The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-07-06
Only Three Accidents Reported
in Kenosha as a Result Of
Patriotic Spirit.
CELEBRATIONS SUCCESSFUL
Large Crowds Attend the Big Picnics
Held at the Different Parks in and
About Kenosha.-Many Displays
of Fireworks at Night.

1t was decidedly ''sane" Fourth of
July in Kenosha and while young
America seemed to have his fill of fire
works and fire crackers there were few
accidents to mark the passing of the
day in the city and the doctors had a
hard luck story to tell last night.
]. Keck Wheeler got too close to
cannon frecraclxer on Monday even,
ing and had his hand badly powder
burned, Polish man who bore an
unpronounceab1e name reported tt the
police Tuesday afternoon that he had
been shot in the leg by one of his
companions but an examination
showed that the only damage was two
holes in his trousers, bill board fell
out in Brassvi11e and one or two boys
received slight injuries and one boy
was hurt by falling from wagon.
Everybody was celebrating during
the night and the sky above Kenosha
was kept Respondent with fireworks.
Notwithstanding the rain which
fell during the day the picnics at the
different parks and groves about the
city were all an unqualified success.
Over at Jacobs Island the white
ribboners braved the rain and the
picnic was a great: success. The
address of the day was delivered by
the Rev. ]. L. Sizer, of Bristol. Many
people went out to Petrifying Springs
to attend the annual celebration given
under the auspices of the Modern
Woodmen Of Somers, and listened to
an eloquent address by the Rev. I.
w. Corey of Ravenswood. Out in the
county celebrations were held at
Silver Lake and Wilmot and large
crowds are reported at each place.
AT Anderson Park the crowd was
the largest in the history Of the park.
The new chutes were opened for the
first time and the merry crowd en-
joyed the fun to the limit. Central
Park also had large crowd notwith-
standing the fact that the base ball
game had been called off. Last night
dances were held at the parks and
halls in the city and all of them were
well attended. The dealers in fire.
works report that the sale was the
largest ever known in the city.
The police report a decidedly order
~ day and outside of a couple of
arrests for intoxication the officers
were not kept busy.
At Jacobs Island.
Although the rain interfered with
the plans for the Union Temperance
picnic, nearly 200 persons gathered
on Jacobs island. The large hall
furnished a fine shelter and good
opportunity for listening to a logical
and eloquent address by Rev. ]. L.
Sizer. Rev. w. w. Stevens presided.
Much credit is due Milton Kent for
the interest he took in the manage
rnent of the games. A number of the
girls and boys carried off ribbons, but
the entries from the various Sunday
schools were not sufficient to compete
for the silk flag that the Woman's
Christian Temperance union had pur-
chased for the occasion. This organ
ization made a heroic and laudable
effort to unite the temperance and pa
triotic people of the city together in
fitting celebration, and though the
results were not all that they hoped
for, they are grateful for the fact that
they incurred no financial loss.