Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-07-05
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH.
Generous Crowd From the SURROUNDING
Country Assists in the Celebration
Of the Fourth Of laala n

Generous Crowd From the SURROUNDING
Country Assists in the Celebration
OF the Fourth Of July at Bismarck.
The glorious Fourth is over.
1t was celebrated in the usual patri-
ot1c spirit in Bismarck, with plenty of
fireworks, music, base ball, sports. and
wound up with fireworks display in
the evening.
The celebration was fairly we'll at
tended. The special train brought
down several hundred people from the
north, who spent the day in the city.
The 500 special train brought down
about 200, and arrived early in the
morning SO that the celebrators had
the entire day to their enjoyment.
The special train from the west was
not so we'll patronized. Although
several hundred people had been prom
ised from Dickinson, only seventy
bought tickets at that point. Enough
others patronized the train from inter-
mediate points to help out with the
receipts, but the train was from $50 to
800 short of enough to pay out.
The weather was perfect for the
celebration. Light rains fell the pre-
ceding night and made the air clear
and refreshing and free from dust.
Business houses and residences were
decorated with patriotic colors and the
air resounded with the explosion of
ire crackers and other noise produc-
ing apparatus.
In the morning the Underwood and
Bismarck teams played ball at the
local park. The game was attended
by a number from the city and the
crowd from the northern branch was
we'll represented and rooted industri-
ously for their team, which was out
classed in the playing. Smittle and
Brown served as battery for the locals
and the score was ~ to 1 in favor of
the Bismarck team
In the afternoon Bismarck and Dick.
lnson met for the third successive
game on the local grounds and Bis.
marck won the game by a score of 8
to l. The game was played before
one of the largest crowds that has
gathered in the local grounds. The
grand stand and bleachers were full tc
overflowing, and the crowd poured out
into the grounds Mandan sent over a
number of rooters and there were a
few from Dickinson. Dickinson had
an imported pitcher for the occasion
Lefty Jones, the colored twirlel
from Renville, but he was ineffective
to stop the cannonading of the loca
batsman. They found him for four
teen hits. six of them two baggers and
won the game handily. Dickinson
made desperate struggle for the
game, and finally for score but were
unable to connect with Blexrud but
once when they raped out two two
base hits in succession and made one
tally. The crowd was enthusiastic
particularly as this was the third sue.
cessive game won by Bismarck, and
pretty plainly demonstrated which
team was superior.
| Prof Stoddard made his balloon as.
cension in the afternoon from a point
on the south side of the track near the
mill. Owing to the fact that the ball
game was in progress when it was
made, many of the assembled crowd
were deprived of the opportunity of
seeing it, as the balloon rose and
travelled back Of the grand stand.
| The gun club shoot during the after
noon was interesting and participated
in by a number of contestants
In the evening there was band
concert on Main street, and subse-