The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-07-05
GUTHRIE
WAS SAFE
AND SANE
Fourth Of July Passed Without
a fITe and Gut FsW Minor
Accidents

Celebration Of Independence Day
/ IN Guthrie was emphatically and sale
| " sane. There were probably less
| than dozen minor accidents, nc
fires and no arrests. There was con
siderable noise and display iasl
4 night and there were many gather
| ings, but in the entire occasion thert
was little that was boisterous or ey
| en- aggrevating.
Freedom from fires Is considered
a remarkable tribute 10 the people
generally Cautions issued Monday
seemed 20 have the effect Of causing
| q great many trash fires Monday
night The night was still and tn'
| people generally burned lot o
trash. experimenting the job Will
| the garden hose The dryness n
everything was such that il was teaC
ed fires mighS be started in seyeral
| sections, either carelessly or 10y
thieves as a matter Of distraction
| But for the entire period, beginning
| Monday evening and ending lasl
4 night LDFIt wis NV AAlN Nts-' ~
| The policemen say there was not
! fight nor even a lonesome drunk OF
| the streets.
ii Is said six OF the years best
smellers secuted the Cottonwood <
the Cimarron, all along which tht
| crowds were gathered, without get
ting a whiff OF booze.
Considering the fact that . ~
/ load or two of fireworks were fire'
/ Off. il must be concluded that peo
/ ple were la their right minds every
\ where and that unusual precauti0n
4 were taken.
n Commissioners Carter put two extri
4 men on the police force last night
1 using the entire force as patrol 10
N the main portions OF town. IN
n shower Iii the afternoon made 10
4 danger from fire decidedly less.
Mayor Nissley who issued state
ment Monday said today that tn
II occasion Is a matter OF congratnl'
lion all around
Othello Moon, eight years old, so
OF Newton Moon, 1l17 West Logs
avenue. was seriously hurt last ever
ing. A blank cartridge exploded
his right hand. damaging the thnm
and one finger II is thought amp
tation can be avoided although rh
wounds are very serious
The little son of Mrs V. A. Jone
4D3 West Villas avenue was woun
ed Ia the left hand by O toy pisfo
ia d downtown store he was tryn
10 put In a cap With his right han
when the thing exploded. The ca
was driven almost through th
hand. The boy recently suffered
fracture OF the right arm which q
counts for his bungling the loD
loading the TOY pistol
There were several minor inc
dents burned fingers. blackene
faces and burned clothes. Thel
were no runaways OF moment.
The celebration 10 the city la
evening was lively A great mar
I laroekets were SEM up in the res
\ dence districts The colored Dar
got out and whooped up things f
D while On Oklahvnla avenue, b
M
tween Division and Oak. the boz
4 planted the street railway tract
with topedoes ahead OF every q
81 ami reproduced the battle OF si
Juan hill in great shape
The parks were filled, There we
IN al picnic parties in The lSi-l
and at several points outside \
city. The baseball game In the {
ternoOn and the shows at night
tracfed crowds.
The West side ". C. r Z. had
celebration al midday IN Miner
n Wells park. There was q short pI
gram, started With America. Ma
or Nlssley and Rev. n w Lew
made talks MONDAY lunch "
served at the park.