Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-07-05
Celebrate THE Fourth.
Wilton, Washburn and Out Lying
Towns Celebrate the Fourth of
July Properly.
Large Crowd From Bismarck Attends
the Celebration of the Day at
Wilton.
Washburn Has a Fine Celebration
Largely Attended From Surround
ing Country.

Bismarck passed the Fourth of july
quietly-very quietly. There was no
general celebration in the city. Save
for the occasional pop of a fire crack
Ell, the day passed uneventfully. There
were decorations Of flags about the
city in honor of the occasion. The ma
jority of the population of the city at,
tended the celebrations at Wilton and
Washburn. Special trains of the
Washburn road took several hundred
persons north, to celebrate with the
smaller towns
At Wilton there was a large crowd
and the city was en- fete. Teams from
all parts of the surrounding country
poured into the village, and covered
the prairies about the city for miles,
Aside from these, there was a transient
population of several hundred from
Bismarck. Most of the celebrants re-
mained until the last rocket had been
exploded and returned to the city
about l O'Clock this morning.
The ball game between Wilton and
Bismarck resulted in an easy victory
for Bismarck, the score being IS to
3 when the counting stopped.
Aside from the ball game there were
races, gun club shooting, and a bow
cry dance in the evening, all of which
contributed to the general amuse-
ment. The Bismarck band and Or
chestra furnished excellent music for
the Wiltonites. and they did the hon
ors we'll during the day and evening.
There was excellent weather for the
celebration at Wilton, which began
with the early morning. About 800
hundred people were present in all.
the train from Bismarck bringing a
large number. estimate dat 500 to 700.
In the forenoon the band gave con-
cert, and were then taken to the gun
club, grounds, where the shoot was
pulled off. Bismarck sportsmen sue
ceeded in bringing away a good share
of the money. Henry Richolt took the
greater share of the money, winning
about S36 in Prices, and that with
''bum lamp" Had he had two good
eyes he would have taken the whole
purse. Henry Newton took second
money, winning over 500 and B. E.
Jones carried away about $40 in prize
money. Other shots came in for les
ser amounts.
Dinner was served by Landlord
Bookwalter and his hotel was taxed to
its capacity. In the afternoon a pro-
gram of races was pulled off, Austin
Logan, w. P. Macomber and other
horsemen seeing to the success of the
program. The ball game was also a
feature in the afternoon. After sup
per there was a band concert in front
of the hotel, and the Philippine pano-
rama added to the list of amusements
for the evening. The bowery dance
was also we'll attended. A display of
fireworks closed the days celebration.
Everyone who attended found full
share Of enjoyment and Wilton has
reason to be proud of its first, general
celebration. Great credit is due to
Mayor Macomber. Jim Wakeman,
Landlord Bookwalter, Fred Oeltjen.
Doc Butterfeld, Simon Jahr and the
others who made the affair a success.
At Washburn another fine celebra-
tion was had, From 900 to 1.50O
people attended the celebration there
Attorney Gregory made an eloquent
address, and there was a good program
of races. One accident is reported,
stranger who was riding in one of the.
races being seriously injured. His
horse ran into a woven wire fence and
turned a complete somersault with his.
rider beneath him. The man was
knocked senseless, and had his shoul-
der dislocated, his arm broken at the
elbow and suffered serious internal in
juries. II was not believed yesterday
that he could recover.
A ball game was pulled off between
Washburn and Turtle Lake. which was
won by Washburn by a score Of to 5.
The game was a first rate article Of
ball. s..s4 @
Mr.. Gregory says that he never saw
a celebration where there was such
good order maintained. There was no
drunkenness, and good nature and
good feeling were the features OF the
celebration. States Attorney McCul-
lEoch was on the ground and saw that