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Record Crowd Visits Julesburg On Independence Day; Julesburg Dressed in Gala Attire And Visitors Entertained From Early Morning Until Late at Night; No Accidents or Arrests Were Reported.

With ideal weather and one of the largest crowds that ever assembled in Julesburg on one occasion, the celebration held in this city under the auspices of the Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department went over with a howling success, it being generally pronounced to have been the best event of its kind ever held here.

It seemed that Dame Fortune was with the Fire Boys the morning of the Fourth, as the day started out clear and bright with no wind or other weather elements to interfere. The firemen were on the job at sun-up and busily engaged putting on the finishing touches for the days' festivities, and everything was in readiness when at ten o'clock the Julesburg Concert Band started the ball to rolling by rendering a number of selections.

Then came the big street parade at 10:30 o'clock, which started the line of march from the Sedgwick County High School building and wended its way through the residence and business sections of our city. By the time the parade reached the business section it was clearly evident that a record crowd would be in attendance at the celebration, as by eleven o'clock the streets were thronged with people and the roads leading into town were lined with autos bringing in the visitors.

The parade was a big success in every way, there being much favorable comment relative to this feature of the program. There were numerous floats decorated in a novel and beautiful manner, Marshals of the Day on horseback, the Julesburg Concert Band, boy and girl horseback riders, little children in small wagons, on foot and otherwise, Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department, City officials, and others. The parade was over six blocks long and presented a very pleasing and beautiful spectacle. The band furnished music at intervals during the march.

The celebration was now on in full swing with the crowd getting larger all the while. Following the parade our fellow townsman, Mr. C. F. Parker, delivered the address of welcome from the speakers' platform at the intersection of Second and Cedar streets, being preceded by the invocation pronounced by Rev. B. H. Schrader, pastor of the Church of Christ. Mr. Parker, in behalf of the Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department and the citizens of Julesburg, extended a cordial welcome to the many visitors and outlined the program for the day. He then introduced Rev. E. V. Kuhns, pastor of the Congregational church. Rev. Kuhns delivered a very impressive patriotic address in his usual pleasing manner, and was greatly appreciated by his large number of listeners.

At the conclusion of Rev. Kuhns' address there was an intermission in the program for the lunch hour, and hundreds of people assembled on the courthouse, railroad park and other lawns, where they enjoyed picnic dinners in the shade, the day being an ideal one for this feature. It was a grand sight to see the vast throng of picnickers gathered around the festive spreads. Free ice was distributed to all.

At one o'clock the afternoon program commenced with a number of selections rendered by the Julesburg Concert Band, and the Harmony Male Quartet, which was followed by a two hours' program of street sports held on third street just south of the courthouse.

These sports provided much amusement to the large crowd which gathered to witness them.

At 3:30 o'clock the free drawing for the beautiful cedar chest was announced, this part of the program being held on the big platform. Raymond Watkins of Venango, was the winner of the chest given with the compliments of the Julesburg Volunteer Fire Department.

Following the drawing a large number of persons went to the fairground where a ball game was played between the Brule, Nebr. and Julesburg teams, the game resulting in a victory for Brule, the score being 18 to 12. The ball game was free, the same as the other attractions.

At five o'clock a strange looking pair bolted through the rope used to prevent cars passing through at the intersection of First and Cedar streets. They were in an old dilapidated Ford car and quite a little excitement was created when officers Cunningham and Stone attempted to arrest them, a free-for-all fight ensuing between the four. The joy-riders were escorted up the street to the house which had been erected on the vacant lot east across the street from the Hipp theatre, being followed by the crowd.

Upon arriving at the house the pair entered, and soon afterward a blaze was noted inside, followed by the cries of fire. The fire alarm was turned in over a special telephone which had been erected through the courtesy of Manager Gilliland of The Mountain States Telephone Co.

By the time the shrill blasts of the fire whistle was sounded, the building was in a mass of flames, and a real fire was in progress, the dense smoke rising in the air and a real thrill given the people, who were cautioned to stay back out of the way of the fire department. The fire boys came running up the street with the hose carts and in record time had two streams of hose playing on the conflagration. It was but a short time until the flames were extinguished and a portion of the building saved.

The above attraction was put on as a substitute for the balloon ascension which was unavoidably cancelled at the last minute and too late to secure another. The celebration committee were sorely disappointed when they received a message at eleven o'clock the day before stating that Air-Devil Jack Towers had met with an accident with his balloon and that it would be impossible for him to get here and appear as had been scheduled. The firemen determined that they would use their best efforts to substitute under the unfortunate circumstances, and went to work immediately on the fire attraction. Much credit is due

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CELEBRATION IS BIG SUCCESS HERE LAST TUESDAY
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Messrs. George A. Reed and Gus Smeler, in their comical cake-walk took the prize in making the atrocious step.
A huge contest started on the streets and sidewalks by the fire department was held on Third street south of the courthouse following the fire, two men gals and guys participating. At the conclusion of the water most an intermission was taken until 10 o'clock, when a concert was given by the Julesburg Concert Band under the direction of Paul L. Smith. This concert was one of the best ever held here, and was greatly enjoyed by all who heard it.
Following the concert which Butter Long gave an hour a grand display of fireworks was held by the firemen south of the Union Pacific railroad tracks, the fireworks being witnessed by a large crowd.
There was dancing in the evening at the big open-air pavilion north of the Landell & Nemee tailoring establishment and at the Lowe hall. Music furnished at the Lowe hall by Bunch's orchestra of Holyoke and by the Blue Grange Jazz orchestra at the bowery. Large crowds congregated at both of these dances, and the floors were filled until a late hour with dancers.
Julesburg was dressed in gala attire, practically every business house and residence flying Old Glory to the breeze, and strings of flags and bunting were in evidence on the light poles and across the streets. It was one grand array of display of the national colors. At night the streets were lighted up with a special electrical display making a very pretty effect.
The day was a success in every way, and we have never seen a better natured and more orderly crowd. Not a single accident was reported nor were there any arrests. Everybody seemed to have a good time—it was certainly a grand Independence Day and Julesburg has reason to feel proud of the manner in which she entertained the large number of visitors.