The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-06-27
ALL PREPARED FOR
BIG CELEBRATION.

Lne LnOHSUeI CeleDIdtlOu W uc Hciu az
L'Anse July 4th, when our returned
soldiers and sailors will be the
guests Of the people of Baraga county
and win be royalty entertained as all
heroes should be.
The people from all sections OF the
county, Pequaming, Baraga, Kewee-
nav Bay, Covington, Pelkie, Skanee,
Herman, etc., are cordially invited to
be present at the celebration next
Friday, With the assurance that they
will be treated as fine as the L'Anse
people can treat them, and royalty
entertained from morning until night.
The people from the outside communi-
ties have just as much an interest in
this celebration as the people from
the county seat, and they should con-
slider it their duty to the boys to be
on hand and show by their presence
that they appreciate what the boys
have done for US who stayed at home.
L'Anse looks for the largest crowd
ever gathered together in this section
and the town is well prepared to ac-
commodate them, even if the private
homes have to be opened to do it.
That is the feeling that pervades, and
nothing will be done that tends to
mar this great event in the boys lives
in any way.
The program Of the day will call
for the sports events to start prompt
ly at nine o'clock and run until noon.
At tweve o'clock the parade will form,
all municipal, county and township
bodies, war board, Red Cross, fire.
men, soldiers, ETC., being allotted
place in the line of march. For the
prizes in the parade, there will be a
purse of ten dollars for the best dec
Grated car, ten dollars for the best
float, and prizes of So and $5 for the
best comics.
After dinner the sports program
again goes on until about 4:30, con-
cluding with an auto race and Ro-
man candle parade after supper. The
dance will start early, probably rum
ming from eight until nine-thirty for
soldiers and their ladies, and then be-
ing thrown open to the public. The
soldiers banquet takes place at five
o'clock, and arrangements have been
made to take care of at least three
hundred boys, which includes all Wis
iting soldiers, whether in uniform or
not. All soldiers will be asked to reg
lister at appointed places during the
day.
The canteens will be prepared to
serve the soldiers and their ladies
free throughout the day.
The Sports Program.
one hundred yard dash for men.
Prizes So and S..
Running hop, skip and jump. Priz-
es $S and S5.
Running broad jump. Prizes SO and
SIS.
Slow horse race. Party owning the
horse crossing the line last gets $40.
Nickel scramble by courtesy of
Ed Sicotte. Twenty dollars in nickels
distributed to four classes-boys 8 to
Is years, girls 9 to Is years, boys un-
der years, girls under 9 years.
Pie eating contest. Prizes So and 81.
Anti-smiling contest for ladies only.
One dollar to each lady standing test.
No more than ten contestants.
Log rolling contest. Prizes So and
S5.
Indian War Dance.
Log saving contest. Ten dollars
to winning pair.
Bobbing for nickels in flour. Two
dollars in nickels.
Lemon eating contest for children.
twenty-five cents to first dozen appli-
cants, boys or girls.
Obstacle or barrel race. Dash of
% yards, then through suspended bar
rel. Person through barrel first gets
S., second SO. All participants have
right to pull anyone out of barrel if
they can.
Wheelbarrow race. Run of so yds.
with passenger, passenger to wheel
partner on return trip. Each team to
furnish own barrow. Prizes S. and
SO.
One hundred yard dash for boys un-
der 16. Prizes SO and 81.
Fifty yard dash for girls. Prizes
SO and 81.
One hundred yard dash for married
women. Prizes So and 81.
y Tug Of war, any six men to form a
team. Ten dollars to winner.
Swimming race. Prizes : 5 and So.
Distance race, twice around block,
for men. Prizes IS and So.
Fifty yard dash for boys or girls
under 10 years. Prizes 81 and 81.
Peanut race for young folks. Roll
ing peanut with stick the length Of
block. Prizes 81 and 81.
Egg race. Running one block with
egg in tablespoon. First party in
81