Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-07-08
ALL ARE HAPPY
ON THE FOURTH
SEVERAL UNUSUAL ATTRACTIONS
FOR THE DAY DRAW LARGE
CROWDS TO THIS CITY
SPORTS, CIRCUS, CHAUTAUQUA
o.o Of the Best Celebrations Ever Held
In the District

One of the largest crowds that ever
attended Fourth of July celebration
= Ronners Ferry was in town last
rr,dav attracted here by the enter
toinment offered by the chautauqua,
the Sanger circus and the usual sports
and contests together with the big
sazz orchestra dance at night. 1t was
hard to estimate the number in the
nrowds in the city Friday but there
mist have been at least 5000 people
IN the streets most of the day.
The soda fountains of the city and
al, of the numerous lunch, ice cream
and soft drink stands did rushing
business all day long while the res
taurants and hotels were crowded to
far over-capacity. The business men
renort the day to have been the best
one they have ever enjoyed.
Main street was prepared for the
snort events early in the morning by
being given good drenching of water
The water stood in puddles for some
time in the morning but by afternoon
Il was seen that the good wetting
was needed. Along the sidewalks
benches were placed for the use of
women and children and nearly all of
these were occupied all day long.
Most of the business houses and
many of the autos of town were well
decorated with flags and bunting.
The weather was ideal, although it
was one of the warmest days of the
wear. There was little or no use of
firecrackers or fireworks of any kind,
as the town council had decreed a
safe and sane Fourth but the boys
and girls made up for the loss OF the
fireworks with horns, balloons, tick
lers, confetti and paper ribbons, etc,
while the dealers were able to supply
them There were no disagreeable
features to mar the day and not a
single arrest was made by Marshall
Worley or his deputy marshalls. j. N.
Norton, F. A. Davis and c. r. knight.
The crowd all seemed to be having
a good time. Everyone seemed TO
know just what he wanted and how
and where to get it.
In the morning the athletic sports
and contests attracted many and the
sports committee pulled off many con-
tests not on the program among which
was five or ten mile leap frog race
for married men which was discontin-
ued when the judges ran out of breath
The members of Walden's Band, in
number of concerts and in each num-
Der were we'll applauded.
There were two big entertainments
at the chautauqua tent where nearly
every seat was taken. Both enter
tainments were highly commended
The Sanger's circus was brought in
at noon on the Spokane international
Railroad and at 2:30 the performance
of the afternoon was given to a crowd
that taxed the capacity of the tent
The circus also drew a large crowd
at night and all day long the side.
show came in for it's share of the
crowds at Is cents per each. The
circus pleased the kidlets but the
grown-ups, of course, figured they
had been stung again which was JUS
as they expected.
In the afternoon there were more
sports and contests and when the In
dams failed to show up for the Indiar
events the committee turned the prize
money over to soVe other sport Of
contest. There was hardly minute
Oh the day that there was not some
thing doing in the way of entertain
ment.
Then at night the dance at the X. P
hall drew one of the largest crowds
ever in the building There was no
much room for dancing but each cou
pie managed to get along all right ant
10 enjoy the evening perfectly.
Following is the list of the winner
OF the various contests and sports o
the day as far as obtainable:
Boys race, IA to II years, first, Lew