The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-07-05
WAS A HAPPY FOURTH
Thousands of People Enjoyed IL
At COlfaX.
PaIouse Won The Hose Race anu
COlfax The Ball Came
A Fine Day.

crowded all the day with people from all
over the country No other Palouse
town celebrated and all came here
Palouse, Pullman, Garfield, Oakesdale
and Rosalia were represented, and all the
country between.
Was A Happy Fourth.
Everybody enjoyed it. The commit
tees provided comfortable seats lining
each side of Main street and business
houses furnished evergreens. The day
was ideal bright and cool. Business was
good in all lines.
The Parade.
The parade formed at the corner OF
Mill and Island streets at the court house.
Company III, Spokane, big men
throughout, lead the procession, AZ
strong.
Second Lieutenant L. Hartman of
Walla Walla, Company |, II men, came
next. Company H of Spokane brought
80 men and 81 we're in iue. Captain
Morris in command.
Following came the liberty car, drawn
by four white horses and loaded with
pretty girls representing all the states
and territories. Miss Birdie Holdings
worth was the Goddess of Liberty.
Inc OrAnu army.
Then came the gray haired remnants
of the Grand Army OF the Republic.
They were only % strong, but carrying
their gray hairs proudly, they marched
to the bugle's tune like springy boys.
COmmandant Anderson.
Next came Mayor Lippitt and James
A. Perkins, chief of the committees. in a
carriage beautifully decorated.
There were two striking floats in the
parade. The Woodmen of the World
had a scaly sawlog on trucks, with a
live goat and candidate for all the de-
grees riding in the rear.
Lippitt's float was prettily dressed
and drawn by two white horses tandem.
1t was the handsomest thing of the kind
ever seen in COlfax.
The procession was led by the Colfax
Military Band, 10 pieces, and imme-
diately followed by Company H, Wash
ington National Guard, of spokane;
Company l. of ColfaX; Company | OF
Walla Walla. Each made a soldierly
appearance.
Then came a tireman's josh, in the
shape of small boys working a hand-car
cart and labeled 1.-The Pioneer Hose
Team"
AhC n "A . al ouOs
The fire department parade was a
beautiful sight. The steam engine and
hook and ladder outfit were gorgeous
with red paint and good American
colors, drawn by prancing horses. The
hose teams of Palouse, Pullman and
Colfax, II men to each cart, made a
bonifnasson, the second hand man
the COliax dairy, the Farmers drug
store the ColfaX steam laundry, the Ell
barber shop and the Red Front Cloth
ing Company all had attractive floats il
the parade. Citizens in vehicles tailed
the grand procession.
Drill and Exercises.
AS many of the crowd as could get
within seeing distance were next enter
tanned by well executed exhibition
drill by the Third Battalion, n. G., W
after which the literary and musical ex-
ercises OF the day, consisting of music
by the band, opening address by chair
man James A. Perkins, invocation by
Rev. H. p James, patriotic sentiment
by Judge S. j. Chadwick, responded to
by Miss Stella Perkins in a beautiful ad-
dress to the flag, and a stirring grafton
by Hon. R. V. Cosier of Moscow. were
rendered in the court house yard.
hOse races.
The chief afternoon attractions were
the hose races betwsen the Colfax, Pull
man and Palouse fire departments,
In which PalOuse was victorious. Dr.
Henderson, Harry Cornwell and Thos.
Savage were official time keepers, Chas.
Bramwell, G. M. Meckem, and ]. M
PalmertOn acted as Judges.
Inc Pullman team, Captain Palmer
ton, ran first on the New York Test
while the run was made in good time.
the Judges said the Pullman boys made
the fatal error of coupling so feet short
OF the stipulated 800 feet, which shut
them out of the race
The Colfax team, Captain Hunter. ran
second, with second water in 1:34b
The Palouse team, Captain Anderson,
made clean run in 1:3212 and won the
trst prize of $75. The second prize of
700, went to COlfax, and the third of S25
Will probably go to Pullman
The Pullman boys are somewhat dis
satlshed with the decision, and there is
some talk about running it over today.
simon Drelfus says he stands ready to
post 500 on Colfax.
Good Ball Game.
The best ball game of the season was
played at the park in the afternoon be-
tween Coltax and Spokane. 1t was a
professional game with many exciting
incidents. Colfax won, 6 to 3. The
attendance was large.
Evening Events.
The soldier boys we're the EVENING Of.
traction, the dress parade, review Of the
Third Battalion occurring at 7 o'cloct
followed by an exhibition drill Of CON
pany ID of Spokane. the prize comnsnr
OF the state. The Colfax Military Rond
rendered excellent music and firaworLs
ended a memorable day.
Soldiers In Camp.
In camp near the depot is the Third
Battalion of the Washington Natinnoi
Guard. The companies ali Joined in no.
Fourth of July parade and will roIn eie
here until Saturday night in camm
Company ii of Spokane, Al men, Cantnipn
Richardson; Company X of The ee
town, Captain Morris, 80 men. and Gu,
pany | of Walla WalIa, Lieut. Harman
II men, are the visitors. In additinn
number OF Company men of CIarfa,d