The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-06-22
PROGRAM OF MINOT FOURTH
OF JULY CELEBRATION
$3.50 to 1000 A. NJ.
Concert by the Minot City Band in
front If tho Teland hotel


front of the Leland hotel.
1000 to 80 A. NJ.
Elaborate decorated automobile pa
rade. Definite route of the parade Will
depend upon condition of paving.
Present outlined route is as follows:
All autos are to assemble in front OF
armory at $3.50 sharp. Parade will
start from there and proceed north to
Central avenue, east on Central avenue
to Second street northwest, up Second
street to Fourth avenue, east to Main
street. South on Main street to Cen
trail avenue and down to Eastwood
Park. A cash first prize Of $4,000,
second prize of $500, and third
prize of $500 will be awarded to the
three most artistically decorated auto
mobiles. The prizes will be awarded
by three competent and able judges
whose names are to be announced lat
err Each contestant is to be assigned
a number and the automobile desig-
mated by that number. Contestants
should communicate at once with A. B.
Dill, secretary Retail Merchants as
ssociation, or B. n Lesk, chairman of
the committee on sports and amuse
menus. 70 register anu nave lullDSi
assigned to them.
80 to 1900 A. NJ.
Band concert in Eastwood Park.
1900 to 100 P. NJ.
Picnic dinner at park. Free coffee
will be furnished by the committee.
Everybody should bring basket lunches
with them and the committee has made
suitable arrangements for the comfort
of all.
100 to 200 P. NJ.
Speeches of the day by Pres. A. G.
Crane of the Normal School and R. A.
Nestos.
200 to 800 P. NJ.
Ball game between North Prairie
and South Prairie teams. $4,000 cash
prize to the winning team.
$3.50 to 600 P. NJ.
General sports and amusements con-
sisting Of boys and girls foot races,
barrel race, potato race, tug of war,
creased pole, canoe race, and other
events. Liberal cash prizes are to be
awarded to the winners in each Of
these events. Details and list of prizes
to be announced later.
Music by the band and dancing at
the Park Pavilion during the entire
afternoon.
One of the features of the day will
be the Fife and Drum Corps, repre-
senting the Esprit of '76,' and We old
fashioned Town Criers making the
announcements of the day.
600 to 700 p. NJ.
Supper.
700 to 500 p. NJ.
Band concert and dancing at pavil-
ion.
900 P. NJ.
Grand, unique calthumpian parade
This will consist Of marchers arrang-
ed in unique and grotesque costumes.
| Liberal cash prizes to be awarded to
the most original and comical groups
and individuals as follows: Most
unique and original group of individ-
uals representing some special fea-
ture, $500; second prize, $1,000 To
the most unique individual, $500;
second prize, $500.
To the most comical group repre-
senting some special feature as unit,
S25.00; second prize, $1,000. Most
comical individual, $500; second
prize, $500.
All persons participating in the Cali
thumpian parade will retain their Co.'S
tunes SO as to participate in the street
carnival.
Following the parade there will be
a good old-fashioned street carnival
with plenty Of wholesome fun and
sport which will furnish amusement to
all: Appropriate music and musicians
will be furnished for the occasion. The
committee has arranged to make this
clean and wholesome affair 50 that
all may participate.
1890 p. NJ.
Grand display of Fire Works on
South Hill.
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