Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-05

her celebration of the 4th on the srd as SO many events were schedule, that 1t was impossib, to crowd then an into the one day.
 Bisbee was a blaze with the nation al colors. The business houses on Mai street. Brewery avenue and Naco roas were covered with bunting and flag: and the crowd which filled the streets was a gay carefree one and bright ir holiday attire
 A four o'clock in the afternoon Sunday the first event Of the day, a tug of war contest, took place.
 The entries in this event were the regular C. & A. team and 9 picked Finnish team of the same company
 Ire C. S A. team anchored by Jack Mcclure. showed the great superiority which long and faithful practice. in, teligent team work can accomplish and in the short time of four min utes and 25 seconds pulled their Op- poaents over the line thereby winning the championship of the Warren dis trict which means that of the state of Arizona as well. and at tue same time drawing down the tidy sum of S200
 The crowd about the plaform on which the contestants struggled was a large and enthusiastic one and the decision was a popular verdict, the winning team being almost mobbed by their admirers when the result was announced.
 The day shifts from the several mines added to the density and en- thusiasm of the aftersoon crowd and when the band contest was announced the Copper Queen P,aza was mass of happy and gaily attired humanity.
 This contest was for a cash prize of $50 with the understanding that the winning band was to furnish the mu- sic for the official events of the day following for which a purse of sl5O was provided
 Tae original entries in this contest were the C. & A. the L. :. & P and the Copper Queen bands. but at the East moment the Copper Queen band feeling that because of unpreparedness
 
 selves justice. withdrew from the con- test and the question Of superiority lay between the C & A and the l.. & & P. bands. These two bands are both composed of excellent individual musicians and have excellent leadership so that the question Of superiority was a hard one to decide and the judges after long and earnest deIberation awarded the prize 10 the c X A. band. The contest piece which won the decision of the judges played by the c A band was. Poet and Peasant. overture by F. Suppe, which was an eXcellen< selection and rendered in an artistic manner.
 This concluded the official program of the day. but the crowds filled the streets until a late hour and then Bisbee re,uctantly went to sleep to prepare itself.
 Our sister city Lowell. was no less enthusiastic in her preparations for the 4th and she also found it neces- sary to commence her celebration on the 3rd.
 The mueking contest was held in the city square of Lowell at 3 o'clock and the crowd that filled the streets leading to and facing on the platform where the event was staged blocked for a time all traffic and even the cleo tric cars were with difficulty able to make their runs A prize Of Sl50 was the plum for which the entries in this rock in the box match contended. and so close was the strugg'e and so evenly matched the contestants that the judge split the first money among three Of the entries. Messrs. Conley Travers and YiIlovich each receiving $50 as his share of the purse.
 The amount of muck shoyeled was Two tons and the time of she three winners was eight minutes and twelve seconds.
 Lowell celebrated the evening rath- VT quietly and rested up that she might enjoy to the full the program which she had mapped out for the Fourth Bisbee is thronged with people to-. day. Douglas. Naco. Tombstone, Can anaea.- Benson. Courtland and every other city and town in. the country having generous quota of it's population to join with local people fn the festivities marking the Fourth of July. Every event that has taken place to tbfs time has been an en- tire success from every standpoint.
 While not strictly upon the pro gram. midnigst marked 8 feature Of the celebration, heavy charges of dy- namite being exploded on the -ill sides as a salute to the birthday Of the nation.
 4 100 yard dash in witch there were a number of entries. was the first feature of the morning. This was captured handily by Claude Boswell in 10 s-5 seconds. Luke. of Phoenix. running a close second.
 Practically all Of the morning was spent in running the hose team race n which the entries were Douglas 3isbee. Phoesix and Upper Lowell The Naco road was crowded to such an extent that mounted off cers had difficulty in keeping it clear for the teams. In spite of the hot sun beating down upon them hun dreds stood throughout the morn