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Show EPHRAHVP3 CELEBRATION WAS WITHOUT ACCIDENT . Special to The Tribune. EPIIRAIM. July 6.-Tho Fourth of July celebration was carried out in exceptional style. Early in tho morning the inhabitants inhabi-tants were awakened by the booming of cannon nnd music tyy tho brass band. After the parade, exercises In tho Tabernacle Tab-ernacle wero carried out as follows: Music, Mu-sic, band; prayer, chaplain; Instrumental selection, band; reading1 the Declaration of Independence, J. W. Tyo; song, "Star-Spangled "Star-Spangled Banner," Ida and Levorno Peterson Pe-terson nnd Curtymay Larson; oration, C. J. Jensen; song "America," school children; chil-dren; comic recitation. P. C. Anderson; music, band; benediction, chaplain Tho Red Stockings and the Moroni team crossed bats in the aflornoon. The committee com-mittee in charge offered a cash prize to" tho winning team. At tho end ot tho ninth Inning the scoro was even. Eph-ralm Eph-ralm Red Sox came to bat and went out In ono, two, three order. Tho Moroni boys hit the sphere for two sacks. A wild throw from the plate to second nnd tho visitors scored, winning by a. scoro of 9 to S. There were four horse races after tho game, Jorgenson's bay mare heading ore all comers. In the big race, Hanson's gray was winner. Immediately after the announcement of the decision the Jorgcn-son Jorgcn-son backers placed 2 to 1 on their favorite. fa-vorite. The crowd succeeded in placing several hundred dollars at this figure, Tho race course was lengthened. In tho start Hanson's gray was crowded out of the line and compelled to run around the Jor-genson Jor-genson mare. At the line they were neck and neck. The decision was given tho Jorgenson animal. |