The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-07-11
A GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Kenosha People Enjoy An 0Id-Fash-
toned Celebration With Marching
Men and Patriotic Orations.
GREAT CROWDS IN THE CITY.
Parade Proves Great Success and Pro
grams For Morning and Afternoon
Were Carried Out.

Kenosha had a genuine old-fashione6
Fourth of July celebration yesterday
and seldom in the history of the city
has the day been spent in such ar
entirely enjoyable patriotic manner
Bands of music and crowds of march.
ing men paraded the streets and al
along the line they were greeted with
gaYly decorate houses and one con
tinued fussi1ade of fire crackers, torpe
does and bombs. The small boy began
the celebration Wednesday evening
and he was ably assisted by his father
and brothers.
Long before the parade started Main
street was alive with people, but the
gathering crowd were all on pleasure
bent and everybody seemed to be hav-
ing time and helping along the cele-
| bration.
! The parade was one of the events OF
the day, Fully five hundred men took
part in it and many of the societies
made a splendid showing. The line of
march was as follows:
On Market street west to West Main
street, north on West Main street to
Grand avenue, east on Grand avenue to
Chicago street, north on Chicago street
to Broad street, east on Broad street to
! Milwaukee avenue, south from Broad
street on Milwaukee avenue, Main
street and Park avenue to Dening
street, east on Deming street to Eichel-
man park.
The parade formed on Market square
as follows:
Platoon of police.
Jacoby's band.
Carriages with speakers, guests and
officers of the day.
City Council.
Fred S. Lowell G.. A. r. post
Deutsche Krieger Kameradschaft.
Different societies and organizations
of the city of Kenosha.
| Simmons band.
| Commercial and industrial floats.
| Ca1ithumpians.
Kenosha fire department.
H. H. Timme was marshal of the
day.
Quite a number of the merchants
and others had floats in the parade;
the best floats being those of E. j..
Huck, Nicholas Pirsch, Smith &
Reusch1ein and Fay and Shandrew.
The labor unions failed to turn out
but one float and this was a winner
made by the bricklayers.
After the parade crowd of 500
gathered at Eiche1man park where
patriotic exercises were held.
The exercises opened with music by
the band and prayer by Rev. Rob1ee
after which Judge E. B. Be1den of
Racine read the declaration of In
| dependence.
The Fourth of July Grafton was
delivered by Mr.. Davis of St. Louis,
Mo-, who made a thrilling spatriotic
address. In the afternoon many peo-
pie picniced in the groves about the
city but great crowd gathered to see
the sports on Market square. The
sports we're very interesting and in
many events the result was close. The
following is list of the events and
the prize winners.
1OO-yard dash-Robert Allen, first;
L. Pofah1, second. Time, II seconds.
16-pound shot put-Robert Hubbard,
first; H. Iserman, second. Distance
% feet.
22O-yard dash-Robert Allen, first;
L. Pofah1, second.
Standing broad jump-R. Allen and
H. Robinson tied at 9 feet inches.
Running broad jump-Robert Allen,
first; L. Pofah1, second. Distance II
feet 1 inch.
Sack race for boys under 15-John
Haig, first; F. Bennett, second.
Slow bicycle race-T. Mathews, first;
! O.. Jones, second.
Whee1barrow race-L. Leighting
| first; J. O'Hare, second.
Ha1f-mi1e bicyc1e-Char1es Schu-
macher, first; ]. H. Charles, Jr., second.
| On account of the rain the mile
bicycle and pony races were declared
off.
| The prizes for the industrial floats
in the parade were awarded by the
| judges as follows: First prize, Fay
and Shandrew, $50. Second prize, E..
j. Huck, $40. Third prize, N. Pirsch,
So. Fourth prize, Ed Mich and Smith
& Reusch1ein, SIS. Fifth prize, H. E.
Tanner, SIS. The brick1ayers won the
prize for the best labor float $40.
BIG BENEFIT
Monday evening, July Is, for Saint