The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-02
They Will Visit the Neighborins Cities
on Independence Day and Help
the Eagle to Scream in
Three States.
NO CELEBRATION HERE
Great Variety is Afforded In Enter
tainment In the Adjoining County
Seats. and Anybody May
Find Enjoyment.

There is no celebration of Indepen.
dence Day here, and Keokuk has &C
CURED the habit of visiting the neigh
bors on that day.
This year Keokuk people will go to
all the adjoining towns in three states.
Montrose stages the most ambi-
tious celebration, apparently. although
that at Kahoka promises to be very
big thing. Carthage has horse races
which attract many. and Burlington
has big automobile race as its chief
attraction on the Fourth of July.
The key note at all the community
celebrations is the khaki uniform. At
speeches, and at Kahoka every SOL
der Of all the wars will be given a
good dinner by a Missouri cook-and
that is some dinner. Anybody can be
suited somewhere near Keokuk.
PIcnIcs and Parties Here.
Here in Keokuk, firecrackers will
make noise legally from early morn
ing until evening when fireworks will
begin to go off in all parts of town.
The kids are also scolding the kaiser
now, for the price of fireworks and
noise producers is much higher than
before the war.
Aside from going to other towns and
cities to celebrations, Keokuk people
will form parties which via enjoy
themselves in various ways. The
many beautiful places along the
Mississippi river bluffs and Lake Keo-
kuk will be utilized by picnic parties
large and small.
A number of family parties will cele-
brate the day quietly in outings near
Keokuk.
Amusements at kahoka.
At Kahoka there will be all sorts OF
amusement contests from slow auto
mobile race to a lean mans race
The woman's council will give all
soldiers free dinner, not only to SOL
diers of the world war, but also to
veterans Of the Spanish and civil
wars.
The prize contests are also limited
to soldiers residing in Clark county.
They include a fat mans race at
fifty yards, lean mans race at 100
yards, an automobile slow race at 400
yards, and a sack race on the track.
Also, there are substantial prizes for
the best decorated Automobile, the
best driving team, the best draft
team, and the best saddle horse, just
to show that the automobile still has
some competition.
Another prize is for the soldier who
attends the celebration from the long
est distance.
Tho Montrose Program.
A big celebration is arranged for
Montrose which town is the one most
easily reached from Keokuk on &C
count of the lake shore boulevard. The
program there is as follows:
10 a. m.-Registration OF soldiers
at park.
l1-Grand street parade headed by
Keokuk Concert band.
12-Dinner.
D. m.-Band concert.
Program at speakers stand begin
ming at 1870 o'clock.
Invocation-Rev. G. W. Barber.
Reading Declaration = Elizabeth
Laws.
Address-Dr. w. Frank Brown.
Music-Concert Band.
Address-Lieut. J. S. Sprowls.
Patriotic dance-Directed by Mar
garet Kennedy.
Music Concert band.
Flag dr., directed by Mrs. e.
Crooks.
Sport program beginning at $3.50
o'clock.
3:30-Boys shoe and stocking race
3:45-Girls running race under fiji
zen years.
4:OO-Boys money diving contest.
4:15-Boys biscuit eating contest.
4:30-Young mems running race.
4:45-Boys sack race.
5:OO-Girls potato race. under thir-
:een years.
5:15-Fat mems indoor ball game.