Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-08
BuAckeoors GLORIOUS FOURTH.
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Blsckfoot never made greater prep
arations for the celebration Of the
Fourth than 1t did for the patriotic OBJ
servance Of last Tuesday. 1t had been
foretold In The NEWS that the cele-
bration would surpass any known In
former years, and peopl. from near
and far responded nobly to the invita-
tion to come. There was general out
pouring OF people.
/ The combination OF wind and dust
wAs the only drawback 10 the pleas
nres OF the day. Had 1t been typical
Idaho dsy, with pleasant sunshine and
soft breezes. the whole entertainment,
from first 70 last. would have been the
equal Of any efforts in the same direc-
tion ever Witnessed ia the state. The
wind and dust were cruel, but the sue
Gees OF the celebration wac complete
and was revelation TO those who were
not accustomed to Blackfoot's ways
and undertakings.
THE PARADE.
| At9 ,'clock the Dewey Flag Parade
led by the marshal, Hon. l.. r. Thomas,
followed by the Philharmonic band OF
Pocatello, took up it's line OF march
from the school house and proceeded
over the route mapped out to Main
street, and thence along Main street TO
Court street and thence TO courL house
grove. The school children and the
! crowd 10 procession bearing aud wav-
ing flags in time and keeping with the
music OF the band were gratifying 10
our local pride and 10 all who witnessed
the parade.
EXERCISES AT THE STAND.
| When tho column reached the grove
and all we're seated. James NJ. Stevens,
chairman, called the assemblaee 70 or
der and introduced Miss Abbie Stevens
as reader OF the Declaration OF Inde-
. pendence, Judge d. W. StAndrod, OF
Pocatcilo, was next introduced as ora
! tor OF the day and the applause given
r him from time to time in the delivery
OF his oraiion evidenced the fact that
his hearers we're pleased with his elo-
. quent and notable effort. THE NEWS
expects TO publish the oration in its
next issue After the ora,ion vocal
club sang the Star Spangled Banner,
and Miss Criswell a solo, America. aud
: the literary and musical exercises
closed. Following the exercises at the
= stand came tho athletic sports aud
girls races, which occupied the hour
to the noon lntermi,sion.
AFTERNOON.
AT Il o'clock. game OF base ball 70,
:. purse OF t65 was called. American
! Falls Us. Blackfoot, which, after 4
t. heated contest, resulted In favor O
n Blackfoot by \ score Of OF 81 TO l3. Fol
!. lowing ball game came the races q,
A the Association track.
. Trotting race-lst. VIM. Bsrnharti
a "Billc,;" End. L. Thomas bay mare
q 3rd, Isaac Ericson's gray stallion; bee
=, time 3:0l.
Pacing race--lst, c. V. Hanson
black mare; end, +. +. DeKay's ba.
mare; best time PAS.
Running. pony race for girls--lst
" Miss Moore; End, Miss Kutch; 3rd, Mis-
4; Christensen.
d Running, pony race for boys-ls,
'e Williams boy; End, Kirkpatrick boy
q Ord, Warren Wright
N Running, g,fice-for-all--lst,B Black Dick
80 by DeKay; End, Bay Horse, by Warre
S. Wright; Ord, Sorrel Mare, by Harr
s Smith.
y Foot race, freo-for-all, 100 yards--ls,
II. Hutchinson.
10 Bicycle race, onc-half mile--lst, Gee
b. f. Chsffcc; end, Harrison.
r. IN THE EVENING.
- a grand display OF fireworks wa
10 given lasting from Q to 10 o'clock, atte
+ which "the ball Of the FOURTH" by th
30 Blackfoot base ball club. vas given I
the Opera House, where to merry musi
the pleasure-seekerr danced the hour
away until the Fourth OF 1899 CAV
Ia place to the coming of another day.
a. The Fourth in Blackfoot was a gre,
affair. Those who worked for its su,
cess congratulate themselves that the
contributed to make it 80, and tho,
who witnessed IL put themselves 0
record AS witnesses for another tim
that whatever Blackfoot undertakes
40 do II does well aud to tho satistactio
d. OF the general public.