Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-08
BONNERS FERRY
BIG CELEBRATION
Large turnout Of People and one long,
continuous flow of Patriotism.

Independence Day duly celebrated Bonners Gerry The
IDEAL light shower late in the afternoon which
only lay the dust cool the atmosphere There
orderly crowd attendance and all eemed be satisfied with
the celebration.
The executive committee consisted of VIM VanGalen chairman
and R. Gray F. T. Moore Fred Fisher and H. Albert who had
made all the arrangements amount of labor falling to their
hands The the celebration a the that attend
ed their efforts.
The following program arranged which very
ly carried the letter:
PARADE at A. Milne OF March: l. o. O F.
Hall Main Street thence Kootena East to River Street thence
Cottage Ave. then East Fred Ge House and return Bon
Ferry Lumber Cos Office and North Main Eaonve
Wales House. south River Eaonv
then along Kooenai Main thence north
to Ferry approaches and return to starting point
ARRANGEMENT of Parade headed by the Band:
/. Mayor and Speaker City Council
2. Choir in carriage
Goddess of Liberty.
of Idaho
Thirteen Original
6. Boomers Ferry Fire Department
Floats representing Various Industries.
8. Indians in Original Costumes
Fraternal Societies.
TO- Citizens in Carriages.
II. Club
Base Ball Clubs
10. Trade Unions
IA. Lumber Men
OPENING Of the exercises; The Music by Double Quarce
The Declaration Independence, read by Jas. E. Doan
usic Address by Hon Arthur Shaw Music D. H. Andrews,
Marshal s. D. Taylor Chairman of opening exercises.
Shaw, the the day, delivered very entertaining
This speaker very appropriate he having
Idaho years ago. with Idaho
affairs since His of the progress OF liberty from earliest
the public present instructive entertain
ing and eloquent.
represented Liberty
Miss Phoebe Kinnear represented hesStac Idaho
1890 Club Shoot Club grounds Cal
edonian Sport Main
SPORTS:
II Club Shoot Prize s. SIS, $40
No outside team appeared contest for this prize The home
club had shoot ard the prize money the club treasury
Potato Race, Prize list $500; 2nd $3.50
FIRST prize by William Hcahershaw 2nd Chas Bggar.
Race Entrance cts. list SIS. O. $3.50
4 Willie Kinnear LIST prize 2nd, Chas Biggar
Three Leg Race Enrance fee 80 Prize LIST $500 2nd $3.50
Willie Kinnear and O. Prchard list; VIM Leslie and Earnest
Owen, 2nd.
Q Bicycle Race $lO0 Prize $1,000
l. Deck Williams, lst prize; Willie Kinnear, 2nd
Foot Race 100 yards Emf fee $500 Prize LIST $1,000 2nd $1,000
There five entries for this and considerable money
changed hands the result Joe Dillon professional secured first
money and Percy Others W.
a lock, o. c. Ptchard and F. Roe.
Indian Foot Race Entrance scots Prize s $500 End
The Indian foot created lot of fun always does There
big bunch to start sport won first and Charlie End
ADJOURNMENT from 1890 100 o'clock
100 to Soo-Bse Ball Game Standpoint Boomers Ferry Prize
$4,000 and Expenses for the visiting
The Base Ball game held Park Addition Standpoint
Boomers Ferry by of 5O indicating good
. game
= 800 to 500 RACES:
Pony yards dash
4 $1,000, 2nd $1,000 Sd IS 90
= Fest in three; weight limit 900 lbs
The horse racing the of the day Everybody
out de should be remarked here that 4h of July
committees to interest the whole public sports they
to be liberal with their prize money horse races expense
OF cutting OF the sports that few take any
In the 300 yard pony there three entries: Wyma
Hoagand horse which took first money Geo Causton 2nd,
Roy Wertenberger's Sd.
yards $4,000 $500
$1,000 Seven to ener-Fve to Open all horses
white riders, Best in three Distance Flag will