Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-07-06
SUCCESSFUL
CELEBRATION
LARGE CROWDS FROM EVERY
DISTRICT OBSERVE FOURTH
IN B0NNERS FERRY
LOCAL NINE WINS BALL GAME
Everyone Pleased With Entertainment
Arranged BY Committees

Bonners Ferry's celebration of the
Fourth of July was well attended by
people from all parts of the county
and from neighboring towns anc
proved to be one of the most salts
factory, all things considered, of any
celebration ever held here.
The committee in charge made an
earnest effort to please the visitors
and although the Lachman Exposition
shows failed to carry out their agree
ment to provide amusements there
was something doing all day long, and
during the evening there was a mag
nificent display of fireworks, the
finest ever seen in this county, and
a big dance which was we'll patron
lied.
The ball game between Hillyard
Wash, and Bonners Ferry, was a
feature of the celebration as we'll as
the exhibition of wild horse riding,
rope spinning, rope tying, etc.
The ball game was won by Bonners
Ferry by q score of to 1. The home
team made three scores in the first
inning, due to wildness of the Hill
yard pitcher, and the batting of God
frey, Rohlf and Melin After this
inning the Hillyard pitcher tight
ened up" and no more scores were
made until the sixth inning, when one
of the Hillyard players made a three
base hit, duplicating a three-bagger
which had been hit by Godfrey in the
third inning. In the last half of the
sixth inning the local team made
four more scores, with the aid of
some clean hits and several errors
made by the Hillyard players.
The home team had the game prac-
tically cinched from the first inning
and at only one time in the entire
game did there seem to be any danger
of the Hillyard team scoring. Walser
was hit freely but was given admir-
able support. Heathershaw at short
stop, fielded several difficult ground
ers perfectly.
G. B. Essex, of Bonners Ferry and
formerly of Montana, and Texas
Bob" assisted by number of local
horsemen, put on an exhibition of
bucking horse riding that pleased the
large crowds that filled the grand
stand and bleachers at the ball park
All the horses brought in We're ridden
although none of the animals proved
to be very hard to convince that this
was what they were there for The
crowd had one real thrill" when a
quiet looking animal showed more
than the usual amount of spunk when
Mike Worley attempted to ride it and
was thrown. The horse was later
ridden by Essex. Texas Bob proved
himself more than a match for any
wild horse of this district and topped
off the exhibition with surcingle
riding. Robert Wells, a local lad,
also did some surcingle riding on a
wiry little horse which displayed a
great deal Of spirit and the exhibition
was heartily applauded.
The horse racing was pulled off
according to schedule, under the
supervision of A. j. Steinmetz. The
track was in poor shape on account
of the sand but the races were hotly
contested. The Shetland Dany race
was won by Robert Hewett and L.
Alberts, took second money. The
horse race was won by Mr.. Castle
with DR., Whites horse second. The
cayuse race was won by Duncan
Branom with Jim Hershman second.
The celebration opened inthe morn
ing with a concert by the Boy Scout
Band formerly known as the Walden
band. The boy band and the Macy
Baird's show band, played at the
ball game and in the parade. The SER
vices of the Macy Baird's Co., band
were donated and helped to a great
extent to make the celebration more
enjoyable.
The parade followed the band con-
cert and considering that it was the
first attempt at a parade in the city