The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-07-08
The Celebration at Sallna.

The celebration Oh the 81 (last Saturday al
the grove proved complete success. THE
day opened pleasantly and by nine o'cIo Elk the
town was full OF people, who came from the
country about to witness the celebration The
Salna band was early upon the streets and its
excellent music was hear,! frequently through
out the day The procession OF fantasies was
| formed about nine o'clock and having march
ed along orr principal streets dispersed at the
grove. Thanks to enterprise of Mr.. wv. L.
Gels we have park for celebrations aiil pic
MICS which cannot be ben en- in the StateH The
Oak Dale Park is credit TO Saina, and one
which every citizen should be proud Of. Mag
uificent trees furnish abundant shade. the
grove is but a short distance from town, and
thus we have resort which in these hot DAYS
is delightful. At great deal OF expense, Mr..
Gels has cut ont the uudcrbruSh, trimmed the
trees, fenced the park aud constructed "A race
course which is splendid specimen Of work
In this park the celebration WAS held and n
larger crowd witnessed it than ever assembled
III Salina at any previous celebration. lc.
cream, soda water and other retreshmcnt
stands were scattered about in the grove. at
which heated humanity found the means to re-
fresh themselves. A large dinner booth was
well patronized, at all hours" Swings de-
lighted the youths. \ large dancing platform
was well patronized in the afternoon. The
usual Fourth Of July Grafton, the reading of
the Declaration, &c, were dispensed with, and
the people seemed just as patriotic. The
morning and afternoon races were the chief
attractions OF the celebration. Near the CEN
ter OF the race course has been erected hand
some Judges stand and about that a mass OF
people collected to witness the trials of speed.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, running
race. single dash. half mile heat, was partici-
pated in by James 1hompson's Irish Girl
w. II. Gels "Dapple," and John Ryan's Lit
tie Stranger" which was won by the Irish
Girl" In the afternoon, at 3 O'Clock, the
grand race of the day took place-haf mile
and three heats. The horses entered for this
race were: Irish Girl NJ. Green's Henry
Ward Beecher'' lot Ellsworth, Mr. Search's
Theodore Jilton" (of Ellsworth aud Dap
pie" The race was won by Irish Girl"
This was one OF the best races we ever witness
ed. There was little '.ockeyng'' aud no
quarreling. and everybody seemed to admit
that the Irish Girl was entitled TO all the
aurels she had received. The day of celebrat-
ing closed with dance at Donegan's Hail.
There Was no drunkenness or rowtl, ism during
the day, which We believe 10 other town in
Kansas can claim. The saloons were all open
and yet no one was drunk.
THE CELEBRATION AT FALUS.
Our Swedish friends 1T Falun held their Gel
ebration on Monday, the 5ih. THE exercises
came off in pleasant grove near Maj. Forsse's
residence. During the forenoon there were
few present, but in the afternoon people col
lected in large numbers from miles around.
Maj. Forsse spared no pains in his efforts to
please all. All kinds OF refreshments were on
the grounds. The exercises patriotic COM
menced AT 3 o'clocs. Z. Nj, when the DECLARE
zion was read by Rev. NJ. Norberg in the /
Swedish language. An Grafton was then de- /
Iivered by Prof f. u. Hamilton, of this city,
which we herr many com pliulents /
A dancing platform was constructed in the /
grove, and in the evening il was filed with I
merry dancers.