Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-30
THE FOURTH IN PALACE c,n


The idea Of spending Fourth OF july
In a palace car seemed UNIQUE 10 those
OF US who were young, though the
many experienced travellers in the party
seemed 10 take delight IN suppresslpe
their feelings on this patriotic day We
left Chicago late at night IN the midst
OF severe storm, but the next morn.
ing opened fresh and fair and found us
speeding over the green and fertile
fields OF Missouri.
At breakfast the cook PLAYED a little
Joke on us. He must have had large
supply Of eggs in danger OF spelling for
on the menu appeared an enticlng dish
styled "omelet Ia Fourth OF July"
Everybody ordered It, OF course When
served, however we We're disappointed.
as "omelet a la Fourth Of July" proved
TO be nothing unusual When appealed
TO- the waiter only grinned.
As we passed through town after
town we could see little groups OF BOYS
girls and older folks lighting frecrack.
ers and exploding torpedoes. Soon
Kansas City appeared IN view, and
when the station was reached we start.
ed out to inspect the sights. A wealthoi
flags and bunting was visible. and We
made purchases and later decorated our
car.
IAN aboard" was shouted and ire
long journey across the continent was
continued.
Most Of the day was spent in The
smoker swapping stories. u remem.
ber" said one OF the younger men
that / was returning 10 my home In
California some years ago. We were on
this very railroad, az Holbrook, A. 7,
when freight train broke down ahead
Of us. A delay Of at least y hours was
announced, and as It was o'clock In
the morning we had TO make the best
Of IL. The town OF Holbrook has a sta
ton, a store, saloon and q few
houses. All about appears TO be desert
in order 10 kill time we hunted forsome
amusement, and, observing a crowd Of
moving figures about a mile away We
started out 10 see what they were 40.
ing. AS we approached we found
about hundred cowboys. all on horse
back, having a grand Fourth OF july
celebration. A boy selling some pop
corn and a yellow liquid which he cali
ed lemonade two Chinese cooks and
saloon keeper were looking on.
"The first thing was a race on .
level stretch OF country about mug
long six or seven men rode IN eaeh
heat. Sometimes. where two prominent
rivals were in the same event tney
were allowed to race together ana IuA
would elicit great applause from tssu
companions. In the first race saaa,a
and brides were used; then saoalss
were dispensed with, and nnaly Wv
men rode without anything on wv
horses at all. 49,.
Next the roplng contests were sIA's.
cd. The object was 10 lasso steer "
the quickest time One man threw W.
rome and caught the animal In exae.9
30 seconds. and the next best tine va
one minute and a half The legs o. Wv
animals had to be tied, and the N"y,
performance was quite difficult ~
the evening there was pau w."
the dancers moved TO the music % -
accordion, and prizes OF hats niOu MN.
and clothes were awarded TO the jug"
..t,4cr- a . tho daVg GDOrts.
speaking Of unique celebrsu0n.
said another man, Il rememo5I
which stands out quite prominent
and which occurred when ! Was .,s
Mexico. happened 70 Ue ron.
when the news arrived OF the SUI asss
der OF Santiago, and we boys con'' soms
we would honor the occasion IN ' ,nsn
unusual way. So we ordered our III, a%,
10 take a hundred sticks OF oyn r,.o..
and break each stick into four pl.s
,not,ng total OF 400. Then we 81,
lot OF caps and went 70 the sOp hem
mountain near at hand ana "a con.
on making a terrible racket anu ,i,,,,A
vIrcIng the Mexicans that the ,s,rs
Of July was about the p'sss"
they had ever heard OF .,sa this
"But we had already surpas s"o,d q
occasion. I think, when We sarbor.
newev,s entrance into Manila hs s,na.
,or then we set Of four tons o. syna.
~. lie ,n q similar manner. The us usrt
mite had been condemned pu, = ,srrlf,
on Just the same, with s ,lSnn,.ued as
s tSe M sadc when our ears RS r r
nearly split by the eoneuss'O ,,,o,,ld weigh
powders, many Of when " SoTn from
several tons. came rollins GOV"
the summit Of the mountain lotion
,ove