St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-05
ENJOYED BY Alb.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATED
by VULNERABLE PIC
MICS
AT ALL THE RESORTS.
THE WHOLE POPULATION
TURNED OUT AND MADE
MERRY,
BUT NO BIG DEMONSTRATION
Large Crowds Go to Lake Como
but See Poor Display of Fire
works.

Yesterday was the Fourth of July.
This information may not be neces-
Sary for the average American, but
well, there are others, and lest they
should be laboring under a miSap-
prehenSiOn as to the meaning OF
the slight noises that every now and
then burst forth from various parts
of the city during the day-and two
nights-it is thought proper to state
the reason for it. Why, they might
think they had been, by some myS-
tic power, suddenly transported to
China, and were in the widSt of the
Japanese-Chinese war.
1t is doubtful if the day was ever
more generally celebrated than it
was in St. Paul yesterday. Yet there
was no unusual demonstration. Pic
mics seemed to be the rage. In
every grove or clump of trees in
the vicinity of the city there seemed
to be congregated a little party Of
picnickers quietly enjoying them
selves. Some of these gatherings
were largely attended, though, owing
to the great number that were held,
the attendance at most Of them was
necessarily small. But even where
the feweSt people were found, they
seemed to have just as much quiet
enjoyment as where the crowd was
larger.
At some of the picnics there was
speaking, the orators of the day
eulogiZing the great Americans of
the past who handed down gov
eminent grander than any other on
which the sun of heaven shines,
while at others there were speeches
burning with condemnation for those
who. as the speakers claimed, have
been turning that government into
an engine of despotiSm. At some
there was the barley juice SO refresh
ing to the throat of the average
Fourth of July celebrant, and at 9TH
ers the strongest drink doled out on
the grounds was lemonade-very lit
tie lemon. At some there was dane
ing and making merry, with various
kinds of sports thrown in, but at
others there was none of these.
Therefore, the man who had no in
terest in any of them other than
to have a good time could pay his
money and take his choice-he must
mt forget to pay his money, though.
Aside from the vast number of
picnics, there We're number OF 9th
er attractions. There was the base
ball game-yeIloW, to be sure, yet a
sbaIl ganIeAats Aurora park in the
morning. At the same time there
was the. grand regatta of the Min
-neseta Boat club on the river. AT
White Bear there was an exciting
yacht race in the afternoon. The
two theaters gave afternoon and
evening performances. Added to all
these were numerous excursions in
steamers on the river, the passen-
gers enjoying themselves with dane
ing and making merry on the trip
Taking it all IN all a man who couio
not find means Of parting with his
coin yesterday must have money to
burn.
EIGHTH WARD GERMANS.
No less than half q dozen picnics
were held in the little groves around
the shores of Lake Como. OF these
the largest, attendance was at the one
given by German citizens of the
Eighth ward. The grounds We're
equipped with dancing platform, 4
bowling alley, dummies at which base
balls might be thrown by those who
desired to take chances on hitting the
dummy with the ball and getting q
cigar or paying their money for the
privilege of trying and getting nothing
in the event of failure to connect with
the dUmmys mug. Aside from theSe
attractions there was an excellent pro-
gramme of sports, and the different
events were entered into with a spirit
that made sport in earnest. Their
there was a contest in which the
privilege of voting had to be paid foi'
This is not to be wondered at, how
ever, when it is understood that the
purchase gave the elector a voice ii
deciding who was the most popular
young lady on the grounds. Miss Til
lie Gerlach carried off the honors il
this contest.
Nicholas Pothen was master OF cere
monies, Miss Gardner and Miss Annie
Hammerlind supplied f1owers-to those
who preferred to squander their none!
that way-Frank Hafner and Emf
Fesch had charge of the sports anc
the young ladies served the refresh
ments, which made it such an induce
ment for the young men to patroniz,
the various ice cream and lemonad,
booths that some of them scarcely
had enough change left to pay thei
fare in on the cars: Following is tn,
result of the sporting contests:
Young mems cigar race-Rob Schrei
ner, first prize.
Young mems foot race-B.- Andert
first
Young girls race-Miss Haas.
Women's spoon race-Mrs. Pihale.
Young mems sack race-John Roth
Mems foot race-Frank Ettel
Fat mems race-John 3. Wallraff.
Young ladies' blind-fold race-Mrs
Clements Pontius.
Dressmakers' foot race-Miss Louis
Neuru.
Boys foot race-Frank Book.
Young ladies' foot race-Miss Ami
Lendway
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