Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-03

Long List of Attractions in This
Vicinity for Great Holt
day.
FAIR WEATHER PROMISED
Numerous Places for City People to Go
Parks, Country Celebrations and
Ball Games.

Tomorrow will be the greatest holi-
| day of all the year for Johnnie, Willie
| Jamie, and all the other little boys as
well as some of the big ones. Noise
that's the thing. The more noise the
average youngster can make the hap
pier he is and tomorrow he will be in
the seventh heaven of glory. The man
who invented the Fourth of July with
Its accompaniment OF loud sounds
should be given rank with Washington
himself as a foundation builder for
perpetual republic.
But everybody in Rock Island may
be relied upon to assist the boys in
making the day glorious. Papa will
rise early to hang out the flag and as
sist the children in their endeavOr TO
consume the family supply of firecrack-
ers at the earliest possible moment.
Mother will pack the lunch and get the
babies ready and soon all will be on
| the way to some outing place.
Up to Weather Man.
All this is based on the suppositiOn
that the weather man will succeed in
delivering what he has promised for
the great national birthday. He has
assured that all will be well, with fair
skies and moderate temperature. From
| the looks of things today some may be
disposed to doubt if he will be able to
deliver the goods. but he stands COM
mitted and will be held strictly to his
promise or to forfeit his bond.
There will be plenty of places for
Rock Islanders to go to have good
time. Undoubtedly the Watch Tower,
| will as it has i'll the past, be the mecca
of more persons than any other one
lplace hereabouts Always popular the
| Tower. with it's added attractions is
more so this year than ever and its
| beauties and accommodations are being
more and more appreciated. In addi-
| ton to the figure eight, circle swing,
chute the chutes, and other established
features, there will be music from two
bands and fireworks in the evening.
| In the afternoon the Rock Island Gun
club will have big tournament at the
range northwest of the main grounds.
Many Outside PicDics.
Other parks in the vicinity of the
three cities will be well patrOnized.
Many, also, will go to attend the old
fashioned country celebrations in vari-
Gus parts of the county.
Among these in the lower end of the
county will be the one at AndaluSia
where arrangements have been made
| for a big time and J. f. Murphy and
! w. J. Sweeney of this city, Gus Shall
| berg of Moline. and E. J. Stackhouse of
Davenport. will speak At Coal Valley
there will be another picnic with the
usual accomplishments and addresses.
Representative Magill will be the or
| atOr of the day.
| In the upper end of the county there
will be a number of celebrations. The
one at Woodward's grove above Port
| Byron will be addressed by Mayor Nc
Caskrin At Hampton Rev. w. S. Read
will deliver an address and there will
| be program of races East Moline
promises to do itself proud with a cele-
| bration held under the auspices of the
band and the fire department. At Wa
itertown Superintendent w f. Taylor
| has arranged for the usual features for
| the patients and townspeOple. A pic
mic will be held in the grove preceded
| by parade at o'clock and B. F. Peek
of Moline. and Senator II. f. Aspinwall
of Freeport, will speak.
In town business will be generally
suspended the public buildings and
| banks will close and there will be the
customary regulations at the postoff1ce.
Don't Forget Ball Games.
Outside of the celebrations the great
est attraction undoubtedly will be the
and Davenport across the river. The
| morning game will begin at 10 and
the afternoon one at 8.
The river will get its share of pleas
ure seekers. The water is at a good
stage for boating, though the fishing is
generally poor
The races, which the Twin City Driv-
| ing association had planned to hold at
the Ninth street park, have been aban-
doned on account of the bad condition
of the track from the recent rains and
the unfavorable weather outlook
Three Cameo Mt Cambridge.
Cambridge, Henry county, has plan
ned a unique celebration the feature
of which will be three ball games be
tween the teams belonging to the Hen
ry County league. There will be one in
the morning and two in the afternoon
and the Henry county fan ought to be
able to get his fill OF the sport for
once.
Holiday Hours.
Tomorrow being a national holiday.
the pOStOfficp will close at 10 a m
There will be one delivery of mail by
carriers throughout the city. leaving
the postoffice about 9:15 a. m.
HUGH A. J. MCDONALD, p. NJ.