Bonners Ferry herald., 1916-07-07
CROWDS AT
MAUCHAN PARK
Fourth Of July Celebrateen Tuesday On
the MOI Inside is Well Attended
Good Time
NO HITCHES IN The PROGRAM
Patriotic Addresses, Picnic Dinner,
Sports, Dancing, Fireworks

and the cooperation of the business
men of Bonners Ferry and the citi-
zens of the Northside, local people
enjoyed real, old-fashioned, patri-
otic Fourth of July celebration Tues
day at Maughan's park.
Preparations for the celebration on
the Northside were made at a late
hour but nevertheless it was sue
cess from every standpoint and was
remarkably well attended when it is
considered that many Bonners Fer
ryites went to Troy, Mont, to Cope
land, to Spokane, Wash, and other
cities and towns to spend the day.
The program of the day and most
of the arrangements for the days
celebration were made by Messrs.
Mcintyre, Maughan and Doty. The
athletic sports were in charge of G..
w. Spoerry, Walter James and VIM.
Doty.
The days program began about 9
o'clock in the morning when the
Northside band played a few selec-
tions on Main street. Upon assem-
bling at the park the crowds were
entertained with foot races in which
men, women and children took part.
The prizes for the races and various
contests of the day were donated by
local merchants and citizens resid-
ing OH both sides of the river.
Patriotic services were held at IL
a. m. Rev. E. r. Henderson gave
the invocation and Major w. S.
Walker gave a patriotic address. Fol-
lowing the basket dinner at noon the
crowds were entertained with an ad-
dress by Bartlett Sinclair.
During the afternoon there was a
continuation of the foot races and
contests of the morning, the sports
cluding mailing contests for women,
human wheelbarrow race, tug of war,
for men and women, wood chopping
contests, high jumps, broad jumps,
pole vaulting, water carrying con-
tests, etc.
In the evening, after supper, the
contests consisted of squaw races, In
dian foot races and water carrying
contests for the squaws. Part off the
afternoon sports program was de-
layed until evening and it was quite
dark before the last of the races and
contests had been finished.
All during the day the Kootenai
Indians, resplendent in their most
brilliant trappings, entertained in a
huge tent with exhibitions of vari-
Gus tribal dances. An admission of
10 cents was charged. At dusk the
Indians gave a free exhibition, col
ored lights being used to enhance
the wierdness of the spectacle.
Then followed a fine display of
fireworks which was also witnessed
by several hundred people. Those
who enjoyed dancing topped off the
day tripping the eight fantastic" in
Maughan's pavilion and at the North
side schoolhouse.
. Several concerts were given during
the day by the Northside band. The
young men who are members of this
organization, and their leader, Prof.
Maughan, are being heartily congrat-
ulated on every hand for the excel
lent showing made by them and their
public spiritedness in freely giving
their services for Tuesdays celebra-
ton.
A number of stands at the park
were we'll stocked with frecrackers
and fireworks of all kinds, soft
drinks, ice cream, horns, ETC. These
places did a fine business, in fact,
were not prepared for the demands
made upon them especially in the
way of ice cream.
Following is the list of those win
ming prizes in the various athletic
contests of the day:
One hundred-yard dash-Jointed
steel trout rod, Eugene Campbell.
Little girls foot race-First prize
bead necklace, Erma Washburn; Sec
ond, Soc, Mildred Wickstrom.
Ladies' foot race-First, ladies' silk
NT,.c t1iov po,.Lan. caoOnI
shell hairpin, Mrs. Bert Baden,
Little Boys foot race-First, S1.25
pocket knife, Wallace James; second
soc. pocket knife, Robert Wells.
Fat women's race-First, On yeai
subscription to The Herald, Miss Kate
Rosebaugh; second, Soc, Mrs. A. D
Welch.
Standing broad jump-First, S1.00
Hayes Washburn; second, 50c., c. w
Skeels.
Running broad jump-First, $1.00
Hayes Washburn, 13 ft. in; second
Soc, Ernest Owens, 13 ft. A in.
Running high jump-First, S1.00
Clarence Meyers; second, Soc, Greg
ory Nicholas.
Standing high jump-First, $1.00
Hayes Washburn; second, Soc, Chas
Riefstek.
Boys race (under Is years )-First
suit of clothes, Cecil Howard; second
watch, Virgis Carratt.
Girls foot race-First, silk hose
Leah Aldrich,; second, pair of gloves
May Pratt.
Married women's foot race-First
vacuum cleaner, Mrs. Lillian Parkey
second, oil painting, Mrs. w. L
Baum.
Mailing contest-First, so ID. sacl
Sapphire -four, Mrs. John McGlock
lin; second, s1.00 worth of soap, Mrs
r. R. Hartling.
Human wheelbarrow-First, TIVE