The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-07-08
Association Park the Center OF
Attraction and Visited by
Thousands.
Racing, Bali Games, Fireworks,
Etc Furnished Amusement
for Everybody.
How the People Of the NeighbOr
ing Towns Spent the GlOri-
Gus Fourth.

The Hath anniversary of the decls-
ration of Independence was usherei
In, in Sedalia, without the roar OF
cannon aud the blare of the trumpet,
vet the day was one of pl asure and
full of holiday Ell ,ymeut. Enthusi-
asts In outdoor sports, as usu,l, took
advantage of the Fourth of July hol;-
day to give vent to their patriotism 10
following ont their fnncies in that d.
rectiou ra her than in the more noisy
Grecracker and torpedo celebration.
The attractions offere by neighboring
towns in field sports-Dase ball aud
%'cycle" racing and the pleasure of
Spring resoris, had the effect of in =
ducing large numbers of Sedaiia's old
and young to take an outing rather
than to par icipate in the p easurts
provides at home.
The weather Friday Was simply de-
lightfuI. A cool breeze tempered TIE
not rays of the sun and in the evening
wraps were not une mfortsble. Soda.
lila Was mode ,tly dressed in her
holiday attire. Flags fnated
trom residences ard business hou es,
q number of the decorations being
exceedingly we'll arranged. the best
displays in the business portion of
the ci V being Hotel Kaiser. which
was covered with profusion of bunt
Tng AMI flags; the Mertz q Hale drug
house; while the Sedalia Produce Ex-
change was decorated with the pro-
dues of the fee corn, wheat and
oats.
ORe of the features of the day Of
special interest to every Sedalian was
the opening Of the eIect'ic railway.
From morning till late at night every
car was crowded literally damned
with passengers. and tie management
feaped well deserved and bolntiful
harvest. In tie evening Ohio street
at Third WAS picked for hours with
ladies and gen lemen waiting for an
opportunity to rifle in coaches that
went swiftly over the rails, as the
Chinaman expressed it, mo push
no pullee, but runs like h lee. just
the samee'"
The celebration proper VS. held at
Association park and all roads an |
streets seemed to LED to that delight
ful resort. All day long The car. gu
the Third street raiIrood were crowded
with citizens and visitors. There was
a large crowd at the park during the
day to see the races and III. bail
games, bnt the rush and jam came in
the evening TO witness the display of
pyrotechnics. The three grand stands
were crowded with ladi and geDtl@-
snen ana the overflow went to the
paddock, and carriages took possession
oftne halfmile track The exhibition
of fire works, including set pieces and
mechanical devices, YVES very c:edita-
bile and suited the bumor fthe young
peop'e. who pronounced the di-piay
Dar excellence.
The order and decorum preserved
duriog the day by citizens and visit
ors, was something we'll wcr by OF
mentioning. While everyone enjoyed
himself in quiet way. there was an
entire absence of rowdyism, fighting
and drunkenness. The police did not
make single arrest between midnight
of the Third and the morning of the
Fifth, net because they did not faith
fully perform their duty, but because
everybody was on his good behavior
There Was also au absence of accident:
worthy of note, and one small fire
caused by the careless use of6recrack
ers alone .narred the fine record of Sc
dallas celebration of the Hath ami
versary of the declaration of Indepen
Iaroo