Arizona republican., 1912-07-07

band led and the band boys, 9 of them, certainly made a grand showing in their white clothes. The music was TplenGIu. Behind came the Moose, the Odd Fellows, Red Men anl other or ganiZatiOns A number of aUOs, some of them gaily decorated, were in the CrCC ea. ion A reviewing comm l1ee saw the parade from the balcony of the Ford hotel and awarded the first prize of $25 to the Odd Fellows for outside he Moose the I. 0. 0. F. haH the largest number of representatives.
 At the city hall plaza the parade ended. There speeches on patriotism and other subjects were delivered by Wiley E. Jones of Florence, Mayor Lloyd E. Christy, Attorney General Purdy EuIlard and Robert $. Fisher.
 When the speechmaking was over the crowd hurried to the Central school grounds, where a great barbecue had been arranged. No one remembers just [ how many quaters of beef. how much mutton, how much bread, pickles and other ealables were consumed Most of the food was donated by the local butcher shops. groceries and bakeries. After the white people, of whom there were five or six thousand had been scrNed, the Indians, who had flOcked into Phoenix by the hundreds. were invited to take care of the rem nants. And what thy did to that food was plenty All those Indians will be back next year and if there is not an other Fourth of July celebration just ! like that. Phoenix will fall greatly in 1 their estimation.
 1 The first race was the modified marathon, from the Democrat office to the capitol and return. Roy Carson, r. ! Flannigan and pr. Francis H. RedeWiii | were the only starters. Dr. RedeWill dropped out at Sixth avenue Carson 1 finished first, in eighteen minutes and was awarded the $25 gold watch of fered by the Moose lodge as a prize 1 FIannigab took second prize a $5 Christy nat donated by Vic Hanny. Walter Wilson won the sack race and $2.5O pocket knife donated by the Long Hardware company He also won a special footrace arranged by the Democrat, in which the prize was q | dollar.
 Two brothers named Doheney won the rec-legged race, in which the prize was 8 worth of merchandise at the Boston store. The three winnrs and prizes in the fat mems race were: B O'Daniel s silk shirt at Hyder Bros: J. A. Crozier, $450 meal ticket at Golden rule chop house; Dan Mas sic, box of cigars at Hoffman cigar stand
 w Harding took the 200-yard dash and a B pair of shoes at Goldberg S; B Olsen took second place and coin purse from Elvey & Huletts, while H.
 H. Stewart, who came in third, was
 awarded a B razor at AtkinsOn's Five Point store.
 Much interest was aroused by the
 free for~all bicycle race Scott Price
 a Y. M. C. A. star, was first, with
 C1de Brisytow, second and F. D. Brew CT third. Price won s3 worth of mer-
 chandise at the Hub, Bristow got $z
 worth of merchandise at the same place
 and Brewer was given a years sub
 scription to the Democrat.
 The barrel-rolling contest was a
 scream. R. H. Whittle was first and
 he can now carry around a $5 suit case
 donated by the Boston store. J. H
 Criss won second place and a box oi
 cigars from Shaw's Smoke House
 while J. Nj. Hutchinson won third and
 a cigar jar from the Massie store.
 J. H. Robinson of Fl Paso won the
 hundredyard dash and lady's hand
 bag, worth $7,50, at the Ceilings Ve-
 hicle x Harness company.
 A grand Arizona burro race had beer
 arranged but there were not enough burrOs so it was made a foot race fol
 bOys MT. Miguel Ortego a little mite
 of seven, ran right away from boys
 twice his size and age and proudly rode away the real, live burro which hat been offered as a prize.
 It was early evening when the ath. i letic program was concluded. The New State band paraded through tht
 streets on a Lightning Delivery trucl and serenaded everyone, including tht newspapers. Latter this band gave ; concert from the Ford balcony There ! was more music at the city hall, wher, great open air dancing pavilion hat