Arizona republican., 1902-06-02
FIREMEN'S PICNIC
Departments Biggest Holiday Enthu-
siastically Celebrated.

The annual fire department picnic
held yesterday was a grand success.
The attendance during the afternoon
and evening was larger than at any
previous picnic the amusements wee
more varied and the best of order pre-
vailed all the time. On some Of the
previous picniCs there have been slight
exceptions 70 the good order rule ~ hic,l
occasioned adverse comment b: the Ill
tra-particular. bat no fault could be
found with yesterdays proceedings.
The Cay was i beautiful one, though
it was feared in the forenoon that M
h3zy appearance Of the horizon Hor-
tended a lively windstorIn. The wind,
though. was at no time annoying. Id
the evening was rs calm as anyone
could wish for. There was just breeze
enough during the day to make it
pleasant and anyway ii was not so hot
as might usually he expected at mis-
time OF the year.
The boats on the lake afforded
amusement Tor many. and were kept
busy all the time. while the dan@inS
pavilion was crowded all afternoon.
The Pioneer band furnished music q
large part of the afternoon and all who
paid the slight admission fee at .the
gate We're privileged TO avail them
selves OF the dancing facilities. The re
suit was an almost continuous bail.
In the front end OF the pavilion several
husky fircTnen were kept busy serving
soft drinks 10 admring SWANS and an-
preciative bellies. while just across the
main promenade there was an Cppol-
tunity for the lads With good right
arms to earn their cigars by knocking
down the nigger babies. The boys Who
had less muscle. but better control % It
won their cigars al Kiondike pool.
These of sterner metal. who can find
pleasure only in heroics. were allowed
TO plug away at the targets in the
shooting gallery. west of the boat
house, at SO much per plug. and whom
they were plugged out they were DIR
lnitted to seek sOlace at the inpr0>i Ecd
army canteen over in the northwest
corner of the grounds. where an effer-
vescing brew OF hops. etc. was on sale.
This establishment was well patron
lied but it should be said to the cred
it of all that there was 70 Incorporate
indulgence and not q man on The
grounds all afternoon gave evidence OF
having visited the place other than that
he was seen going OF coming. Polite
walters SER eU ltIUle FANNY parties
seated on the lawn, making it unnac-
essary for them to invade a locality
which might be Objectionable to SOME.
A BOYS MISFORTUNE
The only unfortunate thing that hap
pened during the day was an accident
10 Francis Cotton, 4 ten year old boy,
whose right leg was broken betv .en
the knee and the hip by one of the big
swings. 1t was an accident. howe er,
that 10 one was responsible for. and
might occur to any boy at any Jirle
when playing carelessly. The swing,
which is just exactly like many of tie
wooden structures on private lawns
was going back and forth, when Fran
els, hanging on behind. gave ii push
The swing goes within Il few inches Cl
the ground. and in the return motion
it came back toward him so quickly h
failed to get out of the way. INC
swing caught his foot below the box
the corner striking him above the llne,
and breaking the bone. The break was
Il clean one and some distance from t!7e
joints. 50 there viii probably he nor:l-
ing to retard a rapid knitting Q. thc
bone and ultimate complete recovery