Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-07-08
Our Fourth Og July.


Independence was celebrated atGrange-
vile on grand scale. We always have
good time on similar occasions IN Ida
no county but TINS was the largest and
most enthusiastic meeting ever had. 1t
was but few years ago that all the total
population OF the county could gather
together under the shade OF one pine
tree and dine sumptuously from one
good SIZED lunch basket. But those
pioneer Gays nave gone oy. we can no
l9nRel Cn!l 'ne onrls,lah name IN .ne
olo ian','ar way as we useo 70 greet
eaon anu eye'y inulv,uua' Iesiuen. as
snoy aeeenioieu on 'neee s'e"l ocoasione.
10" We nnu iew 'al',.iar n, races aunohg
snu ,:i ' ao my I:e ~ III @,noe'
9o''u .o;uiin9 'Ioiii az, vi! !e1''ons' Naliias
=, ~ 10 10 ~ ioiso, NV 'oo'"'ou nooN III
.no mountains, e'ou''ein', cu' 10 ,as. "pP' oa,",ns
INC i,oii' ia'in' III Popu'a'.o'' anu he'
o.uau a1iee Vi ''eii SUI WIN eno' NOUS
yie,us vi wheat oa's' oariey' uino.hy'
run anu Yegetaoies' 10 c,ea'ihg panic
among tne moving popniatioh. lhis 's
what ID bringing .ne chauge III our
urahgeViie celeDratiohs. AT least l'ouo
anu prooaoiy z'oVo pn'ro'ic c''izshs as
seuioie" al TfangeVilie on the 4th whiie
prooaoiy naii that NUMBER were cele-
,,, U,at'ng al oot'oH"oou anu ra'rV'ew.
.he numerous inarsi"'s, III prignt UNI
lo,Ms, on prahcihg s,eeus, iormeu ihto
coiuLhns 'ne i'hhiehse crown anu niarch-
ca tnrough 'ne prihc'pal s'reets' 'eu oy
the famous Urahgev'ile Brass Bano'
Iresiueh., Ohaplaln anu orators OF the
day, reaoer OF the Declaration OF lnde-
pehuence ana 'he immense Liberty Var,
hIfec WIN t"o score ol ioveiy ma'oens
nd N III.
Goddess towering aSuve III lne center.
Next came the Idaho Car with another
bevy of the fairest of ldaho's lovely
maidens, handsomely dressed, with one
Qf possible) more handsome than the
rest upon an elevation in the center.
with crown representing the "Gem of.
the Mountains; y; after which followed
the multitude In Carriages, hacks. wag
ons, huggles, on horseback and on foot.
1t was an interesting scene to look upon.
and note the contrast: the risky youths,
the handsome praclicea horsemen, those.
IN the prime OF lie ana the totterIng
iootsteps OF oid age, all overi1owing with
american p"tTioe'sul: we shouIu tnahk
uoo ior '.is Na''ohai MONDAY ana this
GLORIOUS american government. "A halt
was caiieu on nan auoitlon where the
generous ana patriotic citiZens had
eIec'eu all iu'hehse shaue Win nr
ooughs covering al ieast TWO acres, Win
cotn SEATS eleVateu music ana
epe"her s'aiu' Ate, 'ew patriotic
airs oy tue Drass bahu very appropri-
a'u prayer WAS onereu py Rev. Maxey,
loiio"eu oy exce'lent music oy the
drahgeViile oho'r' MISS Edlth Clarke
reao III very ciear' uist'nct ana iorci-
ple manner me Deciara,lon OF lnne'
pehuence. non. ., M WeIls' Commis-
sloner 10 ,he Worid fair from ldaho
was 'n'Iouuceu anu from MS eioqhen1
anu Interesting auu'oSs' showing his
tnorougn hho"ieqge OF the resources
ana Prouuc's Vi lualio, proved 10 tne
people ,'at ne was tle righ, man IN tne
| rieh. place HeXt came non; W. y
canotnr u,ha dai;ueraa on nFIu nE ha,a ."to 10
telling speech. His active term in that
body in behalf of his constituents and
against the monopolies has made him
| quite favorite in North Idaho, and we
would probably be better off if he had
drawn longer term. Mes anecdotes
anu early experiences may create cor
ner on corsels I'D urahgeViiIe, out no
oouy "as nu',. ine epeaAe's were oi'eh
cneereu ny 'ne apPreciat'Ee auuiehce
|
turned mo one immense uin'ng taoie
WIN alleys wnere everybody, "l'h thel
huge luhcn paske,s'spreaa OUT III groups
smnnIv Gran,,s armv 0f oil ,ho W. uona ro
,hhapo III 1900 n,o,hers ~ can,as pra;r;e j.
tho nost aenernrs heor,ad and hast nn
oar,h en f,ar avervhodv had eaten ond ~,
dranr 70 the;r rtnoost .onao;tu ano~at
os,ha hos, uas ,,athaYod m 70 lava a.
all the poor of New York CITY, A few
hours were passed in various kinds b
amusement. interspersed with goo,
music until dusk, when fine display b
the most lnodern fireworks were sent d
towards the heavens, which wound up
day long to be remembered at Grange
vile and in the history OF Idaho.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
-
uaro haasa ON everv hana cranan;1I p.a'H
- hosts If frien1s Th. to,.nsn
ar"nnaS h,s,nass and aavo,aa .hne,
p sa,,ns 70 tho en,erta;,mont Of ~;
o,os,s
hr,d..a d;e.r,t ,,;o, as.
to us the idea of having the citizens {
Grangeville buy ten acres in that love