Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
OTr'TUMWAHOl.DS
USUAL FOURTH
ONE DEATH AND FEW ACCIDENTS
MAR HAPPINESS OF THE
HOLIDAY.
AMUSEMENT IS VARIED
Picnics, Baseball, Horse Races, Golf
Tournament, Boating and Band
Concert Make up Program
of Entertainment.

While in some respects the glorious
Fourth was less demonstrative than
| heretofore, there were still enough of
| the awful happened in Ottumwa Sat
urday to make the holiday remember
ed with as much sadness as joy The
noise of explosive crackers, dynamite
! caps and other racket making articles
| was not as great as in previous years
although there was enough to satisfy
the most reckless of noise lovers.
The list of accidents for the day
from all causes, fireworks and other
wise was not large and Few of them
We're of a very serious nature. One
death is recorded although the day
and it observance is not directly re-
| sponsible.
The Accidents.
Among the accidents reported that
| were not recorded in Saturdays issue
| there were
| James King an old soldier residing
at 205 North Ransom street. A can
non cracker was the cause of badly
! burned and torn right hand. The ac-
cident occurred Saturday evening.
James Harmon of Sheridan avenue
was burned on the right hand quite
severely by the explosion of large
cannon cracker.
j. s. Anthony took carbolic acid by
mistake for drinking water-died in a
| short time afterwards at Reynolds
| drug store, Main street and Iowa ave-
| nue..
Enjoy Outing.
Taken as whole the observance of
the great national holiday was pleas
antly spent by Ottumwans. Large
numbers of citizens went to other
cities for the day, while number Of
visitors from sister cities were spend
ing the day in Ottumwa. The at
fractions here, while no general Gel
ebration was held, were many and
large numbers avaiIed themselves OF
having pleasant outing for the day.
Perhaps the picnic held at Redman's
| grove was peopled by the largest
crowds of any Of the pleasure giving
/ events of the day. Large numbers
came and went to and from this beau
tiful shady woodland in the East End
throughout the entire day. Major Sam
uel Mahon and Senator S. H. Harper
made short addresses. Many took
well filled baskets of picnic luncheon
and with families, picnic parties and
in various sized groups partook of din
ner and supper in the grove. The
East End Presbyterian band furnished
a grand concert for the throngs at the
Redman grove, games were INDUCED
in and many means of comfort and
recreation were afforded the pleasure
seekers by those in, charge.
The Swedish Lutheran Congrega-
tional had a delightful outing at the
grove north of the Ottumwa Gene
terry Here splendid impromptu
speeches were made by Rev. Gunberg
and others and general Notification
was held. Dinner and supper was
served and thoroughly enjoyed by old
and young.
I Baseball Also.
Two baseball games furnished en-.
1 tertainment for the fans and ball low.
ing citizens. Ottumwa and Burling
II ton teams We'd with each other in
running up scores and keeping down
/ errors. Vast crowds attended both
games and an excellent concert by
the Fifty-fourth Regimental band was
held at the base ball grounds pre-.
coeding the afternoon game. Later
the same band gave concert in
Caldwell park during the evening
where an immense crowd had gather
i ed for the day and evening Fire.
works were displayed for the en-
}. tertainment of the crowds in the even
ing.
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! For the lovers of turf events and
horsefesh a program Of races was
4 run at the West End driving park in
which some local horses of note per
formed to the satisfaction of a mum
Der of spectators. A heavy track did
4 not show much effect on the time
}, made, as the several heats were run
Il in good order. Three horses were en-
tered in each event and were won by
"Joe Dain" in the 2:30 trot and "Bon
ME Bird" in the 2:20 pace. A $10(
4 purse was put up On both events and
great interest conferred on them by g
good sized crowd
/ Some of the local churches held
Sunday school picnics at which q
number attended and made the day
pass very pleasantly, returning home
in carryalls. Many availed themselves
of day at the many shady and invit
ing hooks and inlets along the upper
river at Rock Bluff and other cooling
places afforded along the stream
Launches, skiffs and varied kinds Of
craft were commissioned to transports
the pleasure seekers on their trips VI
the river.
Golf Tournament.
A golf tournament was held at the
grounds of the Country club, on which
splendid links have been laid Slt
since the club built its beautiful home
north of the city This proved of in
terest to large number OF the lovers
of outdoor sports and great enthusi
asm was manifest in the severa
events
Taken as whole Ottumwa had g
pleasant Fourth Of July and the citi
zens generally have returned to the
old routine of life as if the great hol
iday had never made a visit in these
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