The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-07-08
COEUR DAIHHEs Bro rOUaTn
Kxeiting Bicycle Raess and an Inter.
esting Ball Game.
SIsrEEr CARS COKE ynon spOrA AN


To the nneeaslng efforts and enter
prise Of 7 @. Messenger Is due the
credit for the grand and successful eel.
ebratiOn Of the Fourth In c1nr a. Iene.
Ordinance Sergeant Roper, Of Fort
Sherman, and w. d. Mcfarland are
also entitled 70 q great deal OF credit for
valuable assistance rendered 70 MIR.
kaesemeyef. Roper took entire charge
Of the naval battle and Maine explosion
and Mcfarland assisted In the races and
other sports. having entire charge OF the
ball game.
The day was an ideal one, Q little too
cool for lemonade vendors, but comfort
able for the people.
At 1870 O'Clock the train pulled In
from Spokane with fifteen ears loaded
to full capacity. over LOO tickets hay.
Ing beenSOld excursionists. All morning
the roads leading TO town were lined
with teams and bicycles headed for the
Saratoga of the Northwest The boats
brought crowds down the lake and by
noon It was estimated that about 1000
strangers were in the city to take part
In the celebration.
The program opened with q grand
parade at 10 30 n. m. under the direc-
ton OF T.G. KaesemeyeT. grand mar.
shal, assisted BY Frank NARROW. The
parade formed at the head Of Sherman
street and came down the street TO Sec.
ond. up Second to ceur d'AIene ave
nue. and down Fourth street to sherman
thence east TO the place OF formation.
The calithumpians In grotesque aud
unique costumes came FIRST, then fol-
loved torn and tattered battle dag
with m explanatory note saying that
the dag was captured BY the rebels at
a battle near Manila and recaptured
later by the First Idaho Volunteer"
Then came . brigade OF black boys with
white stove pipe hats. The liberty car
was next and 1t attracted much atten-
ton. Sitting on an elevation In the
center Miss Maud Palmeter represented
the goddess Of liberty, while surround
ing her, dressed In white with liberty
caps on their heads and a sash across
their breasts each bearing the name Of
a state, were forty Eve little girls, the
flower Of Ceur d'Alene's rising genera
ton. The life boat, colored string band
composed Of members Of company NJ,
Twenty.Fou infantry and the Ceur
d'Alene Ore company with two hose
carts came next Following these were
the floats representing the business in
terests Of the town. First was q hand.
some hoat Of the Idaho Mercantile Co.
then came one representing the Min.
erai Exchange with barrels OF beer and
notices advertising n. Y. beer and
Jesse Moore whiskey. A string band
In this noat furnished good music un-
der the direction OF Prof. Flores. whose
big black dog also occupied = prominent
position, carrying an American dag In
his mouth. w. d. Mcfarland had
neatly decorated toat advertising his
business. especially Chase & Sanburn's
coffee. The best display from point OF
variety and arrangement was that on
the float Of the wiggett & Empey Co.
The float representing Kaesemeyers
market followed and was attractive on
account OF the unique notices call.
ing attention 10 his business. A Goat
advertising John DinHwells business
and one representing Geo. ThomsonS
bakery brought up the rear.
AT one o'clock the bicycle races were
to take place. the first being one-fourth
mile open race. There were three en-.
tries. Joseph Richards, of Spokane,
John friedrich. OF this place and John
McKennon OF Montana. The nrst prize,
q watch charm, was taken BY Richards:
the second. silver cup. by Friedrich
aud the third, q scarf pin. by NcKennon
In the one-third OF a mile race for
boys under fourteen Harry Nesbitt took |
first prize, handsome kodak; b. Snow,
second. a silver cup and Eddie Kaese-
meyer third. a silver cup.
The half mile open race was won by
Joseph Richards, John friedrich being |
q close second and John McKennon
third. The prizes were gold cats eye |
ring. scarf pin and silver cup.
In the one.third OF mile open race |
for the championship OF Kootenai
county the entries were Roy Weston,
John friedrich, J. Giles and Il. Best.
The first prize, = silk umbrella, was tr.
ken by Weston; the second, 4 silver cup,
BY John friedrich and the third, a silver |
cup by J. Giles.
The most interesting race was that |
between Joseph Richards, OF spokane
and Carl IIoelsle, Of Salt Lake, best two
out Of three heats Of one fourth, one.
third aud one-half miles, for q diamond
ring valued at ESQ. The FIRST heat was
taken by Richards: the second BY Hoel.
Ele and the third BY Richards. according
to the decision Of the judges. But the
third was so close that Richards finally
consented to run It over and this re-
suited In a victory for IIoelzle and he
was given the prize.
F. W. Thurston and A. G. Turner Of
Spokane, acted rs judges. Their decis-
Isions were fair and impartial
A significant fact In connection with
these races Is that Hairy Nesbltt and
and Roy Weston, who took FIRST prizes,
rode ordinary 90 model Ramblers and