Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-07
Great and eisrisrs STA Of iuly al Aurora
RnrlnEa. MilIer County, No.

NNE0E
On the morning OF the 4h We left Tuscun'
biz for ,be famous Aurora Springs arriving
there At about $50 o'clock, there were then
on the ground sumo 500 people. by 10 o'clock
there were no less than 5,cc0 people present,
coming from MonI.cau. Morgan, Pspis, Cole
and Miller countIefs and a mefe pcacihlo and
osdsrly crowd never AssembledIn this or any
other community, ell weat well. Col. Slower
Iniormeda s that pee ssly As ~ o'clock
the night bei1rs the Artillery
belched forth lis sound TO inAugersie
the lO5th anniversary Of AmeFica's natal
dsv. The people erloyed themselves ln The
Foccasi0n unen
AtIo O'clock TIE 3t. Pleasant Band, under
the leadership o. George CLARK, sailed tho
immense crowd t1gethaf at The stand erected
In a tasteful manner for the various speakers.
A. 10 o'clock q. m. the Hon. SAmI T. Har-
Tison, ohairman, called the immenie audience
10 order, at the stand ~ center Of The park.
The Mt. Pleasant Band played a number Of
national airs. Toe chairman first introduced
Horace @. SioVef, Ksqr., who in 40 audible
voice read The Declaration OF indie pendence.
Music BY thc baad. The Chair introduced
Hon. Joe Hunter, OF Ohio. who pFOeeeded 10
address the people for half hour ia an i'm.
pressIve manner, speaking OF tina sIeners OF
the Declaration OF tedependnece and our fore.
fathers In the revolution.
Music BY the band.
Tho chair then Introduced Capt. K. r..
Beach, L1cal editor Of SedAllA Eaels; who
proceeded 70 address the people on thu VA.
rious subjects appropriate 70 the An Of July.
Music.
After which the chair introduced Mai. j.
w. Moore, 81 California. who made one OF
HIS happiest efforts on the different topics OF
the day. all appropriate 10 the occasion.
Music.
The chair then introduced our fellow cItI.
zen X. q. Swalem, Esqr., who spoke for half
hour In bis usual forcibla manner, holding
the audience SPILL bound, spoks OF The
S2ilnRa, our great country, great people, the
rapid stride oil elvilia ltion since the founda.
ilon OF our gnyornmsoi. the kind and asner.
Gus hearted people OF Nj Ter county; meeting,
and welcoming neighbors OF other counties
and States, who we're In attendance At the
Springs. Mr.. SwAlem pNida Just and NOR.
tied eulogy on the OBAge Valley Bsuner and
Aurora Cresses, edited by A. Fulkarson. Mr..
. also eu'ogtzed the Versailles GaEstta and
Moniteau Monitor, 10 disseminating the news
as TO tho Vondarful curative powers of the
water.
Music.
gol. Slower, Of Morgan county, was loudly
called for, who Vas rolled up on bis arm
chair; who proceeded 10 address the vast
assembly On different subj ie,s and the woo-
derinl cures performed by tho use Of the
water.
Amor the speaking the people promenaded
IN tho park, mfeting old friends, making new
acquaintances over the spring of G0d's curA-
tive b'im. Dancing among the young folks
Was greatly 10 vogue and carried on until a
late hour. Music OF all kinds waa IN full
blaai. On all sides, 10 fac, we heard MANY
persons giving up prayers for the cures
vouehsafed 70 them, and they arc indeed
miraculous.
These Springs arc indeed a wonder 10 al.
there were present pertOns OF ~uhdaublOd
characterg, who came for the purpose al show
ing and convincing people OF their virtus by
showing the eutes thar hsd been effected BY
the uSe OF those waters. As ono old LADY
remarked, who had been cured OF a cancer OF
20 years standing, tft Ia my duty TO tuiferlnR
humanity 70 aeeak OF my cure 10 you that al
may partake OF the waters and be healed as
have BEEN" By shutdown we started home
well pleased with our trip TO Aurora Spdngs.
Before the general exercises began At
AurorA Springs, MAJ Moore announced to
the vast asaemblAge the attempted assassina-
tion OF President GuheId, and gave a brlel
account Of the terrible act. The announce
ment created = most profound sensation, a
iealing almost akin 10 that Of the marder OF
Lincoln.