The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-08
THE FOURTH OF JULY
The Great Day Of the Year Mas Celebrat-
ed in an Enthusiastic Manner
Around Mitchell.
Celebrations Mere Held at Whites and
Tobin'S Groves, TO Which Many
Mitchell People Went.
Grand Army Will Meet at Aberdeen for
the Encampment in t9O5-NeW
Ulcers Elected.
Grand Army Will Meet at Aberdeen fol
CELEBRATED THE DAY
An Ideal Day in Weather Made the
Fourth "A Glorious one Where
ever Celebrated.

ever Celebrated.
The one hundred and twenty
eighth anniversary of the nations
independence was celebrated i'm vari-
Gus localities surrounding Mitchell
and the people OF the city took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to get
away from town and business to en-
JOY the pleasures OF the day.
The Fourth vas ushered in with a
very noisy demonstration. Church
bells were rang. and a party of
young men with AN unlimited supply
of cannon crackers and guns en-
deavcred to awaken everybody TO
the idea that the natlonal holiday
was at hand and they We're success
full IN their undertaking.
The day was an ideal one in the
way of weather. 1t WAS not partic-
ularly warm, although the dust
caused Just a little unpleasantness
in driving oyeY the county. Mitch
ell did not celebrate and it's people
were scattered 10 the four quarters.
Those remaining in town made the
day as noisy as possible with the
implements Of the fourth of July,
and so far as We have been able to
Learn the day was passed without
any body being injured.
In the evening there were Il NUM-
Der of private parties who assembled
at various homes for the display of
fireworks. From every point of the
city the darkness was illumined for
several hours with the display OF
fireworks.
The celebrations at Whites and
Tobin's groves caught and ma
jority of the people Of this city, and
in the morning hours a long string
OF carriages were making their way
to these very pleasant resorts, where
shade aboun1s and the river lends
an added enchanument to the scene.
AT Whites grove the celebration
was i'm charge of the Methodist
church people, who took this means
to try and raise some money for the
erection of a church AT Riverside.
There were fully a thousand people
on the ground and they We're distrib-
uted around in the shady parts in
small parties.
1t was noo when Chairman John
r. White announced the readiness
Of the program. which was opened
with an organ selection by Mrs. r.
+. Otto. followed by Il prayer. The
Schubert male quartet OF this city
sang twice at the morning session
and their singing receive the hearth
est OF appreciation from the people.
The GRAFTON of the day was delivered
by a. +. Hitchcock. OF this city,
and it was n of the most able
that we have beard i'm a good many
years. His ideas were grouped about
the theme of the various phases of
the highest happiness of the indi-
vidual and the state. We wish that
we had the time 70 give the address
in full. for it touched upon some
vital points that II carried out and
lived by the people OF the state OF
country would be the means of bring
ing the highest happiness to an.
Mayor Geo. a. Silsby accepted an
invitation to say a few words to the
people assembled and for ten or if-
teen minutes his talk on the themes
OF the day was earnest and inspiring.
Miss Lilah Older. of this city. was
on the program tor am eiocution
number and her excellent rendition
OF AUNT SoplirOnia at the Opera
was so we'll received that the audi.
ence insisted on another number.
After Mayor Silshv's address the
audience adjourned for the dinner
hour.
AT ) O'Clock the people assembled
again at the platform and the Schu.
bert quartet sang a selection anC
Miss Older again reciled. Tho
crowd was invited down to the spor
where the races were pulled off
These consisted OF foot races, etc.
winding up with a swimming race
The closing featule of the day wa.
the base ball game between Bethe
and Rock Creek. which was started