The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-05
Biggest Ever Gathered in Any
Town of North Dak0ta's
Missouri Slope Country
FEW MISHAPS MAR DAY
Visitors Come Early, Stay
Late and Spend $4,000 in
-.
Day Of Thrills

Midnight on the postoffice corner.
A middle-aged man stood holding
= baby. Hours before, the Sand
man had called the baby to the land
Of Winkin, Blinkin and Nod.
Pathetically oblivious was the
baby to the raucous noises OF the
biggest Fourth of July celebration
ever held on the Missouri Slope, q
limp and bedraggled bundle.
The jazz band negotiated Opus
41144 from the classics of Tin Pan
Alley. The saxophone moaned. The
cornet hurdled high C and nose
dived to G below the staff in .
sustained staccato tremolo.
An old dog reused wearily from
the sidewalk at the feet Of the man.
He looked plaintively into the face
Of the man and fondly at the baby.
A comely, portly woman welding
Z palm leaf fan elbowed her way
through the crowd to the man and
the baby and the dog.
"Well, father" said the woman,
wearily, slet's 60 home to Yucca.
/ found Lizzie and her beau They're
comm after this dance. l sure had
. big time"
Had a Big Time
"Yeh," said the man, II sure had
Z big time, too. I been holdin' this
baby plumb two hours. Folks was
beginnin' to look at me and the
baby. And once . lady from the
Salvation Army looked at US like
she was going to take Us in for the
night and ! was willing. ! sure had
. big time" i.
A group Of young folks Joined
them. Slowly, dragging themselves,
they walked into . waiting auto
mobile. The elderly woman took
the baby. The man cranked the car.
The lights blinked. It shimmied
desperately. Young folks in the
back seat were singing "Let Me
Call You Sweetheart"
Came the end Of the song. II sure
had . big time," sighed the elderly
woman as she settled the baby more
comfortably, unconsciously voicing
the verdict Of $4,000 people who
visited Bismarck yesterday. The
night swallowed them up. The young
folks were still singing. A glorious
midsummer moon was swinging
high in the sky as they passed over
the Memorial bridge, Yucca-bound.
tired and happy.
Thousands Entertained
Hundreds Of such tired and happy
groups, left the capital city early
today after = day Of thrills and en-
tertainment such % never before
has been had on the Missouri slope.
From the opening gun ct sunrise
until the last rocket had scintillated
into the night from the Country
Club hill it was ! day Of pleasure
unalloyed for the biggest crowd
that has ever visited Bismarck.
The number Of the city's visitors
was estimated ct well over $4,000.
And al Bismarck turned out to
celebrate with them. Only . few
minor accidents smarred the day.
Eating houses were swamped. The
automobile races drew Z crowd esti-
mated at between 1000 and 10000
people. Il packed the grandstand,
milisd over the grounds and sat in
automobiles parked three deep
around the entire distance Of Bryan
Speedway.
Yet while the races were in pro-
9ress, police had . busy time direct
ing traffic In tho uptown loop, the
grounds at the Siebrand carnival
shows were packed cnd other thou
sands milled the city's streets. The
fireworks brought ! traffic jam on
city streets IN Tho Country Club hill
(Conthue6 o. Paes Two)