Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-07-07
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH CILE.
DRAFTED IN GORGEOUS STYLE
BY A GREAT CROWD.
The City Full of Visitors, ALI Boiling
Over With Patriotism-A Lengthy
Proeession-The Flaming Fire.
works-Demonstratien at
Night a Large One.

uay Was the fourth and II any o
her neighboring towns beat her in .
celebration we have yet to hear of it
In the morning by s O'Clock The
streets had already become iammeG
and the country people and large
numbers of persons from other place.
poured in all day long. Several drum
corps and bands played for the pub.
lie throughout the day. By 1876
O'Clock an immense parade wasform.
ed and marched through the princi.
pal streets, which was pronounced by
everybody who witnessed it a grand
success and a pleasing spectacle.
In the procession we're J. b. Bot
kin's large float containing forty-four
OF our prsttiest little misses, repre-,
sentlng the states in the Union, Han
cock Post G. A. r. and drum corps
the fire department, the l.. 0. o. F.,
Knights of the Maccabees, A. o. u.
W., knights of Pythias, Knights OF
Father Mathew, F. & L. T., Anti
Horse Thief Association, two bands,
Mayor and City Council and other
dignitaries and persons in carriages
people on horseback, in wagons and
buggies, forming a long line and
making an elegant display. The
parade was reviewed by ex-Gov. Har-
din and therprominent citizens from
the balcony of the Ringo Hotel.
The line of march was not broken
until the picnic grounds were reach
ed. Here they found dinner-plen-
ty ofit-awaiting them and all kinds
of amusement for enjoyment. A large
dancing platform, which had been
erected, was used constantly through
out the day. A ball game was play
ed at Sportsman's Park 1.-THE morn
ing from 10:30to II o'clock between
our home team and the Y. M. C. A.
Club of st. Louis. Mexico won by
a score of II to 10. The teams were
pretty evenly matched, and in the
evening an interesting game was ex-
pected. A large crowd was present
at the game. After dinner the pic
mic grounds were thronged and also
all public streets. 1t was estimated
that from four to five thousand visi-
tors Eel present. Dancing con-
tinued all afternoon. At3:30 o'clock
the two ball teams again crossed bats
and by 6 O'Clock the Mexico boys
again showed their superiority by
beating st. Louis with a score of Is
to 8. The st. Louis team includes
some of that city's professional play
ers and for Mexico to win both games
shows, as Bill Johnson said, s'that
they're the stuff" A set of nicer
gentlemen we never met than were
the visiting ball players. This is
characteristic of all members of the
Y, M. G.. A. Club.
After supper there were at least
five or six thousand people on the
streets. The stores of VIM. Lew
elIyn, w. A. Morris, J. w. McKin-
ley, J. d. Mckee, Joe & Vic Barth,
the "Famous," and many other
business houses were beautifully
decorated. The front of the LEDGER
office was nearly entirely covered
with flags and streamers. The inn
mense portrait of that grand states
man, Grover Cleveland, doomed forth
from the second story ofthe LEDGER
building, beautifully decorated, and
many a time as a true Democrat
passed and saw his kind, but reso-
lutte face, he started a cheer which
ran through the adjoining crowd,
showing the reverence in which the
ex-P President and the next President
is held.
The Carrollton band is certainly
one of the best in the country, but
not far behind ranks our home band,
Both bands were in the night parade
and helped largely to make it the
success it was.
Ats O'Clock in the evening a trades
procession moved through the streets
Six or seven beautiful floats, eacf
drawn by six or eight horses, &C
companied by bands and illuminat
ed with lavish displays of fire works
was a sight never to be forgotten
We can not say anything about on
float surprising any other in beaut,
for it was impossible TO decide Wit
had the best. But we must partleu
larry mention the float of little girl
arranged by ]. B. Botkin, as it Ger
tainly added great beauty to the dis
play.
Those who were represented i
the procession ale:
w. A. Morris, grocer.
G.. B. Null, grocer.
Hollis meat market.
Lacrosse Lumber Co.
Price johnson, grocer.
Weber's Planning Mill.
L.. G. Adams, clothier.
J, Joseph Pratt, horse sheer.
4 August Meyer, saddlery and ha'
; ness.
i VIM. Pratt, blacksmith and hors
, sheer.
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