The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-11
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| white Cloud Ch0W.Chew.
The celebration of the Fourth went OF pretty mucl
in accordance with the programme, as announced by
! the large posters. Daybreak was signaled by n a.
lutte of thirtyeight rounds from Joe Nixous battery
and by the shrek Of the whistles of four ensipes
viz: those Of the ferry boat the grist MILL the saw.
MILL and the construction train of the railroad Such
q scream as was kept mp for fun hour, probably
never before reverbr.ed among the hills Of the Biz
Muddy. The people came pouring in from the back
country after SUNRISE and the stream of vehicles
was continuous till ten o'clock. Several thousand
must have come over the main thoroughfare leading
from the prairie into town. From over the river peo-
pie in large numbers the excursion train of the
A. q N. Road was crowded both inside and ON top /;
and the steamer Dels, which came down from Rulo
was packed The greater portion Of the people very
wisely pushed straight to the grounds Immediately
upon their arrival in the city The scene of the eele
bration was Sberwoods grove; and a place better
adapted to large outdoor gathering could no, have
been found in the State the grounds being commodi
Gus and easy of access, while the shade was ample
and the water from the springs pure and unfailing
The delegation of Indians from the reserve were i'm
charge of Major Kent, and were conducted to the
grove by Chief Marshal Phil. Kelley . band of mar
tial music heading the procession The exercises at
the stand before dinner consisted of prayer BY Rev.
L. V. Morton, music by the White Cloud band, and
singing by the Glee Club and i'm the afternoon. NM
Sic the reading of the Declaration of Ipdepeudepee
by S. NJ. Brosus, speeches by the Hon. John Guthrie.
Nag ga rash, Kechelma, and the Indian dance The
GRAFTON of Mr. Guthrie was practicable and sensible
The speeches by the Indian chiefs were translated by
their respective interpreters. The band bows sus-
tanned their reputation as musicians and the patriot
airs rendered by the ce club in excellent STYLE
Probably with most the leading feature of eelebra-
ton is the dinner; and this, the present occasion
is deserving of more than passing remark. stroll
of observation through the grove, the hour of noon
gave view Of hundreds of groups enjoying repasts
as sumptuOus were spread out to tempt eager
appetites There were great heaps of chicken plates
of sliced ham, elaborate pastry, fruits of various kinds
in short viands of almost every description that could
he conceived. 1t was remarked by different persons
who had attended many gatherings in different parts
of the country, that they had before pie
lie where the preparation of the dinners was 90 ela
crate. Certainly all had their fill, and there was
abundance for thousands more. As to the number
present, We think it impossible to form anything like
a correct Judgment The grove was extensive that
no one could have opportunity Of surveying more than
a fraction of the assembly at view. There were
those present who were disposed to disparage our
celebration, and such individuals would underrate
the number in attendance. An idea of the size Of the
crowd may be formed from the statement that one
would hear Of numerous acquaintance being on the
ground throughout the day, whom diligent search
failed to find We should like 10 enumer.fe the most
noted persOnages present from abroad but our list
might seem invidiOus; and We are many dstin-
guished citizens Of our County were here, whom We
failed to see. Hence it must suffice for US to name
only Messrs. Miller the Chief, Bridges, of the Bal
of he H;ubl
hope each Of these wde-awake editors enjoyed our
entertainment as much as felt complimented to |
have them participate in celebration The order
Mt the ground WAS excellent Indeed it was the
opinion Of some that little diversity in the way of
pasmes would have added to the interest of the If
fair Two or three dancing stands in lieu of the In
an episode would have been relished by many and |
would not have hurt anything else to the amount of
twenty-five cts Five dispensed refreshments to
the crowd, and several more might have received |
generous patronage, for the walters in attendance
were kept rehot all day with the clamor of custom
ers goodly number of police had been provided |
but their duties light This due to the fact
that there was no drinking of intoxicating liquors
upon the ground in town. Altogether, it must be
conceded that the celebration was q success
We are indebted to Railroad Agt. Embree for the |
following report of the freight business from this
place, for the month ending June 3Oth No. of cars
of grain SO; No. of ears of lumber 81 No. of of
live stock, 49, No. of cars WOOD p; Total lOl cars.
What station in DoniPhsn County make o show
ing equal to this 1t is to be borne in mind too that
neither the mill the elevator was running one
tenth of the time
George Washington was put into the calaboose Oh |
the ith, for hacking his squaws hand with his little
Ratchet He did not tell lie about it, and SO he was
released, after imprisonment of few hours
There is a man in town who kills chickens by
biting their heads off.
The Smith Bell Ringers patronized by full
house, on Friday evening. The programme was most
ly new, and the performance more than equaled ex-
pectation.
Mr.. Fowler, of this place, has a milk-cow which is
half buffalo. She is said to be good mixer.
The catching of logs is business in which some of
our boys have been engaged with avidity, during the
late rise Some of them have had quite of lnck.
Last Saturday. Bob Stout the fortunate captor
a log house which came floating down from some
point above.
Street improvements are being pushed forward Wig
orously and day by day things put more inviting
look.
Mr.. Embree's aged parents, and also his brother
and sister, are paying him visit.
The ball of the Band, the evening of the ith,
netted the treasurer handsome little sum- besides
furnishing choicest enjoyment to the many who
present
A considerable number of those who came to spend
the 9Th at White Cloud have taken the opportunity
to make prolonged visit among their friends.
The river is now the decline. The late rise has
been of unusual continuance and is said to have been
the highest since that of 1874. The damage it has
wrought can hardly be estimated.
CADuUs.