Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-07-10
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Ten Thousand People Celebrate in
Kirksvllle.

The small boys opened the
patriotic exercises early Friday
evening, and the continued explo-
sion of the fire cracker in goods
boxes, barrels and on the open
street, was 9 sufficient reminder
that Independence Day was close
at hand and that the small boys
patriotism had gathered such
force that the fire cracker must
"bust" or something else would.
The fusilade ceased sometime be-
tween dark and midnight, and the
people retired to rest and slumber.
At 3 o'clock Saturday morning
the church bells aroused the peo-
pie and spprised them that the
sun was again about to shed its
light on the greatest country of
earth, and that they should pre-
pare to give proper recognition to
the day that made the country
free lis years ago.
just as the first rays of the sun
gilded the tree tops Capt. NJ. r.
Strock, Of the!gun squad, fred the
first gun of the national salute.
With the salute came booming Of
anvils and giant fire crackers un-
til the whole town was aroused
and preparations for the days fes-
tivities began.
At an early hour teams began
to arrive from the country, and
every train entering the city was
loaded with excursionists. The
special from Quincy was crowded
almost to suffocation. W. E.
Sholly, with one hundred boys
carrying flags, met the Wabash
train from the north. While wait
ing for the people to arrive Col.
Kinnear, marshal of the day, and
his assistant. G. ]. Pollock, arrang-
ed the street parade, which was a
magnificent display of enterprise
and good taste on the part of all
engaged. The procession formed
on Maine ana Elson streets, NOV
ed east one block, then north one
block to the square. After max
ing the circuit of the square it
passed up Washington street to
Florence avenue, thence south on
Florence avenue to Normal street,
then west on Normal street to the
Normal campus.
The procession was headed by
the magnificent display of Ken
needy and Kinnear which requir-
ed four floats. The first was an
advance engine beautifully deco
rated; the second Waupun wind
mill; the third was fine display
of Morrison and John Deer plows;
the fourth was a Jewett Rock
Island hay roller in operation.
The display of Grassle d Sons,
manufacturers of Wagons and car
riages occupied a promi-
nent place in the parade. 1t
consisted of three floats. The
first represented the wood work
depal tment; the second, the black
smithing department and the third
the painting department. Smiths.
carpenters and painters were all
at work and as the procession
passed one could see every process
in the manufacture of a wagon OF
buggy.
The hand express. bearing the
inscription, Reliance Grocery,
small but still in the ring" at,
tracted quite as much attention as
many of the more pretentious dis.
plays.
A. L. Holmes, proprietor varie.
ty wood works, had a display Of
which Kirksvllle and Adair coun.
j. ty may we'll be proud. The hoat
contained every variety of orna
mental work used in the construc.
ton of houses, and all were the
products of his own establishment
in Kirksville.
A. I. Doneghy's float was nicely
decorated and displayed q pyramid
, of shoes which fttingly represent
ed his immense shoe establish
ment.
The wagon containing forty
: four little girls, all dressed in tn,
national colors, representing thu
forty-four states of the union, will
Miss May Garrett as Goddess o
!, Liberty, presented beautiful
J sight, and reflected great credi
T on Mr.. j. A. Tinsman, who wa
: appointed to arrange that part o
the procession.
A cart with boy and watermelon
8 drawn by pair Of goats repre-
, scented the great cash grocer.
house of Sigler Brothers.
The display of flowers ant
plants from the greenhouse o
: Mrs. Eads, was one of the mos
l. attractive in the procession, ant
9 wss greatly admired.
i V. Miller, iumberman, had
display that showed originality O
e design, and with the means a
2 hand, could not have been mad
!, more attractive. His display wa
|. q decided success and his bushes
was excellently represented.
The float of Robt. Clark, deale