Idaho semi-weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1885, 1885-07-08
THE KETCHUM CELEBRATION.
The Grandest Celebration Ever Held
ON Wood River.
The Grand Reception, Procession,
Fcstiyities, Shooting, Racing.

The Grand Reception, Procession,
Festivities, Shooting, Racing.
The celebration on the Fourth was
grand success at Ketchum. The day was
an exceptionally fine one-nice and
sunny, with just enough breeze to make
it pleasant. The ceremonies for the day
were inaugurated by salute being fred
at sunrise. At nine o'clock, the time
fixed upon, the procession formed on
the public square and marched to the
depot to meet the railway excursionists
from Bellevue, Broadford and HALEY.
At few minutes after ten the train
arrived, bringing nearly 800 Broadford
and Bellevue people. From the depot
the procession, now being increased by
the visitors, who were well provided
with carriages in waiting for the occa-
sion, marched through town down to
fine grove on the bank OF beautiful
Wood River, where the grand stand had
been erected and seats prepared. The
train Immediately returned to Bellevue
for the second load, and came up about
an hour later with some forty or fifty
more excursionists, among them being
Hon. W. M. Bum, Governor OF Idaho,
who came up to celebrate at Ketchum
Besides these, there were delegations of
people from all sections OF the surround
ing country.
The procession as formed on the march
from the depot was composed as follows,
under the command of Grand Marshal
NJ. Fl. Coffin and his Aid Ben James:
Ketchum Brass Band, Officers of the
Day, Car of State, Tiger Engine Com
pany, No. /, citizens on foot, citizens in
carriages and citizens ON horseback. In
all the procession was very imposing
one and over a quarter of a mile long.
THE LIBERTY CAR
Was composed of the following named
| little misses, representing the different
| States and Territories: Goddess of Lib
erty, Emma Reed Goddess of Peace,
! Carrie Ludlow; Goddess Of Plenty, Ella
Hainlan; Josie Perkins, Ella Stlnton,
Ida Newhouse, Carrie Roberts, Bessie
Eldridge Carrie Eldridge, Lizzie Monks,
Rosa Monks, Hanna Mccoy, Grace Wells,
| Gertie Wells, --- Wells, Wells,
Oracle Marlatt, May Marlatt, Edith MUIR
dock, Nora Bywater, Hannah Newman,
Fannie Newman, Maud Newman, Alice
Sorenson, Maud Jeffrey, Esther Richie,
Mary Hayward, Mary Hughes, Marcia
LUDLOW, Ida Peters, Osa Hatfield, Ella
Hatfield, Lulu Criswell, Maud Copeland,
Effie Cowley, Florence Weber, Vivie
Weber, Mary FriIl, Cora Barricklaus,
Katie Barry, Jessie McPheters, Ellen
Foster, Edith Philips, frankie Barnes.
The new fire engine (and, by the way,
Ketchum possesses the only engine on
| Wood RIVER was decorated off in gaudy
style, with Miss Geneva Mahue as-Fire
! Queen, and supported by representatives
of the Ketchum Fire Department.
AT THE GRAND STAND
The order of exercises were as follows:
Introductory remarks by President of
the Day Joseph Pinkham. Prayer by
the Chaplain, Rev. E. Richie. Reading
of the Declaration of independence by
the Reader, E. O. Wheeler, Esq. Ora
ton by Judge G.. L.. Waters of Bellevue.
The Grafton was mastery effort, and
was listened to by an appreciative, large
and attentive audience. Time and space
forbid an intended review OF the ora
ton. Music by the band at proper
intervals was played during the exercises
at the grand stand.
At the close OF the literary exercises
the procession reformed and marched
from the grove back to town, where an
intermission OF an hour was taken for
dinner and refreshments.
After dinner the band headed for the
Ketchum Race Course and was followed
by large conconrse OF people. The
shooting match by the Ketchum Rifle
Club, for the Gillette & Evans prize
rifle was the first thing at the grounds
4 There were thirteen entries, 200 yards
the rlne, q me Marlin, ne making
score OF thirty eight out of possible
fifty. A. L. Dean won the second prize
with a score of thirty -four, E. W.
Jones the third with thirty-two, and
George Metzler the fourth with thirty
two. Following is the score:
TWO HUNDRED YARDs-4rH OF my
, Westman "a 342 3-27
Gooding -..A ga 244 b-o7
Dean. .......A 3444 3 3-33
Warren. ...--N0 0 3 4 4 8 3 3-26
| Metzler.. ....Y 3-31