People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-08
The Fourth.

The Fourth Of July celebration in
this city passed of Saturday without
a hitch. The program as advertised
was carried outin detail. The parade
In the morning was not as grand as
was anticipated, due no doubt TO the
fact that the farmers were too busy
with their wheat cutting to arrive 10
the city in time to take part in it.
There were many handsome rigs in
the parade, however. The bicyclists
were out in full force and lent their
efforts to the success Of the affair.
The afternoons exercises we're
quite interesting. Capt. P. H. Coney
OF Topeka, delivered his address to a
Crowded house at the auditorium
The wind was too strong outside tor
the Captain to make himself heard
by the immense assemblage gathered
on the school grounds, and the crowd
repaired to The auditorium where the
acoustic properties were more fayora
BILE for speaking. Capt. Coney's ad
dress was meritorious 10 every partic-
ular, and he held the undivided
attention Of his audience from star
to finish.
After tie speaking the lighter
amusements Of the day were pulled
off up town on Washington avenue
A. Befiel, the trick rider, was one o.
the principle features Of the after
Moons amuSements. The first bicycle
race was won by Walter Herrick anC
Mark AmSden; the second by Walter
Herrick and Harold Herrick. Tht
slow bicycle race was won by EC
Thompson, Roy Hitchcock and MARI
AmSden. 1n the foot race for boy.
under 9 years, Joe Craig won frs
prize, with Earl Bebb second. Fu
boys over and under l6 years, Char
lie Norris first, Ernest Miller second
Sack race, Orville Mckee first prize
Edgar Higgins second. Potato race
John Meade first, John Sears second
First barrel race, Ralph Brumle.
first, Edgar Higgins second. ScconC
barrel race, Cliff Anderson first, Ed
gar Higgins second.
The prizes for the best decorated
turnOuts in the morning parade wer
won by Dewitt Van Horn, Mis-
Maude Barrett and Lyman Naugle
The prizes for the best decorated
bicycles we're won by Miss Kati
Luening and Fred Curtis. The com
mittee makes special mention OF tn
bicycle turnout Of the Herrick boy
and Miss Lucille Lawrence, but wer
restricted in awarding prizes to tn
best decorated single wheel.
The display or fireworks 10 the eve
ming was grand. From the roof OF th
Arlington hotel hundreds OF SIX
rockets, Roman candles and othe
fireworks were shot into the sky unit
the heavens reSembled a phantasmag
Oria of firebrands.
The celebration lasted until far int
the night. The official program wa
completed by 10 o'clock, bu: many {
the enthusiasts improved the Occ;
sion and celebrated until the gra
dawn of the next morning. The sey
eral joints in the city kept open hOus
Saturday night. The regular joint
were reinforced by several tempOrar
dives, which together managed to di
!; pose OF about two car loads OF bee
and a liberal supply of moGnshine 70
gut. The streets were lined with til
recumbent forms of drunken patriot
, Plenty of fights occurred in the eli,
and the officers managed to run 10
few Of the principles. No attem,
was made to lock up all the drunk
for the reason probably that the cit
had no place sufficiently large to COZ
fine them. The bOisterously incline,
however, were either run off I'll
streets or locked up. A few scrappe
r were jagged in the afternoon and |,
ouj in the evening after being fine
Jim Ates, a farmer living 10 mil,
northwest Of the city, had the teme
r ity to strike City Marshal Grinstea
: while the foot racing was in progress
The marshal WAS trying to get IL
] crowd back to the sidewalk al
offended Ates by pushing him rath
roughly. Ates Landed on the ma
shal's face and Grinstrd responded /
t giving him severe drudging. Aft
Ates had been thoroughly whippt
a he was taken to the calaboose ar