The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-06
BRIGHAM CITY BITS.
Big Fourth of July Celebrations
Death of an Old PiOneer-Fruit
Shipments.

Brigham City, July 5.-Brighari
City had quite a Fourth of July cele-
bration for Brigham City. At sunrise
the brass band and cannon got out
and made things lively. Business
/ houses and private residences were
flying flags and the red, white and
| blue bunting. At 10 d. IN. thousand
or more people gathered at the Gidney
grove one block west of the Union
Pacific station. Here an elaborate
programme was carried out There
were speeches, sentiments, songs,
tunes from the band, etc. J. NJ. Zane
OF Salt Lake, was the orator of the
day. After lunch, the people, especi-
ally the young folks, engaged in the
numerous games provided A temper
airy platform had been erected, over
which many happy foot glided in
the dance There were several BIZ
cycle races along the county road
near the grove.
noon the people left the grove and
took up positions along Main street
and as far south as Three Mile creek
to see the anticipated five mile road
race. The course was from point
two miles north of Willard along the
county road and up Main street to
the court house. AT least d thousand
people were stationed along the route
to cheer the boys as they flew by.
The entries We're Joe Hansen, Olof
Jeppson, NJ. L. Snow, S. D. Lee, Ed
Wheatley, Wynn Eddy. Hansen was
the scratch man. He covered the dis
lance in 1916. Snow came in first,
time, 16 minutes. Jeppson and Wheat
ley made it in 1915 and crossed the
line with Jeppson slightly ahead.
Lees time was Is minutes, but he ran
against boy and was nearly stopped.
Eddy tripped up and hurt himself and
stepped out of the race.
This was the first road race ever
witnessed in this neighborhood and it
has created great deal of interest.
A big bicycle event is now talked of
for the oath.
Wallace Caldwell, the young man
who cut up such crazy capers at Mrs.
Valentines last week, has got cured
of his insanity, rid of his measles
and has gone off to his home up in
Idaho to enjoy the beauties of nature
and smoke the festive weed.
Clark Whitney of Salt Lake, an en-
ployee of The Herald. and Miss Pen
rose, a young lady from the same
place, are visiting friends in Brigham
City and Honeyville this week.
One of the oldest pioneers of the
territory died in Brigham City last
Sunday. 1t was Mrs. Sarah Mack of
Smithfeld. She is. the mother Of
James Mack of Utah flour mill fame.
The deceased was about 50 years of
age. She came over to visit the Fish
burn family. While here she was
taken suddenly i'll and shortly after
wards expired. The burial took place
at her old home in Smithtield.
The Democrats in Box Elder county
are beginning to stir. They have held
several meetings lately and others are
called for the near future. So far
their opponents have not reused them
selves since the Democrats put them
to sleep last November. But sharp
active battle is looked for. The Demo-
Gratis will go into the fight with lion
hearts that know not fear or failure
Great quantities of fruits are being
shipped out of Brigham daily. The
strawberries and cherries are mostly
gone. while the season of raspberries
is in it's zenith.