The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-07-08

Inc celebratlOn on the 18th lust. III
Lime Springs Station was attended
by : larger audience than We have
ever before seen Eassemb:ed in tn.
county. Every body was orderly
sober. and yet happy and mirthful
At 10 o'clock the processi, unde,
the direction Of the Marshal of tn.
day. Mr.. H. G. Marsh. formed ant
marched to an ample bower prepare,
for the occasion. The proc ession wa,
proceeded by the Leroy { Mum. ] Cor
not Band, which discoursed nationa
and patriotic airs in most eloquen,
strains. The Lime Springs Glee
Club, led by Miss Daniels on the or.
gan. rendered the Star Spangled Ban.
ncr. Hail Col umbia, and the Mar.
sailles Hymn Of Liberty in true arts.
tic style and taste, and to the admir-
alton Of the applauding throng. The
prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr..
Baye was replete' practical thought.
Christian meekness, and patriotic
devotion to country. More Of such
prayers and less clap trap from the
sacred desk would restore to the cler-
gy and the ordinances of chris tianity
something Of the respect and public
regard entertained for them before
they were besmeared and bedribbled
with the dirt and filth of partisan
politics. Miscellaneous Assem- blics
are always made up Of those holding
u diversity Of opinions upon doctrin-
vi points in religion and politics,
while all unite upon the principles
Of sound morals and patriotic duty.
The drill Of the fantasies under
command Of Gen. Hiskiblu of Alas.
ka wasn't as cool as the name aud
place of the general commanding
would indicate. Their performance
was red hot with real mirth provok.
ing fun. Their procession was pre-.
ceded by wagon with an immen se
platform containing musicians with
their instruments, . banner with th.
device of -R-.uir.na- NTH -h,e.,... IS
Maud exclaining ''womans rights o.
bust, and on the reverse side xa,
exhibited male specimen, who ha.
evidently been bit with the broom
forked end w, exclaiming,, "busi
ness boys" drawn by four oxen on,
Of which was rode by one of the mos
fantastlcally clad imps mortal ma
ever saw. This was followed by
long procession Of horsemen (and wo
men) all in disguise and like Josepl
with psrti-colored raiment.
For our trip to Lime Spring. W
have to thank Richard Cahiil and hi
section hands. who transported u
,hitber. with Judge Goodrich, on
hand car. About half way over tn
distance we Observed an excursio,
train, coming on with lightning spec.
and our conductor knowing thai
trains could not pass each other i.
opposite directions owe. the sam,
track in safety put down the brake,
and in q moments time had our trair
switched of by man strength on til,
side Of one of the deepest fills on th,
line. when like IN arrow. the excur
sionists sped past not'even thankin,
Us for getting out oftheir way, though
we were all sufficiently thankful t.
atone for their seeming neglect.
The Grafton at Lime Springs va,
t" have been delivered by John T.
st"nsman Of McGregor. but owing
to his being engaged in the Thompson
-Hsgerty murder trial be was com.
PEELED to disappoint its people and
their visitors. As . poor apology
for bis absence and the expectations
OF the people the Grafton was dsliv-
cred by W. i. Mead. the editor Of
this paper, aud to crafty the request
Of great number Of personal friends
and acquaintance who desired to sec
it in print We append it below.
Mr.. PaEslDENr. LADIES AND GIN
TLENEN:
It is the proud boast of The people
Of the United States that they are in
the enjoyment Of goyernm emit Of Con-
stitntionsl liberty, not liberty de-
pending upon the will and pleasure
of an individual. but liberty that ia
secured to them and their posteritv
in the fact that the constitution Of
their country limits aud defines the
powers Of the government.
It's government was created BY the
free will Of its citixcns-ths Ameri-
can people being the first in history
TO deliberately lay aside one form Of
government and peacefully erect an
other.
Nor was this grand result achiev-
Cd by any sndden turn Of the wheel
Of revolution. bnt BY the natural or