Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1909 — FOWLER PROGRAM—JULY 3rd. [ARTICLE]

FOWLER PROGRAM—JULY 3rd.

The Fowler Commercial Club has issued its program for the celebration there, and it is notable for the absence of any “imported” cheap spangle acts, everything being tests of skill of home people. The Fowler people were “stung” pretty bad last fall by Chicago booking houses, and are not taking any more chances on giving their guests bum show's. iThe program opens up with a horseshoe pitching tournament at 10 a. m., twenty persons to enter and sls in prizes. Following this, a greased pole climb for $5.00. At 11:30 a picnic for children will begin in the court house yard with a matron in charge. There will be prizes for speaking and drills. At 1 o’clock they will have a ball rush, a basket ball to be thrown into the street at the opera house, and the person who delivers it up three blocks away gets a $5 bill. At 2 o’clock they will have a ball game between East Dunn, which has the reputation of being one of the best clubs in Benton county and has for two seasons been a hard nut for all surrounding clubs to crack, will begin against a Fowler club, picked up from the best players that used to make Fowler a famous base ball town, with some new additions. $125 has been hung up as a purse. After the ball game at 3:30 there will be four or five stunts for automobile drivers for liberal merchandise, prizes to show skill in driving and car control. This is interesting even for automobile drivers and owmers and lasts until after supper, when the boys will have a potato race. At 7 o’clock they start a slow mule race at the court house. The last mule over the tape six blocks away getting $5, but the owner does not ride his own mule, so the riders are all anxious to urge them on. They say mules do some funy stunts in a crowd like this, and the efforts of the most energetic rider is apt to be in vain the triumph of the day is to be in the automobile parade. $25, sls and $5 is to be given to the finest decorated automobiles representing Ladies’ Aid Societies. sls, $lO and s•> for the best decorated machines for private individuals. $75 in prizes for decorations is expected to bring out a lot of machines and something in decorations worth going miles to see. It seems to us the Fowler people have done well in making up their program.