Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-07-06
THE FOURTH At
POPLAR GROVE
sSjlsT
Big Independence Day Celebration
is Heidi picnic Dinner,
Speeches, Ball Game 7
Etc.
LARGE AND JOLLY CROWD
]. Q. A. Miller and Emory Gordon
speak-G. D. Thompson I'm
pires Ball Game.
ARGE AND JOLLY CROWD

at Poplar Grove by picnic and
games. A committee had all the
necessary arrangements in hand
and a very pleasant day was spent.
The celebration was held Satur-
day.
Early in the day, teams and au-
tos began to arrive, all being filled
to capacity with both passengers
and good things to eat. While the
backward condition of farm work
had tendency to keep great
many at home who had planned on
being there, nevertheless the at
tendance exceeded the expectations
of the committee, and at 10 O'Clock
a large and jolly crowd had taken
full possession of the finely shaded
and beautiful grounds belonging to
Mr.. Madison, kindly granted for the
occasion.
Immediately adjoining these
grounds lies a nice level pasture
which Mr.. Robbins placed at the
disposal of the games committee,
and here the shooting abilities OF
"Tom," the fleetness of foot OF
"Dick," and the batting abilities OF
"Harry" were tried out and put to a
thorough test.
The program:
The first event on the program
was clay target shoot. Here some
l2O guns entered the contest and
while each gun did his best to out
shoot the other fellow, by the use Of
great deal of banter and jollyins
q great time was had by both shoot.
ers and onlookers.
"Jack" Simpson, with a score o.
21 out of a possible IS, was de
clared high gun with Aug. Mueller
the popular hardware man of this
city, Emory Gordon, A. Marin, and
several others close on his heels, thu
lowest score being IA.
At - o'clock the crowd gathered
round the speakers rosturm and by
request sang "Our Country Ills o.
Thee" after which Mr.. Nairn intro
duced the speakers of the day. @
A. Miller and Emory Gordon. Boil
made stirring speeches, and held the
attention of the crowd for over ar
hour. These speeches alone were
worth coming long way to heal
and the whole community feel great
lily indebted to those gentlemen II
donating their services.
After the speaking, came the pic
mic dinner. What a spread. We cant
describe this "event" further thar
say that everything good to eat was
there, and all who were there were
good eaters. First on the program
after dinner was foot races-foot
race for married men. This was the
cloest contested event of any. While
many considered it a draw, the
judges declared G. J. Wack the win
ner by few inches.
Foot race for unmarried men:
Here was another keenly contested
event, but not so close as the one
previous. Orville Berryhill landed
the honors here, but the other con.
testants made him "go some"
Girls foot race: Another well
contested event-Pearl Craig being
declared the winner.
Little girls foot race: Here Is
where the little folks seemed to en-
Joy themselves and while Ulabelle
Marin was declared the winner, al
ran so we'll that we feel and hope
they will be winners-some day.
1 Boys race: Here is where young
America is seen at his best, ant
Judging by the number of entrant:
every boy on the ground seemed tt
think he could out run the others
At the word "go" they leaped for
ward like a bunch of trained ath
letes. Harold Let's won this race.
Tug of war-married men VS.
singlemen. This event "brough
the house down." The young fell
lows thinking they could pull an!
ten men in the whole of Iowa toet
the line full of confidence. We can
enter into a full description of Thu
"take down. further than say tina
the married men-the old fellows
simply walked away with their op
Iponents, and could have haulet
them all over the township.
A ball game-free for all-wa
i the next event. Every one enjoys
ball game and this was no exception