Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-08
JULY 3 IN WEBSTER.
The Celebration a Success
In Every Way.
From 5 ,OOOto 5000 Peo-
pie Enjoy the Hos
FATALITIES.
ONLY One ACCIDENT
To Mar the Pleasure of the Day.
The Woodwork Boy Hurt
by Automobile.
FINE WEATHER PREVAILED.
The Speech of Hon. Thad. L.
Fuller was a Lesson in Patri-
otism and Well Received.
BASE Bali. RACES. STREET SPORTS
Nearly 1900 People Watched the
Interesting Sports at the Fair
Grounds and Spoke Highly
of Every Feature.
To Mar the Pleasure of the Day.
The Woodwork Boy Hurt
by Automobile.
FINE WEATHER PREVAILED.
The Speech of Hon. Thad. L.
Fuller was a Lesson in Patri-
otism and Well Received.
BASE BALL, RACES. STREET SPORTS
Nearly 1900 People Watched the
Interesting Sports at the Fair
Grounds and Spoke Highly
of Every Feature.

The Ord Of July has come and gone
and the celebration arranged for that
day by the Webster citizens for tn cir
guests IL now O matter Of history and
will be spoken Of in years to come as
one of the most satisfactory and genuine
pleasure giving days of all varied amuse-
ment and good times ever enjoyed in
Webster. The attendance was variously
estimated at from 5000 to 5000 and
there was something doing for their
entertainment all the time from the
firing OF the morning guns until the
closing OF the dance in the opera house
early Sunday morning.
waubay Kid Band.
The committee was disappointed some
in their music as the members had made
arrangements for the Pierpont band
which could not come because many of
its members had accepted employment
in other places and the organization was
so weakened as to be unwilling to make
an effort The Webster Kid Band,
owing to the fact that w. a. Lipke had
left the city. had given mp practice and
were not in condition to assist. The
Waubav Kid band, however, arrived on
the early morning freight and were
here in time to meet the morning pas
senger train The Wanbay band were
Informed of the lack of music which the
committee was up against and promised
an increase of salary if they would -
.hei. her. - .,,asA M .ha shnrta0a. That
splendid musical organization came TO
the rescue of the committee and fur
nished sufficient music for all parts of
the program to satisfy the most exacting
and at no time was there any question
but what the musical program of the
day was filled to the limit and the Wan.
bay Kid band made a firm and admiring
friend out Of every one in attendance at
the celebration.
The Automobile Parade
Promptly at 1920 the Automobile
Parade started from the garage of the
Day County Auto and Supply company
and thirty or forty machines, all gaily
decorated, entered the contest for the
best decorated machine. The parade
passed by the court houss and down to
the railroad track, theu east and up
Main street and again to the court
house. The committee awarded the
first prize, for the best decorated
machine, to the Bronson car; the second
prize to the Clark car, and the third to
Miss Rathbun. There were many Of
the cars splendidly decorated and the
found it rather hard to make
their selections.
Speech of Hon. Thad L. Fuller.
Immediately after the Automobile
parade, the Waubay Kid band gave
splendid band concert in the band stand
at the court house and then Mayor J. L.
Harris, in few well chosen words,
Hon. Thad L. Fuller, states
attorney Of Grant county, who made
the address Of the day. Mr.. Fuller is
considered one of the very best platform
speakers In South Dakota. He has q
most pleasing appearance, a remarkable
voice, . splendid delivery and is we'll |
educated, and has happy faculty Of
saying the right thing in the right
place. He was at his best when here
Saturday and he held the large audience
for an hour listening most intensely to |
his eloquent lesson In patriotism and all |
were very sorry that he would not con-
tinue his address for an hour. IL was |
said by those who are authority upon
such matters that Mr.. Fuller's address
was the best Fourth Of July address
ever given in Webster
= John Dauaherty High Wire Artist.
fright after dinner on q wire erected
for the purpose on the lot near the
depot. John Dougherty. OF Minneapolis, |
gave alhigh wire performance for an
hour which included al Of tho best feats
ever sseen in carcuses and many special
ties which had never been seen before
By asWebster audience.
Entsrtainment ~ the Race Track.
Atout . 80 the large crowd went 10 |
the race track where they were enter |
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