The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-07-07
the DAY We CELEBRlfD.
The Exercises on Ihs Fourth 81 JaIy
Passed of In . Manner Nest
Satisfactory.

than q furry Of wind and dust In the
afternoon. Many people were in the city
and remarkably we'll behaved and good
nalured lot they were. The procession
formed promptly at 0 O'Clock and made
u very cTsditAble display. The band
rendered efficient service throughout the
da, and received hearty words Of praise
from all quarters on account Of merit and
excellent bearing.
There was an immense crowd ct the
opera house Who felt we'll repaid for their
attendance in listening to the splendid
address Of Hon. Thad. Huston, the read
ing Of the Declaration Of Independence
by W. F. Jones and Miss Maud stones
recitation Of the Little Black.eyed Reb-
ell"
The ball game attracted many specta.
tors and was very creditable game, al.
llungh the home team needs consider
able prarti,e before It can successfully
cope with the Ruslynites. Doctor Harris
and Joseph Barthulet were the Impires
and the score stood IS to at the end Of
the seventh inning hen the game term.
mated.
The following are the winners Of the
various races held on Yakima avenue In
the afternoon: ..r
Sack race-Tom station LIST prize, T. J.
Taylor I'd.
Wheclbarrow race-E. l.. Raines LIST
prize, L. NJ. Parker I'd.
Boys foot Tace-Frank Lemon LIST
prize, Henry Armstrong I'd.
Potato race Stewart Small LIST prize,
Joseph Taylor "a.
Girls rare-MaUile Stewart LIST prize.
Lizzie Ward "a. Gertrude Pratt Sd.
Three legged race-Vance and TaRgard
LIST prize, Yarber and Kelrow ID.
Foot race, free. for-all-Nye Taggard LIST
prize, T. J. Taylor I'd.
Fat mans race-Sam Vinson LIST prize,
James Knox I'd.
Ladies' saddle raCe-Miss Dunn lst
prize, Miss Maude Stone I'd.
The ball in the evening proved the sue
cess it promised. and all present enjoyed
themselves 10 the fullest extent. The re-
ceipts amounted to considerably over
800, the exact amount Of which will be
shown in the committees report Of 70
reipts and disbursements, which the ex-
e,utive committee promises to give for
publication next week.
scINrILLAToNs FROM THE FoURTB.
There was some fear that the balcony
in front Of the EsLelman building would
20 down meath the weight Of people, and
the police ordered Il cleared. There was
a partial obeyance and the officers seemed
satisfied, but had there been the break-
down that there was reason to fear, the
pnlice would have been severely and de-
servedly censured for not enforcing or
ders,
Al KATE says "I'm Splinter from way
back. but some way or other didn't get
fair start in the fat mans race"
The general opinion is that schott was
entitled to prize for his Ingenious dis
play in the business mems carnival.
Ills elephant looked as though 1t had just
stepped out Of the iungles Of India.
H. K. Owens, son.in-law Of Col. Cock,
was down from E'Iensburgh for the
Fourth. He said his wife and children
were the main attraction-the celebration
an incident.
Tom Martin was out on the street for Q
short time on the Fonrth. With his i'm
maculate linen and general appearance Of
springtime, no one would have imaHined
that warm weather had arrived. He at
least looked cool while he Easped "Have
you partaEen Of our Sunday dinners? II
not, you are missing an agreeable Incl.
dent in your lifs."
Councilman Chapman's services % q
decorator were deservedly In demand.
His work at the opera-house ELECTED the
commentator Of everybody present. He
certainly has great talent in that direc-
ton.
Members Of the executive committee
are awaiting the opportunity to give Il to
a semitic merchant who sold them Q lot
Of red. white and blue calico, every piece
Of which fell considerably short Of the
charged measurement.