The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-06

dent Of the Day, took the stand and
read the program Of the exercises.
which were to be carried out at the
stand. The choir, consisting of Mrs.
Scott, pianist, II. W. Dorman,
cornet, Mrs. F. l.. Olmstead, Mrs.
DR.. Isham, H. d. Blatchley, Rev.
Boone, H. \. Maxey, then rendered
| some excellent music after which
Mrs. Olmstead, favored the
audience with one of her best solos,
which was superbly rendered and
we'll received. Rev. Gwinn then
offered a prayer, which was much
to the point besides possessing that
rare virtue of being brief. Praying
is all right in its place, but there is
nothing that will worry and torture
a public gathering as much as
long invocation. 1t seems as
though Rev. Gwinn sounded the
keynote oil the entire program in his
excellent prayer, for the exercises
which followed were brief, sharp.
full of vim, patti otto and claimed
the attention of the most unenthusi-
astic. The prayer was followed by
more singing, after which the orator
of the day, our fellow townsman
Rev. w. J. Boone, was introduced.
Rev. Boone's address was indeed a
treat. 1t was strikingly original,
and was so far removed from the
old threadbare harangue we have
all listened to so often that person
really had to think twice to realize
it was a Fourth of July speach.
Instead of commencing at Adam
and giving the history of the world
down to the discovery of America
as Introductory, and from that
date down to present time as body,
ending with hurried review of
passing events mixed with a little
"bloody shirt or "bourbon De-
mocracy" and winding up with a
wild whoop for liberty, Rev. Boone
gave us a nice little address ladened
with good humor and sound advice
that was as welcome as it was re-
freshing. After explaining the cir
cumstances which placed him on the
platform land which by the way
no one who heard his address re-
grets) and paying an eloquent and
well-deserved tribute to the memory
of Hon. Jas S. Negley Jr., who de-
livercd the address at Caldwell a
year ago, he took up as his theme
the dignity and responsibility of the
American citizen, and made an
/ address fairly bubbling over with
wit, humor, a little sarcasm and a
good deal of hard sense. In the
course of his remarks he took occa-
sion to review that powerful organ
| ization-The Bachelors Club-and
took a fiendish delight in setting
that order up as target for
the shafts of his eloquencc. That he
did it thoroughly is evinced by the
| fact that there was not bachelor
within the sound of his voice, but
who wished himself a Mormon elder
with ten or dozen wives. He
then opened up his batteries on the
failings of the girls of 1889, and
scored several happy hits which the
bachelors club wildly cheered. In
all it was an eloquent address we'll
delivered, and Caldwell has reasons
to be proud of the first man on
record who has introduced anything
new into Fourth of July speech
since the year one. The address
was followed by more music by the
band followed by a beautiful solo by
Mrs. C. S. Scott, after which the
crowd diopersed for dinner. The
afternoon was spent in racing on
Front street, instrumental music
at the Band stand, and a good, gen.
uine, sociable time generally. In
the evening the finest ball Caldwell
has seen for many a long day was
given under the auspices of the
Caldwell Band. 1t was largely
attended and thoroughly enjoyed.