Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-05
"A 0LUfiuuo DA1.
Yankton's Fourth of July
Brings a Multitude
to Town.
Thousands of People from The Coun-
try and Adjoining Towns.
The City Thronged with Visitors
and the Programme Fully
Carried Out.
Waving Flags, Booming Guns,
Patriotic Speeches, Moving Pro-
cessions, Races, Games,
Indian Dances, Fire
works and a Gen.
eral Good Time.
PREPARATORY ARRANGEMENTS.

PREPARATORY ARRANGEMENTS.
Yankton, which never loses sight of its
Fourth of July duties, gave more than
usual attention to the occasion on Sat.
nrday last. An extended programme
had been arranged and it was faithfully
carried out. The preparations for trans.
porting visitors to Yankton from adjoin-
ing towns along the two railroads we're ex-
tenslye and the ample arrangements for
transporting Nebraska visitors to the CEN
ter of patriotic jollification on The Dakota
side added to the immense throng which
here assembled. Our city was crowded
to OVERLOOKING, four or five thousand
visitors being added TO our population
during Saturday. All the highways
were thronged with humanity and every
resting place and shaded spot held It's
gathering of sight-seers. The CITY was
deeked in holiday attire-hags foated
from numerous masts and national col
ors. int%crmingled with living green
adorned the house fronts.
FRIDAY EVENING
ushered in ths informal fusilade of pat
riotio demonstration and during most OF
the night the detonations OF burning gum
powder smote the air and a sulphurous
glare lighted up the city. The pioneers
OF the occasion were out in force and
industriously at work giving vent to a
years supply of pent up enthusiasm.
The occasion SO auspiciously inaugur-
ated was continued with intensified
force as
THE DAWN OF SATURDAY
broke. Then came the crash of noisy
demonstrations, tn. booming of the
minute guns, the strains of music from
the various bands, and independence
day was fairly ushered in.
At an early shour the wagon roads
leading into the city were dotted with
the teams of the rural population has
tenlng to tho scene Of the days jubila-
ton and for q few hours
the various oayalcades deposited
their loads upon the streets and ut the
hotels and the streets and the walks
were crowded with pleasure seekers.
The trains of the night previous had
been loaded with visitors and these
were early abroad to begin the day with
the awakening sounds of revelry. The
special trains upon the Northwestern
and Milwaukee roads brought large
additions. The Northwestern train or
rived at ten o'clock and unloaded fully
five hundred men, women and children
from all the stations as far east as the
Big Sioux and as far north as Parker.
The Milwaukee special brought . couple
of hundred more, arriving at eleven
o'clock. The Canton band had reached
Yankton the night previous and this and
the Yankton sband were discoursing
sweet music while the morning informal
ties progressed.
HI PROCESSION.
At ten o'clock the procession was
formed IN Walnut street and shortly
afterwards 1t was put in
motion and made the rounds
of the principal streets, The procession
was made up of the Canton and Ysnk-
ton bands, the Edgerten light guards,
Phil Kearney post of the Grand Army.
the fire department. q eayalcade of
Sioux Indians, a long line of carriages
and numerous citizens on foot. The
Excelsior mill company was also repre-
scented in the column with q moving
pyramid of its products. After the
procession had completed it's re unds it
halted and broke ranks in front of
Turner hall and within that structure
THE FORMAL EXERCISES
OF the day were held. The hall was
packed with people and it was the most
comfortable retreat from the heat of the
day to be found. The two bands were
stationed III the gallery and they gave
delightful musicai i~nteriudes 10 the
exercises.
Mayor Harris presided over the exer.
cises, which opened with prayer by Rev
Father Willard.
Hon. r. j. Gamble wat
then introduced and the declaration
of independence was delivered by hin
with faultless rhetoric.l precision ani
information so clear and distinct that i
reached the ears of every listener.
Hon. Otto Peemilier was INTRODUCED
and delivered an grafton in German
which elieited hearty applause fron
those who understood his words. I
was easy for the English speaking por
tion of the audience to realize tina
Mr., Peemiller is a graceful and eloquen
speaker and they watched his progress
through the idioms of an unknow
tongue with the closest interest. w
have it from his German auditors the
MIR. Peemiiler's address was q rare pr
duction, most %eloquently presented an
~aboundipg in star spangled banner pa
riotism.
HON. T. NJ. ZIEBACB,
Dakota's venerable lin years of res
dence among us) sqnatter governor, vi
next presented to the audience as Il
| English speaking orator of the day.
: aovsrnor 1iebIci's Grafton was a d
, parture from the ~stereotyped Fourth
July form, being a fragment Of Dako
history, constructed upon the taxt
% Dakota's fret Fourth of July celebl