Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-08-23

from the street and house tops
Next came the standing jump with
Messrs. Scott, Cuddy, Tibbits, and Geo.
Montgomery in the field. VIM. Scott
jumped eleven feet and took the purse.
He also won the running jump with
score OF 10 feet, one OF the best on re-
cord.
THE FIRE WORKS.
Music struck up again Mt $3.50 o'clock |
and people returning from dinner again |
sought their porch and house top posi-
tons to view the beautiful display OF
fireworks that emenated from the sum-
nit of Knob Hill. 1t lasted about forty
Ave minutes and then there was q general
scattering to prepare for
THE GRAND BALL.
The ball was the largest and most en-
joyable. if possible, that ever occurred
in Ketchum, and was second only to the
grand Fourth of July ball in Bellevue.
About one hundred couples were in at
tendance and $50 programmes were is
sued at the door. Metropolitan Hall
was. filed to its fullest capacity at $3.50
o'clock. when the grand march opened
the evening and the Dnlius orchestra,
six pieces, filled everybody with the de-
lightfnl harmony Of exquisite music
| The floor managers, Messrs. J. J. Taylor,
! z. A. Eames and Frank Qnereau, ac-
Quilted themselves very satisfactorily
in making people acquainted and happy,
and from the start the ball was OF the
most congenial nature. A large attend
| ance was noticed from Haley and Belle
we, probably thirty couples OF the lead
ing citizens. among whom were Editor
Richards. of the News Miner. Charles
Foster, Editor of the Chronicle. No
detail was left undone in connection
with the music, lights, floor. etc, ano
the succeeding dances went off will
grace and pleasure. Supper was pre-
pared in good style by most of the res
raurants, and after supper dancing con
tinued until A. NJ when the music aut
visitors from our neighbor towns, alst
the base ball club of Wood River tool
their departure on the down River train
and the ball wound mp.
Counting the visitors who ATTENDED
the celebration and those WHO came es
pecially for the bah it is estimated Their
were at least $500 in the town. A
: seemed highly pleased with the attrnc
) tions of the day and were disposed t
Join in grand good neighhorly time
4 The peoples committees acted we
/. their parts and considerable spirit va
!, shown by orr. business men in decora
!, ing their houses, and streets and III son
+" instances putting on exhibition the pre-
V duet of our soil and manufactures as
: guarantee of the merit our tow
processes. The First Nations
O Bank particularly bore resen
e BIZ nee to small fair, being well deco
e ated with flags, sheafs of grain, ct
|, Large flags floated over the busine
/. houses of L. Schweitzer, First Nation
s. Bank. j. l.. Rivers, P. Weber, Mo
d woolf ana Geo. Metzler. Smaller fla
were seen everywhere.
L The whole programme of the celebr
N ton was performed with completene
lie that was perfect and the energies al
lie success of Ketchum in this manifest
he ton of her appreciation of the comil
" of the railroad and the falling back
in more primitive means OF commune
o. ton with the world is something to
ID treasured in our history. In the Ian
ID uage of Mr.. Wheelers address, "Tho
a of us who have watched and waited
the incoming packtrain and the si
moving freight wagons loaded with
ho necessaries. had different feelings the
a, than we have to- day listening to
to shrek of the rustling locomotive.
an Everything is changed, and we
changed with the times. The lon
prospector delving among the h
raises his head MS he hears the rusl
the incoming train and smiles. He
of alizes that if to morrow a message sho
a., come from the dear ones far away Il
ing of sickness or danger. he conld rel
'' there before the angel of death
me called. The Thought brings him &C
fort and he turns to his work with
for newed vigor. feeling more a part Of
.,, world than he did one short year ago
an Following is the conclusion of
.ha Wheeler's address:
lite ssWe who live in Idaho will be aston
"a ed at the growth of our Territory j
very few years. Railroads now conf
ms with the East and West, and pee
De- will follow its lead. In this parties
md section of the Territory we have
nd mineral belt of priceless value. So
the development of our mines is n
hnornfelln II has not been SlltfiC