Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10

ane and EUe,aing Ne,us, with apprOpri-
ate banner giving largely inflated circu-
lations neat and attractively
gotten up.
VIM. Hoods dairy came next and
demonstrated the ability of that estab-
lishment to furnish "cow juice' to the
multitudes.
To the end of the procession, Father
Pillow, the colored scavenger, turned
out with his familiar cart and donkey.
1t would be hard to give description
of the parade that would do it entire
justice, ..as there wer many ''hits' in
the way of inscriptions on banners and
floats that added to their telling effect.
Suffice to say that ALL were good, and
none could we'll be improved upon.
1t required about two hours for the
parade to make its rounds, and it was
cheered to the echo on every hand. At
four o'clock In the afternoon the parade
was again formed for the purpose of
giving those who came in town in the
afternoon a chance to see it. Two or
three of the floats that were in the fore
noon parade were unable to get out in
tho q oftorDo,,p
SPEAKING.
A stand and seats for many
hundreds of people were erected in the
south end of the park, in the shade of
the grove, and at about three O'Clock the
exercises commenced. The Great Bend
band furnished several pieces of excel
lent music. A quartette Of male voices
sang several national songs. Judge
Frank Doster was introduced and made
an excellent address,, one that was
highly appreciated by the assembled
In the evening Hon. j. r. Burton
addressed small audience at the
Grand opera house; owing to the warm
evening and the outside amusements
but few attended the evening speaking.
BALL GAME.
At 400 p. m. the game of ball
between Great Bend and HoisingtOn
clubs was called, Frank Kramer
umpire. at the first of the game things
looked mighty scaly for the Great Bend
team, as the Hoisington lads were
them all over the prairie and
scoring by the bag full. However our
lads walked up to their danger, and in
the eighth and ninth innings succeeded
in scoring up tie A tenth inning
was played and the tie still remained,
and as the Hoisington boys had to go
home the game was called draw.
Score % to 25.
FIREWORKS.
The display of fireworks under the
efficient direction OF Sheriff Frank Will
son, was the finest ever witnessed in
Great Bend. A number of new and
magnificent pieces of pyrotehinic skill
were exhibited and the appreciation of
the masses of the people OH the streets
was exhibited in many exclamations of
delight
THE DANCES.
After the fire works the young people
assembled at the old opera house and
the G.. A. r. hall and danced the
happy hours away, thus closing day
of celebration that will long be remem-
bered by all who participated in it.
NOTES.
'sAnd all went merry as Marriage
bell.'
The ball game was witnessed by
many hundreds of people.
A A''merry-go-round," in the east side
of the park, did a big business all day.
The 81 10000 band wagon was an
vehicle-but we had to have
it.
The M. E. ladies are ,esaid to have
cleared clean 800 on their dinner
served on the 4th.
The fates smiled upon Great Bend,
and there was no disturbance, no run
aways or accidents of note.
The Marshal of the day and his aids
did good work, though some of them
sit down awful easy nowadays.
The dry goods business was not
in the parade. This was a
great mistake of the gentlemen.
Our business men will all know ''hOw
to do it" the next time we get up a
trades display and they'll all do it.
The street commissioner now has a
job of repairing the rotten board cross
inoS that were broken through by some