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

Governor Murray's Mastery Oratien
Over 100 Bullion Miners on Horse.
back, and Over 1000 Strangers In
TOwu-The Celebration in a Nut
Sheli-Etc.
The TIMES gives up its columns to-
day to enable the people of the United
States to read
GOV. MURRAY's SPEECH,
which is published in full.
The feature of the celebration was
Peace among us ell.
The pageantry or ''procession" re-
fected 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. Havens 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 impersonation 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 HALEY rose
buds in the bouquet of the Fu-
ture.
Then followed the different Socie-
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 Bullion's
splendid display and made the hill
sides ring. Under Ketchum'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
recitations; the poem; the patriotic
air Of both bands and then the
LEARNED SPEECH
Oh Governor Murray.
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee,' closed
the exercises there.
AT the baseball grounds crowd
had gathered. Shoshone won the
game,-11 to 9.
The bicycle feature of the procession
was creditable.
The "Belle of ldaho'' watched the
baseball game, and just as the TIMES
man rode with some of Ketchum's
representatives down the river, she
passed with a gentleman who may
soon be her "more than brother aud
her next to God"
At night on the baseball grounds
the fireworks We're witnessed by a
great crowd.
The fremen's ball was a complete
success. The receipts at the door in
cash being s207, with sufficiency re-