The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-09-17
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Big Show.
I,,Nso. PAEK CuIDAco. Sept. O.. ler
Edupr Load
saiurfe preeram at ~ World $
fai- vas a moss c'al1ratc one and
a.aea ooepr ST. ompicto satisfac-
.ion rgcst 'oueoursc of people
cvera olc1 IA thia wilderness OF
Nan1crs
g, was The grand day for number
of states among which California nc.
omitted itself, az is its acilnowledged
custom. in uoSt magnificent man.
nor bv tls.a aratuitouS distribution ol
$4,000 orth of fruit Very extensive
prep 'ation for its display had been
p~1de and the carloads Of lusoious
fruits SO tastefully arranged presented
a picture seen but one i'm a life t,,nc.
After having been admired bv the
scores OF thousands the fruit was dis
trlouted with a lavish hand. Ba,ltets
were sent to every state headquarters
ana none went away empty handed.
One of the great attractions of the
day was the ringing of the new Lib
erty bell y request that every state
ana territory be represented by a son
and daughter was made by the man
agement and long before the an.
pointed hour countless thousands had
gathered about the bell, and those
having the flags in charge found it no
easy task pushing their way through
the crowd
oalahoma's banner was hoated from
the top Of corn STALKS seventeen feet
tw1 inches high il was carried by the
writer and supported 10y Miss Nellie
HenttoW, our governors little daugh-
ter and Davenport Richardson, son Of
Hon. ]. NJ. Richardson of Oklahoma
my. The taal. of carrying the lag to
the appointed place through the vast
throng Of people tha. lined the way
was no easy one, and the mast like
cornstallis created no end of comment.
Like gallant OGlahomans, Master
Davenport and Miss Nellie held to the
support ribbons and helped battle
their way through the asscmblages
and soon the nag of the youngest ana
IN st progressive territory in the union
was painted among the banners Of the
great states Of onr nation.
After few short and appropriate
addresses AMI songs the great liberty
bell was gwen one tap for every state
and territory and wound up with one
massive stro't, fpr universal liberty
As Oklahoma va, called, willing lit
tie hands, assisted by the writer.
pulled the cord and the laundering
peal seemed 20 proclaim to worlds
tha' pSIgt a would soon become
one oi a.. andcst states in the
ni1H tt.. close of The ceremonies
utal way. nnmanit
&C.. .uaiE hr'G, ap, a.. c uas-i.e
corn talks that prradiy supported ar
banners were ga ed in the agrLnl.
t"ral baiidiqg and adj anothes T.
traction TO s 'hoGa's magnificent
display, OF which will write you soon.
Tnc grand eXercises of the day we're
bY a display Of fireworks on
the lake front The people were again
hs dehscly massed as at the liberty
bell, and when the search lights were
turned upon thcm. acres of humanity
appeared in all directions. Bombs and
rockets of every conceivable variety
were fred off, and sounded like the
i;n OF battle 1t certainly was graad
display and the great outblrsts Of ap-
p'unse was proof e the peoples ap-
preciat,aa
Az its close, tie dense masses rap.
idly Dissolved and all was over and the
monoton1us swish of the waves along
the lake won,d almost lead one to be-
iieyc that the great Worlds Fair, with
all the nations on earth assembled,
Was the quietcst place in the world.
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