The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-06-25
The BIG CELEBRATION
Icons Fourth of July Celebration
will be the Best Ever Pulled Oft
in This Part of the State.

In This Part of the State.
Everything is moving along in fine
shape for the big Fourth Of July
celebration at Leon. Although the
time was short when it was decided
: to celebrate things were shaped up
in a hurry when once the matter was
settled. The committee in charge of
the finances report that close to $500
has been raised for the celebration
and this will insure something doing
j all day long, for whenever Leon cele-
bratCs she puts on a celebration
worth coming to see.
At & meeting held last Wednesday
evening an executive committee was
appointed consisting of G. M. Axes,
s. 4. Benefel and P. F. Kopp, who
will have full charge of the celebra-
ton, and they were given authority
to appoint the various sub-commit-
tees, which have been announced as
follows:
Am,sements-Floyd Cozad, Fred
A. Townsend, Geo. T. Ogilyie and
Frank Stanley
Water-Lafe Mitchell.
Seais-P. e. Brady, B. E. Evans
and Art Scott
r1nanoe-E. G. Monroe and Fred
Teale.
hdvertis,ng-O. E. Hull and Will
f. Lindsey.
Concessions-Nl. F. Grimes, Harry
Bradfield and Jas. w. Hurst.
Tae committees are all hard at
work and report that everything is
moving along in fine shape 1t is i'm
possible this week to publish the
complete program as some of the at
fractions were not yet lined up, but
We give a general outline of the day.
There will be grand auto parade
at $3.50 in the morning, and moving
pictures will be taken of the parade,
which will be shown all over the
country 1t will be the first time
anything of this sort has been at
tempted in this part of the country.
Prizes will be awarded for the auto
which brought the largest load Of
people to Leon, which is to appear in
tie parade and reach Leon before
$50 d. m Prizes will be awarded
for the best decorated autos, and for
the best lady drivers of cars in the
parade
The speaker of the day will be
Hon. X E. Valentine, of Centerville,
the democratic nominee for congress
iii this district Mr. Valentine is one
of the finest orators in Iowa and he
Will make an address worth coming
sto hear. Don't fail to hear him. i
The Leor X. P. band has been en-
gagged to furnish the music for the
day.
lr the efternoon there will be a
baseball same, the teams being La
nloni and Van Vert, and number OF
contests will be pulled off on the
square, among them being baby
contest for the prettiest babies, a po-
tatO peeling race for girls, free for
AL foot race, motorcycle race around
the square from a standing start,
300-foot auto race from Standing
start with engine dead, the autos to
run 800 feet, turn and come back
to starting point. and have engine
dead A 600 foot motorcycle race
with six stops the contestants to pick
UP potato at each stop, girls foot
race, free for all boys race, fat mans
race, all contestants to weigh over
200 pounds, tug of war between
teams from any townships in the
county, Leon barred, team pull, and
other amusements.
In the evening there will be an
entertainment at the band stand, one
feature of which will be a wrestling
match between DR.. Ralph j. Quelle
and Jack Hartman, of Burlington,
two of the best wrestlers in the state.
They will first give an exhibition
showing the fine points in wrestling,
and this will be followed by regular
wrestling match between the two
Hr7v-.
not, to have any fireworks to cause
accidents and scare teams, but full
evenings program of first-class
amusements which will be enjoyed
bygeveryone will be provided.
Arthur Campbell has issued chal-
lenge to wrestlc any man in Decatur
county on the Fourth, barring Jas.
H. Alldredge, and it is likely some
one will accept the challenge, SO
there will be two good wrestling
matches.
The judges who will award the
prizes in the auto parade are E. o.
Stearns, of Van Vert, j. E. Vail, of
Garden Grove, and T. j. Smith of
Lamont.
The judges. for the baby contest.
the hardest job of the day, are DR..
H. R. Layton, Mrs B. L. Eiker and
Mrs. j. o. Woodmansee.
Riley Buchanan has been selected
as official announcer of events for the
day.
The big celebration of southern
Iowa will be at Leon this year, so
make your arrangements to come
early and spend the day in Leon.
People who drive with teams are as
sured there will be plenty of good
water for their horses, even if Lafe
Mitchell has to run the big pump in
the deep we'll all day.
Some Mighty Poor Road Work.