The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-31
We're The Best Ever Witness
ed At The Park
Two Base Ball Games We're
Very Interesting
Two Thrilling Balloon As
tensions We're Given

The opening of the season at Lake
Iiiawatha park occurred on Thursday,
ing and were closed late in the even
ing This is always pleasant date
TO look forward TO by everyone who
enjoys pleasure of clean, open ma
ture, as the opening Of the park is
always day on which these pleas
ures can be had This year, great
preparations were made for the event
which outcassed all openings of many
years previous, such preparations as
thorough cleaning of all parts of the
park and the painting of buildings,
making everything as clean and neat
as possible. The management made
every preparation for the accommoda.
tion of vast thrOn6 OF persons, the
swings being put IN proper order and
ed, a merry-go-rouud erected and
other amusements
In the morning baseball game was
the chief attraction. The Danville
club and the Mt Vernon tIlks played
an excellent game which was losely
contested, the Elks winning by score
Of to A. In the morning, before and
after the ball game the pleasure seek
or was at liberty to stroll through the
park which is beautiful at this time
of the year as all of the trees are
leafing out making a gorgeous array
of verdant foliage. The grass Is
mown and trimmed short in every
corner Of the park, giving everything
the aspect of having been carefully
kept all winter, Everything which was
to he seen last year is still there and
in addition, there have been many new
attractions added which are always
appreciated in a tirst-Giass park
At nooon, persons nocked to the
dining hail for lunch or dinner which
was served to all who came.
At one-thrty O'Clock in the after
noon, Professor Walter W. Raub made
IN exceptionally good ascension il
his large balloon This was one of tn,
most interesting Nights seen in %
rear Mt. Vernon for many years. Pro
fessor Raub asccnded TO q dizg
height in his ballobn and on cuttinI
loose the parachute, was seen to fal
swiftly toward the earth. In YER
s.l.. .t ..N tt.. mt
opened and looked like an ordinar
umbrella. Almost Immediately after
ward, ne discarded the first parachut
and descended the rest OF the way L
he ground in second which wa
red, white and blue
Al two o'clock in the afternoon
second ball game was played betweo
the Elks and the Danyille team. thi
time, the visitors winning by the one
yided score of ~ to 2, The gam
started ont Ike a big league eXh
bton, but after II progressed sever
al innings, the locals began to woaiSe
before the effective pitching q
Church, the Danyillc twirler, and th
big score resulted
At two,thi"ty, Halls Imperial Con
cdy Company showed in the auditor
ium to large crowd of people Thi
Is a good complny and Is putting o
some excellent acts.
Al four o'clock In the afternoon, ia
most thrilling feat Of the day wa
pulled of when Dare Deyil Dash
made his wonderful ride on the hun
dred.foot inclined ladder and love
distance II lifty feet through Tie nj
into the lake, The ride was mad
ON "A bicycle and ihc speed was ma
yellous Had the man swerved
fraction Of foot he would have hee
hurled to destruction almost one hul
dred feet below rhis act was rrea
T. appreciated by the large crowd ,
spectators
Al Ans the athletic sports bcsal
''his consisted OF military mnrc
corrective drill, competitive drills an
iecreatiye games.
Al 1880 O'Clock concert was Il
en- by the Mt Vernon band whiC
rendered excellent music which WI
highly appreciated
Al eight o'clock another balloC
ascension and double parachute let
took place and was accompanied