Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-06-30
THE FOURTH TO BE CELEBRATED
In A GORGEOUS MANNER IN
MEXICO.
Trades Display-Fire Works-Speak.
ing by Leading Orators and
Other Amusements.
The Committees Met Last Night and
Appointed a Reception Committee
Of Thirty-one Prominent
Men-Other Business
Transacted.

Fourth of July celebration will be
the most gorgeous and magnificent
ever held in Audrain county-it de-
ponds on the Trades Display. The
other matters are assured. The
various committees met at the City
Hall last night and decided to have
a grand display of fire works and
to invite Hon. John B. Henderson,
President Jesse, of the State Uni
versity, Col. A. F. Fleet and J. w.
Erwin to speak. Ex-Gov. c. H.
Hardin will be invited to review
the trades procession from the Ringo
Hotel porch. The Carrollton band
will furnish music.
The soliciting committee reports
s3S0.25 subscribed by the citizens
for the celebration.
VIM. Llewellyn, J. N. Cross, J.
T. B%unton, J. B. Botkin and Joe
Pratt were appointed to see the
business men and merchants about
putting floats in the parade.
The reception committee was Sc
lected and made to consist of 81
leading energetic citizens who will
endeavor to make the occasion a
grand, glorious success. They r
Mayor Lupton, R. M. White, S. B.
Cook, j. M. Marmaduke, Maj
Ricketts,, J. G. Trimble, J. B. Bot
kin, w. A. Morris. Col. Hutton,
C. F. Clark, A. e. Turner, VIM.
Pollock, w. H. Goodrich, James
Robinson, Hon. A. B. Medley,
J. D. Smith, M. G. Flynt, w. J.
Bolts, 1. J. Sims, John M. Daniel,
S. E. Kendall, Fred Panhorst, Elk
Gov. Hardin, J. D. Alexander, Prof.
Yaneey, Col. Fleet, Prof. d. A.
Mcmillan, D. E. Shea, J. A. Potts,
J. N. Cross, E. S. Wilson and J. J.
Weimer.
1t was also decided to invite U.
S. Hall to be present to address
! the people. The names of Judge
Buckner, Judge Broadhead and
Gov. Francis were given to the COM
mittee on speaking to have them
present if convenient.
Now the Trades procession is the
feature of the celebration which
needs consideration from the mer-
chants. Every business in Mexico
should have a representative float
in the parade. 1t will be remembered
what a grand feature of the fair in
1886 the trades display was. 1t
was estimated that 1000 people
witnessed it. The parade commenced
from where Botkin's livery stable
burned and went east on Liberty
street to Mr.. F. Wheeler's place;
thence North to Promenade; west
on Promenade to Jefferson; north
on Jefferson and around the square
on, east north and west sides to Ka-
brieh's corner; thence on Jackson
street to public school building;
south to Promenade east on Prom
enade to Washington; north on
Washington to south side square
and thence to point of starting. It
was nearly if not quite a mile in
length and seven thousand people
jammed and jostled against each
other to view the magnificent sight.
Mr.. Botkin says he will have a
float drawn by eight horses on
which will be forty-four beautiful
young ladies representing the diff
feren states of the union. With all the
lodges in uniform and the various
business enterprises in Mexico rep
resented the procession will surpass
the grandeur of the one in 1886.
The following merchants and
business men have been seen and
say they will be represented. Others
have not been called upon by the
committee but will have displays
in the procession. There will be
about 80 floats besides the lodges
and men on horseback:
Sallee & Craddock, Stationery.
Daily LEDGER.
Daily Intelligencer.
L. G. Gove-tFamous."
w. II. Upham, Mexico Music
and Machine Company.
w. w. Harper, Dry Goods.
Leslie Ferris, Hardware.
B. H. Tuttle, Restaurant.
James Garrett & Son, Hardware.
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