The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-08


: her patton: 1--WE will stand to
lack until death" And so they
d ali over the land. Hence |
| say, with all the confidence
) that ever accompanied, an uttrance of
t mine, though our country has been
, shaken, from terrace to foundation at
! times, yet l can say, because [ have
confidence in these people that she
Stands to-day as firm as the rock of
ages.
May she ever be thus, and when the
, sun shall light the eastern shores for
the last time in the history of this
earth, and its rays peep through the
spurs of the Allegny Mountains upon
the broad and beautiful valley CT the
Mississippi, thence through the rocky
nights to the Sierra Nevada to the
Pacific Coast, may it light the last time
the grandest nation of the earth, with
that same flag still fYing from every
man, woman and child within its
borders, shouting in laundering tones,
tones that can be heard from ocean to
ocean, from the great lakes on the
West to the Gull on the South, tones
that reverberating may be caught up in
every cline of the earth, and be waited
patriots in Heaven: THANK God too
am Patriotic Son or Daughter of
America.
The Fourth Ward Glee Club, then
sang Comrades in Arms" in their
usual finished style, being loudly APP
plauded.
S. S Jones, made short speech, af-
ter which America" was sung by the
choir and congregation.
The people then dispersed.
IN THE AFTERNOON
hundreds of people gathered on the
west square to see the sports which
had been commenced A space 200
feet square had been Staked off and
ropes stretched around it in order TO
i've plenty of room for the sports.
but the excitement ran high and peo-
pie surged inside the ropes, it being
utterly impossible to keep them out.
| The sport opened with potato race.
Five contestants entered and \.
Frickle won the first prize of 81, and
Joseph Williams the second prize of 81.
| Tie potato race was the hardest of all
II Was run in the following manner:
There We're six hills of potatoes, four
potatoes in each hill The hills we're
placed ten feet apart. Each potato had
tn be taken up separately and carried
to the basket. walking around the bas-
ket when dropping it in. The dis
tance ran i'll this race is nearly half
mile.
An egg race was the next. Five en-
tered for this. f. McGraw came off
victorious, capturing the first prize of
81. Harvey Dusenberry was second
and got 81.
In the 100 yard race Hyrum Smith
won the only prize of So.
In the old mems race, three entered.
and A. E. Bigelow won first prize and
r. J. Dugdale second prize.
Three entered for the young ladies
IA ce,. Ada John won the first prize of
81 and Lily Dugdale, second, 81.
Charles Bailey, boy years of age. |
won the prize for climbing the greasy
pole. He was the smallest boy that AZ |
tempted it, and he won it.
In the contest for nu0it pitching |
Steve Bunnell was first and Walter |
Cox second. The distance was twenty
one yards and the best two out of three |
games was declared winner
There was much mirth and enioy
ment in the sports. and for two ho.rs
the amusement continued.
The, committee labnred hard and
under{ much adversely to make
the celebration a success and they were
rewarded for their efforts.
NOTES.
THE next thing on docket will be the
Twenty -folArth celt braton.
INDEPENDENCE Day services were
held in the Methodist and Ccngrega-
tional churches last night. Some very
good musical selections were rendered
at both places.
THE only partisan feature of the
celebration kidaddled from the east
balcony sf he Tabernacle when Judge
Jones am junced Music by the Mar
AT Eureka two Finlanders had their
heads cut open in IA frightful manner
with rocks Thrown by some unknown
parties on the morning of the Fonrth.
An Irishman! had his head cut badly,
but it was gut while indulging in s
friendly fig ht. The doctor was kept
busy sewing heads for awhile.
EVERYBODY were loud in their COM !
of Judge NJ. NJ. kellogg who
was the only representative of the G.. {
A. r. in the procession. nOtwithstand- ,
ing the fact that there are at least half
dozen kther members in Provo. Peo- !
Pile very naturally wanted to know if :
they ever had acY patriotism for their =,
+
The steamer Florence" on her first y
rip to American Fork on the Fourth |
encountered very high wind which !
sent the waves over the deck in a man +
ner which greatly alarmed the passen- c
gers. On nearing the American Fork {
pier the wind was blowing a perfect t
gale, and it was found impossible to t
land. The passengers on board were |
all more or less upset, and some of $
them went so far as to put life-presery- s
ers on, thinking they would find them {
selves in the water every minute. r
Part of the pier was carried away by r
he wind. The cool head and deter =
mined manner of Captain DeMoisy won a
lie confidence OF the passengers, and ii
ended greatly to allay their excite I
nent. The boat returned safely to the c
Lake Resort and the passengers were t
slad to lind themselves on terra flma T
,nce more. +
THE decorations in the Tabernacle t
N the Fourth we're the best ever seen
n Provo. The stand was literally COW l
red with flowers, trees, shrubs and 1
The committee arranged a
to the best possible adyan-
age, and the stand presented the APP
)earance of well-trained garden. The
shrubs and flowers were from the a
grounds of c. H. Bloomsterberg.
Every one was loud in their praise of
he decorations and DR.. Hannberg,
Who managed it. a
IT was probably an oversight on the !,
part of the committee who had charge of :
he matter, but that fact did not counter :
lct the feeling of indignation that pos :
'essed everyone who heard of the fact !,
hat Miss Edenberg, who SO nObly ac- "
Quilted herself as the Goddess of -
Liberty, was put to the humilition of :
having to walk some nine or ten =
blocks to her home in her scant ,
costume and in the burning sun and :
lothing but cotton sandles to her feet. .
The young lady certainly deserved =
Jette treatment than this. y
THE Fourth at the Lake Resort was y
pent gaily in spite of the rain and d