Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-07-10
THE BIGGEST
and BEST EVER
HOT SPRINGS CELEBRATION A
GRAND SUCCESS
OVER 5000 VISITORS
IDEAL WEATHER. GOOD PROGRAM,
Big CROWD MADE CELEBRATION
A RED LETTER one.

Without doubt the biggest and best
celebration that Hot Springs has ever
had was the 1914 observance of the
nations birth. Advance estimates
we're placed on the number that would
visit this city on the 4th and 5th but
they were under the mark In practical
ly every instance. A conservative esti.
mate places the number of out of town
visitors at about three thousand. Sew.
enteen coaches we're used to bring the
people here the morning Of the 4th be.
sides the countless automobile parties.
Both days we're ideal, the mornings
being clear and cool and later just
enough clouds to keep 1t from becom.
ing too warm. The weather man rather
outdid himself when it came to favor
ing Hot Springs. Following the arrival
of the Northwestern from the south
bringing the Rushville band and con.
tipgent together with the Chadron
crowd and many from intermediate
points, and the Burlington from the
south and west with the Alliance,
Crawford and Edgemont people and
the Edgemont band, occurred the
decorated automobile parade at eleven
O'Clock.
The machines formed in line at the
library in lower town and headed by
the two bands marched up River
Avenue to the court house end back to
the city park. prize Of forty dollars
was offered for the best appearing
machine and this was won by Clifford
Wilson with his Buick. Il was decor.
ated In white and was certainly q
beauty. AS to the second prize the
judges had some little difficulty in
selecting winner as the Juckett car
and the one driven by Jack Potts both
seemed equally good. Roy Juokett was
finally awarded the second prize Of
twenty dollars. The Juckett car was
decorated with green trimmings and
flowers and the occupants dressed in
Japanese style. The Potts car was
very appropriately decorated in the
national colors with an eagle sur
mounting the top of the hood and
stresmers leading to the front Of the
machine. The judges were: Mrs. r. B.
Van Voorhis. Miss Annie Casper and
Miss Mary Colgsn. of Edgemont
Immediately following the parade a
band concert was given In the city park
and later States Attorney Hedrick de.
livered the Grafton of the day. Mr..
Hedrick's address was mastery one
and obtained for him q hearty round of
applause at its conclusion.
After dinner came the sports pro-
gram just opposite the Union depot
where large smpbithestre had been
erected for the accommodation Of the
visitors. The first race was free.for.
all 100 yard dash ard was won BY Floyd
Kelly. Stanley Fellows came in
second. In the boys foot.raoe Rex
Lollich won flrst and Clarence Bruce
second. The creased pig was captured
by Percy Skinner. The hub and hub
race between Nashville and Crawford
was one of the prettiest races ever pull
ed off here. The boys got away to an
even start and crossed the tape but q
few feet apart. Rushville being declared
the winner. John Mueller then gave q
life saving exhibition from the fourth
story of the Minnekahta Block bring
ing out two little boys in fine style.
Quite q heavy wind was blowing at
four-tbirty when the balloon was
scheduled to 60 up in lower town. The
crowd however became little impa-
tient with the delay after their arrival
on the grounds and In trying to please
them the aeronaut started to fll the
big gas bag. When nearly ready to
rise it scrsped one Of the uprights that
had been erected to hold it with Q
result that the cloth parted and the
balloon was soon In flames. The crowd
then returned to the Minnekahta
Avenue bridge where the water fight
between Crawford and Rushville took
place. The fght lasted fifteen minutes
with Rushville receiving the soaking
Of their lives. The Crawford boys
were experts at this game and were
easy winners. After supper the re-.
remainder of the evening was spsnt at
the bowery, the concert and dancing