The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-07-08
FOURTH Of JULY WAS
DULY OBSERVED HERE
Various Forms of Recreation Arc En-
joyed BY Morrow County People
Mountains Proved Most Attractive
and Parkers Mill Got Large Crowd.

The people of Morrow county OBJ
served the Fourth Of July. Yes, and
many OF them observed the third,
lourth and hItn oI July. Especially
we're the three days taken Tor cele-
oration wnere a number OF persons
.OoA camping outn,s ana went 10 the
....t TIMBER Tor regular outing.
rarkeTs .MIIl prov ed the biggest
urawlng cara THIS year. II mas ueen
estimated that IuLIy 1oUO people we're
III attendance at the ceIeDrdtion at
tue mlII. and those VINO spent tAeif
uoiday there were Iurnlsned Win am
,le entertainment and excitement 10
Aeep them from growing weary or
setung tnat Dack-Lo-town teeIlng.
base pail games ali three days were
Dlg features. In these events, some
real Iast bail was played, hArdmah
winning from Monument the hrst
gay, Eight Mile from hardman the
second DAY and Spray from Eight
allie the third day.
Another feature OF the Parkers Mill
pig time was the bucking contest,
~ ulch was won by Ralph Read. Sec
ond place went to Shields of Monu-
ment and third to Gilman. The great
est ride of the entire contest was
made by Shields when he rode TO
hnish, big shorthorn bull. Through
the bucking proclivities OF this ami
NAL, Shields was whipped forward
and backward like a rag in the wind.
Foot races proved a drawing card,
every town and hamlet for miles
around having its fayorite sprlnter
there and ready TO back him against
all corners. The prettiest race OF
them all was between Shields OF Mon
ument and Pattison Of Heppner. The
distance was fifty yards and Shields
won by a scant foot.
There was dancing each evening,
with delightful music by the Leath-
ers orchestra. The best of order pre-
vailed on the floor, although there
were times when some disorder was
going on outside. Things did quiet
down though, after the arrival OF
Sheriff McDuffee. Seems as though
we are still living in the frontier.
At Lexington, where the crowd was
not so large, a good time is reported.
The ball game in the morning be-
tween Heppner and Lexington was
won by Heppner.
A number OF local people went to
Lehman Springs, while many others
were at Ditch creek and the camping
grounds of upper Willow creek. But
a few went to Ritter.
1t seems like many Americans are
losing sight of the real nature OF the
occasion. 1t is fact that there is =
good chance for future generations
losing sight entirely of the great pur-
pose of the Fourth of July. How
many of them will know that it is q
celebration Of the Declaration Of In
of the original thirteen
colonies and spelled the freedom for
these United States of America.
Surely they will not get it through
the education of base ball, bucking
contests and like sports. Why, these
latter day observances of the 4th OF
July have been staged with never a
suggestion as to the real purpose of
the day. 1t has been said that the
future safety of the country depends
upon the teaching of the doctrine of
a good sound Americanism. Our pre-
sent day methods of celebrating do
anything but bring out such a doc
trine. Seems to US ike a good time
to change the order, or at least begin
to work in some of the primary fea
lures of the old time observance of
the day,