, 1883-05-26
KEEP IT MOVING
Committees Rattling Along on the 4th
of July Work.


spokane Bound TO Celebrate In
Grand Shape.
1t will be no common welcome eN-
tended to the 9TH Of July at Spokane
Falls this year. The people are in
arms and have their enthusiasm
fired up to boiling heat. The pre-
liminary starter has hit the bulls
eye of popular feeling, and every
thing looks as smiling as hald-head
man at a comic opera. The MEM
hers Of the subcommittee show
themselves wOrthyOf the trust con-
flded to them, and with friGfdly
rivalry are struggling To see who can
accomplish the most labor. With
prodiga liberality those with means
are coming down with the ducats,
and as coin talks the language in this
case means a great deal. The EX-
ecutive Committee held business
meetings at Harry HaywarPs store
both Monday and Thursday even
ings Of this week, to which the sub
committees submitted reports Of pro-
gress. So far everything is satisfac-
tory. 1helovely flat under the bluff
west Of town and only few humid
red yards from the main falls has
been selected as the place Of assem-
bly,. A good wagon road is to he
graded down the hill so that the
grounds will be easy Of access on
foot or with teams. In this grove
will be spread the free-tO-all dinner,
which will abound with good things
and will be largely patronized. Cor.
respondence has been opened with
an eloquent orator, who is expected
to do the spread-eagle, and who is in
every way equal to the emergency.
A piece Of artillery is to be secured
from one of the posts to do the noise
making. The Spokane COrnet Band
will do the heavy music act, and is
lin fine form for making a success Of
that part Of the programme. Ar
rangements are being made for vocal
music also. From all that can be
picked up we are lead to believe that
the literary exercises will he worthy
the occasion. The afternoon will be
devoted to athletic sports, such as
foot racing, tub raqfpe, wheelbarrow
racing, sack racfng;T jumping, climb
ing the creased pole, etc. Besides
these there will be an exciting horse
race for tempting purse. At night
there will be magnificent display Of
fire works, after WI ch the patrons
of the Terpsichorean art will have an
opportunity to indulge to their
hearts content at free ball to be
given in Havermale & Davis gigan-
tic Touring mill, which will be in
readiness by that time.
The movement opens very aus
piciously all along the line, and there
is no reason to doubt but that the
jOllificatiOn VIII succeed beyond even
the expectations Of the most san
guine. We feel satisfied that one Of
largest assemblages Of people ever
seen in this western country will
collect together on the date, and even
this far i'm advance can promise all
who do spend the day with us a
pleasant and enjoyable time. Some
may think that the interest will die
out on account Of the days to elapse
between the present date and the 4th.
We do not believe it will. In order
to succeed in an undertaking Of this
magnitude it is necessary to have
plenty of spare time 50 as to accom-
plish the required labor attending
thereon. When such matters are put
off too long bungling haste and many
mistakes are the result. The citizens
have commeQced well and will finish
better.
Several new committees were ap-
pointed, among them a committee
on printing, consisting Of August
Goldsmith, ]. +. Webster and J. X.
Stout. Also a committee on getting
In shane matter for n DOstpr and