Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-06-29
'c.ah for Fourth.
The Proud American Eagle Bird
VIII Scream in Rocky bar
ON July the Fourth.
Grand ryrotechnic Display. Sack
Races, Foot Races, Po-
toto Race.
Chasing of the Wary Creased Pig
and Endcayor 90 Climb
Creased Pole.
Reading or the Declaration OF Indie
pendencc by Judge ID. ".
waIdron.
Ten Minute Orations by Popular and
Irrepressibic Local
Takers.
Singing OF National Odes by a Bcyy
Singing OF National Odes by n Bcvy
OF warblers.
Turn Loose the Dogs OF War and
Yell Yourselves Hoarsc.
Dance In the Evening at Wrinkle
backs Hall.

At a meeting held on Saturday
evening last in .he Court House
Judge Culp presided and George l.
Wall acted as secretary. The oh.
ject of the gathering was to take in.
itial steps looking to the celebration
of the Fourth Of July in Rocky
Bar, the metropolis of ElmorC
county. A committee of FIVE was
appointed on finance: Charles
Brown, E. C. Koch, Steve Oglesby
and Mesdemes Fletcher and Gil.
man. An executive committee Of
five was appointed, with power to
appoint subcommittee and make
arrangements; Charles A. Mask.
rey, G. ID. Golden, w. C. Wicker.
sham, George Winder, Joe Fitz-
gerald. The finance committee
were instructed to report to the ex-
ecutive committee on Wednesday
evening.
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING.
The finance and executive COM
mittecs met at the BULLETIN office
on Wednesday evening, according
to instructions, Charles A. Maskrey
in the chair and 4. G. Koch as
secretary. The meeting was a
roaring one, all present seeming to
be imbued with the same idea,
namely, to have grand blowout
here on the Fourth, and the way
business was transacted, and the
rush with which things generally
were conducted, presage a grand,
great, glorious Fourth Of July eel
cbration.
A bower and platform have been
built near the new school house,
and the conventional literary pro-
ceedings will be held there com
mencing at 2 o'clock p. m. A local
choir will sing patriotic airs, Judge
ID. Il. Waldron will read the Dec
laration of Independence, several
short orations will be delivered,
and other proceedings Of a similar
nature conducted.
The foot races, sack races, potato
race, chasing the creased pig,
climbing the creased pole, and all
such sports for money purses will
take place on Main street in the
forenoon of the eventful day. The
names of the judges for the races
and the amounts of the purses will
be announced later by the execu-
tive committee.
A dance will take place at Wink
leback's hall in the evening, for
which Foley Abbott's orchestra
will furnish the music and Asa
Abbott will call. George Winder
will decorate the ballroom with
flags, emblems, bunting and ever
greens, making it pleasant place in
which to pass the evening, chasing
the shadowy form Of Pleasure with
flying feet.
The display of fireworks has been
placed in the hands of George ID.
Golden, who will see that a credit
able exhibition be given. The fire.
works have been ordered, and the
display will take place on the point
of the hill in front of the Alturas
hotel.
Any money that may remain I'M
expended in the hands of the ex-
ccutive committee after paying ex-
penses will be turned into the school
fund of this district.
The finance committee was re-
quested to report again to the ex-
ecntive committee at $50 o'clock
this Saturday evening.
All further necessary announce
ments will be made by handbills.
Several changes have been made
in the committees by resignation
and otherwise. Following are the
corrected lists:
observation-disclosures A. Maskrey,
g. ID. Golden. w. C. Wickersham,
George Winder. Joe Fitzgerald.
Finance--Charles Brown, +. c.
Koch, Steve Oglesby, James O'Neill,
Fred Davis, Chris Ferrell.
Reception--G. ID. Golden, Geo.
Fletcher, Jr., Cy v. Smith, ]. n.
Hall, Steve Oglesby, Gid Campbell,
Henry Swanholm, $. Ii. McCarty,
G. NJ. Payne, Daniel Harrington,
Henry Hudson, Vim. Liljigran,
Greene White, Isaac Culp, VIM.
Mekim.
Floor Managers--W. G. Wicker
sham, Asa Abbott, L. G. Koch,
Thos. Riley, joe Fitzgerald, VIII
Mackey.
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