The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-07-11
HEPPNER'S FOURTH
A BIG SUCCESS
Two Days of Fine Weather
A Large Crowd and a jolly
Time.

passed off quietly, pleasantly and very
satisfactorily. There was large
crowd in town, all bent on having q
good time but without any disposition
to rowdyism or excess. Each day
was provided with amusement suf-
ficient to keep the visitors interested
and season Of real enjoyment was
experienced by ell who attended.
Much inttest was taken in the races
on the srd. The horse races we're run
at the depot with plenty of entries for
each schedule.
The IA free for all race was won
by J. S. Matoon; purse $4,000
The IA mile race for horses that
never run for public money: won by
Dave McAtee: purse $500.
Pony race, IA mile, won by Jess
Hall, purse $1,000.
The foot races and novelty races
were run on Main street and created
a lot of interest and excitement.
The results of the first days contests
we're as follows:
100 yard dash, free for all won bV
HaroIi Smith; prize $3.50.
Girls race, so yard dash, won by
Gladys Wattenburger; prize $5. 90.
Bows race, 100 yards won by Char
lev WattenburRer: prize $500.
Barrel race, 100 yards, won by Leon
Lundell: prize $5. 90.
Fat mans race, 100 yards. won by
Harry Dinges: prize B5. 90.
Ladies' race, so yards, won by Mrs
Frank Nash, lst prize S6 90; Mrs. ].
E. TempIeton. end prize. "a 90.
In the hose race the B. P. Stone
company got first money $685. 90, and
the Jess Hale company, second money,
SIS. 90. These races were not as
spirited as they should have been, the
contestants showing lack of practice
A big dance at the platform, occu-
pied the balance of the time for the
3rd. The morning of the 4th brought
many more people to town and the
streets were thronRed by 9 O'Clock,
the hour set for the parade. This
was one of the most attractive fea-
lures Of the day, and indeed very
creditable for the number engaged in
it. 1t is certainly to be reRletted
that more of the business houses of
the town did not participate with
floats but those who did are to be
commended for the good showing
made. The parade was led by the
lone band in their white uniforms
and then the Liberty car, drawn by
w. Scrivner's big Oil Pull tractor,
the G. A. r., X. of P. and Maccabee
orders, floats by the Ladies' Library
Association, K. of p, A. M. Phelps,
Case Furniture Co.. decorated auto
mobiles, carriages, and many riders
on horseback. all under the direction
of Marshal Matlock. When strung
out on the line of march the parade
presented splendid appearance.
Mary and her little lamb were there,
also, as we'll as "Long Hungry" and
Shorty" two erstwhile boarders at
the Palace hotel.
Geo. Washington appeared as part
of the arrangement of the float of the
Library Association. @. A. Minor
represented the ''Father of Our Coun-
try" riding beautiful iron gray
stallion behind large arch through
which he passed in triumph at the end
of the parade. Accompanying him was
retinue of young ladies all dressed
in white and carrying garlands of
flowers which were strewn all along
the path, making a striking and i'm
pressive scene that created a great
deal of applause from the people
gathered on the sidewalk. This float
took the first prize of $500. Tho
float of A. M. Phelps, the grocer,
took second prize, $40 90. and Andrew
and Baird Patterson, the tall and
short gentlemen in the parade. carried
off the plug ugly prize of $1,000.
At the stadium the program was
carried out according to schedule. the
main feature being the splendid ad-
dress by Hon. Roscoe R. johnson,
of Pendleton, the orator of the day.
This was one of the best ever list
ened to in Heppner and was greatly
appreciated by all of those fortunate
enough to hear it.
The balance of tile day was taken
up with ball games and other sports,
the races resulting as follows:
The flsrt race, Ia mile free for all
won by Dave McAtee: purse $50. 90.
End race, IA mile dash, won by Joe
Meyer; purse $1,000.
Pony race won by Ad Moore; purse
t1O.OO.