The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-07-11
|rrI ,EBRATE AT
FOUR PLACES
|rooskia, Sites, Cottonwood
md Elk City all Make the
Fade Scream on the 4th.

rour Idaho county towns did
Aemselves proud on Thursday of
81 week, July the 4th, all OBJ
irving the national holiday in
nodern style, while Grangeville,
ne county seat, scattered it's
emulation out among the three,
nd was satisfied to assist the
dhers to a good time.
Cottonwood had a record break
no crowd, Grangeville alone
snding 45O people over on the
train the morning of the 4th, be-
aides the large numbers which
drove over. This was practical
i repeated the second day.
The band, the orchestra and the
ball team were in attendance both
dsys and the pioneers held forth
on the first day of the celebra-
ton, there being a large atten-
dance Of the old-timers on "Pio-
| nees' Day." The Lewiston spe-
sial brought $50 people from that
place and points enroute, accord
ing to the statement of the brake
man. The estimates of the atten-
dance vary according to the ne
thusiasm of the reporter officiat-
ing, but it was a likely crowd,
and money flowed freely into the
channels of circulation.
The Grangeville and Nezperce
bands furnished music through
out the two days while the
Grangeville and Lewiston ball
teams furnished excellent enter.
tainment in the afternoon of the
ith at the ball park. The game
resulted in a score of Z to 3 in
favor of Lewiston. The second
day Grangeville defeated Cotton
wood in the forenoon by a score
Of to 0. This game was to
have been pulled off between
Winchester and Cottonwood, for
> purse of 800, but the Win
chester manager notified the man
agement that they were out of
| i, and Grangeville was substi-
luted, but the 500 purse was
drawn down, and only a portion
Of the gate receipts went to the
Winners. In the afternoon Lewis
ION and Cottonwood played for
NE $l5O purse and division of
NE gate receipts. A good crowd
Witnessed this game and lots
Of money changed hands on the
results, and much more would
nave been bet had the Lewiston
money, so freely offered in the
ast half of the game, been TAX
a Lewiston had decidedly the
eest of the game up to the fifth
anlng, when Goocl, their twirer
vent to pieces and Cheisman was
saostltuted. From that time on
! was anybody's game, with the
percentage in favor of Cotton
sood. The Grangevillians rooted
9f Cottonwood, and also played
aelf money the same way, al
lOugh at one time it looked very
1ueh like losing venture. The
ssne was hardly as good an ex-
alOltion as the forenoon contest.
Dc Mcfarland, the Lewiston
ca'cner, and Umpire Charter, of
aa'lanigevlle, " were both temporar-
|v Knocked out by fouled balls,
a'n receiving the blow on the
~ Inc bucking contest, which
,0ll0wed the afternoon ball game
- .@ good apd quite exciting at
au,es' One rider was bueked off
= suu TWO of the horses threw
-, ,,niseiVes, one catching the rid
ieg and injuring it. He was
se'Sy, and again straddled his
.u yuait and rode him to a finish,
lough suffering from the in
sus' One of the horses bucked
j " me wire netting in front
! uie ~ grandstand and broke one
!, !, 'ne uprights with his head,
- another frantic animal made
n w Venturesme spectator climb
ss., same netting for safety. Wild
' vest features take we'll with the
People. A WIN '"'
~ 'he racing, which took place