The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-07-07
THE FOURTH.

Never in the history of this country
has the Fourth been celebrated with
50 dark 4 cloud hanging over the ia.
ton us last Monday. News of the
shooting of President Garfield was re-
ccived at about 10 o'clock Saturday,
and arrangements were commenced
to change the program, but ut the last
meeting of the committee at 8 a. m.
Monday, such favorable news was re-
ceived that the original program was
carried out. AT IL O'Clock the pro-
cession formed on Front street, head
ed by the Wadena Cornet Band, and
paraded through the principal streets
to the bowery. After everybody was
comfortably seated, the exercises were
opened by the President Of the Day,
Mr.. Whitney, in neat and appropri-
ate speech, and prayer by the Chap
lin. After a song by the Glee Club
the Orator, Judge o. p. Stearns, Of
Duluth, was introduced, who deliver
ed very able and interesting Grafton.
which was listened to attentively by
the multitude present. He referred
to the assassination of the President
with Il deep feeling Of sympathy that
was effecting to witness. After the
Grafton the people dispersed for din.
ner, to meet again at 2 p. M, at which
time toasts and responses were in Or
der. AS both editors of this paper
were busily engaged during the day it
was impossible for us to take notes,
and suffice to say that everybody who
attended to hear the toasts, were we'll
pleased with these old-fashioned ex-
ercises.
In mentioning the order of exer-
cises above, we omitted the reading
of the Declaration Of Independence
by E. E. Luce, Esq, who read it III
an earnest and interesting manner.
but was somewhat annoyed by the
Auttering of leaves on the bowery.
| THE RACES.
In the forenoon the trotting race
came of with the participants: Luce's
:: Wadena Maid," Pelkey's "Judge
Pillsbury,' and Lazy Jim and
':Blucller,' owned by a. F. Stewart.
Verndale. First prize of $4,000 WAS
won by the Wadena Maid, second and
third prizes of $40 and rs was taken
by Lazy Jim and Butcher.
In the running race there were only
two contesting horses, Henry thinner
mans and G. NJ. Taylor's, the former
winning purse of $50.
The three-lcgged race was won by
r. C. Ostrander, Wadena. and Antho'
ny Glover, of Brainerd. Purse, $500.
John Anderson, of Compton, won the
foot race and $500. Willie Hess was
the fortunate one in the potatoe
race, winning his $500 as dearly as
| any OI Cueul. I1c NdS 81 COIhp1CCNAy
exhausted when he had finished that
he dropped down on the grass and
rested for an hour CT so.
| On the whole we think the people
enjoyed themselves even better than
could have been expected under the
circumstances. With. the chief OF
this great nation lying at the point OF
death-cut down by the hand OF one
being, an assassin, the peoples hearts
were filled with dismay, dread, or a
feeling of insecurity, which made 1t
impossible for them to lay aside all
though of care and enter into amuse-
ments with the same spirit that they
did ON former occasions.
We must say that we never saw a
more orderly crowd on any similar oc.
casion which we attended, and Mar
shall of the Day, E. M. Cooper. and
aids deserve credit for the admirable
and gentlemanly way in which they
performed their duty.