The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-07-08
Entertain the People in Fine
StyIe---Day a Success.

Styie---Odt q SUCCESS.
Thousands visited Silver Lake park
Monday. The ball game between boil
ermaker and machine mines. % the Big
Four shops. resulted in a victory for
boilermskers by a score of to D and
the game between West Liberty and
local nine in victory for West Liber-
ty by a score of % to s. Pitcher Cor
don Mcdonald and third baseman
Ralph Fletcher. of the losing team.
sustained painful injuries in the con-
test Fletcher's left arm being bruised
and sprained as the result of his being
hit by pitched ball while the mid
die finger of McDonald's right hand
was badly split by batted
ball When Mcdonald was injured he
walked to the grand stand to have the
finger dressed up by DR.. J. 81. Wilson.
and while his sister. Miss Leila, was
watching the reducing of the fracture
she was struck in the forehead by a
batted ball but fortunately was only
slightly injured.
FOOT RACE
Ray Matthews was the winner in the
foot race at Silver Lake.
BOAT RACE.
Homer Norviel, of the Bulkhead,
won first place in the Silver Lake boat
race in which there were four entries.
The wind was strong and rowing was
hard. Norviel is "A son of Uncle Eli
Norviel and is an oarsman of great
ability.
BAND MUSIC.
The DeGraff band and Reymer's
band furnished the music at Silver
Lake Monday. The Reymer bands
afternoon concert was enjoyed thor
ougnly by the dancers and in the even
ing the DeGraff organization occupied
the pavilion.
DIDN'T GET THERE
Hundreds were unable to visit Silver
Lake Monday the two cars run to the
lake by the U. B. g. N. and the Big
Four trains being insufficient to ac
commodate the immense throngs.
COLUMBUS WON.
The Smith shoe company ball team
OF Columbus defeated the West Mans
field team at that place Monday by
scores of 4 to and o to 3.
AT LAKERIDGE.
The Fourth was a pleasant one at
Lakeridge. There was a nice crowd
present and the beautiful day was thor
oughly enjoyed by every visitor.
5000 VISIT LAKE
1t is estimated that from 4, 900 to 6. 900
persons visited Silver Lake Monday.
COLE SPOKE.
Hon. Ralph Cole. of Findlsy, Re-
publican nominee for Congress in this
district, delivered one of his character
istic forceful and eloquent addresses
at West Mansfield Monday. Other
features of the day were hurdle race s.
horse back and other drills. Included
In the number were drills by teams OF
Goldon Spur Lodge. K of P. and Cubs
Castle K. @. E. Music was furnished
throughout the day by the West Mans
field band.
| CROWD AT REEDS.
Hundreds visited Reeds hotel a
Orchard Island on the Fourth. In th'
evening there was dancing and n fin'
display OF fire works.
INDUSTRIAL PARADE.
| A fine industrial parade and an even
ing fireworks display were features o
the Fourth celebration at Bellecenter
|. QUIET FOURTH AT ST. MARYS.
. st. Marys, O., July 4.-Not even tn
smallest firecracker was exploded her
today, as the result of the passage o
, an ordinance prohibiting the sale o
, use of fireworks of all descriptions.
Last year there were nine accident
here.
U. B. S n. BUSINESS.
The u. B. & n. electric railway con
pany carried n total of 5351 passenger
to and from Silver Lake park and Il
passengers to points south Of Bellefol
b taine.
Q HORSE KILLED.
The depot cab of transferman job
o Maxwell, Just recently out of the r
pair shop, was struck by the Big FoI
% switch engine at the Columbus avenI
crossing Monday night and bad
e damaged and Old Frank, one of Il
n horses hitched to the vehicle, WI
!, struck and killed. Mr.. Maxwell W
/ driving to the lake and did not ne
u the approaching engine.
~ FINGER INJURED.
,s Burt Maris, of the West Mansfie
ball team, sustained a badly injur
- finger in a game there Monday.
,ol WHEELER HURT.
ID Clarence Wheeler, of West Mansfiel
vvoo pa;nf1lly iniurad of that nj.