Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-05-26
SATURDAYS ADJUSTMENTS.
A Big Crowd Was Present to See
The Fun and The Fun Was
Enjoyable.

people laSU saturday. 1U was JuSu
cool enough to be comfortable and
there was no wind to disturb the
dust, although most of the dust went
out into the country during the gentle
gale on Thursday.
| SUMMARY OF EVENTS.
100 Yard Dash-Mak, LIST; Evanson,
| End.
Three Legged Race-Mak-Keith lst;
| Pulver-Corson, End.
Sack Race Keith, lst; Lien, End.
Potato Race-Evanson, lst; Boyer,
End; Corson, 3rd.
Mems Hitching Contest-Bean, lst;
Tossini End.
Wheelbarrow Race e-Keith-Mak 1st;
Scott-Phillips End.
Mems Tug Of War-Ollie Hanson's
! team of men won against Hank
Williams team OF 7.
Hose Race-Phoenix Co., lst; Hook
and Ladder No. !, End.
The judges were DR.. Morrison, DR..
Hummer and Prof. Clegg.
Clerk of the Course, Roy Nugen;
Starter and Official Announcer, K.
X. Fobes and Timer, Floyd Cooper.
The last event was the creased pig
and it proved very lively one.
Young Webber was the first to catch
the porker, bat Bean and Corson
punched their grabs and In the mix
up the pig was given another chance
and young Kruger got In shape to 90
business but the creased specimen
of high living got away, and just as IT
turned Berry's corner headed for the
stock yards, Louie Lukken, a husky
fleet footed youth from Lincoln town.
ship, saw the lump Of grease coming
head down and snorting defiance.
Louie knows something about hand
ling pigs and just as 1t came near
enough he spit on his hands, made a
flying Jump and secured half Nelson
and hip lock and the pigssurrender-
ed after giving one piggish squeal.
Ii it had been an Arkansas razor
back" instead of a short legged Da-
kotan, the result would have been
different. A razor back can go though
between the legs of so men, bolt a
barbwire fence and then turn round
to see il the crowd is coming. We
saw an early day razor back down in
Iowa throw a man ten feet and he
landed on the seat of his pants, gal
luses busted and covered with grease,
and all he said was 30, hell" He got
up, walked away and went home, and
he was a man not accustomed to use
violent language. The pig caught
him between the legs and he stopped
and the pig bumped and then he land
ed on the ground ten feet away. The
look on that mans face was one Of sur
prise, disgust and contempt, all mixed.
One end of his paper collar stood up
back of his ear, but his two words
didn't begin to express his feelings.
Ollie Hanson's team Of tug Of war
ster's out pulled Hank Williams s tug
gers In the war tug and 1t was sure
enough pull. There we're seven on a
side and nearly all of them pulled
their suspenders loose. 1t was great
fun for a big crowd that almost
crowded over the tuggers and tele-
phone poles were lined with boys who
shouted like Comanche Indians. Lou
Flory almost pulled his shoes off and
when his side won he came over and
sat down on the sidewalk in front of
the LEADER Office and breathed like
man that had pulled team Of
mules out of the Pattee slough as it
used to be. Lou weighed about $50
last Saturday.
At the next tug a rope should be
provided and space twelve feet wide
and SO long should be given the men.
The tuggers teams-had a fine
supper at the Rudolph and their arms
felt better after that.
Hundreds were unable to see the tug
owing to the narrow space left by the
crowding of the crowd. The ladies
we're especially disappointed as they
could see nothing and only half the
crowd could get into the narrow jam.
Everything went off In good shape
aud no one was hurt. Young Max of
Inwood is hustler, and enjoys get
ting into the middle of everything.
The next am usement will take place
on Saturday June 3rd, weather per-
mitting, and good program and big
crowd NAV he exnected