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MARION READY FOR THE FOURTH All Arrangements perfected for the Big Celebration — Come and Enjoy Yourself
SANTA FE RUNS A SPECIAL
The Fun Begins at 9 a.m. and Concludes With the Fire Works Display in the Evening.
The program as completed for Marion's Fourth of July celebration provides for all day entertainment, and is a program of games and contests and baseball in the morning. Band concert in Central Park from 1 to 1:30. The reading of the Declaration of Independence by Miss Eva Banman of Hillsboro, and the patriotic speech by Hon. Frank Grattan of McPherson, immediately following.
After the speaking beginning at 3 o'clock will be races and different contests on Main street and in Central Park, also a ball game at the ball park.
After the contests and games of the day are over a band concert at Main and Third streets will be given lasting until time for the fireworks.
All entertainment furnished by the Fourth of July committee is absolutely free, all of the races and other contests offer prizes to the winner to make it interesting.
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The J.E. Henry dog and pony show is booked for Marion the Fourth at the usual price of admission. They however have two free acts before their tent, a high dive by a dog and also by a monkey.
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The Crescent Vaudeville Co. is billed for the auditorium during the day and evening. Change of program every two hours.
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H.M. King's steam swing near the auditorium.
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The special Santa Fe train will leave Burns at 7:30 the morning of the 4th, arrive in Marion about 8:45. This train then becomes a special from Lehigh and it will leave Lehigh for Marion about 9:45, arriving in Marion at 10:45. Return trips after the fireworks.
From 9 to 10 a.m. the Marion band will furnish music. At 10 a.m. the Burns and Marion clubs will play in the ball park. Poppe of Lincolnville will pitch for Marion.
A series of sack races and foot races will be run on Main street near Third, from 10 to 12, for boys under 16 years, ending in a free-for-all. All these races are for cash prizes large enough to bring out the speed of the county.
From 1 to 1:30 the Hillsboro band will give a concert in Central Park. Preceding the speech of Hon. Frank Grattan, Miss Eva Banman of Hillsboro will read the Declaration of Independence.
Three o'clock the Florence and Hillsboro ball teams cross bats at the ball park.
From 3 to 5:30 will be a continuation of the games and races started in the morning.
A potato race, orange race, made on horses, a tug of war, $5 to the winners; tub race and swimming race. All of these events are for cash prizes, the smallest prize being $1 to the winner and 50 cents to the second.
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Marion the past two weeks has been almost as busy as possible without confusion. In addition to the one hundred twenty-two teachers attending Institute must be added the one hundred eighty jurors and thirty-five witnesses on the Carr trail, vaudeville at the Auditorium, steam swing, the Masonic initiation, and taper off with the big celebration on the Fourth.
Champion Skater at the Rink
Manager V.E. Healea has arranged for special attractions at the rink Thursday and Friday nights of this week. Mr. John Turner, the champion trick and fancy skater, will give a number of specialties and offers $50 to anyone who will do any three of them. This entertainment was advertised for Monday and Tuesday nights but was postponed to Thursday and Friday. Admission 10 cents. Skating before and after performance. Skates 15 cents.
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J.S. Brooks, mail carrier on route 1, has purchased a Schacht Auto Runabout of F.D. Shanklin & Son, to carry him around his route. It arrived Wednesday and is a fine looking machine. Mr. Brooks thinks the auto will be more satisfactory for his use than horses, as he can make the trip in much less time, and expense of keeping will not be so much.
In the west room of the Thomas building on Main street, C. Forester is opening a sample store, offering for sale a line of clothing and shoes, wholesale and retail cigars. Mr. Forester says the prices he will place on his goods suggests a bargain store. Ready for business Friday, July 3.
Dr. L.E. West and wife came to Marion from El Dorado last week. Dr. West has been for several years a successful dentist in El Dorado, and has opened an office here on the second floor of the Dean block. They also have living rooms in the same building. They are very pleasant people.
A carload of fine looking watermelons came to town Wednesday.
A demonstration with the
"American of France" fire extinguisher will be made on Main street Saturday evening, The Fourth, at 8:30 by C. Forester, proprietor of the Sample store in the Thomas building.
The past few days Freeland Bros. purchased a fine family driving horse from parties at Wichita. The horse is thoroughly broken and accustomed to street cars, automobiles and other conditions responsible for many runaways.
H.M. King had his merry-go-round set up on the lot west of the auditorium, last Friday, where it will be until after the 4th.
Roy Sumner, the Youngtown merchant, will close his place of business on the Fourth and come to Marion to celebrate. The great majority of people in that section have expressed their intention of being in Marion on that day.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bernhardt, Monday morning, living one mile south of Pilsen.
Ray Smith is putting on the finishing touch to Dr. R.C. Smith's residence, and is also nearing the finish with Dan Kline's residence on the hill.
Mr. C. Seeley, living near Wren school house, gathered his first mess of sweet corn for dinner last Sunday. Next?
