The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1896-07-09
JULY 4 TIMES

Early IN the morning, yes the day
previous, many farmers began to arrive
in town, to help us celebrate.
About 100 citizens came over from
Cooperstown alone, many arrived on the
3rd, ir order to be here early. They
brought their ball team: their race
horses and bicycle riders. Everybody
had good time. No rowdy, rough Gle.
mont, frequently seen in many towns,
were present-all was Joy and harmony
from carly until late.
The first thing on the program was
the calithumpian parade which was
abandoned and tho time allotted to the
horse races. Promptly on time-at 10
o'clock, headed by the Hope Cornet Band,
the mass of people proceeded to the race
track and the bicycle race, one half mile
dash, was run.
The entries were: Fred Martin. Hud
Fullmer, of Hope, and Jas. Sinclair and
John j ,nes of Cooperstown. Fred Mar
tin won first money and Jas. Sinclair
second. TimR 1:l2. @
Next came the free-for. alltrot. In
which there were three enteries: Signo
Vencs, owned by Hammer & Condy, Of
Cooperstown. a beautiful 4-year-old stal.
lion; Silver Dick, owned by o. G. Maj
OBS, Hope; Dick Brady. owned by Frank
Hill, Hope. Dick Hradl, dropped out
| after the first heat. Signo Fencs won
first, and Silver Dick second money.
! Time, 2:34.
sigpo VenGs, tho Oooperstown horse,
| is pretty horse and has the making of
great trotter. Hammer 4 Condy, and
all Cooperstown have reasons to feel
proud OF such an animal. He is trot-
ting horse in every sence Of the word,
and MIR. Hammer, his driver, knows just
how to handle him.
Then came tho four minute trot.
Hugh Carpenters Lion, and Ed. Rcgau's
Biask Da4 weLa ,he on ly enterles lion
first, Black Dan. second, Time. $50,
This was walkawuy for Lion.
Tho horse running race was next on
the program. A onc-half mile dash.
Bay Jim. owned by Hugh Carpenter,
Hope; Blossom. owned by L.. A. Roney,
Hopo; and Linden, owned by j. W. Sin
clair. Cooperstown; entered. Bay Jim
WWnn liEst., aNa RlasSuss aIeaaA 'acuey
Time. 1:O4.
Linden fell in tho second heat near the
quarter poll, and threw his rider. but
fortunately no serious damage was donc.
Linden cut himself little just behind
the loft front leg, and his owner would
not allow him to run again, although he
won the first heat easy.
Now Xe s,ama, 10 tha i,alS taaG.: Wh!4lAe
was by far, tho best, AND 'lost interest
ing OF all tho races. Tho two punies
entered were both from Cooperstown.
Tony and Punney, owned by w. j. Sin.
clair, and Hammer 4 Condy. They run
for all they were worth-neck and neck.
| IT,, IN
At this hour it was about noon, and
all adjourned for the dinner table. where
eyyekylhody eyf filled up on thp heHt :t f't ia
Promptly at 2 oolool. the town hall
was tlllod to overfiowing to hear tho two
grand addresses by Rov, Jones and Rev,
"h'tford. Through the kindness Of
Rev. whitforu ~" here produce 1!s .hlross hismor
and am sorry space will not allow the
whole to appear in print. but those who
heard it ali, commend it very highly
Rev. Jones spoke just as vol, but as we
said before, time and space would hpt
permit us to publish both or even all Oh
one.
THE AMERICAN FLAG AND WHAT 1T MEANS
Tho first and only legislative action
officially on record for creating nation.
al flag is that Of congress, on June IA
1777, and is as follows: Resolved, that
the flag of the thirteen United Stutos
shall be thirteen stripes; alternate red
and white; that the Union be thirteen
stars white in a blue field, representing
new constellation
The official PRONUNCIATION Of this ACT
was made on the Bird of September, lH7
; and the thirteen stars and stripes were
first unfolded at the battle of Brandy
, wine, on the 18th of September, 1777
The first vessel to hoist the flag in ;
British port (after the treaty of peacel ir
1888, was the ship Bedford OF Man
tucket, whose captain was VIM. Mooers
The first flag was made in June, l776, b!
!, Mrs John Ross, of Philadelphia, who wa!
; visited by Gen'l. Washington, accom-
panied by a committee from congress
They furnished the design and tn
!: flag then made was adopted by congress
Several unimportant changes wer
3 made in the number Of stars and stripe
that the flag of tho United States shoul
be thirteen horizontal stripes, a!ternat
red and white, and that the Union hav
8 twenty stars, white in a blue field, an
t further, that on the admission of ever
. new state into the Union, one star h
n added to the Union Of the flag.
IS Although comparatively new natiol
Q the flag can claim rank in point of ant
q quity with many other national flag
y. 1t was established in lit, the presel
10 flag of Great Britain in 1901, the Frenc
n tri-color is l764. the Italian tri-color
'r 184S, the flag of Spain in 1885, the As
of Portugal in 1880 and the flag of tt
" German Empire in 1870. This in bril-
outline is !. the history of our ;, flag =
There is not strand in the warp al
- woof of our flag that does not stand +
inumerable conflicts and death. WI
s. can paint the secret broodings. the A
ag gust conferences, the intellectual wa
70 70 in forum and senate chambers. the c,
Sc ision armies, the frightful tragedies. Il
r. hopes and fears, tho reverses and victt
les, the triumphs and defeats lying ba'
4. of 'Old Glory. Yet. there it floats
45 day as the symbol of true, broad al
,,a comprehensive Liberty.
i'd Our flag means Liberty in its fulle
m. sense. Tho victories won at Marathc
' Runnymcdc, Maraston, Moore, the 20
tincntal congress and Apponlattox a
mountain sumintrin history. Ere
- these majestic heights liberty plumod
~, wings for bolder flight and wild
NJ ~, range.
to The ideal of an enlightened and rer
lat vated humanity, brotherhood ccmel
r. r. ed by love and mado strong by livi