The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-11
SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION
BIG CROWD AND A BIG TIME
Co@aF d'Aisn- Observes Fourth Of July
Program Of sports and PAtTioti" Ora
tion by Judge Robertson Crowd Esti-
nletsd at 4, 900.

Occur q Alene, saturday. The prln- /
eipal features Of the program were 1
carried out and furnished much cutter
lament for the people Occasional 4
showers Of rain interfered at times |
aud made the display Of fireworks 1
practically failure 80 far as the |
people Wen. concerned The boxing I
contest advert ised 10 come off 3 the 1
pavilion was abandoned for want Of
patronage. the impression getting /
abroad that il would be a fake and the I
big Zee ~ three dollars being consider.
81 too high for the show This Was
side Issue for which the general
committee IL not responsible. the
members simply granting the privilege
to pull the contest off during the
afternoon
The parade NAs declared off on
account Of the threatening weather
raTiyi in the morning Judge Robert
son wac gu hand and delivered an in
,ere~sin and patriotic address which
NAs listened TO by large and appree-
iatlye audience.
The 100 yard foo, race for purse
81 o. 90 VAS won by J. H. Dineley,
resent arrival from New York. who
claims 10 he nephew 81 the late
Congressman Dingley 81 Maine
The sck race NAs won ny William
Cooper Who WAs l~st Ia five entries.
The CREASED pig aud he WaA un-
doubt~diy greasy started down sher.
mat street from the corner ~ Fourth
with p good following Of boys aud a
Job lot u men "a ho, pursuit. all l-snt
Oh cAicbiug the pig and securing the
prize 81 tlo colofpd gentleman.
who 10 -tlspicioned of having previous
experience from the skill displayed.
joined In the chase and fell all over
Mr. PIG la such manner that IL was
ali of With the purker Randsll
Williams. 81 Spokane. IL the name Of
the winner Tie said that iifty oents
worth 8; gasoline would clean the
gryAse from his Sunday suit
The log rolling contest between the
Anderson bIoibcrs war one 81 the very
Interest ins feature - the celebration.
l; was witnessed boy a large and apprec
iaiiv~ crowd These men are experts
CA log Va ia" water aud gave 4 good
exhibition Of their skill
The bicycle rae. fug boys was one u
the interesting features N the pro.
gram and first prize wss carried of by
Willie Roche, Eugene Weeks taking
second money
The 500 yard foo, race vas easily
won 10y J u Dinglcy against Thomas
Meekcr Dineloy also won the 80
yard dash
The three legged race WAs one 81 the
attractive features uf the celebration.
There were four entries for this race.
Fritz Pertcnoud aud Hank Smith
took first money, Eugene Weeks and
Byron Fam coming ia for second
In the CREASED pole contest the prize
wac divided between Fritz Perrcnond
aud Young S,ackhoure.
The hose cart race was between the
two home companies and the boys did
some quick work. Ne. ] making tho
run, coupling to a hydrant and sccur-
ing water at the nozzle In IS seconds
NJ performed the same feat IN 20
seconds This company lost time In
falling TO make a quick coupling al
the hydant
Frank Malstcad aud William Farr
carried of the prizes in the row boat
race, they being the only entries
There we're number of entries in
J the pony race and William Cooper
took the purse Of sl0 with mare -
years old. but she was all hos" IL
judged by her running qualities
+, Patchen took the purse Of s25
offered for the swiftest saddle horse
! The race was an exciting one and not
less than 5000 people witnessed t.
The crowd was variougly estimated
at from 3, 600 to 3, 900 people Many
came from the mining towns aud
Tekoa, Wash. WAS we'll represented
Spokane sent large crowd and
through the laundering or neglect Of
some one connected with the North.
ern Pacific several hundred were left
In the city for want Of transportation
facilities.
The celebration was one of the most
uccessful ever held in the town and
much credit Is due the general and
sub committees for the way In which
the whole thing was managed The
committee did some judicious adver.
tisiug and got the crowd and then gave
the visitors a good days entertain
ment