The Eugene guard., June 27, 1925, Image 7

iurday Evening, Juno 27, 1923
Pnge Seven
Celebrate at Oakridge
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"Come on up we're ready for
This is the word sent out today
by the "End of. Steel Celebration as
sociation," which for weeks has been
preparing the greatest Fourth of
July celebration Lane couuty and
this part of the state has even Been,
for Oakridge on July 4 and 5.
A good time will be provided for
everyone who will make the jaunt to
the flourishing little metropolis, but
in addition to this, the citizens aro
anxious to show visitors the progress
the city has made in the past year,
and inspection trips will be arranged
so trat those interested may see the
construction work on the Natron cut
off above Oakridge, and the huge new
mill of the Western Lumber company
at "tt'estfir, a short distance below.
A multitude of entertainment fea
tures for the two days, July 4 and 5,
have been arranged. The day will
open with a monster parade, which
will start in Eugene, sweep up Wil
lamette Btreet, and end at the South
ern Pacific station, where nil will
embark in special trains. The regu
lar Oakridge truin, with extra
coaches, will leave at the usual time,
7:30, and the special, with as many
cars as is necessary tn handle the
crowd, will leave at 8 o'clock.
Arriving in Oakridge, Mayor E. B.
Parks, of Eugene, and Sheriff Tay
lor, complete in wild west regalia,
will head the parade that will start
from the station and wind up the
streets of the city. Floats of vari
ous kinds, and Buck Pearson's string
of wild horses, will be in the line of
march. !
Footraces and contests will tnke
up the mornings of both days, and In
the afternoon baseball games, with
the Oakridge team meeting ..the
Springfield team onj Saturday fcnnd
the S. P. team on Sunday, and the
Hundreds of
HORSE
BUCKING CONTEST
FANCY ROPING
BASEBALL
BUCKING-FALLING
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STAR CAR
'Parade Led By Mayor E. B. Parks, Eugene,
Sheriff Frank E. Taylor and L. W. Peate,
President Oakridge Chamber of Commerce.
Floats From Civic Organizations.
50 Yard Dash Boys and Girls under 6 years
Two Prizes $6.00 each to boy and girl.
100 Yard Dash Prizes Aggregating $17.50
50 Yard Dash For Women $15.00
50 Yard Dash Boys Under 16 $12.00
Bucking and Rock Drilling Contest-$20.00
Packing Contest $5U.UQ
BIG DANCE-BOXING-WRESTLING
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Wild West Rodeo, will bo bi fea
ture. Id tb evening full boiinj
and wrestling cards haT been ar-rans,-d
for both nishts, and fisht fans
ro promised some real bouts.
Entertainment features will also
Icc'x'.le a carnival, which will occupy
the park in the center of the citv.
A musical comedy will also five "a
continuous performance in the Uiclse
theater, and a dance hall will be
bu'y. A jaia orchestra has been
hired to furnish music, and a brass
band will also furnish music during
me uny, u is announced.
"The celebration will set new his
tory for this part of the countrv," de
clares J)r. I.. W. rente, head of the
"End of Steel Celebration associa
tion," nntl the president of tho Cham
ber of Commerce, llakridce is out
to show the entire county that is is
the most hospitable as well as the
fastest growing community tn the
state!"
Spectaors who attend the big
Fourth of July celebration at Onk
ridgo July 4 ond 5 will be given n
chance to see bow things nrj done in
Ilie big woods, the committee de
clares. Several ciews of men are already
practicnur for the rock dri'ling con
test, vhi':h w!l have a prize of $-0
posted, as wt-11 as several side wag
era. Every camp where there is a
const met it. n crew will be represent
ed by one or more teams of men. i'
'is deciire1 The actual methods r,f
I drilling rolid rock will be employed.
The men w;'l work in pairs, wuh
one swinging the heavy sledge, and
, the other holding and turning the
drill.
