The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11
GRAND mARAls. COOK COUNTY, mINN, JULY H. 1917.
FOURTH or JULY cELEBRA-
TlON A GRAND SUCCESS
With ideal Weather Conditions Grand
marais Has Largest. Patriotic
Celebration Ever.

was pulled off as planned with
scarcely a hitch. The weather was
ideal and an unusual large crowd
turned out.
The program was started at 10
o'clock by the automobile parade.
20 cars took part, most of which
were decorated very artistically. The
procession started at the corner Of
Wisconsin street and Broadway, max
ing a complete tour of the village
and ending up on the fiat north of
the Princess theater.
First prize was awarded to Win
ger & Robertson's seven-p passenger
Overland, decorated by Mr.. and Mrs.
J. C. Murphy. In this car rode Uncle
Sam, representatives of the G. A. R.,
the u. S. Navy and army, and two
Red Cross nurses.
Sam Zimmerman's Buick won Sec
ond prize. His car was decorated in
the national colors with a large deer
head in front.
The speaking was commenced at II
o'clock, and was held in the open-air
on the fiat north Of the Princess.
The speakers using for a platform
the large truck belonging to Win
ger and Robertson while the large
crowd congregated on the grass and
in autos. After a short introduction
by S. C. Murphy, who acted as chair
man, DR.. F. B. Hicks was called up
on and gave very interesting and
instructive address; relating some
history of government and what it
stood for through the different ages
and finally what our own government
stands for. Liberty" said the doc
tor, 'is what this country has been
fighting for from the day of the Pill
grims, and that is what we are fight
ing for today"
Rev. w. H. Ripon was then called
upon. He began by saying: That
civilization is determined by it's early
settlers and that the glory of this
coSfry was the fact that it was
founded by great and noble men,
The Puritans and Pilgrims establish
ed this country on the principles of
democracy, religious and civil liberty.
We are engaged in this great war
that those principles which were es-
tablished by our fathers might be
preserved, and handed down to pos
terity unimpaired. Rev. Ripon ap-
pealed to his hearers to utilize all
the powers at their disposal to help
the government to bring this war to
a successful conclusion, he appealed
to men to stand by the president,
and urged upon the women to put
their spare time into cans and jars.
Claus G. Monker spoke of the debt
our country owes France and that
this is our opportunity to pay that
debt. He made strong appeal to
those Of foreign birth to stand by
the president.
Several patriotic songs we're sung
by the audience and after giving
three cheers to two members of the
G. A. R., who we're present-Judge
Geo. H. Durfee and C. N. Ashford
the gathering returned to their var
ious homes for dinner.
The afternoon was taken up with
sports and races which resulted as
follows:
Running race, free for all-lst
Sam Zimmerman, Jr.; End, Andy
Lindberg.
Running race, boys under 16-lst
Alvin Engelson; End Earl Woods.
Running race, girls under 16-1st
Violet Samskar; End Halle Carter.
Sack race-lst John McGill; End
Earl Woods.
Wheelbarrow race-lst Sam Zim-
norman and Harry HENDERSON; End
John Zimmerman and Jim Morrison.
Three legged race-lst Sam Zim-
norman and Oscar Lindskog; End.
Sid and Jack Woods.
Horse Race-1st, Axel Johnson;
End, Albert HENDERSON; 3rd Dan Nc
Donald.
Skiff race-1st, John Zimmerman
and Jim Morrison; End, Sid Woods
and Ed. Dalbec
Canoe race-1st, Harry HENDERSON;
End Dan Macdonald.
The ball game between the Whites
and Indians resulted in a victory for
the Whites, though they were given
hard tussle. There was a large
number of enthusiastic rooters for
both sides.
The Indian war dance attracted a
large crowd and was quite a. novelty.
The ball in the evening was at
tended by a very large number and
all report pleasant time.
The Princess theater gave two
shows, afternoon and evening. Miss