Arizona republican., 1905-07-05
PreSCOtt'S Joyous CelebTd-
 tiOn of the Natal Day
FLAMING DECORATIONS
An Imposing Parade, Brilliant With Scenic Effect, Traverses the Splen- didly Dressed Street.-The Results tf Rock Drilling Contests.

Prescott. Ariz.. July 4.-(SpeciaI)- Prescott is ablaze tonight with festal illuminatiOns in recognition of the glorious fourth whose observance is now at it's height of three days cele- bratiOn. The amusement features are being carried out with but slight de- viatiOn from the announced program. No accident has occurred nor have there been any unpleasant controver- sies over the sporting contests ia which the various Yavapai towns have participated though town pride is laudably and emphatically maintained both by home people and visitors from elsewhere, particularly Jerome. as in- stanced in the local slogans from the | thrOats Of coutesting delegations and | their adherents. The city is JastefuIly ! decorated both along the public thor Oughfares and on private property and the burning of powder is regardless 0G | expense.
 The morning feature today was a | spectacular parade of more than pass ing beauty composed of the business club in decorated carriages. and both | infantry and cavalry from Fort Whip l pie, the fire department. Indians. cow boys, bicycles, automobiles, horribles.
 etc. Probably the most tastefully de- 1 corated was 9 float of the Bashford- ! Burmister CO. and the one most novel in completion was a torpedo boat of the sam Hill Co. the motive power Of which was an automobile.
 About noon occurred the wet con test between the hose teams of Pres
 colt and Jerome hundred yards. to lay a hundred feet of hose. break and get water. Jerome was the victor in p 2-5 seconds. Prescott bObbled. got
 water in 22 seconds but failed Co get
 the nozzle attached. In the straight
 away test. between the same teams.
 Prescott won in F 2-5 seconds. Jerome r 4-5.
 The remainder of the afternoon was
 devoted to a band concert. soldier
 sports and boys sports oH the plaza
 and baseball game between Congress
 and the Prescott Juniors. the latter ! winning. I2 to s. A game between the
 same teams yesterday was a victory for Congress TOnight's program in ! cIUdes a band concert. Indian sports.
 dances, races and fireworks. Strings , of vari CoIOred incandescents form the
 court house to the plaza corners from
 the center of the Illuminated district , and many business houses along streets facing the plaza are similarly , lighted in unique figures and flaming
 festOOns. Notable among these is the
 Palace. A central figure of these iilu-
 minations is a huge liberty bell in the
 balcony front. The B. B. Co- Is am other, the central feature being an enormous star enclosing the conn
 pany monogram. Many other business
 places are both uniquely and eNpen- nmm
 The chief sporting events yesterday y
 were drilling contests which were eN-
 citing and Of good result The rec
 ords made were as follows. each bc-u= f fifteen minute efforts: Double hand l Gus DahIen and Alex NyberE of W@liS- \ er thirty and seVen-tenths inches . Chauncey Townsend and Dici d Schwanberg of Middleton. tweuty-foui y and seven-fifths: Chas. Shult and X = Grey of Prescott. twenty-twO ans - three-fourths. Single hand results d were: Gus Dahlen. l5 ll-2o inches l, Julius WarIoup. II 11-20. Alex NJ g berg. fl 12; Fred SchwanberE - II I'll: NJ Duncan. II 6-tO; NJ Mar d tinez. 10 7-1O. Dick Schwanberg hal = bad luck and quit at ten inches Tn n Prescott record is: Double, Sf S-l" t single. r 5-S. The worlds record 6
 greater, made in softer rock
 One of yesterdays incOmparahi e features was the cavalry drill Of troo' tt B at the baseball parl, under the com e mand of Captain HoIbrook- showin 'S all manner of horsemanship iron n army tactics to the agile antics a '- the circus rider who handles one. tW l. and three horses at a time.
 The weather is unusually hot to l. Prescott and the city is oVeriowin le with people. Quite number of Gran l. Canyon eXcursiOnistS took the stop '- over privilege and today's train fror l. the south was heavily loaded Wit Id people from Phoenix and the inter IL Vening points,