St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-06
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Speclal 10 Tue OlOht
RED WING, July 4.-f0r several years
Red Wing has had no independence DAY
celebration at all If our people wanted
amusement on that day they had to go 10
some other town. This year, however,
several energetic citizens took holu Oh 'he
matter and the result is that Red w Ing H;'u
one of the grandest independence day cele-
brations for many Years. The DAY was
ushered in at ) a. IN. by the firing Oh the
national salute. At 10 a. M tie grand
parade formed at the corner OF 1hlrd ana
Rush streets in the following order: Platoon
of notice. Red Wing Cornct band, Hubbard
guards Company g, n. q. >. M, A. Il;
Welch Post G. A. r., PhoniX HOOK ana
Ladder companv, Cataract Hose Company
No. l. Athletic Hose Company No. 2, La
Grange Hose Company No. 4. president OF
the day. orator, chaplain, reader,
mayor and city council IN carriages.
After marching through the principal
streets the procession proceeded TO the CITY
park. where the program was opened by
the Cornet band playing America" The
rcmainder.of the program here was as fol-
lows: Prayer, C. Hobart, d. D.: music,
Hail Columbia" Red Wing Cornet band;
address. Gen. S. p. JennisOn: music, patr-
otto airs. Cornet band; reading, Declaration
of Independence. B. B. HerberI; music.
''Red. White and Blue" Cornet band; ora
tiOn. Hon. o. VI. Hall; music, Star SPAN
gled Banner" Cornet band. After these
exercises the people dispersed for dinner.
AT , D. IN. the program for the afternoon
was begun with a horse race. The other
events were a sack and potato race, lOOt
race. a WheelbarOw race, catching the
creased pig. climbing the creased pole,
fat mans race. fancy bicycle riding by VIII
4act of
works. In the evening at o'clock fifty
guns Wers fired. The exercises for the day
were ended by a fine display OF fireworks
on Broadway square. The team of the
tableau car. containing the Goddess of Lib
erty and the flower girls representing the
states of the Union, became frightened
while standing near Fredrick's store and
ran away The girls became frightened
and jumped of. Fortunately no one was
seriously hurt. The team was soon stopped.
The Fourth at ShakOpee.
Special to the Globe.
SHAKoPEE, July 1.-The great birthday
SAmerican freedom, Liberty enlightening
te world. was celebrated in ShalOpee by
a the citizens and surrounding country.
lie fire department, commanded by Chief
Kusman, had control OF the arrangements
anGopened the day with fine procession
in uniform, the three companies
numbering some eighty men. The
route was through the princi-
pal sttets, thence across the great bridge
to Wlihey's park. opposite tOwn-a we'll
shaded Gnd handsome retreat from the
ScOrching iays OF the Sun-which had the
effect OF oQn drying up the roadways after
the previols nights bountiful rain-a rain,
by the way that did thousands of good to
farm and arden. The exercises at the
park consisted, besides the interspersing
music by the city cOnet band. of finely
delivered Declaration of Independence by
Julius A. Collier, president of the
State Firelneny association; and most
eloquent and MISUNDERSTANDING Grafton by
Ma. L. NJ. NeVsom of st. Paul, and which
proved to be oneof the grandest efforts of
OratoIy it has evr been the good fortune
of ShakOpee audience to listen to. The
IecollectiOnS Of the past were wildly given,
and his illustration of the brave fireman
JeScuing the child from the smother
ing smoke and roaring flames was
given with such startling and truthful
effect as to bring tears TO the eyes
of many, and obtained the most rapt
attention from all. At the conclusion OF
this great speech Mai. NewsOn was greeted
with compliments and hearty hand-Shakes
on al sides. His speech will appear in the
Courier next week The remainder of the
day was occupied by the $500 persons
present participating in the innumerable en-
tertainments provided for their pleasure,
and at night the gaily-dressed fire laddies
and tle,r better-halves and sweethearts raj
lied 1t the rink and danced till Sunday
morning.