The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-07-06
The FOURTH
AT DENlSON.
An Ideal Day and Large Crowds
Amuse Themselves Visiting Paid
Shows and Merry Rounds.
SPEAKER MISSES HIS TRAIN.
Auto Parade, "Aerial utts" and scran-
ton Band Make Up Forenoon's
Entertainments.


ton Band Make Up Forenoon's
Entertainments.
The Fourth of July at Denison
brought to the city the second largest
crowd within its limits in recent years.
AS on circus day, in the early morn
ing teams began arriving and hun
sdreds came by rail from east, west,
north and south. Those who owned
autos drove from long distances Ida
Grove. Battle Creek, Charter Oak,
Manila and West Side.
Aside from an over supply Of dust,
due to there not being sufficient
quantity of water for sprinkling pur-
poses, the day was ideala cool
breeze blowing all day. The main
streets of the city were artistically
decorated, and many of the residences
throughout the city were also decor
ated.
The first on the forenoon program
was the automobile parade at 10: 80, in
which there were some 25 decorated
autos. There were three cash prizes
offered for the best decorated cars,
and Mr.. Tamm, in a Chalmers Detroit,
won first prize, $25; Mr.. Warnocken,
In q Mason, won second, SIS, and Mr..
Sasges, of Charter Oak, in an e. M.
F. won third prize, $40. The parade,
however, was not a decided success,
as very few people of all the crowd
knew when it took place. The COM
mittee did not see fit to announce the
line Of parade, neither did they an
nounce its approach, and it was all
over almost before the judges could
obtain point Of view. is' ss' /
The program advertised Senator
Gilliland, Of Glenwood, as speaker OF
the day ana mary people went to the
park only to later learn that the
speaker had missed his train in Coun-
Gil Bluffs. The committee, OF course,
was not to blame for the non-arrival
of the senator, but no effort was made
toward securing substitute. Senator
Gilliland arrived on the afternoon
train and was entertained at the Sims
home at dinner in the evening.
The speaker having failed to ar
rive, announcement was made that the
Aerial Utts" would entertain the
crowds. A large majority of the pec-
pie having only recently witnessed
some good work on the trapeze at the
Hagenbec Wallace circus, the Aerial
Utts" did not prove the best of enter
tainers. The ladies' band of Scranton
furnished some music from this time
on until the noon hour, when all ad-
I journed for dinner.
Afternoon.
The committee in charge of the
celebration seemed to have placed
commercialism above everything else
and there were no races or entertain
ment of any description for the chill
dren, or older ones for that matter,
other than the Aerial Utts," and a
contortionist, who did some perform
ing for the benefit of the band, hardly
anyone else being able to ascertain
what was taking place. Until the ball
game at $3.50 o'clock there was abso-
lutely nothing for the crowds to do
but spend their money, visiting the
two merry-go-rounds, the small horse,
or the American Girls" a paid show
that should not have been permitted
by the mayor under any circum-
stances. There seems to be ten
dency on the part of the city admins
tration to license everything that
cares to pay the fee, without regard
to the morals of our city.
Common talk among the many, Wis
itors was that there was no entertain
ment in the afternoon. as 1t might de-
tract from the ball game, which was
between Denison and Charter Oak.
While this may be oyerdrawn, the
fact remains that there was an i'm
mense crowd witnessed the game.
which was good one aside from a
few errors ON the part of Denison
players, most of whom were either
interested financially or had been work
ing all day in the numerous lemonade
stands. and were not in fit condition
to play ball. Faul and Chup pitched
and caught for Denison. while Louie
Jacobsen and Norman we're the bat
terry for Charter Oak. Neither side
scored in the first inning; Denison se-
cured a score in the second. and
Charter Oak scored twice in the third
inning, owing to errors ON the part Of
Denison. From this on neither side.