Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-29
CITY DECORATED
FOR THE FOURTH

Ell Centre is taking on gaudy col
ors for the Fourth of July celcbra-
tion, Main street business houses al-
ready displaying a long frontage of
bunting, mostly in uniform design.
and the fire boys, who have taken
charge of the event, have put up a
program of races, sports, watermelon
feast and fireworks that will make
this by far the greatest celebration
ever held in the valley.
That Ell Centre will draw the crowd
from all parts of the valley is as
l'sured, as is the fact that the visi-
tors will be given a rare day.
The committee on entries for the
sports consists of j. G. Fowlkcs of
the Imperial Valley Hardware Com
pany, G. F. Ferguson of the Electric
Shop and George Andrews of Ross
q Stuart, who should be seen by
those desiring to enter. The follow
ing is list of prizes for the sports: !:
Fifty-yard race, boys under II
years, silver medal.
Burro race for boys, So and So.
Water fight, $40.
Boys refreshment race, 81 and SO
cents.
Slow auto race, five gallons oil
given by Alcorn Rubber Company.
Obstacle race for autos, Is gal
Ions gasoline, Union Oil Company.
Stage auto race, five gallons Mon
ogram oil, pair So gauntlets, So
flashEght, Stanley-DeBlois Motor
Company.
Skate race for girls, $40 in gold
by Imperial Valley Press, 81 and so
cents.
Skate race for boys, 81 and SO
cents.
Bicycle race for boys, So and So.
Hoop race for boys, 81 and 80
cents.
Bargain counter race for ladies, S.
worth of merchandise by New York
Store, one years subscription to Ell
Centre Progress.
10D-yard dash, high school boys
Medal, SIS.
Pushmobile race for boys under II
vars, $4 and So.
Pu5hmobile race, frce-for-all, SO
in gold by Imperi;a Valley Press, 81
second, So third
Tug of war, $40.
220-yard dash, free-for-all, medal,
500.
100-yard dash, free-for-all, $40 and
SIS.
Relay race, one mile, team of four,
$40 and S..
Bicycle race, free for all, $5 and So.
Fifty-yard fat mans race, S.
and $3.
Fifty-yard ladies' race, SIS mer-
chandise, So merchandise, B. Salo-
mon & Co.
Mounted tug of war, $40.
Racing drivers are given notice
that June 30 is the last day to enter
car for $25. After that date post
entries will be $35. You will have to
hurry to get your cars in shape for
this big purse, which has been of :
fered. For all particulars see Guy
Beynon, at Beynon's "Store De Luxe"
you've got to hurry, boys"
The road race course is fifty miles,
with start at Fourteenth and Impe-
rial avenue, Imperial, south to main
street, Ell Centre, to Dogwood lateral,
north of Eighth street, Imperial, west
to NJ street, north to Four
teenth street, west to Imperial ave-
rue, five times, and finish Fifth and
Main streets, Ell Centre. Entrance
fee, $25, closes midnight Thursday,
and $35 to Friday midnight. Only
cars in the valley since June 4, 1914
| can enter. Any driver. or mecha-
nician taking a drink will forfeit en-
trance fee and be barred from race.
A number have already entered. The
race will start at 10 a. m. and prac-
tice will be allowed between and
a. m. Thursday and Friday. En-
frances to be made at Beynon's store.
Thre streets will be roped off. Dur
ing the race all traffic will be
stopped. Cars will leave in order as
they are entered, at two-minute in
tervals.
G. G. BEYNON,
]. F. SEYMOUR, JR.,
JAMES CRERAR,
Committee.