Campbellsport News, July 8, 1915

INTERESTING AND EXCITING RACES AND CONTESTS ARE HELD HERE MONDAY

   According to pioneer residents, the largest crowd that ever attended any celebration or function in Campbellsport, was present at the Independence Day celebration held here last Monday.
   Although the day ushered in with a cloudy and chilly morning, people arrived early and between ten and eleven o'clock, when the big industrial parade took place, the walks were crowed with spectators, who remained throughout the day and were joined by many more to wittness and participate in the many interesting and exciting contests during the afternoon. It was a cheerful crowd, and everybody enjoyed themselves and we feel highly complimented by the gratified expressions made by our visitor in speaking of the treatment accorded them by the Campbellsport people.
   At 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon the automobile parade took place and immediately after dark the spectacular fire run was "pulled off"--and spectacular it was. The boys of the department certainly deserve praise in the highest degree for the efficiency in which they handled every detail of the run and the extinguishing exhibit with the chemical engine.
   In the evening several hundred of the younger people attended the dance at the New Opera house and danced to music of Schmidt's Harp orchestra, of Fond du Lac, until past the midnight hour.
   The prize winners in the various parades and contests as follows:
   Wheelbarrow race, Richard Hodge, city.
   Fat me arunning race, C. Dunbar, Fond du Lac.
   Ladies' base ball throwing contest, Miss Mary Hall, city.
   Harness and hitching horse race, first prize, Paul Krueger, city; second prize Wensel, city.
   Bicycle race, first prize, John Jewson, city; second prize, John Hughes, Route 33.
   Run and high jump, Richard Hodge, city.
   Married Ladies' running race, Mrs. George Wachs, Route 33.
   Single Ladies' running race, Rhoda Wrueke; city.
   Boy's one-legged race, Ed Rudolph; city.
   Farmer's broad jump, first prize, George Wachs, Route 33; second prize, William Knickel, Jr., city.
   Men's 220 yard dash, Richard Hodge, city.
   Ladies' football kicking contest, Mrs. J. W. Taylor, city.
   Ladies' high jump, Miss Rhoda Wrueke, city.
   Boys' sack race, Eric Zenk, city.
   Catching the greased pig, George Wachs, Route 33.
   Industrial parade, first prize, Campbellsport Volunteer Fire Department; second prize, Krueger Bros.' Livery, city, third prize, Uncle Sam's Kiddies, five little boys of East Main street.
   Automobile parade, first prize, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Mesaner; second prize, S. A. Hendricks and party; third prize, Joe Straub and party.
   Hoffmann's Band furnished music that was enjoyed and appreciated by everybody, during the parades, contests and the fire run, and also rendered an excellent program selections during their concert.