The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-07-10
A GLORIOUS FOURTH
Kenosha People Turn Out in Great
Numbers to Celebrate the
Nations Birthday.
A GREAT CROWD AT PADDOCNS.
Old Settlers Celebration Proves to be the
Biggest in the History of the Place.
Southport Club at Central Park.

With the mercury hanging about
the ninety mark the people of Kenosha
Friday celebrated an ideal Fourth of
July. 1t was glorious day and the
mali boy and the big one alike made
| it glorious.
There may have been no set ce1ebra-
ton in Kenosha, but this did not pro-
hibit the people of the city from keep
ing up continual booming Of fire.
works from early morning until late in
the evening, and when the fusi1ade
was finally stopped at ten O'Clock it
was not ubecause the people were tired
| of celebrating but because the ammu-
milton was spent. For the first time
IN the history of the city Kenosha was
without fireworks. Even the giant
crackers that had been on the shelves
since the close of the Spanish war
be impossible to find FIRE works enough
in Kenosha to celebrate political vic
tory.
All day long the din continued
Fire crackers, torpedos, the ever pres
eat toy pistol and in some cases shot
guns were called into service to make
the air ring. This morning Young
America looks from battered eye and
a powder burned face and pronounces
the celebration complete success.
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home1y one. Early in the morning
many crowds of picnicers left the city
and went out to the lake regions for
the day. Thousands of Kenosha peo-
pie went to Racine to attend the events
there, and hundreds went out to Pad
docks lake and assisted the Old Set
tiers in celebrating the day.
In the evening Kenosha was i11umi-
mated and in every part of the city FIRE
worksT-were displayed. The displays
were all private but they were for rich
and poor alike and every one enjoyed
the thrilling close to fitting celebra-
ton of a Nations birthday.
Out at PaddOck's Lake.
Out at Paddock's Lake where the
Old Settlers celebrated the day, there
was the greatest time in the history of
the grounds. The farmers who had
been kept at home for weeks, dis
couraged by the continual downpour
of rain, saw in the clear skies and
warm weather an evidence of better
faf4 -. II
didn't matter if there was a little mud,
they all started early in the morning
and all roads led to the Old Settlers
grounds. By noon the grounds were
crowded. No one took time to esti-
mate the great crowd present, and
even Secretary r. F. Roberts was sur
prised at the great outpouring of peo-
pie, grateful for the Nations birth.
1t was in the way of a great old
family reunion. Everyone was there,
from Somers clear over to Randall,
and all of them entered into the spirit
of the event with enthusiasm. The
morning hours were spent in greeting
friends and IN holding little reunions
in the different parts of the grounds.
At noon several hundred little picnic
dinners we're enjoyed about the pretty
grounds, and every body wore pleas
ant smile and had hearty hand-shake
of welcome.
In the afternoon the usual patriotic
program, SO well known to the old
settlers, was carried out. President
Stocker and Secretary Roberts were in
charge of the program and it was the
best in many years.
The Vieaux Harmony band, of Bur
1ington, furnished the music and the
patriotic airs so dear to all.
The Rev. Florence Buck, of this
city, acted as Chaplain; and Louis F.
Rahr, of this city, read the Declaration
of Independence. The Grafton of the
day was delivered by the Hon. Thomas
M. Kearney, of Racine, and the Old
Settlers never had more eloquent
address.
After the exercises of the afternoon
boating and fishing filled in the time
until the evening, when a grand ball
in the pavilion closed the days pleas
ures. More than three hundred couple |
were present at the dance, and the day |
closed in blaze of glory.
At Central Park.
One of the most enjoyable events of |