Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-02
SHALE CITY WILL
ENTERTAINCROWD
Mercer County's Thriving Little ToWH
Plans for Glorious Celebration
Monday.
HAVE ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM
Hy-Tex Team viii Meet Burgess-In.
tereshng Athletic Events win
Be Pulled On.

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affair will be held at the Shale City
park and there will be something do
! ing every minute OF the day.
In the morning an interesting pro-
gram will be given as follows:
| Music-Aledo band.
Recitation-"The Declaration of IN
dependence" Miss Stocking, La Harpe.
Music-Aledo band.
Address-O. E. CarIstrom, Aledo.
Music-Aledo band.
| There will be a ball game between
the Viola and the shale City Bloom
ers and a tug OF war for members Of
| the teams. A big basket dinner will
/ be served at noon.
/ Athletic Program.
In the afternoon at l o'clock an ath-
letic program will be carried out as
! follows:
25-YARD DAsH-BOYS 9-12.
First prize-Best watch in store,
Terry & Cook, Viola.
Second prize-Watermelon, F. a.
| Minor, Aledo.
50-YARD DASH-BOYs, 1915
First prize-s2.00 bank account,
Viola State bank.
Second prize-$100 knife, Detwiler
Bros. Aledo.
Third prize-Haircut, Craig barber
shop, Viola.
50-YARD DAsH-BOYS OVER IS.
First prize-Box cigars, Bjorkman
& Bjorkman, AIedo.
Second prize-$15o gloves, Park
man & Mawby, Aledo.
Third prize-Choice necktie. r. E.
Terry. Viola.
100-YARD DAsH-MEN.
First prize-s1.50 shirt, D. Z. Farr,
Aledo.
Second prize-s125 white tennis
slippers, J. P. Berg, Aledo.
Third prize-Choice Of $1.00 whip
D. F.. Ralston & Son.
SHOE RACE-GTRLS, 9-12,
First prize-$1.50 pair slippers, Will
Hall, Aledo.
Second prize-7 Il picture, For
Der, Aledo.
SHOE RACE-BOYs, 9-12.
First prize-Pair sandals, Ashen- /
hurst Bros, Aledo.
Second prize-Box bonbons, Peter
son restaurant, Aledo.
THREE LEGGED RACE-BLOOMER !
GIRLS.
First prize-Two $500 manicure
sets. E. L. Greenwell. Viola
Second prize-Two pair black silk
hose, Felix Bros. Aledo.
THREE LEGGED RACE-MEN.
First prize-Choice two hats in I
store, Woods & Smith, Viola and shale /
City.
Second prize-Two pair black silk /
hose, Felix Bros. Aledo. +
TUG OF WAR-BALL BOYS.
Purse.
25-YARD DASH-GIRLS, 9-12.
First prize-Silk voile for dress,
Wefnstein store, Viola,
Second prize-Choice soc book, Fair
store, Aledo.
Third prize-Box stationery, John
son Drug store, A1edo.
50-YARD DAsH-GIRLs OVER 16.
First prize-s2O 90 Brownie camera,
Barr & Flake, AIedo.
Second PRIZE ID. box bonbons.
Corsepius cafe, Viola.
Third prize-Ladies' breakfast set, /
Mrs. c. n. Thornton. Viola.
LADIES NAIL DRIVING CONTEST. I
To consist of Is nails.
First prize-Ladies' pink silk crepe
de chine waist, Emrick, Owsley &
Haas Co., AIedo.
Second prize-Best diamond edge
scissors in store, Mccoy Harware,
Viola.
Third prize-Ladies' parasol. Mer-
ritt's store. Aledo.
Fourth prize-One pair ladies' Kay
ser silk hose, Parkman Bros, Aledo.
AUTO BALLOON RACE.
First prize-One box mems Wayne
knit guaranteed hose, Emrick, Owsley
& Haas Co. AIedo $500 cake, Col
lis bakery, Viola. % lbs. King Charles
-four. C. B. Barr Co., Aledo.
Second prize-Six months subscrip
ton to The Enterprise, A. G. Peterson,
Viola: $10O IN bakery goods, F, A.
Minor, Aledo. soc worth any kind of
meat. Winn butcher shop, Viola.
AUTO POTATO RACE.
First prize-Purse Of $500, Drs.
Walter Miles, Vic McClanahan, G. Lip
ton, Viola.
Second prize-s1.50 suit case, E. Ca
been store, Aledo. Four cans Blue
Ribbon canned goods Newton grocery,
Aledo.
At $50 the celebrated Hy-Tex ball
team will take on Burgess. Follow
ing supper, q platform dance will be
held Special cars will leave Aledol
for Sha1e City at SAC and 11:40 in
the morning and at 1;40, $40 AID
$40 p. m. A iitney bus will meet all
cars at Gilchrist.
watertown Celebration.
Superintendent J. A. Campbell has .
arranged for big celebration at
hospital tomorrow after
noon. The affair is 10 be held on the
campus of the institution and the in
mates are to be given oranges. banan-
as. peanuts, candy. sandwiches, lemon
ade and cigars free. The Metropolitan
quartet, good comedians and MitchelI's