The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-08
HOW we Celeprafed.

was nQl, u a FOuTIt OIL July WltNOuC a
humid atmosphere and the mercury above
the nineties isn't a general old-fashloned
Fourth of July. Gotten up upon the
eleventh hour, the general committee,
Messrs F. A. Reynolds. j. A. Glass and
JAS. Kinsella, had a hard task before
them, but they pushed things-particu-
larry Mr.. Reynolds, and with the sub
stantial aid Of the subcommittee it was
manage1sssssAhe whole to relieve the
proud bird of freedom Of a considerable
portion of its tail feathers.
A pouring rain lasting several hours
the night before made heavy roads and
mussed up main street; but mud is
preferable to dust any day, and partie-
nlarly on the Fourth. A bright andyery
hot sur soon dried the streets, but many
did not get into town till afternoon,
AS usual, the parade was slow in form
ing, but Marshal Savage finally got it
started, and headed by the Chamberlain
band it moved up and down Main street
several times. The Chamberlain band,
by the way, made excellent music and
contributed as much to the pleasure OF
the day as any other feature. The parade
was not a large one, but excellent what
there was Of it. The most striking
features Of it were the floats Of course.
The largest one contained forty-four
little girls and boys t%astefully dressed
and representing the United States, with
Miss Coe as the Goddess of Liberty,
Another one contained Miss Weeks, as
South Dakota; and A. c. Hewling. as I'm
Gle Sam, while Miss Quirk held the lines.
1t was very pretty. The most novel float
and the one that for its very novelty and
tastefulness attracted great attention,
was that Of Il. Il. Miller's, representing
his drug business. In the center stood
Miss Cushing with a dress heavily fes-
TONED with druggists sundries holding
a banner, and on one corner OF the float
little Kate Miller posed as the Goddess OF
Liberty. OF course ''Dad' Robinson was
on hand and had q finely gotten up float
carving a black-faced minstrel company
A Fourth of July procession without
dad" would be-well there wouldn't be
much fun, that's certain. George w.
James vas represented by a Deering
reaper and Vim Kinsella by a Buckeye.
The Dakopolis hotel as represented
by little Nora Robinson ringing a dinner
bell in Henry Cushing's road wagon.
Immediately after the parade, the,
opera-house rapidly filled with those in
terested in the exercises to take place
then. AS chairman, C. r. Tinan intro
duced Rev. DR.. Davis, who invoked the
divine blessing. The choir was compos-
ed of Mrs. Warren, Miss Bertha Wentzy
and Messrs Savage and Pond, Mr.. Clay
ton presided at the organ. Miss Amid
Wentzy read the Declaration of %Independ-
ence in q graceful and easy manner
DR.. Duncan of Chamberlain, was to be
the orator Of the day, but on the last
moment was obliged to decline, Mayor
Foote, upon being called upon by the
chairman, made a few brief but pointed
remarks and he was followed at greater
length by Rev. Mr.. Warren. The assem-
blage dispersed to music by the band.
At two o'clock the foot races took place
on Main sire ct. Tho boys race was won
by Harry Groves, with Will Smith and
Lester Miller tied for second place. In
running Off the tic, young Smith won.
Roger Kinsella won the race for boys
Of larger growth; Tom Scully, second.
Roger is a lively youth and succeeded in
breaking the string in the free-for-all
race also. NJ. Achen took second money
in the race. There were two barrel races
In order to please the urchins who want
ed a chance to earn a dollar or so by
crawling through them. If the money
had held out the boys would probably be
crawling through them yet. Oscar STEM
erson won Il Of the races and an Indian
boy the other. Little Mike somebody
captured some of the money and another
kid, whose name we did not get, got a
share also. A bicycle race took place at
the track between Lester Miller and a
boy from down the road, which Lester
won easily.
At 8 o'clock the crowd made for the
race track, where took place the most in
teresting sports of the day. There is
nothing on the top Of the ground in the
way OF sports that will attract a crowd
like a horse race. The judges were
w. G. Richards, Jas. Byrne and L. A.
Foote. Lee Conant oficiated as starter.
The first race called wa the free-for-all.
These were three entries. Laurena, own
cd by I. A. Weeks; Robert, by John Tovey
Of White Lake and NJ. E. Burgess three
year-oldflly by Boniface, BonnieA. The
7 race wa two in three and won easily by
the White Lake horse in 3:s0 and 1924
Laurena second. Bonnie A was sore
from work on the hard Chamberlain
track else she would have made 1t warn,
for the other two, and as it vas did,
some very MICS trotting, considering il
r was her first race.
But two horses started in the green
l race, NJ. e. Burgess three-year-old fll1
by Mapleton, Adelaide, and George Say
age Shaleland Anton. Both heats were
: won easily by Adelaide; time 1891 and
3:344.
The stallion race was the most interest
s ing Of the three trotting races. Thu
horses were Taft's Boniface, Week.
Woodlight, and Burgess Bonnie Boy
Woodlight drew the pole; Boniface, sec
ond place and Bonnie B. third. Bonifac
Tapped Woodlight all the way roun'
nearly, but couldn't get by him-Wood
. light trotting %squarely and Bon;face III
to his old tricks of going into the al
5 every ten rods. Bonnie B. kept pegginI
! away a few lengths in the rear all til
. time and making some nice bursts Q
. speed once in a while. Rank breaks los
! him any advantage nee gained, but h
c,rnricad fhnm all hv his Mica fr0ttiO