I This is highly skillful work, accord
! ing to rock experts, and calls for
great care and concentration, A silp
of the big sledge might easily mean
; a mashed hand or broken arm, but so
skiflfiil have the drillers become that
Dollars In Prizes. CAES
RACES
WILD HORSE RACES
BULL DOGGING
CONTEST
MERRY GO ROUND
SPECIAL
Sport Job
AKRIDGE,
OREGON
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The End of Steel Celebration
PROGRAM
1st Day, July 4th
root Kaeos & Novell v
rnrnde
Public Spenkinjr
Bnrboeuo
Ball Game
Rodeo
Dunce
Boxing
2nd Day, July 5th
Horse Shoe Pitching Contest ... !:00-10:00 A. M.
Contest Parking Bucking Falling
! 1. 10:00-12:00 A. M.
Barbecue : 11:30 A. M. Continuous
Base Ball 1:15 p. M.
Bodeo
Dancing
"Wrestling
; siii-h accidents are almost never
heard of. (
Tin1 men will work against time,
.end i in drill going into solid rock
the fnrtherest will win the prize, and
j Hit' drillers will be declared the
1 champions of Western Oregon,
j A score or more entries are en-
nected in this event, which is sure to
; attract a great deal of attention clue
I to the interest in the railroad work,
j The packing contest, in which many
I of the leading packers of the Oak
! ridge district have already entered,
I will he one of the big events of tho
'celebration. Such men as Dee Wright,
! famous packer for the Kelly-Sullivan
; company, and others are expected to
compete in this contest.
The omit est will start with a com
plete array of packing equipment
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HORSE RACES
ROCK DRILLING
CONTEST
BANDS
AEROPLANE
GIVEN AWAY
Buck Pearson With
Horses
BASEBALL
OAKRIDGE vs S. P. TEAM, EUGENE
OAKRIDGE vs. SPRINGFIELD
PRIZE FIGHT
SAILOR DIXON (CALIFORNIA)
WALT McCLOUD (EUGENE)
WRESTLING
GEO. JOHNSON (EUGENE)
ABE CAPLAN (CHICAGO)
Contest. 8:;S0-9:30 A.
9:30-10:30 A. M.
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11:00 A. M. Continuous
-. 1 :15 p. M.
4:00-6:30 P. M.
7:00 P. M. Continuous
8:15 P. M.
4:00-6:30 P. M.
.7:00 P. M. Continuous
8:00 P. M.
and supplies spread out on the ;
ground. The men will then pack this ;
on the horse, end the animal then i
trotted around for several yards to j
j make sure that the load is secure.
The packers will work against time,
! and the one doing it the Miiickest will ,
' win the pnne. This will also he n ,
championship avent, and it will set- 1
j tie- Hoverai disputes now raging over
the ability of the several packers. I
I Packing has come to be a real art
j in the Oakridge country, for. for the j
past two winters, much of the sup- ;
' plies for the construction camps have
been taken in on pack horses, dm to ;
I the fact that the rends have been 1
impassable above the city during the ,
1 winte. and because some of the !
camps have penetrated to points be- j
I yond reach of naris.
GIVEN AWAY
His
String of Rodeo
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Seasoned drivers us well as new
find monntnin driving ever fascinnt-1
ing. Kittsene bis many such drive
in her surrounding territory, one of
which is the 47 mile drive to Oak-j
ridge, i
Kads that were two weeks ago
considered almost impassable aro to j
day in good shape and with the nrk ;
being done with graders and shovels
will be in fine condition for the Oak- j
ridge celebration. .Inly -tth find .tb. j
The trip to Oakridge was nego
tiated in n Star car touring model
in two hours and 10 minutes, n I
really remarkable feat considering j
tint on June the 17th the roads wire!
being worked and were still n little
soft, Hugh Winder, Star salesman i
for the o.ikridge territory and a rep-
resentative of The tiuurd. left the
I. Hue Auto company at !:.( p. in. t
June 17th and arrived in Oakridge nt ;
1 p. m.. making the entire trip in I
high gear. j
The road to Oakridge pusses
through some of the oldest sell led
districts in the Willamette valley j
with m.iny points of interest to the !
driver, among them being the lia-:
inoiid ranch of l.'.i'O acres, which :
liit'hirdii's grazing for HHK) head of1
white face cattle.
