Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-07-09
FOURTH
Jamestown Celebrated Independence Day In Be.
fitting Manner---Over Five Thousand People
Witnessed the Grand Free Program of Events
Given by the City.

The celebration of the Fourth Of
July In Jamestown was one of the
most successful events in the history
of the city. The attendance was
fully 5000. Every thing was absolutely
free and the program carried out was
credit to the city and the members
of the comimJtee who SO successfully
made the arrangements. From dawn
until midnight there was something
to interest and amuse and all who
attended we're pleased.
At sunrise there was the usual sa-
lutte of guns to mark the beginning
of the celebration and at 40 O'Clock
the magnificent parade occurred.
1t was pronounced the best Fourth of
July parade ever given in James
town. 1t consisted of the band, fire
department., Company II, floats repre-
senting business houses, mechanics,
citizens, machinery displays and other
interesting features
Following the parade there were
interesting foot races on Main street
west. The following is a list of the
races and the winners:
Boys under IA, 81 to first, 75c to
second, 25c to third Earl Wood, first;
Victor Maxine. second; John Good
man, third.
Boys of Is and under, $3.50 to the
first,S1 to second, soc to third. Gram,
first; Hayelick, second; Hamilton,
third.
Girls under Is, $l.25 to first; 75c to
second, soc to third. Ruth Wanner,
first: Gertie Jones, seconds. Carrie
Glandin, third
BOYS under u, 75c ito first. SOC sec
ond, 25c third. Dorrance Frieze,
first; Frank Tracy. second; Gerald
Fitzgerald, third.
Girls under II, 75c first, SOC second,
25cc third. Gertie Jones, first; Mary
Brady, second; Leona Dinehart,
third.
Boys under l6, 81 to fist, Csc to
second, 35c to third. Hamilton, first;
Buckmeir, second; Maxine, third.
Mems race, $40 to first, S. to Sec
ond. Earsley, first; Campbell, second.
At l O'Clock there were horse races
in the park The attendance was
large. the results were:
In the half mile tnotting race, best
two out Of three, $40 to first, SIS to
second. Victor. owned by J Fl. Crum
won and George Games horse was
second.
The half mile running race, $40 to
first and S. to second was won by
Limpy Dan and Hateful Kate was
second.
The half mile pony lace, $40 to
first and IS to second, was won by W.
Aliens horse, John Fergus second
money.
The gentlemen's half mile road
race was won by c.. B. Buckley's
horse, Horace Picard and John MIL
sted getting second and third places
respectively.
4& The ladies' half mile running race
was won by Mrs. Dongherty.
In half mile exhibition trot be-
tween John Severn's Harpooner and
Harry Past's Albino, the latter won,
The automobile race was won by
Joe Logan with A. j. Smiths auto
moile. Anton Fried was second.
The ball game between jamestown
and Tower City followed the horse
races. The game was intensely inter
esting and for some time the result
was in doubt. jamestown finally won
by score of 10 to 7. jamestown
scored Wertz in the second, Shuman,
in the third. Langworthy in the
fourth and Wertz in the sixth. In
the seventh Nierling made a fine hit
and made home run. bringing in
Boyle and Hoffman. Wertz also
scored. In the ninth Hoffman and
Elrod scored.
The Tower City team did not sue
coed in making a score until the
sixth inning. They made up for lost
time then and Ludwick, Burnham,
Cowan and Clement scored. Cowan
made a home run in the eighth and
brought in Burnham and Miller.
There were few errors on the part
Of the jamestown players while the
Tower City team made number OF
costly ones. ElrOd pitched a very
satisfactory game andWertz,as CATCH
cr, was in the game all the time.