Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-07-07
BIG Time
JULY 4th.
The Celebration in This City
Was a Hummer
FREE FROM ACCIDENT
Good Sized Crowd Here--Fine

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Sports Program Carried Out
Good Parade
Fireworks, parade, sports, speeches,
dances and sunny day and universal
good humor combined to make Hot
Springs Fourth of July celebration one
of the most successful in its history
Neighboring towns contributed largely
to the attendance and to the radiant
enthusiasm that enlivened each event
of the day. Every train brought in
an additional quota Of guests, and by
afternoon the streets we're thronged
with people. An absence of accidents
marked the day and the program fol-
lowed with gratifying exactness that
which had been promised.
Hardly had the crowd gathered
before the first event of the day, the
parade, was called. Led by the
marshal of the day, John Rich
or, the line of march formed,
on seventh street, marched up River
avenue to the foot of Sanitarium Hill.
down Main street te the Evans Hotel,
across to River avenue agsin and down
to the city hall where it disbanded
The line of march was a follows:
Marshal of the Day, John Richer;
Chadron Band; Chief OF Fire Depart
ment, John Mueller; Hook and Ladder
Company; No. Hose Company; Min
nekahta Hose Company. Floats: The
Morris Grand Theater; j. L. Marcoux
& Son; Glattley Lumber Company;
Keystone Livery; j.. H. Gillespie; Far.
go Mercantile Company; R. A. Hum
mel; Van VIE Reeves Company; E. r
Phillips and Miss Goldie Shrider,
Transfer Feed &, Fuel Company; J. j
March, Boy Scouts of America; the
Dark Unknown and Mysterious Baby
Carriage; Braun Bath House and Ho
tells L. Marcoux & Son; citizens in
carriages and small boys galore
A committee composed of three
members of the Commercial Club
passed upon the floats awarding the
first prize of twenty five dollars to j.
L. Marcoux & Son; second prize, If
teen dollars, to Miss Shrider and the
third, ten dollars, for the most comical
to Mrs. Dave Batchelder who drove
and planned the Morris Grand float.
Immediately following the parade,
Rev. T. B. Wilbur spoke to large and
interested audience in the city park.
His address was eloquent and forceful
aud his practical ideas of patriotism
gained ready response from his
hearers.
The afternoon was given over to
sports, which were entered into with
much spirit, there being large mum
Der of entries for each event. They
took place on River avenue in front of
the Union station. The large grand
stand that had been erected on the
west side of the street, furnished seats
for several hundred spectators. They
lined the walks on the other side of
street, looked from the upper windows
and in fact, crowded every available
viewpoint. Following is list of
awards:
Boys foot race, under fifteen years;
first prize, Lowell Russell; second, AL
bert Bingham. Girls foot race, under
fifteen years; first, Mae March; second,
Mae Smith. Tug of War, ten men to
q side with Lyman Allen and Fred
Tillotson captsins;prize of $50 awarded
to Fred Tilloson's team. Boys novel;
ty race, first @. Tielander, second Otto
Sieg. Sack race, first, Ray Goddard;
second. David Bear. Novelty shoe
race, first, Willie Andre; second, David
Bear. Mems foot race, first, w. b..
Hayward; second, James Mckay. Lad
der climbing contest, first, second apd
third prizes to William Milford, David
Bear and Lew Spencer. Obstacle race,
first, David Bear; second, g. X. Walk
er. Fat mems race, first, George Gray /;
second, Walter Jones. Barrel rolling
contest, first. @. Venting; second,
Henry Blitterswyk. Three-legged race.
first, Rex Putnam and Paul Dennis;
second, Willie Andre aud
Pie eating contest, first, Leo Bschman;
second, Willie Clark. Slow horse race
flrst, Harry Clark; second, Elmer Cal.
kins. Blindfold wheelborrow race,
first, Tom Scott; second, Fred Gilbert.
Girls egg race, Leta Gilman. Boys
potatoe race, first, George
second. Will Connell.
Great interest centered, as always,
In the water fight, bravely waged on