The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-07
MlN0T'S SAFE AND SANE CELE-
BRATI0N DRAWS BIG CROWD

pated in the first play day events,
held at the park under the direction
Of Geo. Caviness, playground instruc-
tor from Minneapolis, who is spend
ing six weeks in Minot under the
auspices Of the Y. w. C. A. Mr..
Caviness handled his crowd in fine
shape, both the young and those old
er. The events were all good, but
the watermelon eating contest fur
nished perhaps the most amusement
when nearly 80 boys line up, hands
in pockets, to see who could eat his
slice of melon first.
f. The prize winners, together with
the prizes they received, and those
who donated the prizes follow:
Ragamuffin parade = Nell Olson,
first, camera, Leland Drug Co.; John
Warchow, second, f1ashlight, Leland
Drug store.
Doll buggy parade-Pauline Kramer
first, doll, Fair Store; Veronica Hage-
man, second, chair, Fair Store.
Clown parade-Jack Faulds, first;
Allan Burris, second, Ray Hunter,
third, Prizes not announced.
Boys races-5O yard, midgets; /;
Roy Kidder, first; Harold Ward, Sec
ond; Dan Norris, third, and Kenneth
Pepke, fourth. All awarded knives
donated by jacobson & Fugelso.
Juniors-Albert Robbins, first;
Wilbur Dunnel, second; William Wag-
ner, third. $4, So and 81 in trade at
New York Store.
Intermediate-Alvin Bowlley, first;
Theo Gilbert, second, William REM,
third; 81, So and 81 in trade at J. c..
Penney Co.
Men's-Paul Nichols, first; George
Rasmussen, second; R. Davies, third.
First prize was fountain pen by Ben
no Drug Co. Second and third prizes
were silk socks and necktie.
Fat mems race-Dr. A. D. McCan-
mel, first, $5 in gold, First Interna-
tional bank; A. Sandstrom, second,
one half ton Ignite, Max johnson
Fuel Co.; David Mair, third, cigars,
Campbell l-Tompkins Co.
Girls races - Midgets: Elizabeth
Craddack, Carol Clark, Evelyn Hell
sa, Francis Cox. Prizes not announc-
ed.
|, Juniors-Pauline Jones, first, So;
Union National bank; Leonora Olson,
second, So, Union National bank; May
Ewers, third, two tickets to Strand
. theater; Genevieve Carlson, fourth,
two tickets to Strand theater.
Intermediates - Juanita Conklin,
first, SIS Dorene box, Hart Swalstead;
Lucella Jones, second, box candy, Nit
chell Confectionery; Virginia Smart,
third, three tickets to Strand theatre;
Grace Zebach, fourth, two tickets to
Strand theater.
Seniors-Juanita Conklin, first, SIS
in gold, Second National bank; Thel-
ma Berlichek, second, Waverly Con-
fectionery; Beatrice Craddack, third
box candy, Waverly Confectionery.
Mothers-Mrs. John Stewart, first,
kettle, New York Hardware Store;
Mrs. V. Baker, second, double steam
er, New York Hardware Store; Mrs.
E. Albright, third, 25 ounds Occi
dent flour; Mrs. J. Olson, fourth, tive
cartons of lamps, Northern States
Power Co.
Boys three-legged race Carl Chu-
leck and Clifford Hunt, first, four tick
cts to Orpheum; Brunei Sweet and
Russell Sweet, second, two tickets
to Orpheum.
Girls three-legged race Edna
Shoots and Edna Hackett, first, four
tickets to Orpheum; Norma Jenson
and Jean Tennyson, second, two tick
cts to Orpheum.
Women's baseball throw; Mrs. John
son, first, Mrs. NUM-, second, Mrs
Boyd, third, prizes by Minot Drug Co.
High Jump Il. Lowe, first; Stearns,
second, H. Rasmussen third. Prizes
not announced.
Melon eating contest - Aloysius
Hagenstein, first, three tickets to Ar
cade; Carl Chulek, second, two tickets
to Arcade; Glen Halvorson, third
cracker jack.