The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-18
CITIZENS WILL CLEAR
NEW PARK GROUNDS

Next Thursday, June 25, has been set
aside as park day, when large crowd
will assemble at the new park grounds
to cut grass and weeds, brush, dead
trees and effect general cleanup of
the whole place, preparatory for the
celebration on the Fourth and the for.
NAL opening of the park. All who are
interested in this are urged to turn out
on this occasion and boost the good
work along. Bring your own tools,
hose, rakes, sickels, scythes, axes,
shOvels, etc.
The work on the new open air audi
torium will probably be commenced
next Monday The contract will be let
today and the contractor will start i'm
mediately to have the lumber hauled to
the grounds. A great many have
viewed the site during the past week
and all have instantly become ardent
boosters for the project. With the
completion of this remarkable theatre
Hood River will possess the most
u iquG natural attraction of any city in
Oregon. 1t will fiji long felt want in
the city and will permit of efforts be-
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various sorts. The Hood River deega-
tiOu at the State Bankers convention
in Medford this week is making a de-
termined fight to secure the bankers
convention for Hood River next wear.
using as one of the principal arguments
the novelty of holding the assemblage
in the open air theatre At Medfurd
this week there are bankers from all
over the coast, and delegations from as
far east as New York and Boston.
Hood Rivers open air theatre is des-
tined to become famous all over the
northwest.
What promises to be the biggest
sporting event ever held in this section
Of the county is the tug Of war match.
which is being arranged by the sports
committee. Teams will be entered
from all parts of the valley, including
OdelL Pine Grove, Oak Grove. Dee
Cascade Locks is figuring on entering a
team and teams will also represent The
Heights and the down town district.
The latter team is now being organized
by Lawrence Drlscoll, who promises to
have team that will outpull anything
IN the county.
At Mosier special tug of war
match is to be pulled Off between a
team from that place and one from the
surrounding country. An effort is now
being made to get the winning team
to compete with the winner of the local
tournament.
The local tournament is to be pulled
off IN heats, seml-tnal and final, start
ing at J O'Clock. The final will lie
scheduled at $50 o'clock. The teams
will be composed of six men and cap
tain. An elevated platform. about four
feet high, will he erected in the chau-
tauqua grounds, which will afford
everyone good view of the contest
ants. This will be four feet wide and
about 80 feet in length. An attractive
purse will be hung up for the winning
team and from present indications there
is going to be fierce rivalry for Su-
prcmacy between the various sections
entering teams.
The parade on the morning of the
Fourth, according to reports received
by the parade committee, will contain
many unique and attractivde features.
The latest addition to the list is
Shvely Il Driscoll, who will enter a
float with blacksmith shop in actual
operation, showing the manufacture of
horse shoes. The Camp Fire Girls. of
Odell, have announced their intention
of entering a float. There will be a
Mlkado float the Modern Woodmen
VIII be out IN uniform and there will
be either floats or decorated cars en-
tered by the following merchants
Gilbert Implement Company. Fletcher
4 Fletcher. the East Side florists; the
Cruikshank company, E. A. Franz
Company, Hydro Electric CO., F. H..
Morlan, Lee Morse, Hotel Oregon,
Kresse Drug CO., Arthur Clarke, c. A.
Richards Co, Perigo & Son, Chas. n.
Clarke, W. f. Laraway, keir & Cass,
W. G. Snow, d. Mcdonald. The Co
lumbia Auto Co. is planning a specially