Arizona republican., 1900-07-05
Powder and Patriotism
 Stir Up the People
DAY OF CELEBRAT TONS
Jerome Engages in a Carnival of Sports Prescott Visits Her Neigh bors and Captures Prize at Tue sons Big Show Phoenix Loses Ball Game-Winslow's Big Time. Large Crowds in Stafford.

Jerome. July 4.-(SpeciaI) )-Today Jerome celebrates. Good feeling rises higher and higher as the games and contests proceed. The day began with a salute of I25 guns. The T. F. Miller Company's band early began the mu- sical programme. which continued all day At 10 o'clock 2O0 Prescott visitors were received at the depot and escorted 10 town by the reception committee dressed in white, the Elks, the Seth Smith Band Of Horribles and the brass band.
 At 1O:30 a. m. at the Central park an original poem was read by Clinton Manning and an address was made by Hon. H. D. Ross. of Prescott.
 At Il a. m. occurred a hose race, wet test; 200 yards to hydrant, 150 feet of hose. broke at 100 feet. The Jerome team won in 9 1-5. They ran over on account of outside interference. The smelter team counGn't connect to the hydrant. A pick up team made it in 26 3-5. Jerome team won the first prize, S75; the pick up team won second money, $25.
 
 which everybody enjoyed.
 Then came the races, as folows: Novelty race. greased pole. greased pig. (for little girls). race for boys. broncho busting. wheelborrow race. blindfolded race and burro race.
 The fat mans race was entered by Edgington. Mayer, Tovrea, Chestnut, Thompson. Harmon, Irwin and Orcott. Edgington won first prize. Sl0: 'Orcott second money. The 1OO-yard dash was entered by Berry. Thomas nal Reese. Reese won by six feet. It was pretty race; the prize was $15. The 5OO-yards horse race was won by Diliay's Cody; second, Grey.
 The tug Of war was participated in by Tom Taylor's and E. J. Smiths teams. The prize was a half-barrel of beer. Everybody pulled. Everybody won.
 The Indian race was won by Water man. The race was to the tanks, 700 feet above the starting place. Time: B. J. Smith. 7:3 3-5; Waterman, 7:26 1-5; Blain, 7:1O; Tamborino, 6;43 S-5; Barry failed; Tracey, -; Weir, 7:53 2-5; Minan. S:22 2-5. Prize. $91.
 The festivities will close with an h. dian war dance at o'clock and a grand ball at Miller hall, a grand cake walk taking place at II o'clock. The floor committee will be $. L. Heslet, Ted Decker. L. Boyd. W. s. Adams. w. c. Miller, Dr. KauIl. Seth B. Smith, Gus Frazier, J. L. Summers, J. w. Ross, H. P. Merrill. F. Irwin and M. Bradley. The official time keepers. judges and e.ra al nf the day, Jerome B. Hoover, William Adamson. The official starter of the day was w. s. Adams. Hose race judges. H. VI. Gibbs referee, pr. Hart judge. In the drilling contest W. c. Miller was referee and Thomas Thomas and Bob Mitchell judges. For the novelty race John Summers was referee and L. A. Hawkins and Tim Donohue judges. In She foot races Joe Campbell was referee and J. 4. McKinnon and F. Meredith judges. In the horse races C. Hooker was referee and J. B. Hoover and w. Adamson judges. In the tank race. E. A. Tobrea was referee. The chairman of each committee, on the de- cis.or of the udges will give a written order on w. c. Miller for the prize money.
 A band of strangers will be in Jerome tonight. and no pains will be spared to entertain them royalty.