Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-07-06
WOOD RIVERS FOURTH. ="
THE GRANDEST PATRIOTIC MEET.
ING EVER SEEN IN IDAHO.


Town-The Celebration In q Nut.
shell-Etc.
The TINES gives up its columns to-
day to enable the people of the United
States to read
GOV. MUREAY's SPEECH,
which is published in full.
The feature of the celebration was
Peace among US all.
The pageantry or procession" re-
hected credit upon the mountains and
the wales.
The Idahoan mine, backed by its
long cavalry line of workers, put Hal
ley under more obligations.
Col. Ravens spared no expense or
labor.
Riding in front of the column as
it descended the western hill, Grand
Marshal Regan evinced the perfect
discipline he had planned and kept
up all day and night. No department
was neglected. The Grand Marshal
did his work well. So did his Aids.
AS the anvils opened their mimic
shots, the blasts in the mountains
around echoed their song. In answer
from toward the east were the tones
OF the church bells and the merry
laugh of children.
At 9:45 a. m. the Car of Liberty
rolled into place on Main street. 1t
was bright with happy faces. 1t was
driven by Hank Lufkin, and in its
center, robed in right, was his daugh-
ter Libbie, in the ilnpersona.ion of the
Goddess of Liberty, who stands as
Miss Libbie stood, highest, with
barred arm and virgin soul, among the
Jewels of this Nation, and with its
banner in her hand.
Following the Liberty Car was
the Idaho Car covered with
the daughters Of Hailey-rose-
buds in the bouquet of the Fu-
ture.
Then followed the different Secie-
ties, all of which the TINES has pub
.ished. There were old soldiers there.
There were Christian mothers watch.
ing the passing away of the present
and anxiously hoping for the future.
The HALEY Band sounded the
march,"
Down beside the river, where but
few knew of their whereabouts,
KETcHUM's BAND
sounded signal OF welcome that
Joined with the greeting of Billions
splendid display and made the hill
sides ring. Under Ketcbum's lead
THE IDAHOAN
cavalry and cars, with the steady step
of power, passed the crowded streets,
welcomed by "hats off" from men
and bouquets and blessings from
women.
Husbands and wives fell into line.
Every branch of business was repre-.
sented as the great procession passed
along the proclaimed route.
The program at the Arbor was
strictly carried out the music; the
prayer; the songs; the reading; the
rotations; the poem; the patriotic
air of both bands and then the
LEARNED SPEECH
OF Governor Murray.
"My Country, IT'S of Thee" closed
the exercises there.
AT the baseball grounds crowd
had gathered. Shoshone won the
game-11 to 8.
The bicycle feature Of the procession
was creditable.
The "Belle of Idaho" watched the
baseball game, and just as the TINES
man rode with some of Ketchum's
representatives down the river, she
passed with gentleman who may
soon be her "more than brother and
her next to Col"
AT night Oh the baseball grounds
the fireworks wsre witnessed by a
& 'eat crowd.
The fremen's ball was a com plete
success. The receipts at the door in
cash being 1907, with sufficieney re-
ported at 3 p. m. to make $27O50.
People from all around were here.
shoshone rolled in, SO did Smoky,
Deer Creek, Camas, Sswtooth, the
and the "oowboys".
The "Fourth" at HALEY was the
grandest meeting of patriots vet held