The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-07-08
DOW CITY HOST
TO GOOD CROWD
Regular Old Fashioned Fourth OF
July Celebrations; Safest and
Most Sane in Recent Years
GLEN klMeALL MAKES SPEECH
Horse Races and Ball Game in After
noon Hold Crowds-Fireworks
and Balloon Ascensions.
(By Mrs. Bessie Binnall.)

Dow City was host that day to {
large crowd of people and the day was
celebrated in the good old fashioned
way. 1t was the safest and sanes,
celebration that we have ever wit
messed. For days before the young
sters had been heralding the coming
celebration with tirecrackers, tor
pedoes and such like, but on the day
everyone was too busy to think Of
those things and the time from 8 a
m. until midnight was full of enter
tainment. The program as printed
was carried out with hardly a change
At 8 a. m. the Dow City band rendered
several selections on the public
square. At $3.50 the auto parade form
ed at the school house and under the
direction of Marshal of the day Johr
Howorth, long line of gaily bedecket
autoes wendell their way along the
line of march. Prizes of SIS, $40 ant
S. had been offered and Henry Young
VIC. Rolls and W. L. Fishel had beer
selected as judges. The prizes were
awared to A. A. Luke, Tom Ahart
and the Friday club, in the order
named. 1t was regretted exceedingly
that blunder was made in the an
nouncemcnt OF the winners of the
awards, the Royal Neighbors being
jubilant over the announcement that
they had won third place, to find that
1t was all a mistake, the Friday club
winning that prize. Master of Cere-
monies w. +. Fishcl introduced orator
of the day, Hon. Glen Kimball, OF
Council Bluffs, state senator from Pot
tawattamie county and grand chancel
lor of the X. of P. lodge of Iowa. His
address was pronounced very fine
one and was listened to by a large
and appreciative audience. At p
IN. the Peters Amusement company
gave an exhibition, their trick dog
doing a high dive, jumping from 4O
foot ladder into net. They then
gave a novelty Juggling performance,
which did not attract much attention.
The foot races drew the usual crowd
and the results were as follows:
Mems race, 100 yards: Bangyan, of
Manila, LIST, SO; Staley, I'd, 50; Staley
Sd. 81.
Fat mems race: J. Riddle. list, 81;
L. Riddle, I'd, 81; Ad Fishel, Sd, SOC.
Girls race: Staley, list, $l.50; Rid
die, I'd, 75e; Pearsall, Sd, SOC.
Little girls race: Stalcy LIST; Thorn
as, I'd
Relay race: Staley team, So.
Free for all, 200 yards: Bangyan,
LIST, 81; Staley, I'd, $3.50; Staley, Sd,
$l.5O.
Boys race: Brady, list; Thomas, 3d..
The Manila ball nine met the local
team and played close and even
game until the seventh inning, when
Dow City fell by the wayside on ac-
count of their pitcher, Bert Klein, get
ting too warm. Art Wilson made two
or three star plays for the locals, as
did Manilla's third baseman. The fin
ish saw the score to for Manila.
The gate receipts OF the game were
$171.90. Thus about 500 people wit
messed the game.
The horse races did not have the
usual fourth of July attendance, first.
on account of the distance of the track
from the town, and second, because
the races were called before the ball
game was concluded. In the free for
all half mile dash Alexander's horse,
Gully Burnett, took first money, $50;
Miller mare from Defiance second, SIS.
The third horse threw the rider and
left the race. In the farm horse and
pony race Jay Thompson won first
money, $40; John Birkhofer's horse
took second, $12 Again the trick dog
made the high dive. About s O'clock
the balloon ascension was made by
two dogs, each descending in his own
parachute. One dropped in CrandalPs
wheat field and was picked up by boys
few minutes later; the other came
down across the river and was not
found until nearly noon the following
day, the balloon coming to earth near
Mott McHenry's residence. About
o'clock the fireworks were opened,
but to the CONSERVATION of the watch
ers, In less than five minutes after the
hrst ones were fired, those on the plat
form caught fire. Mr.. Best and his
helpers were compelled to leave the
stand and the fire burned SO fiercely
and with Roman candles, sky rockets,
etc, shooting high, low and in every
direction, the crowd scattered to
places of safety. After the fiercest of
1t was over several men turned the
stand over and trampled the fire out,
saving good share Of the lumber
used in its construction. The stand
men furnished free bowery for after
noon and evening and good crowds
found plenty of amusement at this
place. The crowd was not as large
as is usual for Dow City, but with the
beautiful park, one Of the finest in
western Iowa, an abundance of good,
pure water, bali game and sports so
near the park, music by the Dow City
band of twenty-five pieces, something
doing all the time If one but hunted
the place where it was doing, all
helped to make one of those fine eel.
ebrations that Dow City is famous for.
The committee having the celebration
in charge are entitled to great credit
for making such success of it and
are receiving congratulations there
for.
Rev. Joseph Stephen returned Sat
urday morning from five weeks So
journ at Excelsior Springs, Mo. He
is improved in health and on Sunday
resumed his work in the NJ. K. pulpit.
Mr.. Stephens many friends are glad
to welcome him back and are delight
ed to know of his being in better
health.
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