The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-07-06
CELEBRATION A SUCCESS
Town Thronged With Visitors
Races Well Attended
Fair Weather Added to Other ADVANTAGES
and Everybody Had Royal Time--
Celebration Closed With Two
Grand Balls and Booming
of TorpedoeS.

Wednesday was day of jubilee for
Blackfoot. Ample preparations were
made and the plans carried out with
scarcely jar During all the fun and
frolic and racket of fireworks, scarcely
anybody was hurt. The weather clerk,
as If to make up for all past otfenses and
oversights, gave us perfect day, and
his Office boy, or whoever conducts the
night shift, had the moon peep over
the eastern hills in time to receive kiss
from the setting sun and pass it back to
the ruby lips of youth and recall to older
ones sweet memories of the past.
During the morning hours the sports
on Pacific street interested those who
were not busy visiting and carrying on
sports of their own.
The literary program, beginning at 10
o'clock, was unusually good, but, like all
outdoor speaking, it was hard for speak
ers and singers to make themselves un-
derstood to the whole audience, and
good literary treat was to some extent
lost in the air. Rev. G. G. Haley, pastor
of the Methodist church, delivered the
address: Mark Farmer and w. O. Chap
man delivered orations, and there were
good musical numbers by Mesdames
Simmons, Hansbrough and De Kay, F.
VI. Richards, the young ladies' quartette,
the male quartette and Mrs. Simmons.
Recitations by Miss Harris and Hattie
Gibson.
In the afternoon people gathered at
the fair grounds and. filled the grand
stand Hundreds of vehicles were lined
up about the race course, filled with peo-
people. The military review of the Ma
tional Guard opened the afternoon pro.
gram The purses were awarded as fol
lows;
Harness race. Sos, won by Leffingwell, owned
by J. p. Wilson, Idaho Falls.
Colt race. $50. plus $40 added by u. p. Pratt.
won by Mary O., owned by W. Fl. Scoott, Black
foot.
Quarter-mile dash, $50, won by Gray Bell.
owned by d. Leavitt. Idaho Falls.
ree-eghths mile dash, $50, won by Addie
ID, owned by Geo. A. Robethan, Blackfoot.
Half-mile dash, $50, won by Sleepy Tom,
owned by David Allen. Backfoot
Indian relay race, $40, won by Oliver Teton.
Novelty race, $3.50, won by Jonny Williams.
IA pleasing hit of the races was boy
with a small dog harnessed to cart.
He, the dog, was very fine single-footer
and took shis master around the track at
a three forty gait.
At 7o'clock in the evening the minor
sports we're continued on West Pacific
street, with the following awards:
'Three-legged race, $3.50. Earl Rupp and
Albert Hammond.
Sack race, %. Earl Malm.
Tug OF war, Is married men against Is single
men, S., won by the married men.
Egg race. g! Lawrence Malm.
Egg race. S. Flora Brown.
Ladies' throwing contest S2, Miss Rose Lind
quist.
Blindfolded, 81, Gordon Kirkpatrick
Wheelbarrow race, lady riding, IS. F. A..
Grover and wife.
Girls race, ~, Lena Gibson.
Creased pig--somebody get the pig.
"A nice display Of fireworks at 8 o'clock
was followed by grand ball at the Pro-
Agress Hall and a military ball at the
Armory. Both places we're filled with
dancers early rnd everything went mer-
rily throughout the evening.
Many visitors were present from dist
ant places and they were given some fine
dances by local bellies. Blackfoot is no
second rate town when it comes to good
looking ladies', and visitors were profuse
.ssn their praises Of gentlemen who intro
duced, and ladies who entertained them
and made them feel that they we're at a
j, place that was even better than home.
Blackfoot has the facilities for showing
people good time, it has the men and
women to do it, and it is only natural for
visitors to want to come again.