh'
ton; equipment race-single mer-
run 100 yards picking up equipment.
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