Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-10-18

little city were simply surginI
masses of home folk and visitors
The visitors predominated, o
course, for they were here IN mum
bers doubling our entire popula
ton.
As previously announced in tn,
LEDGER, yesterday, the infantry be
gan forming on Washington and
Water streets, advancing to CLARK
avenue, At $50 the men com
menced falling i'll, and at 6 O'Clock
a long line rested on Clark avenue
with the south and facing the
Boulevard. The cavalry formed
on the Boulevard and a few mo,
ments after 6 moved of, following
the Flambeau Club and footmen
The Warrenton brass handled the
procession, the route heretofore
published being observed. Grand
Marshal Luckis and his staff oil
men were kept busy making a pass
way between the crowd when the
down town streets were reached.
The Clay Flambeaux we're gor-
geous in their spanking uniforms
and their drill was admired by
thousands and cheered to the echo.
The club gave exhibition drills on
all the principal streets.
The clubs heretofore mentioned
followed the Flambeax and made
a very creditable display. In
short, the closing demonstration of
the greatest rally ever held in
North Missouri was a grand sue
cess.
WILSON TETS THE FLAG.
The flag was awarded to Wilson
township, over Culver. Both had
large delegations. The LEDGER
only wishes there was a flag for
every visiting club.
RALLY NOTES.
Cash Blackburn, Of Vandalia,
looks well under a blue helmet.
The Warrenton band is n of
the hest in the State
The restaurants, cigar and fruit
stands did an immense business.
A streamer from down the road
said: "Hurrah for Francis New
Baby"
The banner of the Vest Demo-
cratic Club, Vandalia, is a thing of
beauty.
The Clay Flambeaux attracted
much attention, such as they rich
ly deserved.
A banner from Vandalia bore
this inscription: "Who is Kim
ball /? Damfno."
The parade just after the arrival
of the Vandalia special was a de-
cided feature ofthe day.
No horses we're allowed to be
hitched on the square. This was
a decidedly pleasing feature of the
rally.
Hon. C. G. Daniel came in with
the Vandalia squad, but had to 60
home on account of sickness in his
family.
The corridors of the Court House
were thickly strung with lanterns
and decorated with bunting and
The Court House yard is a
favorite resting place for tired
visitors.
The Mexico Electric Light,
Heat and Power Company, J. F.
Llewellyn, manager and president,
very kindly consented to allow the
city electric lights to burn at night.
Under the contract, no lamps are
burned during the light of the
moon.
Dinners we're served for the rally
ing Democrats by the ladies of the
W. c. T. u, Christian Church and
M. E. Church, South, respectively
in the old Barth building, basement
of Kabrich's Opera Block and one
of the Hardin buildings on South
Jefferson street.
The Vandalia train bore a num-
Der of streamers. The inscriptions
thew contained were as follows /:
"Vest Democratic Club" "Cuivre
Township will give Cleveland and
Francis 800 majority" "This car
is loaded with Democrats, all the
way from Cuivre."
The following gentlemen of the
Cavalry Corps assisted the reeep-
ton committee in its work of re-
ceiving visiting clubs: G.. r.
Gibbs, Joe Pratt, George Lee, DR..
Turner. F. c. Bryan, Clarence
Rothwell, Will Lee. A. NJ. Harri-
son, E.. S. Cave, Ernest CAN'T, j.
A. Potts, w. K. Potts, Tom At
Gibson, G. F. Clark, S. G. Baskin,
Brack Twyman, R. C. Graham,
George Robertson, B. F. Dobyns
and S. S. Craig.
j. F. Miller for Constable.
J. F. Miller has concluded to