The Tombstone., 1885-07-06
HOW IT WAS :OBSERYED IN
 rONBSTONE.
The Grand Banquet Given By Chief Engineer Frank
 Ryan.
The Camp Fire ot Burnsi6e c POst-The Firenlens Ball
 Fire Works, Etc.

the day ,ha, is dear to all American. hearts, opened up clear and bright, ana long before o.i So! had made his apro"r- anee tho numerous small bss es. "ei
 with his Lnml,s and fire crackers. By 5
 o'clock Al.es stree, presented s very gs7
 appearance bein. one mass o' bnn,irs
 aud tisgs, and the sidewalks bsin: lined
 with yin,.ns aud sigh.ss-rs. Hepresen
 tatives from sl;nosi every town in ihr county con!i he seen. There WAS Ei.
 Crumb, Wells, Esrgn < Company sSent
 st Benson whose best .i:i iivrs here. then
 yuu would notice the towering form "i
 Dick Hudson of Wilcox. then t.ie yenia!
 face of Mr. Pcrs,ns of Dos Cabayes "nd
 many other prominent citizens whose
 names we have forgotten.
 The livery stables done 8 rushing business. Many of our young men tak ing their girls out for ride. Business was almost entirety suspended during the day.
 At one o'clock abont one hundred fremen and friends of Chisf Beginner Frank Ryan, assembled a, tke ely hsIi where x table had been set about half th. length of the hail. and which faiil, groaned with the chicken, turkey, ham. salads and other good things that wsr spread upon 1t. While in the center of the hail was stand upon which rested three isrge kegs or beer covered wi,a ;e, and b,rrel of bottled beer and sod. V a,sr !. ice sseod close at hand.
 After the guests had nl! assembled Chief Ryan stepped forward aud said : '' G.u;lemrn, iremen xnd irien Is. every man is said [" have his faults, and do ub;less have mine. Every man IS s-i,i 10 have hoi.i.y and l hsv. mine, ann thnt is on every Christmas sno Fourth o' July "a meet iEv friends srnrnd ;as ban sust table and there amid the csasum p.i"n of ea'.hles and inc poppirg CI SOi ND I' s"iR SsSA S'Sb S '' h'sS ''e''' year just psssed aud cement our friend chip Tor the coming half. Th.nkir. yon al for your presence ,h:s asierr"nn y"u gre invited to !sii ,o and let the bsn9ue' (" on." The large ssse.nbiage then com :penceei to dcnoi.h the good ,!,ygs .ha, were spread GU, before ,heir aH.! tu which al! did ample i;a-.ise.
 The comparJ ;hea called upon c. Y Swain for some rsm.Yks to which he re spsrded with . review Q! the ssrly pcii- sics in America, the slSp;r. oi .he de c!ara:ioa of independence and the Fourth of July from thu. tune up 10 the present day, and closed his r.msrks with an GU logy upon Chief Ryan. Ills remarks were received with sre., applause.
 Mark A. Smith was then called for. and he made some remarks ia ina, pe- cuiiar witty way of his and w"usd ur by saying, that .e was now recons,ruc ted rc bel, but that If there bad been any Fatty Ryan around before the war there would have been no rebels. The remarks of this gentleman were warmly applaud ed.
 Tks asssnb!sge were .hes entertained with songs by Messrs Chas. Bartholomew, ". D. Shssrer, ". A. Nash. and Louis Zorin, all of which were we'll received. The meeting then adjosroed with three rousing cheers for Chief Rysu. The members of Rescue Hose company then tock their cart out aud wet down the streets around Schieffeiin hall so as to lay the dust and make 1t cool for the evening.
 At about noon hacks with co.ers flying snd wagors improvised with seats were coming ard going to the race track to witness the sports at that place as seve- Ial races had been advertised aud good deal of enthusiasm prevailed. When the horses fo- the first rsc; was called up, lLsre must have been 2: the least ySaleula- lion four bGadrcd people on the grounds. At 2:3o, Chsppo's gray horse and Dun cans Nig2er baby who were to run fer . purse Of S200 a side, came up to the jud- l ges stanj, and after one intellectual start l came bsce and passed the judges stand even Niggcr baby taking the lead as once |