Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-07-07
THE FOURTH OF JULY IN XARREH,
Magnificent weather and q Splendid
Celebration.

Gun battery awakened the echoes
Of the 10th anniversary OF the ma
tion's birth just as the sun in all his
glory and majesty peeped across the
eastern horizon. Tie morning uir
was pure and invigOrating, and Il
refreshing breeze continued all day.
1t was the kind Of weather we have u
great deal Of in the Red River Valley,
and which alone makes people cheer
ful and happy. EARLY in the morning
the good country folks, all dressed in
their best clothes, commenced to nr-
rive from every direction. 1t was
perhaps the biggest gathering OF
people ever seel' in Warren. The old
er ones cnIme to henr
patriotic talks and songs,
the little gir4. -cause to see the !un,
and the small boy toshoot fire ecrack-
ers. The young man and his lady
love came also. JOY was streaming
from every face as 1t very properly
should on such an OCCASION.
The grand procession formed ut
the Court House SQUIRE in the fore
noon, and after parl,iing the princi-
pal streets halted in front of the
mammoth floral pavilion that l,,l.i
been erected for the duy in front OF
Aubol's store. Here the literary
part OF the program was carried out
under the direction OF Hon. Is. q.
Gill. the president Of the day.
After tile Invocation of divine bless
inrS uDOu the exelriSeS and n song
by the chorus OF "a voices led by Mr..
Thos. Topper, president Gill III Il
Iuppy speech welcOmed the lnrEe
audience to Warren to share in tile
festivities. The band furnished u
piece Of music and then MIR. l.. Ii. H.
berson stepped forward .lnd re..d that
yrandest Of all documents, tile Dec-
lara tion Of Independence, in IL clear
voice that brought out the striking
passages very effectively. Next came
Il song by the Gi..e club nnd ti,el,
Rev. W. 1. Veale, the orator of the
day, was introduced. He made Il
stirring, thoughtful and eloquent I'D
dress that was listened to With
marked attention, and we only regret
that we cannot publish it in full.
Throughout his remarks Rev. Veule
brea tlleti the true spirit Oi pntriot-
ism and OF true American citizenship.
We take this opportunity, not Ol.ty
Tor ourselves, but for MI present, Il,
thank Rev. Vellc for his u Ole nd ddress,
and trust TINT the lessons Of pntriOt-
ism that fell from his lips will be
cherished bynli
Judge GrindeIand was next intro
dnced and made u stirring speech
full Of good hits nnd patriotic senti-
ments. The speech making closed
with an address from j p. MattsOn.
The whole audience joined in singing
America, and the exercise OF the forv-
noon were ended. Editor Stevens
proposed II vote Of thanks to nll who
had taken part in the program.
| The afternoon sports ut the driving
park We're entertaining and witnessed
Ivy II large crowd of people. John r.
AndersOn's black mare, Cyclone, wOI,
first money in the 4 mile running
race, nll,l in the Y mile dash III. a.
Seignp's grny horse, Whirlwind,
drew the prize. In the bicycle race
i Alfred Swandby easily took tirst
money, nnd Ray Wood Just ls e,lsily
took the second prize. The foot rae.
was won by Will kanch, first, und
/ Will LOughritge, second prize.
/ Capt. Fred Jol,hsnn defea ted Capt
IC. h. Woolery in the tug Of war, aud
III the boys tug of war Capt. Axe
Swandby defeated Capt. Seeiey. Pa,
LOughridgs won the potato race.
| The Warren and Argyle nines played
II" liOtly contested game Ut bnl
in the AFTERNOON and the WArrel
boys came out victorious, the sc0r,
being z to 10.
! The display Of the Warren Fir,
DrpnrtInrnt wa. mn interesting fe,,
ture III the afternoon.
! Tie ctlehr,ltiOn WtaH Il great success,
and We believe tllut all who spent th,
day in W,.rrrn Illust blame thpnl
selves il they did nnt have u gtsOt
time. Long live Independence ein,
and the lessons Of patriotism which
Z it teaches!