Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-07-06
The FOurth.-As 1t was Observed at
Medicine Lodge.

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The 4th was ushered in by the firms
of III guns by Battery A., under com.
mand of Col. Steph. Garrison.
Bye O'Clock people from all directions
began to pour into the city, and by Il
O'Clock the streets were crowded by VS.
itors anxious to witness the parade
While the people were waiting the Med
icine Lodge Citizens AMI Kid bands
formed at their band room and marched
| down the street and TO the depot, to a
lively march, to meet the excursion
train. When the train arrived process
sion was formed, headed by the above
bands, together with the Attica Trib-
une band, under the guidance of a
Drum Major, dressed in linen tights.
linen claw-hammer coat, long gray hair.
red, white and blue cap, congress gai-
tiers and no socks. To describe the pa
rade is simply impossible, but among
other good presentations was represen-
tation of Grand PAS hat. mounted on a
diminutive burro, armed with a Win
chester and four pistols; Looking Back
ward was great get-up.
The procession of about 500 visiters,
who arrived on the excursion train, was
joined by the hundreds of waiting citi-
zens on Main street, and all marched to
the grove In the southeast part of
town where, after listening to some ex-
cellent music by the bands, the people
were called to order by the Marshal of
the the Day, r. A. Cameron, Who an
nounced the following programme,
which was carried out:
lst.-Selection. Medicine Lodge Citi-
Zens band.
2nd.-IDvocatiOn. Rev. Archer.
3rd.-Reading Declaration of Independ-
ence. Rev. Nicholson.
Authorization. Rev. Clark.
5th.-Dinner.
After dinner the people were called
together by more good music, by the
bands, after which L. A. McNeal was
called upon to fill vacancy in the pro-
gramme, and although it was unexpect-
ed to Tom, he always has his wits about
him, and responded in his usual happy
style, and entertained the crowd for
about forty minutes with a good and
telling speech.
After more music, in which all the
bands Joined, the crowd was entertain
ed right royalty by juvenile athletic
sports, under the management of Mr..
Henry burst, which consisted of hop
ping races, sack races, roofing races.
etc. The crowd then adjourned to the
Main street, where they witnessed sew
eral foot races, among which and weF.
thy of special notice was a 100 ward
race, between a Harper man, Harmon
Palmer, and our own and favorite am
ateur Splinter, Fred Wadsworth, for
about $50 on the side, including side
bets. 1t soon became apparent. when
Palmer came out rugged in his tights
and running shoes, that the HARPER
boys had played the boys with profess
sional. Fred, though, was strictly "in
it," if he is out of practice, as he only
got beat about 10 feet.
After the races and about dark the
people, led by the band, proceeded to
the shores of our beautiful lake, where
for about two hours they witnessed
very fine display of fire. works from the
band stand in the middle of the lake.
The crowd then dispersed; our visit
ors returning on the excursion train,
and our citizens to their homes, except
some of the younger and more enthu-
siastic ones, who kept up the celebra-
tion at the opera house until late
hour kaeninp time to daliphtfnI music