The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-07
PAXTON FOURTH OF
JULY CELEBRATION
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Thousands Enjoy Program Civ
en- at Fair Grounds; Others
Spend Day at Park
PRIZE WINNERS GIVEN
Redwood Falls Merchants Are
Credited With Big Part
in Days Success


through the gates at the Redwood
county fair grounds Monday and en-
joyed the old fashioned Fourth Of
July celebration staged by the Paxtor
township farmers club.
Hundreds of others visited Ramsey
State park for picnics and sport:
while many braved unfavorablt
weather Sunday to journey to neal
by lakes or homes of relatives tt
spend the double holiday.
After the successful celebration
the Paxton Farmers club issued 6
statement complimenting Redwood
Falls on its live and accommodating
business men and band and creditine
them with much of the success of the
enterprise.
Appreciate Help
The statement read, "The Paxton
Farmers club feels it owes a vote OF
appreciation to the Redwood Falls
business men whose cooperation
made a successful Fourth of July
celebration possible.
we wish to thank the business
men who generously donated prizes
at our suggestion and are glad to re-
port that their response was 100 per
cent. We wish also to thank the bust
ness men who were not called upon
because we know we would have met
with the same support there.
eve also wish to thank the band
and the fair board for their co-opera-
ton and the crowd for it's good be-
havior and patience"
The program opened with baseball
games between the two country and
city teams. The city boys won their
game by a score of 8 to 5.
City Team Wins
Two country boys teams were or
gained and played the first game of
the day which was won by Gerald
Hawton's team, 9 to 5. After the
completion of the first game, the two
country teams picked one team from
the two and played the city boys.
Russell Reynolds started twirling
for the city lads and was relieved in
the third frame by Don Peterson
who finished the five-inning game.
All the afternoon contests were en-
tered by enthusiastic contestants
who afforded keen competition in
each event. The wrestling match
was won by Wesley Sayre and second
place by Willis Slaymaker; Will Wal
ter's team won the mule race, with
Adam Henry's, second and Will LUIS
senhop's third. The tug-o-war was
won by Ralph Kolp's team.
Wins Riding Contest
Cyril Beach won the saddle riding
contest and Pete Paskewitz took first
place in the bareback riding contest.
Another prize, omitted last week, was
five gallons of Opaline motor oil do
mated by Carl Bjerke and divided be-
tween the winners. LeGrand Daily
won first prize in the hundred yard
dash and Irwin Quessenberry, second.
Lorraine Johnson won first place in
the girls so yard dash and Perk
Cheney took first in the clown har-
ness race with Robert Lussenhop,
second. In the half mile running
race, j. Merritt won first, Harry john
son, second and Worbet Wolter, third.
Jack Cheney won first in the pony
half mile running race, Robert Pal
mer, second and Tom Wolverton,
third. James Kelly won first in the
other pony race, Robinson, second
and Muetzel, third.
The second wrestling match was
won by Harold Mosier with Carl
Wheeler, second. A feature OF the
day was the rolling pin throwing con-
test, won by Iva Lussenhop with Mrs.
Glacith, second, Mrs. Dahl, third and
lila Quesenberry, fourth.
Another stunt which brought many
laughs was the steer riding contest
which was won by Harold Zitzman.
Ralph Montgomery placed second,
Calvin Wheeler, third, Andrew Mack
lin, fourth and Jack Weeks, fifth. At
ter several boys had chased a CREASED
pig around the grounds for several
minutes, Norbert Wolter picked the
small porker up in his arms and car
ried him back to the judges.
The pillow fight on poles was won
by Ralph Montgomery with Calvin
Wheeler, second. A model T Ford
race was also held, but the names of
the winners were not available. The
days entertainment ended with a
dance at the Blue Goose pavilion.