The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-07-05
THE
FOURTH
How and Where II Was Celebrated
Yesterday In This
Section.
RED MEN ENTERTAIN
RED MEN ENTERTAIN
NONE WERE or SERIOUS NATURE

The Red Mems celebration at tn
fair grounds yesterday was ATTENDED
by fairly large crowds both Afternoon
and night.
The parade in the afternoon wa
very ereditable, and was witnessed b.
q large crowd. There were man,
strangers in the city, and they al
seemed to appreciate the enterprise Of
the Red Men in giving the only cele
grafton Of consequence in this end of
the state.
The entertainment was given as pei
program, and considering the short
ness Of the time in which the partici
pants had to prepare and practice, and
the hot weather and other disadvant.
ages, they gave creditable show
which was duly appreciated.
In the evening the crowd was not
as large as expected, owing to the
threatened rain. The pow.wow will
probably not BE- = financial success,
but the Red Men will next year under.
take a celebration on a larger scale,
and have more time in which to get il
up
Many people took advantage of the
reduced rates on all the railroads
yesterday and left the city to spend
the Fourth with friends. There were
well attended celebrations Of the
Fourth at Evansville, Cairo and Full.
ton, and quite a number Of Paducah
people went to one Of these places for
the day.
There was quite q crowd at La Belle
park yesterday 10 spend the Fourth
There was dancing and refreshments
and in the afternoon a matinee at the
theAter. In the evening there was
another dance and the crowd seemed
TO enjoy the day very much.
Roy Ballowe, a small boy living at
Fifth and Ohio streets, was injured
last night while celebrating the
Fourth in the style usually adopted
by the average young America He
WAS shooting q toy cannon when 1t
wen; of unexpectedly and badly
burned his left hand. Dr. Troutman
dressed the INJURY and This morning
the little fellow is in q fair condition
although he is not able TO use the in
jured member. The hand was not
close enough to the cannon to mangle
it, but she boy had a narrow escape
from losing the member
Mt. George Meade, the we'll known
jeweler, while participating in the
Red Men celebrations at the fair
grounds yesterday afternoon ran a
snAg through his left foot. Dr. Rob.
ertson examined the injury and found
it not Of q serious nature. The foot
was dressed and this morning Mr..
Meade is resting easy.
Mr. Hugh Thomas, the well known
employe Of the wsllerstein clothing
house, met with the most serious aoci,
dent Of the day He was riding in the
Indian and cowboy attack when an.
other horseman, whose horse had be.
come unmanagable, ran into the horse
ridden by Mr.. Thomas who was
thrown of and his left hip badly
sprained. The same leg injured last
night had been broken several times
and at first it was thought TO have
been broken again. DR.. Alvey was
called from the grand stand and
dressed the leg. Today the patient is
much improved but will not be able to
be o ut for some time.
Mr.. Ernie Tate, one Of the cowboy,
in the show, was kicked off his steed
and slightly injured.
Mr.. Carroll Owens, the delivery
man for Boswell's grocery, was in
jured about the face yesterday morn
ing while in the discharge Of hi
duties. Some one threw cannon
cracker under his horse and cause,
the api NAL to run aside. Mr.. GIVEN
was thrown from the wagon an,
alighting on his face, was badly
skinned mp,
Miss otie Simpson, Of West Broad
way, was burned at the fireworks ex
hibition at LaBelle park last night
Her injuries are thought to be light.
Mrs Ellis Bour and sister, Mis-
Mortimer, Of West Clay street, wer'
injured in!an accident last night whil'
coming in from the fair grounds, Th'
king pin Of the hack broke and thu
front wheels Of the vehicle came on
from under the front Of the hack, spill
ling the occupants to the front END
and injuring Mrs. Bour's hip and loos
ening Miss Mortimer's front teeth
The injuries, while very painful art
not considered serious.