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

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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 We're
lined up on a setee in the parlor OF the
Her head rested on her companions
shoulder and she slept, perhaps tlream-
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 DID,, He
bought one Of those Internal machines
commonly called a canessand joined q
a 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.
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 ofgood sense.
The amount Of money spent for fire
CRACKERS and the like in Minot Tuesday
would make oneSperson rich.
Many picnics we're held in the beauti-
full woods near the city. o.
The fire works from 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 OH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene. Teutsch enter
tanned forty of their. old Missouri fri
ends who now live neal. Des Laos, at a
big dinner the Fourth Tables were
set in the shade of a canopy. Among
those present were John Pettitt, L. B.
Weatherwax, VIM. Straley, and families
and Mrs DR.. Granthom of Stanberry,
Mo. 81
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 lot Of fun with
an imitation fire cracker three feet long.
Inside this, they would put smaller fire
crackers, and the crowds always
scattered. n u
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, durlng the sm-
all sports contests. After one tug of
war had been completed. a rope 100 feet
long, was procured and IS 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 a dray load of
nice beer down on the fiat not far from
McDonald's 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 a
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
i basement OF the court house. sT&a@
A light rain fell for two hours IN the
afternoon, but 5000 people gathered at
the fair grounds, for the races The rain
stopped and the sun shone and no ones
pleasure was marred. t2@3
I Many homes were nicely decorated
aud 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, hecounted 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 she was on the water wagon.
| The Minot Creameryis not sorry Ifor
4 the Fourth. Their ice cream depart
ment manufactured 500 gallons of deli
! cious cream, mnch Of which was shipp-
ed away. The company did this in add
Iition to churning 500 pounds of butter
q day. ,'