1 At ." (:(!. the Star was hurring
at n merry clip past Lowell ond few
ninnies liter Hospital camp, a place!
known to local drivers as n likely '
place to become marooned in wet ;
weather. Now however the road h:"
been worked over with all signs of
bad road eliminated.
Still winding in and out among (he j
tall firs or looking down upon them:
from pome of the curves the party;
occasionally met road workers who1
almost compelled it to stop to get !
by, but by clever driving Mr. Winder
managed to keep going and although J
jw.mrMt ml I a la . i .irk i , I .n . . ' WVI1 Vil fT. 1
;t times utmost to a amlls pare the
gear w ,ih ne er shitted.
The West Fir Lumber company
wiih its huge null was tho net
pMtit of interest that was passni.
There are rmplojed here men.
M. Leans ranch, known to all the
old sefilcrs of Ijme county, indicated
that the car wn-t Hearing the end of
the journey. The time onunvd
lima far was an i(ni two hours. Ten
minute biter alt pulled up at the
I'biike Service garage in Oakridge,
nuking the lime of two hours and
ten minutes for tbe fit) mile.
To make sure that all were units
fied with the power 1 hut the Star
posM-sM-M Mr. Winder suggested a
firiA up (he ehojost perpendicular
hutte opposite the Clarkes p. rage. At
places the incline hero is a grade of
l. derives and the Star made a
beautiful climb and demonstrated
the power of the four wheel brakes on
the return. At'ter making Ibis climb
several times the hood was lifted and
Mr. Winder bud lit hand on the en
gine, rather reluctantly nil followed
suit but found the engine not uncomfortable-
to the touch.
"No records w ere broken on the
trip." said Mr. Winder, "hut consid
ering the conditions of the roads iue
tn being prepared for the big cele
tmilion and the whole trip being m ido
in high gear It was at least remark
able." And nil convincingly agreed.
Auto Camp Open on j
Creek at Oakridge j
Oakridge will provide one of the
most beautiful auto camps in the !
state for all visitors who wish to stay
owr for (he big h'otirth of July cele- j
braiion July 4 and ft. it is announced. !
The cite selected is on the banks
of Salmon creek, wliero plenty of
cool, pure water is available. Cars
can bo parked and camp pitched in '
the shade of maple trees. The place
will be cleared of all underbrush, ami
plenty of firewood will be made
ready for alio an foists, U Is an
nounced, j
A committee of Oakridge citizen Is '
now nt work making the camp
grounds ready, and they promise j
that everything will be In Ideal shape
the morning of the Fourth, or earlier!
if any one denires to drive up ahead
of time.
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OF BIG FEATURES
"liide 'Mm Cowboy!" This fry
will ring out at Oakridge on July
I and t, during the g rent en t celebra
tion ever Maged in the Willa.mette
valley.
Hack l'earson of Klamath Kails,
with a string of '.'0 of the wiblent
hornea in the state, will furnish the
big feature of tho two clay celebra
tion the rodeo. Hack is himself one
of the heat riders on the cottar, and
he is bringing it do en or ao hoys with
him who declare that they ran ride
anything, from tho mules and steers
to the wildest "brone.'' '
A piir.;e aggregating $700 has been
loted lor pnxes tor tbe riding events
it is announced by those in charge,
tiuto rcoeipis insy eveu awtdi Lais,
a a Isi-go number of during rldera
come forib during the exhibition, It
is stated.
The grandstand, now In tho pro
cess of construction, will seat lftOO
pornous, and arrangements are being
mndrt to care for that many more on
the grounds. A complete line o(
equipment, including fences, ta be
ing built, and tbe rodeo grouuda will
look like the business (tart of an
Ariionu ranch, it is stated.
The entire string of horses Is et
pcctnl jn Oakridge in a day or two,
and l'earson will personally see to
all atriiligcmenla. Many of the horse
are genuine "outlaws," that har
never been conquered, says renrsoti,
and a nnm's ability to ride la judg
ed only by the lima he can stay on,
iwt on his ability to tame tho ani
mal or tire It.
"The crowd will get more thrill
am) excitement each afternoon than
they would ordinarily see In seveq
years of common life," declares Iluck.
"These are real bronei that enjoy a
bucking fest as much as their riders,
and they don t quit until they win!"
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