The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-11
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ung uauneo upon ~ utis
fully. TSy EofSiEk sun svoks Ii.
smaller patricia Is glory aud Gre crack.
ers. and the oidef ones 10 the more
serious duties Of iSe Secasion.
Flags zero displayed from every dag
Stad. from house toPd: Balconies, vim
dovs and wherever = dag 5iuij Re hung
ont. and the town M Il by i5Sgie stood
put in holiday attire. There wers to
We ee.u quite a large number OF visitors
irOm the neiRhLoripg towns and Valleys
and an unusual thropg Of ladies and
eAndrsn in dressss Of pure white. pre-.
scented 1 Host reireshins holiday sp.
peaTance, III
The dty'Soois stores. and other bus.
iness houses- Of which were kept
open-were died with customers. The
saloons also did n hourishing business
from daylight till lare at night: All day
tho crowds moved To and fro through
tho town in search Of excitement.
streaming along from place to place,
Wherever there was tiluught TO 10 some
thing to be seph.
The Procession formed on CONNER
cial street IL the following order:
Grand Marshal aud six mounted police,
men; Elko COrnet Band; Co. d, Eiko
Guard; Cnrriage containing Officers Of
the Day. Car Of State, containing forty
young misses. representing the different
States; Delegation from Lanoillei tn
ddstriesi CitiEers on foot. mounted aud
in carriages; Bill Taylor's Busted
California outfit; Chinese Banl; Hop
Sing Company; Shoshono bucks,
squaws and papooses.
The procession moved norlhward
along Third street to Idaho. up Idaho
to Sixth, Sixth to Juniper, thehee ives,
to Fourth at Freeman Hall. where the
following literary exercises were enjoyed
BY a large and brilliant audience: Hon.
q. II. Shepherd. Pres:del 1t OF the Day;
made q few opening remarks Ia his
most graceful md felicitous manner:
Rev. 4. j. Compton offered up n brief
aud appropriate prayer. after which the
song America" was up .Jropriatcly rem.
aered by the young misses Of the public
school. Hon. J. A. Palmer, Of Carlin,
read the Declaration Of Independence
in good voice and mann r. After the
reading, the song "R d, White and
Blue" was sung with thrilling effect.
Miss Emma Gardner's splendid soprano
voice performing the leading part.
Judge Rand's grafton, deserves more
foom than We can give 1t. L. was all
that II need look for iu a Fourth Of
July Grafton. combining the fiery pc.
RODS Of the Independence Day O.ator
with the solid substan &c Of tho scholar
and statesman.
The school children sang "The
Star S~pangled Banner" with clear ring.
ing voices and thrilling effect; the
Chaplain OF the Day pronounced a
benediction and the audience were dis.
missedr -
The children. to the number ci about
l25, were then marshalled under the
direction Of Hon. T. n. Stone, and Prof.
Dovey. and marched to the room ad.
joining Muller's Drug Store, where n
collation. was spread for their special
delectation. .
The feature Of the day. however, and
most enjoyed by all who witnessed II,
was the procession Of tn Ancient and
Horrible Calathumpiau Order, which
emerged from their retro It promptly at
ESQ o'clock, nmid tho blaro Of horns,
clashing of cymbaH, and the shouts OF
nm admiring populace. AMI slowly wend.
ed its way through the principal streets.
Several Mnrshals, bedecked in all the
colors Of the rainbow, mounted upon
fiery mtam,d donkeys,' directed the
movements of the plocos ,iioIu,,. and GRE.
ated no end OF amusement by the exhi.
billion OF feats Of horse nauship, that
would have made q circus rider howl
with envy. The characters were all
excellent, aud we'll sustained, and the
closing scene Of tile one hundred and
fourth anniversary Of American indie.
pendonoe duly and Satisfactorily
cplebrntel