The Picnic Day Event and Smaller Contests Recap
Pleasant weather and a large crowd marked the Picnic with attendees from Belle Fourche Spearfish Sundance Beulah Lead Deadwood and Sioux City. Winners of events included Sid ney Roberts in the handicap foot race Fred eric Richardson in the fat man's race Jessie Mewhirter in the girls under four race and Charley Hennes in the free for all foot race. The Star Spangled Banner closed the morning exercises and three young speakers earned top prizes in the Globe contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
Spearfish
Sundance
Beulah
Lead
Deadwood
Sioux City
Sidney Roberts
Frederic Richardson
Charlie Roberts
Ernest Barrow
Jessie Mewhirter
Prise Charley Hennes
Jim Johnson
Marjorie Kimball
Heather Aikman
Elva McWilliams
Address at Whiting Hall Prompted Civic Duty Reminder
The address by Frederic Richardson followed the American song and urged citizens to preserve the nation. He reviewed events forming the country and praised its founders, warning that internal incompetence poses the greatest danger and calling for collective responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting Hall
Singing of
America
Frederic Richardson
Mona owner’s horse wins first. pony race tops with Roberts
In the opening race a horse owned by John Jones of Mona secured first prize while the second prize was declared off. In the pony race Charley Roberts’ pony won first with Charley Durfoo’s taking second place.
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John Jones
Mona
Charley Roberts
Charley Durfoo
Fireworks Hurry as Night Darkens Boozy Boys Ignite Fun
The boys eagerly light fireworks as darkness falls, using fire crackers Roman candles and balloons to spark excitement. Burned fingers occur, but the pain is soon forgotten as the night continues.
The Dances By Sundance Band Pleases Attendees
Dancing began Thursday afternoon and continued intermittently through Sunday morning. The Your Boys of Sundance provided the music and attendees praised their musicianship highly.
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Your Boys
Sundance
Visitors and oil hopes mix in Spearfish area notes
A sprawling report lists Sundance visitors and locals enjoying a picnic and Fourth of July events. It notes occasional travel to the Tower, visits by Maud, Postmaster Pearson, and other officials, and mentions Reta Thain’s recent South Dakota school term. Also cited: Rocky Ford oil promoters reportedly struck oil, with a cautious pay streak ahead, alongside summer travels of J B Wood and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Farrell
Sundance
Mr. Farrell
D. Sandera
Belle Fourche
Elk Point
Maud
Bush
Knode
Pearson
Davis
Rounds
Reta Thain
Chas. Roberts
Thain
Tinton
South Dakota
Ferralls in Belle Fourche. Sheriff Farrell in Wyoming
EK J Ferrall formerly of Beulah now in Santa Monica visits Belle Fourche for a month or six weeks to handle business interests. Mrs Ferrall’s health has improved greatly since moving to California, while Mr Ferrall resigns from the road and may enter business. Sheriff J M Farrell of Crook County Wyoming reports a cleanup drive increasing penitentiary population and warning rustlers and petty thieves. W B Morrison, Aladdin’s engineer, heads to Los Angeles to join his ailing wife, whose health has improved since leaving for California.
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EK. J. Ferrall
Beulah
Santa Monica
California
Belle ‘Ourche
J. M. Farrell
Crook County
Wyo
Belle Fourche
W. B. Morrison
Los Angeles
Morrison
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Ensign Epps
John Boyle O'Reilly
Nsign Epps
Flanders
Ghent
Knaign Epps
Philip
Earl
Atiell
Erebe
Enelyn Epps
Wosigu Epps
J. RR. Farris
Monitor
Hulett
J.C. Hugie
T. J. Manley
Plymouth
Iowa
George Butts
Mrs. Rathburn
Genia
Bill Merriman
Ridge
Montana
Merry Makers
Rocky Ford
Spearfish Mail
F. Wood
Thermopolis
Park
Globe
Larkin Cleveland
Harper Cleveland
David Perrin
John Bothwell
Piedmont
Jonea
Jack Burnett
Hot Springs
W. K. Collins
Delta
Colorado
Hlumphrey
Tesus
Mer
Joseph Evans
Humphrey
Yours Truly
Qw.j.woo da
Att
Oryall’s
Bello Fourche
Aulett Aotel
Cinkcom
Aulett Peed
Bain
The
Belle Fourche Roller Mills G, PF
Belle Fourche Canathe Dhak
Fawkes
Rint Pricws
Aladdin Hotel
A. . Carroll
Aladdin, Wyoming
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