Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-07-09
GLORIOUS CELEBRATION.
Enthusiastic and Patriotic 0bsery-
snce OF independence Day
in Prescott.

there is city, town or village i
Arizona, or in any ether part of tn
United States THAI, in proportion TO 1T
population, can muster = greater de
gree of enthusiastic patriotism, or Cal
be more patriotically enthusiastic, o,
independence day, than Prescott, W.
have failed 10 hear at it. The financ,
committee was out but half day whel
they received subscriptions amounting
20 nearly $1,000, or little over 81 eacl
for every man, woman and child emu
mersted IN the town in the eleventh
census. The festivities commenced OF
Thursday afternoon, by four races a
the Prescott Driving Park, which, visit
ors state were
TIE BEsTRAcEs EVER GIVEN IN PRESCOTT
The first Was q running race, mile
dash, for a purse OF 800, won by "Ge
renimo !" "Don Thomas" second, al. E.
third. "Milkwagon" fourth, and "Cop
per Bottom" fifth Time, 2.
The second was g trottipg race fol
driving teams, for purse of $50, snc
was won by the team of f. NJ Murphy
P. L. Kas:ner's second, and H. T. An
orews' third. Time, 8 :49.
The third was q running race, quar-
ter mile dash, for Il purse Of $50, and was
won by Pumpkin Seed" 81. E." sec.
=, ond, and "Don Thomas" third. Time,
J. 27i.
The fourth and last was hslf-mile
dash, for $2S purse. free tor all cew
: ponies, was Won by John Roberts
Fox" Joe Tiernsn's BLACK" second,
and "Kid" third. Time, ! G2.
: AZ midnight general fusilsde of all
: kinds Of Gre arms were discharged an
~nouncing the advent of "the day we
:. celebrate"
: The community was all sstir bright
AID curly on the morning OF the Fourth,
and the small boy was, as usual, on
hand with his ERE crackers and toy
pistol.
THE PROCESSION
Termed at 3 80 o'clock on Mount Yer
non avenue, IN east Prescott, headed
by the Ninth Infantry band from Whip
pie; next was the battalion OF troops,
consisting OF the officers, four compa-
mics Of Infantry and one Of cavalry sta
toned at Whipp!e, then the Prescott
Fire department; the Car Of State; the
orator of the day; county and city Off
Gals; citizens in carriages and on
horseback. The procession marched
over the route, previously advertised, to
the court house. where the literary ex-
ercises we're held.
the ORATOR OF THE DAY
Was Chief Justice, II. c. Gooding, and
his address WAS one OF the ablest, most
eloquent and patriotic ever delivered in
Prescott, and WAS listened to with the
most profound attention by the au-
dience. This lie the second address de-
hvered by Judge Geoding before a
Prescott audience, and Cur people are
delighted with him as public speaker.
Unlike many public speakers, he speaks
entirely extemporaneous, and seems TO
be = toun,sin of eloquence and patriot
ism, which gushes fourth easily and
pleasantly, delighting bis hearers. In
the afternoon
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT
OF the entire three days entertai nment,
or the one, at least, in which the most
interest was taken by our people, came
OF, being the hose race between the
three crack hose companies of Arizona,
which, with the Prescott Hook and
Ladder company, constitute the Pres
cstt Gre department. The race was
over go yard course, to run to n.y.
drant, connect, az $50 feet.ef hose, break
coupling and get water. The race was
for purse of $500 for the company,
the individual members of the winning
team also to receive gold badge.
Hose company No. /. the "Toughs,"
were the fret to run; time, 43i seconds.
Hose company No. 3, the 80. ks"
were the next; time, 500 seconds.
Hose company No. ., the Dudes"
were the last; TIME IL seconds.
Tho ,,Joos ~.,a & NJ n,rnb.- w
4. Freeze and L. F. Hale.
Previous 10 this race, the Hook and
Ladder company gave sn exhibition
run Of LOO yards, pulled of ladder.
which was raised and held by three
members in the middle of the street
while fourth assembled TO the top OF it
time, 2o3 seconds. At
THE CONCLUSION
Of the races the Dude and o. K. teams
run as traightawsy race over a 2o0::yard
course, which was won by the former,
By several feet; time, Is seconds.
At the conclusion Of these races the
oe's, which have been hold
ing recent meetings in vacant barns
and other out of the way places in dark
sileye, and which had commonly been
believed 10 be branch of the White |
Caps organization or company OF |
vigilantes or regulators, revealed the |
secret OF their organization by parade
in the most grcteaque masks and make |
ups eyer seen. They were headed by a
band. and the company itself was
partly mounted and a portion of it on |
ieot. Among the adjuncts was Il hose
which, as a burlesque,
Was inimitable. The company run q
race from the Cabinet saloon against |
the north wind, which was Just begin
ming TO brew the usual Fourth of July |
AFTERNOON THUNDER STORM,
To the hydrant III front of Joe Wilson's
emporium, where their hoee /
was attached and the water squirted
through badly battered and fsttened |
tin nezzle into the crowd of spectators,
10 their discontinue, bat 10 the great 1
enjoyment of the 99's snd the delight
az AL M. In reach Of the slrean, This