Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09
The Waldwick Fourth of July
Celebrat tion.

whlca they resolved TO hold Fourth
of } ally celebration in the grove be.
longing to the Waldwick mining
company. To make this success
liberal subscription was raised, and
suitable committees were appointed
to make the gathering a success.
Rev. E. +. Clough was engaged to
deliver the oration. Our Brass Band
being engaged elsewhere, the Min
eral Point Drum corps was secured;
and the printer set to work on some
fine posters and small bills that ad-
vertised the affair we'll
The Fourth opened with show
er, and until nearly IL o'clock the
appearances were for rain, so that
many from a distance were deferred
from attending; but by u o'clock
the crowd was large enough to JUS
tify the commencement of exercises
at the stand, when the Hon. Geo. G..
Cox, PRESIDENT of the day, in a loud,
clear voice called the exercises to
order, which consisted of prayer by
Rev. VIM. Sheppard, of Fayette;
singing of America by the multitude,
led by good choir; the reading
of judcious selections from the
Declaration of Independence by Il.
j. Van Matre, who rendered it as
Interestingly as if King George were
the MAJ he were talking to. This
was followed by the Grafton by Mr..
Clough, who started out with the
proposition, that we have received
from our fathers legacy in trust
county, government, and a fu-
ture. The breadth was shown in
the 100000 quarter section farms,
possible; the desirability in the
wonderful variety of climate, soil,
product and mineral; the wide
changeathat can be made for health.
That al this was reserved for settle
ment to Europe's poor. That the
civilization, government, manufac-
turers, commerce, agriculture, schol-
arship, craftsmanship and military
power 'fas the achievement of the
lower classes, or Europe's poor. The
fabric Of government was practical
because made for our own use, That
liberty means development of all
that is best-the sought to be" has
abundant room and opportunity for
expansion. Only what, sought not
to be- under any ban or hindrance.
The conqueror of America is toll.
Patience shod with thrift has been
the treasurer, while sobriety has Civ
en- its blessing to all who have
obeyed her. America owes what it
is to the laborer, and the need of the
hour is an honest days work by
everybody from President down.
The national saying, "It'll do" "It'll
do" received a Just denunciation--.
what is worth doing is worth doing
well. In the development the school
house becomes the antithesis of
Babel. The people came to Babel
with one language and went away
with many; but their children come
to the Yankee district school house
with many languages and go away
with one-our English. Wealth
and brain are useful as they are
swayed by conscience. Conscience
must be built, The basis of con
science is religion. The closing
remarks were covenant of loyalty
to the country and devotion of the
flag.
After the Grafton the choir sang
the Star Spangled Banner, and the
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
John Pile. The president then an
nounccd dinner aud that Waldwick
would feed everybody, which they
did. After dinner "the escapes from
Barnum's Museum" made much
amusement; the speech was good
aud the Characterization excellent.
There was a little strategy in climb
ing the pole, but it was done to the
amusement Of all.
The Waldwick people tried to