Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
DAY OF CRACKERS
How Rock Island People Will
Celebrate the National
Birthday.
MANY GOOD WAYS ARE OPEN
Ptcnios, Ball Games aud Races
Appear t'rOinihently on the
BILLS.

Tomorrow will be a day of smoke,
deafening explosions and patriotic or
atory, and some $4,000 900 American
citizens will do their best to help
things along in thes approved fashion
The country will be saved innumer-
able times and the Declaration of In
dependence will be read threadbare
The main question in the minds of the
American public tonight is; however
"Nill it rain?' On this subject ref
erence is had to qualified authority
Bob Burdette states that the Fourth
of July was an invention of George
Washington, by whose ingenious ar
rangement it has raincd every time
but once in 1900 years, and on that
memorable occasion it hailed all dav.
But the small boy who has bartercd
the Jumped savings of two months
for explosive possibilities AYERS that
1T don't dare rain. and he has a stock
of incidentals on hand that may blow
off a few odd fingers, fill his face with
powder marks, and drive his mother
and others into Mysteries.
In Rock Island and Vicinity.
While there will be no general mu-
nicipal outburst, the stranger within
its walls will find Rock Island a cen
ter from which most anything suited
to his taste can be reached. There are
quiet nouks along the Rock river and
the canal where the shade is deep and
the fishing good, and numerous pic
ME parties make use Ct these sylvan
ways Grand Isle with it's steamer
ride will be able to afford something
livelier. while the customary throng
will find its way to the Watch Tower.
where there will be music dancing and
fireworks. The Winona will run an eX-
cursion to Clinton and its celebration,
while Prospect park will offer attrac
tions to many. Port Byron has awak-
ened to the occasion, and there will
be celebration to be remembered
there
Base Ball Games.
Two games of baseball are Sched-
uled at Davenport between the Rock
Island and Davenport teams of the
Three-Eye league. Great interest at
taches to this series and the attend
ance promises to be stupendous. The
games will be played mt 10 O'Clock in
the morning and at 3 o'clock i'm the
afternoon. The park is reached by
the Third street car line.
Moline expects to welcome thous-
ands of Turner's who will be in attend
ance at the Central Illinois Turn
bezirk. Saturday afternoon takes
place a great procession in which the
Rock Island Turner's and allied So
cieties will figure conspicuously.
The Race Meet.
From the strictly local standpoint
the chief source of interest will be the
race meet i'm the afternoon at the new
Ninth street park. Many are some
what in doubt as to the exact location
of the grounds. They are only five
minutes drive out on Ninth street or
can be reached by taking Watch Tow
er car and riding as far as the first
crossing beyond the Twelfth street
ball park.
There will be four events, any one
of which will undoubtedly be worth
the price of admission. In the road
sters' race there are IL entries, while
in the p 30 trot six will strive for the
supremacy. The free-for-ali will un-
doubtedly be a feature with seven
starters, and lastly the running race
will be a veritable derby with five
horses cutting out for position. The
races are but the first of a series of
matinees which the Twin-City Driving
association will give during the sum
mer.
This Argus VIII Celebrate.
In conformity with the usual Gus
tom, The Argus will not publish to-
morrow and those connected with the
paper will observe the day after the
,0aDuer that other 1OOd Americans