The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-07-08
THE CELEBRATION.

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Santiago Made 1t Glorious Fourth
The birthdays Of nations and Of men
ought to be, the first, glorious to all;
to the second, glorious individually.
1t is the recurrence Of the natal day of
the United States Of America that
brings forth spontaneously, joy, faith,
and hope, from the hearts Of every
| loyal citizen July 4, 1776, was a day
that viii stand out before the people
In the centuries to come as fresh to
memory as the daybreak Of this an
niversary-
The old bell that told the news Of a
! new destiny to our country rang out
from the state house IN Philadelphia,
and proclaimed liberty throughout
all the land and unto ali the inhabit-
ants thereof" The United States,
since its inception, has ever been hold
ing up the criterion Of advancing civ
/ iIization, and in the present war has
proclaimed a principle unborn to any
! other natiOn-that Of beqUeathing lib
erty to the downtrOdden and oppressed,
foreign to US in language and customs,
/ but Of a common brotherhood.
GoOdland has this spirit Of patriot
ismI She rejoices with the rejoicing,
| and celebrates magnificently on every
Fourth of July. The occasion this
year was one of interest. The first
light Of that festivous day was vel
coined with a salute from cannon
mouth and musketry. The town was
| thoroughly alive at an early hour, and
/ the small boy with his irecTacker and
pistol told well Of the oncomiDg gener-
alton. The elder folk was stirred to a
more vigorous htIarity on receiving the
good news about Admiral Samson's
third of July celebration with Cevera's
invincible irOnclads. A grand CALI
thumpian parade headed by the Good
/ land Military band took place at 10
o'clock. After this unique display, a
large throng assembled at the opera
house to hear the grafton Of the day by
Rev. Woodward, who dweIled at length
upon the theme that will remain sacred
! in the hearts and minds Of our cOun-
! trymen always.
CalIithumpian Prizes
The callithumpian parade prizes
were awarded flor the best deIegatiOn)
to a delegation from RuletOn and the
WI 4. y. club of GoOdIand. For the
best individual character, first prize
was awarded to DUSTY Roads" tramp,
''Weary Willie" another hobo, took
second, and a mule character took
third prize.
Bicycle Races.
The bicycle races were tame. In the
mems race there were only two entries,
Ross Halstead of Colorado Springs and
c. G. Baker of this city. The distance
run was five miles and was eaisIy won
by Halstead.
Miss Maude Murphy and Mrs. G. L.
BagIey were the only contestants in
the ladies' bicycle race. The distance
was One-half mile and was won by Miss
The Ball Game.
The ball game between GOOdland and
RuletOn was simply a fright" Good
land had no regular club and the boys
picked up a nine" RuletOn had the
most of her old players. At the end of
the game the score stood RuletOn, IA;
GOOdland, o.
The Horse Races.
A half mile dash was run with four
to start. Sheesley's Long John won
first, Bakers Black Cloud second, Nc
Cants' FIOssie third, Bakers sOrrel
horse fourth. Time, 90
The next race was quarter Of mile
dash for ponies with three entries.
I
ringtOn's Joe Hooker second. Cu1-
lens sOrre1 mare also ran. Time, 2615.
Next came a free fOr-all race for one
half mile. There we're four entrie-, but
two died at the scratch. Swan Nelson's
pony took first place, and MCCants'
FIOssie, second. Bakers black horse
and CuIlens' sOrrel mare failed to get
started.
AIC1-yard foot race was won by E
Dimmitt. COhOrn and Harry Williams
we're in the race with Dimmltt.
The PGge con Shoot.
A 15-rOuud pigeon shoot was one Of
the attractions Of the days sport.
Eleven marksmen entered the shoot
G. B. Lane and @. E. BiddisOn tied
with ID birds apiece to their credit.
Charles Sherman came second with
IA birds. and Clarence krOw third with
a score of 13. The pigeons we're a live
lot and no scare ropes we're used. The.
following is the score:
Dennev % I I @ o O o / 10
Youne--..-.......E o ? I 10
Kent --.-- .---...1 o 7 o o 7 O.
Tustus- .--.---..-.I 7 o o z 7 T 7 o 2 O.
Sherman .-------z 7 z Z ? 7 Z Ia
Phillips ---------1 o Z o I ? 7 I Z O.
KrovF- -----------I ? Z o I I I I I o I--I5
lane --- 800 ~ 2 7 rs
Efddfzou ---------1 Z ? I rs
Derby. .-----.-I z o 2 o o o ? o 2
Rock ------- % ? o O 7 ? o o 7 O.
celebration Ends With q Grand BAH
a grand ball was given at the opera
house on the evening of the Fourth.