Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-07-08
The Fourth at KeyfesfiIe.

the past, ana Wltn II is Iecofoed tne
celebration of our nations natal day
at KeytesvilIe. Early last Monday
morning the natives hereabouts In
conveyances of every description and
on horseback turned their faces to-
ward the capital of Charlton county,
bent on spending day of rest and
recreation, and by noon there were
probably 1000 visitors who had as
sembled at the fair grounds to do
homage to the day upon which the
United States declared their inde-
pendence. and to spend a few hours in
pleasant social intermingling one with
another
The committee on arrangements had
put forth their best efforts to procure
music for the occasion, and had been
in correspondence with seven different
brass bands, but failed to come TO
terms with any of them. Neither was
there any public speaking, although
our little city contains a Democratic
nominee for congress and an album
dance of local oratorical talent. OF
course the absence of music and pa
triotic oratory were a disappointment
to many, but they .cut no ice" with
the rural lassie and the village maiden
and their .'Dest fellows" for there
could be no sweeter music for them
than the sound of each others voices,
while Dernosthenes or Cicero would
have had no charms for them on the
rostrum. Their ears were eager for
sweeter sentences, and from few
court notes that we took, but will not
be cruel enough to publish, we doubt
not that Recorder B. H. Smith will have
to employ an extra deputy in the near
future to assist him to issue marriage
licenses. It is no wonder, then, that
we regard KeYsesviIle'ss Fourth OF
9as Ktlee this yesf as BEN stea
cess in the fullest and most pleasing
acceptation of the term.
The race program in the afternoon
resulted as follows:
FIRST RAcE-Pony race (for po-
nies hands high and under), mile
dash. First SIS, second $z.5o. Won
by Lee Reeds sorrel mare, with ]. A.
Summers Minnie second.
SEcoND-Five-eighths mile dash.
First $17.so, second $3.50. Won by
G. W. Triplett's "Belle Star" with R.
A. Patterson's ELLA p" second.
THIRD-Farmers' race, one mile
dash. First SIS, second $3.50. Won
by G. w. Triplett's tom Davis with
Jim Hudnall's "Dr. Zillman," second.
FoURTH-Pacing or trotting, one
mile. First SIS, second $3.50. Won
by John F. Whitesides' "Grey Boy, u
with T. ]. Phelps Nellie Sprague, .
second.
FIFTH-Five- -eighths mile dash (for
s-year-olds). First $17.5o, second SIS.
Won by M. A. Prather's "Gov.
Stone" with G. w. Williams "Gov
Stone" second.
SIxTH-Novelty race, to go one
mile. First quarter, S.; second quar-
ter, SIS; third quarter, S.; fourth quar-
ter, $40. First and second quarters
won by G. w. Triplett's "Hubert
O'Neil,' and third and fourth quarters
by Sam'l Balch's ''Paul Domby."
These were ali the races on the
regular program, but there was a
matched ra, {, half mile dash, between
G. w. Trtpiett's grey hound and Mil
Ter Lessl-Y's ID. B. Kellogg" for a
small contributed purse. The horse
won by several lengths.
At the conclusion of the races, the
next thing on the program was the fire.
works which were exhibited from to
o:so o'clock from the roof of the
Rucker & Anderson building just
across the street from the COURIER
office. They were in charge of ex Sheriff
]. ]. Moore, A. F. Tooley, the clever
but noisy cashier of the Famers' bank
ahd J. w. Taylor, first assistant teach
er of our public schools. The display
was good and was manipulated by
veterans in that line, and their en-
deavors to entertain the large crowd
which Witnessed the pyrotechnics were
highly annreciated