Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-07-12
THE FOURTH.
Glorious Weather, Glorious Crowd,
Loyal Speech, Good Ball Game.

immense crowd, made up of peopl,
from every section, assembled in Min
eral Point on the 4th Of July to exchang,
Igood will and pay homage to liberty
land the founders thereof.
| The weather in the morning was sc
favorable that people gathered early.
| BY 10 O'Clock our streets were thronged.
The doings, or rather the no-doings, for
the morning, proved shortening in
the program. Hence women and chill
dren by the hundreds, we might say
thousands, wandered aimlessly about.
There was not the least thing to enter
tain them, notwithstanding their com
fort and pleasure should command first
consideration on such occasions. Dis
appointment was not only expressed.
but depicted on MANY countenance.
1t is now admitted on all sides that it
would have been well and proper to
have provided parade or some kind Of
patriotic and impressive entertainment
on High street in the morning, with
plenty of stirring music thrown in
Whatever cost this might have incurred
would have come back tenfold through
the channels of satisfaction and praise.
True, during the morning there was
clay pigeon shooting at the eastern out
skirts of the city, the result of which is
given elsewhere, but that interested
only meagre fraction of the people,
not the women and children who rallied
to participate in our celebration and
imbibe of its entertainment and enthu-
siasm.
The omissions of the morning were
to some extent made up by the field day
doings at the fair grounds. with bali
game, an Grafton by Gen. J. B. Doe of
Milwaukee which dubbed over with
ringing eloquence and patriotism, fol-
lowed by trotting and running races.
The grounds were well packed with
humanity and autos.
The ball game between the Mifilin
and Waldwick clubs was called at ~
o clock, an unseemly hour, as some of
our citi4ins had out-of-town friends to
entertain; for dinner, and others who
did moi had to do some hustling to get
dinner and see all of the game. 1t
proved to be well played game. one
worth seeing. Mifliin won. A to O..
Gen. Does address followed the ball
game. II was delivered from the band
stand at the fair grounds, not the most
advantageous place for him. Those
anxious to hear and see him so crowded
the stand that the General during his
talk could scarcely move without step
ping on himself. Another disadvantage
was the constant snorting and grooming
of the numerous autos roundabout, be-
cause of the restless nature of their
occupants OF the address it can be.cor-
rectly said that it proved to be one care
fully prepared and by an intellectual
and patriotic mind, full of such historic
facts as true Americans love to hear,
and embellished and strengthened with
ringing appeals for loyalty and sacrifice
at this particular time this hour when
our country is a participant in the great
est war Of all ages The delivery was
in keeping with the Generals splendid
reputation.
Exercises at the fair grounds con-
cluded with horse racing; a summarized
report thereof may also be found in
another column.
In the evening there seemed to be
more people within the city than at any
time during the day-a jam. The local
and Darlington bands enhanced the
pleasure of the throng with good music.
Fireworks which cost probably as much
as any ever put off on like occasion in
southwestern Wisconsin, came next
The spot chosen CHANGED 70 be one Of
the lowest in the city the meadow, a
short distance out on Hoard street.
Why, is not known. A favorable and
comfortable position to witness the dis
play was next to impossible.
A dance at the spacious Community
Hall concluded the day program. This
was very largely attended.