The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-07-05


best girl to the celebration and they
walked themselves nearly to death. In.
the evening when they ought to have
been out enjoying themselves, they were
lined up on setee in the parlor Of the
Leland, the girl completely tagged out.
Her head rested on her companions
shoulder and she slept, perhaps dream.
ing Of the big time thru which she had
passed during the day.
One old man at least had good time.
He must have been Is years old. He,
! bought one Of those internal machines
party of kids. Up and down the,
street he paced firing off his cane.
The hotels naturally were benefited
financially by the big day. The Leland
fed $50 for dinner. "a s@s s,j t5,4F d
The crowds did not want for places of
entertainment. Billy Benefits shows
under big tent, were we'll patronized.
Harry Shannon's excellent company
played, "A Bankers Child at the Jacob
SON Opera House to a large crowd Tues.
day night. The bowery was surrounded
all day and evening by large crowds.
1t is wonder that there were no run
Always. The horses displayed an I'm
usual amount oflgood sense.
The amount Of money spent for fire
crackers and the like in Minot Tuesday
would make oneRperson rich.
Many picnics we're held in the beauti-
full woods near the city. 5
The fire worksfrom the top of Blais-
dell Hill were greatly enjoyed by thou
sands of people. Some Of the fire works
became damp and refused to 60 OF.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Teutsch enter
tanned forty of their old Missouri fri
ends who now live near Des Laos, at a
big dinner the Fourth. Tables were
set in the shade of q canopy. Among
those present were John Pettitt, L. B.
Weatherwax, VIM. Straley, and families
and Mrs. DR.. Granthom of Stanberry,
Mo.
Two crowds of boys had battle with
sky rockets Monday night. No one was
hurt, but the red hot missiles got un-
comfortable close as times.
Three yong men had a lot of fun with
an imitation fire cracker three feet long.
Inside this, they would put smaller fire
crackers, and the crowds always
scattered. 4
Alderman Ramstad was injured by a
cannon cracker, which some one threw
directly under him.
There was an amusing sight in the
evening on Main street, during the SIN
all sports contests. After one tug of
war had been completed. rope 100 feet |
long, was procured and 70 men on each |
side tried in vain to out do each other
but the rope would not bulge an inch
The second contest was declared Off
Four special police we're seen walking
up the street arm in arm. Perhaps they
were looking for trouble.
Officer Kimball got dray load of
nice beer down on the fiat not far from
McDonalds stable. The booze dealers
had new way Of selling the invigorat-
ing drink. Tubs of it were set about.
and the fellow who wanted a bottle
walked up threw down his money on
box and helped himself to the life pro-
longer. The money always gets into the
hands of the right party. The beer
that Kimball captured is now in the
basement Of the court house.
A light rain fell for two hours in the
afternoon, but COCO people gathered at
the fair grounds for the races. The rain
stopped and the sun shone and no ones
pleasure was marred. S5 $3.50
s Many homes were nicely decorated
and the businessmen did not neglect to
place the stars ane stripes at the front
of their buildings.
A Minot citizen counted the crowds
going to the fairgrounds. In less than
three fourths of an hour, he counted 2lO0
people pass.
Judge Murray wanted to build = plat
form abont the city sprinkler and place
there on the sign "We are on the water
wagon. The Judge gave up because
no one would agree to ride on the wagon.
Little Mac was. down from Stanley
and "he was on the water wagon.
The Minot Creamery is not sorry for
the Fourth. Their ice cream depart
ment manufactured 500 gallons of deli
cious cream, much Of which was shipp-
ed away. The company did this in add
eition to churning 500 pounds of butter
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