The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-11
THE DECORATIONS

The decorations were universal, and nj no
time in the history OF the city has ii been
known to have been 80 general before. bella
ware street. the principal thorou Chfare, was
alive with hagS. bunting, strcamers, banners,
mottoes and devices Of every kind. Large
flags were strung across the street at the cor
ner OF Third and Delaware, at Fifth and
Shawnee, and at Main and Shawnee, from
the Planters House; J. Ii. keicheson swung
a large banner across on Delaware, near
Main; the 81 John Sewing Machine Compa-
NY had a large banner SUSPENDED across Del
aware street, from their office, between
Fourth and Eiith the Young Mems Rcpubli-
can club had large banner OF the national
coloTs swung across the street from their
headquarters i'm the Missouri Valley building
at the corner of Fourth and Shawnee. while
the democratic Club, at the corner OF Third
and Delaware streets, also displayed a large
banner, composed Of
THE NATIONAL COLoEs;
Turner Hall, at the corner of Broadway and
Shawnee streets, displayed Il large fiss and
was otherwise decorated, and the county
court house literally covered. Taking
Delaware street, from Fifth to Main street,
the decorations in their bTilliancy and beau
ty were absolutely bewildering, and every
building upon the street displayed either
flags or bunting, and in the majority of cases,
both. THE TINES Office, the bag factory op-
posite and the Planters House were the most
conspicuous on account Of the complete and
elaborate manner in which they had been
made the recipients OF
THE HAND OF TIE DECORATOR;
otherwise, the display upon that street was
confined 10 flags only. The Union Depot
iioated the national colors from tha stan on
the dome, and many Of the locomotives were
adorned.
on DELAWARE STREET,
the principal decorations observable were
those of II. j.. Thompson, who was hand
sonely trimmed with flags; E. J. Morgan,
whose windows were tastefuliy arranged, and
who also displayed flags; Insley, Shire & Co..
bankers, the front of whose building was
deliberately draped; Crew & Bro, whose build
ing literally covered with The and
stripes; J. W. GRANGER, who literally showed
the colors; J. II. Foster, who profuseiy decor
ranged in red, white and blue; Chase Bros
Stern 4 Bro, John Seeker, Carl and Z. VI.
Hoffman. included in one block, displayed
the colors of the country; Keith & Co. dis
played flags, both large and small: r. y,
HerSh1eld was probably
THE MOST EXTENSIVELY DECORATED
of any in the city, the front of his building
being literally covered with stars, flags and
bunting, the whole presenting a beautiful
appearance; Crowley and Carples decorated
quite extensively and other buildings on
the south side OF the street also received at
tention. on the north side OF that thorough
fare, beginning at Main, j. III. ketcheson,
suspended a large banner, and number OF
small flags; the office OF the Kansas Wagon
Manufacturing Company was also decorated
Stevens & Garrigues threw out the colors in
profusion; Deckelman and the Brown Nam
ufacturing Company also celebrated by dec
orating; Dodsworth and Harvey Miller
showed the red, white and blue, and Raj
ston's Hall was alive with flags. Humph-
reys ana Ike Rothenberg
SHOWED THEIR PATRIOTISM
by fixing up and decorating, as also did Roth.
schlld; Abernathy Bros. arrayed their MANI
mofhk<establishment most deliberately and
dece ed extenstvely with hags and bunting;
in the matter OF national ernblems; Pember-
ton & Meade decorated their store profusely
and elegantly Frank Scott had the interior
of his store artistically arranged with red,
white and blue bunting; Weaver & Small
displayed the emblems ofliberty, besides ar
raying their store in holiday attire; Flesher
4 Schuneman flung out their banner to the
breeze and were otherwise decorated; Laingis
Has; was arrsyed In bunting at each story
fairly covered the front of their building
with
THE STARS AND STRIPES;
Wooif & Bro, hadthe windows and the in
terror OF their beautiful emporium elabor-
ately fitted up; Lang, Beiga and Lowenthal
were also patriotic and showed the coiors
Clark 4 o.. swung out a mammoth nag and
had their Windows slegantiy aited a,s hri up;
and Chaplin. fifth street, for at least one
mile in length, showed the colors literally (;
block, the Mansion House, lannon's
Phelan's and numerous other places being
adorned the boys O: the Fire Department
Seautifuiiy. and made the old building look
ed as gay a bride. On Shawnee street, nom
Broadwaythe decorations were almost uniyeT
sal at the corner OF sixth, Odd Fellows Hail
displayed several fiags; Lewis Mayo
TRIMMED UP ELApoRArELY
with bunting; Sparrow q Jones, Delfs, GIac-
omini,s, and Bessef's looked gay; the Missouri
Valley building had two large iiags At each
window, which served 10 render that building
q center OF attraction; the 81. James hoafed
south side Of that street the decorations were
more or less Numerous. On the north side
Gordons store was trimmed tastefully with
trees and banners; Ludolph showed a unique
sign, composed Of fruit cans, spelling ths