Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1910-07-07
GOOD OLD
FOURTH
The Eagle Hollered, Screeched
And Screamed in Hot
Springs, Monday.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Weather Was Ideal and Race Program
Was Best Yet---No Accidents
Reported.

Monday was the Fourth of July-the
day we all celebrated and Hot Springs
certainly did the act up in proper
shape. The eagle not only screamed
but fairly howled. At sunrise the
anvil salute made many people think
that more guns had been let loose
than is generally kept in the regular
army.
Sunday, the day previous, each train
poured its crowds into the city from
all directions and by evening not a
room or cot hardly could be found
that was not engaged. The morning
of the Fourth saw the trains again
packed and the streets crowded by ten
O'Clock.
Promptly at 9:20 a m. as per
schedule the parade marched along
River Avenue headed by Marshall Of
the day, ]. G. Richer. Next in line
came the band, Chief of Police Dornan
and Fire Chief John Mueller. Follow.
ing came the hook and ladder wagon,
hose cart number one, hose cart
number two, j. j. March's float, Van
Laningham's ice cream wagon, Ma
gowan's hardware float, W. Il. Parks
and Co.'S. float, Magowan's carriage,
F.. j. Dudley's hardware float, hack
number six, Christensen's ice cream
wagon, hack number three, citizens in
carriages.
After the parade band concert was
given on the veranda of the Hotel
Evans. The remainder of the fore
noon was taken up at the plunges and
getting the people located. At Ills
p. m. another concert by the band was
followed by the address of the day at
the city park by Rev. WILDER, of the
Methodist church, at 1:30 p. m. On
account of the races the time given
the speaker was cut short but the way
the reverend gentleman took fall ont
of the eagle made the tail feathers
fly and altho the first part of his speech
was not SO much along the regular
order of speeches, it convinced his
hearers that he knew whereof he spoke.
His address on How the Flag Was
Made" was good, strictly to the point
and was very much appreciated.
Following is a list of the events and
the winners:
Parade: 1st prize to Jinks Parks;
End to r. j. Dudley. Most comical to
Victor Christensen. COMMITTEES: MIR.
and Mrs. r. w. Grittis, Omaha, Ne
braska, and l. G. Dunn, Council Bluffs.
Iowa.
Hub and Hub race: To Hose Com
pany No. 1, time 23 5 seconds.
Boys foot race under fifteen years:
1st prize to Ralph ~ Long; 2nd prize
to Ralph Cowles.
Girls foot race under fifteen years,
Aloan Duncan, 1st prize; May Smith,
End prize.
Novelty pony race: 1st prize to
Elvin Aaberg; End prize to Elmer
Calkins.
Sack race, free for all: David Baird
lst prize; J. L. Skinner End prize.
Shoe race, free for ALL 1st prize
Ralph Cowles; End prize j. L. Skinner.
Mems foot race, free for all: Albert
Wildman 1st prize; w. j. Murphy. 2nd
prize.
Obstacle race: lst prize, Barrett
Dolliver; End prize Ralph Cowles.
Fat Mans race: George Gray, LIST
prize; w. G. Roberts End prize.
Girls tug of war: Laura Bingham,
captain, winner.
Three legged race: 1st prize j. L.
Skinner, Percy Skinner; End prize r F.
Ratliff, P. K Smith.
Pie eating contest Bill Clark 1st
Prize; Rollin Pinkerton 2nd prize.
Slow horse race: George Marty 1st
prize; Alvin Aaberg End prize.
BIindfold wheel barrow race: Percy
SkinnerSlst prize; Henry Ven End prize.
Tug Of war, ten men on each side:
Fred Tillotson. captain, winner.
Girls Egg race: Eda Bingham 1st
prize; Clara Peterson-2nd prize.
Boys Potatoe race: John Mozart.
ney 1st prize; Harold Juckett 2nd prize.
First water: Minnekahta Hose
Company, winner.
Water fight to finish: Between Mime.
kahtas and Hose Company No. 1, draw.
After supper at $3.50 p. M. came the
fireworks and they were the finest
that has ever been witnessed in the
city on like occasion. During the
firing Of the rockets couple of small