Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1911 — Parr Will Tie the Eagle Loose on The Glorious Fourth. [ARTICLE]

Parr Will Tie the Eagle Loose on The Glorious Fourth.

Round trip ticket to Parr, please. It begins to look as though Agent Beam would be deluged with business on the Fourth and that all people who leave town will go to Parr. No other town nearby is going to celebrate and even if they did, Parr would doubtless get the big end of the Rensselaer crowd. The celebration there looks like “the one best bet,” as The Republican sporting editor puts it The Parr band wilt discourse music, there will be two ball games, one between Parr and Newland and the between Rensselar and Parr “kids.” A challenge has been issued by a citizen of Parr to meet any man in the county in a 100yard foot race. While the bill does not state who the challenger is, there can be no doubt but “Billy” Myres is the man. He is about the most athletic half century individual on earth and If there is any man in the county who has turned the middle point of a century and still thinks he can sprint some, he can get a game out of “Billy” on the 4th of July. The following program will be carried out: 9a. m. Novelty parade, led by Parr Band. a. m. Vocal music, by Parr Glee Club. 9:40 a. m. Invocation, by Rev. Shafer. , 9:50 a. m. Vocal music, by Pair Glee Club. 10:00 a. m. Reading Declaration of Independence, by George Casey, Jr. 10:20 s a. m. Recitations, by J. E. Alter and others. 11:00 a. m. Oration, by Hon. E. P. Honan. 12 noon. Basket dinner. 2:20 p. m. Slow mule race, purse SI.OO. 2; 45 p. m. Biscuit eating contest, 75c. 2:55 p. m. Climbing greased pole, SI.OO. Hit the Ham-what-Am, $1.50. 3:00 p. m. Ladies' nail-driving contest, 75c. 3:10 p. m. Pinning tail on dsnkey Contest (for 5 little girls), 75c. 3:25 p. m. Potato race, for little boys, 75c. 3:25 p. m. Race for boys, 13 years and under, 75c. 3:30 p. m. Race for girls, 12 years and under, 75c. 3:35 p. m. Hundred yard dash, open to all, $2.50. 3AO p. m. Hundred yard dash, 50 > years or over, $1.50. 3:45 p. m. Tug-of-war, Newton vs. Union, SI.OO. 3:55 p. in. Barre) race, free for all, SI.OO. 4:00 p. m. Pillow fight, SI.OO. Fat man’s race, SI.OO. Charles Rowen is president of the general committee; C. D. Lakin is secretary and S. A. Brusnahan is treasurer. The privilege committee consistsof C. G. Garriott, W. H. Myres and Chas. Greenlee. All the south end of Union township is helping the celebration by boosting and the Parr celebration sure does look like “the one best bet.”