Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-07-10
THE GRAN0 0E CELEBRATION.


county turned out by Thousands, yes
terday, to celebrate the natal day o
their country. Delegations continued
to arrive from the various townships
up to ii o'clock, a. nj. Bands OF mar
tial music flying banners and notices
were everywhere seen in the process
sion, and conspicuous among these wa,
a beautiful banner inscribed with tht
words We feed ihe People," on ont
side, and on the other. .ssJustice is al
We ASK" also, one carried by good
wagon load Of boys having the mot
to, "7he Coming Gyoagers.
The procession, in filing through The
city, was never all together, part ar.
irving at the ground some half hour
before the balance. We were there.
fore unable to ascertain the number
of wagons, but estimate that the pro.
cession would, in compact form, stretch
out three miles In length. The best Of
order and the utmost good feeling pre-
vailed throughout the entire day. AT
noon We were upon the Fair Grounds,
when perhaps the largest number OF
persons were present and We should
estimate the crowd then at about
I'VE thousand.
An organ taken upon the ground In
q wagon spread with canvass overhead
and beautifully decorated, was used %
an accompaniment TO the singing In
which hundreds Of voices Joined.
Speeches were msde by the Hon.
Dudley W. Adams, Grand Master Of
the National Grange, and the Hon. R.
Il. Harbour, Of Osksloosa.
We give good deal Of our space to
the full text Of Mr.. Adams address,
found elsewhere In this issue. Do not
fail to read it, - It contains many most
excellent ideas and invaluable hints to
to our farmer friends. Bsautifyine
homes he dwelt upon at length, and no
more appropriate subject could have
been selected.
The remarks Of Mr.. Harbour squint.
Cd quite pointedly towards politics. g
We cannot agree with him in his
views for the most part, but viii not
here discuss them. We will only say
1t il our candid opinion that II. his ad-
vice were followed, the Grange would
In few short months be known only
as a thing Of the past. After the
speeches. the assembled five thousand
sat down In large or small family cir
cles to psrtake not of five loayes and
two small fishes, but ofthe good things
of this bountifal land prepared by the
tasty.wives and daughters of the coun-
ty.
The repast over, after general in
terchange Of friendly greetings, the
crowd began to gradually disperse to
their homes. l.. e. Gray was Grand
Marshal of the day I; Mr.. Oldenburgh,
Assistant Marshal, and Robert Roberts,
flag bearer. The forenoon was quite
pleasant, the sun being overcast with
clouds and good breeze prevailing,
bnt the afternoon was very warm and
the heat very oppressive. 1t was d
glorious celebration and everybody
recognized the fact that II was good
thing to be there.
Iowa LAKE SrEAMERs.-The lakes
In the northern part of the Stete are
becoming quite famous rs summer re'-
sprts for pleasure. New steamers and
sail boats are added from time to time
as the patronage increases. The Du-
buque Herald says that . frm In that
city has just completed two very hand
some steam yachts, christened the ~.
d. Eddy" and "Island Queen" destin.
ed to navigate Storm Lake and Clear
Lake in this State. The Eddy Is own
ed by stock company at Storm Lake.
and the Island Queen belongs to
Board u Brown the we'll known pro-
prietors Of the Island House at Clear
Lake. The yachts are beauties, and
nicer models can be found nowhere
The boatsare twins, being made from
the same model, fashioned after the
Clyde Clinker yachts, are AZ feet long,
z feet beam, about feet hold, hull be-
ing made entirely of iron with three
blade screw, worked by an upright
engine and boiler of sufficient capacity
to run them from 10 to 'l2 miles an
hour. They win accommodate from
70 to l50 persons, aud canvass awning
covers their entire length. The en-.
gines are something of novelty.
Psss ensss Cnaasss
In lows, during week ending June
2Sth, 1878.
WAsHYreroN, D. C.
June seth, lS73.}
Buda, PooAhontas county. establish.
cd, and M. E. Owen appointed post.
master.
Dodge, Guthrie county, establish.
ed, and Crawford Dobson appointed
postmaster.
Hamlin, Audubon county, establish
ed, and A. NJ. Baldridge appointed
postmaster.
Hamlin Grove, Audubon county
changed to Grove.
Shenandoah, Page county, T. ]