Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-10
i. Independence Day.

Independence Day, '>":.
t In Little Falls the Fourth was not
celebrated on as large a scale as was
at one time talked of. However, the
the celebration was not failure. The
Mardi Gras procession, at nine O'Clock
in the forenoon, created great amuse>
ment. It was the biggest thing of
that kind ever seen in this county,
and the most sedate people seemed to
appreciate it as well as the young and
gay. At one o'clock an address was
delivered at the Court House by John
B. Brisbin, Esq, Of St. Paul. At
about two o'clock Leonard Root and
S. Roy agreed to have fight outside
the village limits, About 15O men
and boys followed them over the ridge
back of town to see the fight, which
was expected to be a desperate one.
After having reached the appointed
place Root and Roy concluded not to
fight, and the crowd returned to town
badly sold. There was large crowd
in town during the entire afternoon.
Vasaly's ball in the evening had a
larger attendance than any other ever
given in Little Falls, and it gave
universal satisfaction. It is conceded
that Mr.. Vasaly takes the lead in ar>
ranging for balls, and the very large
attendance last Friday evening shows
that the people know it.
The celebration at Rich Prairie was
the biggest kind Of success. We
learn that the receipts for the benefit
Of the Catholic Church in that town
amounted to $400.
In Green Prairie there was picnic,
and nearly all the people Of that town
were on hand and enjoyed the festivi-
ties Of the occasion. There was ball
in the evening.
The Belle Prairie folks had pic
mic, and an able GRAFTON by E. s. Smith
ESQ.,, of Little Falls, and everybody
in particular had big time generally.
At Little Texas large number of
people assembled to celebrate the day,
and they celebrated it in good style
with a grand picnic, speeches, etc. In
the evening there was ball at the
residence of D. Stewart,
A picnic was held near the resi-
dcnce of D. Corbin, in Swan River,
and was attended by large number Of
people living in that town and Two
Rivers. The occasion was hugely en-
joyed by all who attended. There
was ball in the evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Mcdonald.
LATER REPORTS.
A correspondent who attended the
Belle Prairie celebration, writes:
Independence day was celebrated
at Belle Prarie with picnic in Ay~
er's Grove. Vocal music, martial mu,
sic, and good dinner enlivened the
occasion. The oration by E. S. Smith,
Esq, was pronounced excellent by all.
A nice croquet ground had been ar
ranged, and croquet and bass ball fur
nished splendid exercise and recreation
for the young people. At seasona,
bic hour the crowd dispersed, we'll
pleased with the enjoyments Of one
more "Fourth Of july"
LITTLE TEXAS.
The following communication was
received last evening by Porter's stage
as we were about to close our forms
for the press, and consequently we are
compelled to condense it consider
ably.
Little Texas, July 5, 1879.
Editor Transcript: The Fourth of
July celebration at this place was all
we could expect, and there were 225
people present. The exercises opened
by national salute, and at ten o. clock
several national patriotic songs were
disposed Of to the best of our vocal
ability. The Declaration of Indepen>
dence was then read by Fl. s. Clyde,
followed by short but very Interest,"
ing Grafton by o. L. Clyde. Some
misunderstanding had occurred among
the neighbors in regard to sending
for p. s. Smith, Esq, of Little Falls,
to deliver an Grafton, aud we were
much disappointed. After the speak
ing Fl. S. Clyde, the Marshal, formed
procession and we were marched to
the tables, where we did ample justice
to the good things that had been pre-
pared. After dinner there were sew
eral toasts and responses. Next ap-
peared the rag mullins, which did
credit to the boys. Then came the
sack and foot races, which caused
much merriment. In the evening
there was good, old fashioned coun>
try dance at the house Of David Stew
art, with over forty couple in attend
ance. l:ztHa,s: ...<.t = -. x. i
We have received communication
describing the celebration at PiIlsbury,
but it was received SO late that it is
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