Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-07-10

court house. Hon. Fra1k Sears, on
behalf of the city, in a few well
chosen words delivered in his usual
pleasant and happy I'M well
coined our guests, and at the close
of his remarks of welcome introduced
the speaker of the day, Hon. Philo
Hall, of Brookings.
Mr.. Hall is widely known over the
northwest as one of South Dakota's
most able public speakers, and his
address in Webster on the Fourth
added to his already splendid repu-
tation. The address teemed with
beautiful thoughts grounded on the
history of tue country, and deliv-
cred in an oratorical style never
before heard in Webster. This was
the verdict of all his hearers.
The committee had arranged for
some special attractions which were
prominent features Of the Elk's car
nival in Minneapolis, the Collins
Carnival company, and after the
exercises at the court yard the first
of these features was introduced.
Captain Collins climbed to a heighth
of ninety feet and made a dive into
a net, turning a coup lie of sommer-
saults in the air after bounding from
the net, a thrilling, exciting and very
pleasing attraction.
Just before dinner Madam Col
Inns, of the same company, slid by
the hair of her head fastened to a
wire from a frame seventy feet high
to the ground.
On the route from the scene of
these last attractions to dinner many
of our visitors took advantage of an
opportunity to crafty their curios-
ity and see Bosco eat his dinner.
This member of the Carnival COM
pany has a peculiar appetite, he
actually eats snakes alive. W. did
not see this feature of the perform
ance-there is too much Irish about
us to get that close to a snake-but
many of our acquaintance whose
veracity cannot be questioned say
"Bosco really eats 'em alive"
After dinner the race course asso-
citation saw the largest crowd that
ever gathered on the grounds there
being from $500 to 5000 people
present, and the management of the
association done itself proud in the
attractions and entertainment.
The most pleasing, exciting and
interesting feature of the afternoon
was the ball game between the Mil
bank and Webster teams. The
teams were about evenly represented
on the "rooter" benches and both
played ball for all there was in them
each of the nine innings giving the
spectators a splendid exhibition for
their money. The score at the end
of the game stood 6 to 2 in favor of
the visiting team.
In the 2:20 race there were three
starters, w. E. Smiths Ferne,
Austin Christianson's Jim Sheldon,
j. L. Cables AID Gregor. Ferne
captured the first heat; Jim Sheldon
captured the second heat, Ferne
vas a winner again i'll the fourth.
The race was then called on account
of rain.
In the colt race j. T. Cables
Acrobat captured first money in
three staight heats, and w. A. Rowe's
DIR. NJ. got second.
In the pony running race j. r.
McCullen's Queen of Hearts got
first; r. w. Trenhorn's Brown Pet,
second; A. E. Knapp's Jim, third;
Gilbert Lohner's Billy, fourth.
The remaining attractions for the
Fourth were postponed on account
of rain.
During a lull in the rainstorm in
the evening there was a grand pyro-
technical display.
SATURDAY, JULY 5TH.
After a splendid heavy rain which
commenced Friday afternoon and
lasted nearly all night Saturday
opened bright and clear.
The first attraction of the day was
the balloon ascension by T. Harry