The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-18
PEOPLE FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE. COUNTRY PRES
ENT.
Grover, Adai and Claude, Chccred
to the Echo!

The American National Bird crowed
loud aud long ia Jasper on. Wednesday
night, over the brilliant victory Ut the
People wei The Plutocrais on Nov. otb.
Long before night the old "A pound can
uon bclched forth its greeting 10 Grover
Cleveland IN = Presidential salute of a.
rounds, one for each State, and made the
hills tor miles around c the. return
Tag plnudits. All afternoon the people
OF tIe town were busy decorating their
business houses aud residences, and
many very ~Arti.iic aud handsome dis
plays were admired by the masses who
were going around in crowds 10 look at
them before night. The display showed
how well the people Of Jasper can make
the town look when they Try.
A huge pile OF boxes. barrels, wood,
&c, vas built about thirty feet high and
= hundred ieet around on the South side
Of the Public Square for u bon fire, and
Il made = brilliant one when il was lii.
The Court house front was beautifully
fes.apped with hnntipy ~@d A~es ~uu
WIN handsome pictures OF Cleveland,
Stevenson and Matthews, iDterspersed
with numerous roosters. while all the
windows, both Of The court Dor and the
Offices, were handsomely illuminated
aud decorated.
About 80 o'clock the procession
formed in front Of the Court house,
under the marsbslship Of Mr.. Ferd.
Schneider, and assistants, and marched
through several streets, though the line
of march had 10 he abridged on account
OF the muddy condition OF the streets.
1t was 9 big procession, and was wit
messed by a large number OF people,
from all over the county. During its
march the line was brilliantly ilIumi-
mated by fire works and red lire. Fret
came the Stat Band, which performed \
epleDdid original Cleveland March. IL
was followed by the democratic Sons
OF Veterans with torches, about 90
strong, then came one OF The amusing
features, the settlement OF a wager be-
tween Msssrs. NJ. A. Sweeney and w.
b. Hunter, Esq. IN which Mr.. Hunter,
Nv the election of Cleveland. was to lead
.. Mexican burro, attached To q road
cart, while Mr.. sweeney sat Ia the cuet
holding "A Cleveland banner. The bur-
70 didn't believe IN pulling, and would
balk at every street crossing when Mr..
Jesse Evans, another Republican, had 10
assist in making IL 20. This part was
10 have been done BY Postmaster jim
Corn, but be got a substitute, alleging
thLt he couldd't make II 90 as
well a. Jesse. Many cheers and much
laughter greeted this part OF tue proces-
tiuu.
Then came the "Democratic Veterans
OF tie late war, about ~ strong, with
torches, under command oi Capt. Eckcrt
After these cau,e y labor display, Wag.
1er's Wagon Works leading, VII = Tour
horse float, and Tie wo,knen busy put.
aing together aud ironing n wagon will
q forge aud belIows and snvil aud Other
tools OF the shop, ana tie White heated
iron throwing It's sparks on Ltah tide'
III the wagon, US the sturdy workmei
hammered it into proper shape.
Aiier this came The Desk Factory force
with transpatsncics aud torches; th'
rp.ke factory hands the veneering con,
pany'r hands the planning mile hande
The s,ave aud heading factory hands
be various -four aud cofn mills hands
sud the wagon aud blacksmith hands
NJ making quite a display.
Then came = six horse wagon, finel.
decorated with nsgs, roosters aud mot
|oes. loaded with young first voters, al
with Cleveland hats aud long busters
md Including The Jasper Clevelan,
Rnar,ette, wi 10 rang as they rode along
Attcr these were large number q
Democrats irom Huniingburg aud o,he
biacee who we're enthusiastic In thei
bouts and jokes and banners.
The procession wound up with
tAity OF young men with tin horns Ia
Art drawn by an OK IN harness, an