The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-21
JULY 4
Will be a Lively
One
At Silver Lake Park
Resort.
THE PROGRAM
Has Many Interest
i ing Features.
Two Bands, a Ball Game
Boat Race, Foot Race,
Fireworks, Etc.

Arrangements have been completed
Tor a great Fourth OF July celebration
1t Silver Lake park and the program
will be issued this week. Manager
Cushman of the resort prom
ises that the event will eclipse any
previous Fourth of July demonstration
In Logan county.
TWO BANDS.
Two band have been engaged to
furnish music ON the Fourth. Rey-
mer's city band will start the pro.
gram leading a grand parade through
the city arriving at the park at 10 a.
m. They will render the best and
latest compositions at the park till p.
m. Professor Koogle's band of De
Graft will render q concert at 6 p. IN.
followed at 2 p. IN with select ball
in the pavilion.
BASE BALL
West Liberty's newly organized bass
ball club is practicins daily with the
expectation of winning the Logar
county championship of 1904 and they
will play the Bellefontaine nine at tn,
park at 3 p. IN. The line up for Belle
fontsine will be:
Helfrich Matthews 81
Gregg Fletcher 81
Mcdonald SO Bushong
Downs 1b Fogarty
King rf
MATCHED RACES.
TIE matched races will be held upoI
the beach and in the lake commencing
at p. IN. All entries must be mad
on or before July l.
The boat races. steel boats to b
used, will be participated in by Rob
ert Baily. Charles Robinson, both not
ed Lewistown reservoir sportsmen
Pearl Rutledge and Roy Cockrell. o
Bellefontaine.
A foot race, 100 yards. for tn
championship of Logan county and
Silver Lake prize. ..entries now in are
A. r. Matthews. Paul Downs. Ralpl
Fletcher and q. E. Mcdonald
The tub race will be contested b
the following: Oscar Ricketts,, Charlie
Trusedell. Lacey Headington an
Charles Ricketts, for u Silver LAX
trophy.
Fletcher, J. w. McDarr, Clarenc
Wissler and /. Stsmm for the Loga
county championship.
GUN CLUB.
The gun club shoot will ope
promptly alto a. m. open to all wit
"a record under 80 per cent. Firs
class..sweep stakes from the Magautra
tower ell day. All shooters invited
Charles Mayer. secretary.
FINE FIREWORKS.
Grand daylight fireworks all da
and gorgeous display from 8 to
p. m. fired upon the water. New bat
compartments for $50 people. Gym
nasium performances over the wate
all day Max Kaufman will deal i
salable fireworks ON the grounds.
The traction company will run tw
or more cars to the ground every 9
minutes. Chris Culp has been engag
ed to care for and feed any horse
needing attention.
The prospects for a good crop {
turkeys is not fiattering this yeal
either. according to the Mt Victor
Observer. The extreme cold weathe
this spring has rendered the eggs har
to batch and when any do hatch it
hard on the little turks The scarcit
of Thanksgiving meat threatens to b
worse than il was last fall and a highe
price will probably prevail Last sea
son p. F. Lstimer at Black an
White, made almost $75 from hi
turkeys and this year he is hsvin
no success whatever. Mrs. W. "
Moore, of the same locality, has nc
had much difficulty yet this season
but she is afraid to bra9 for fear Of
relapse of the luck. Other farm ladie
make unfsvorable reports.
Senator Fairbanks in addressing th
graduates at the Ohio Wesleyan. Uni
versity lauded the late William Nc
Kinley, saying that he was 18th
broadest. the gentlest. the noblest, til
grandest man that ever adorned the 81
ecutive Office of the United States. IAN
that mo greater tragedy ever occurre
in human history. except that ol
Calvary. than the assassination G
President Mckinley"
The Elks will enjoy their annua
clam bake at Reeds Park Hotel, Lew
istown Reservoir, the coming Thursday
No invitations will be issued but ever,
Elk is expected to be present.
The annual meeting of the Patri
archs Militant /. u. o. F. Will be hel,
at Kenton July IL and the four day
following. Over 5000 men will be en-
camped there.