The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-09
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lea-f Nth the arbitration Ct MCAiDley >
eircSion held 0y the rrpsehcans SATURDAY.
night. iar notwithstanding the TACT ths
the WIND ble- q ~critsb'e gale and th'
sDew came down In clo8ds sDd the the
Dom-f-r was s~ay 6o~n. the CITY ~s'
The -re0e ~ one 81 the hixg-st c~Aebrs.
uaDs ever b-sd 10 The county. Oid-tiu'
rrPGbhcans who es-ri-d torches g.
HAy-- and iOr HsrrssOa, and sho deligb'
In tss ~ The yo1nger g~Deration what .
giOri Us time they bad eight yesrs ago.
vh-u Harrison ~s- victOrioas. say thai
g. prryiOas Demonstrations ~ere not H.
il ~ith Saturdays rally and barbecue
N,i-e OF al sort vas paramount, boz
The bonfire and harb-coe play I'd the mot
important part in the fun and the hrr
vOrk- ~ere hardly Ie-s conspicuous.
Ev-ry body in town seened 10 be out &.
eoios the fUn, and eyrn be most srd-nt
snpPOru Of The Champion Of free silver
o-ipre EVICTION nov pas-iveiy shared in
the sport ~ith tie victorious party.
There ~as some music. bat the din OF
hundrrds Of tia horns IN the hands OF
lOng-winded supp rrers % the next pra-i-
dat Completely drowned it, and the
baBdneo, Who could hardly hear them.
seve-, for q time gave il up and when
TIE Procession came down Filth street
every usn was hlo ring ~ith all hIs
might and esrb instrument had a partie.
ular tGDe Gifts own, the brss drum play.
INK the NOT important part, for il was
pounded FOR all that uas in il. Finally,
the band got together sgain and played
. ooaple Of national airs.
The procession vas grand success and
Hundreds o. enthusiastic republicans
showed their eolor-, as they did before
si-ciiOD, by getting out and carrying
torches through the muddy streets. IL
took good deal Of euthusiasm TO make
q man get out in the cold and face
binding suoE storm carrying q torch,
bat the r~publieans were equal TO the oc-
ez-ion, just as they we're on election dsy,
and the Procession vas several blocks
long. A large number also iollo~ed on
the sid-wAlks wbo would undoubtedly
have taken part in the parade had the
weather b-en favorable.
IL vas Dearly 730 o'clock when the
line ga. finally formed on the street near
the Light Guard Armory. Colonel j. n
Cox and a number Of aides marshaled
the PROGRESSION, which was nnalIy ordered
tO move forward. At the head was the
Fifth Regiment band and after that a
numb-r 81 smell boys with a sign at the
bead reading Fred Leans Band" The
bOls made them-elves famous by tn
amount OF nOi-- they made and al er the
araie broke up in the Did base bal held
thy serenAded the sheriff-elect aud went
Oh with s. bill and the best wishes Of
Fred Ian.
TIL parade vent over TO Calumet and
then came down Fifth street, Red Jacket,
a. lar ~ Oak, when il turned dosn TO
Sixth. down that street TO Pine, over to
Filth again and thence to the old base
ball PARK, where the bonfire had Just
bern lighted. The Old Mckinley aud ho-
bart banner that had done service Ia the
Campaign was AZ the head of the marth-
ere, who were prereded by six men ON
hor.eback, one OF whom was attirvd as
Uncle sam. The bonfire was a hummer.
Old cedar tagging aud other woOd was
piled up thirty or forty ieet high, satur-
atsd With tar and com busl ibles and When
burning rightly lighted the whole town
Tor ne eral hours and illuminated the
sky. which could be reen for miles
around. Roman candles and other fire.
works were set Uf from different places
about town ali evening.
The wbeelbarrow ride which Will s.
Smith enjoyed at the expense OF Jame- g.
Elliot attracted almost as much atten-
tion as the big parade. The wheelbar-
row parade, with two railroad men at
the head and John Lean and Henry
VogIer carrying torches on either side az
q guard, left the bank corner on schedule
time and went through the mud the
entire length 81 Fifth street. There was
a trainmen's band TO head the parade.
but there was col fIct Of arrangements
and the band started Cd ahead of the
wheelbarrow, but they aiterward met
down the street. Smith declares that be
enioved the ride and Elliot lays be did
not mind the work. The band had been
practiciog Tor the event for some time
and made most favorable impression
on their first appearance. Alter the
wheelbarrow bet had been settled they
played several selections on the street
corner- and afterward at the barbecue.
each time ending mp with a veil OF.
whats the matter with Fred Lean?
He's all right" aud then somebody
would yell that Fred Leans band was
Also all right. They met the sheriff elect
at the barbecue after the parade and
after favoring him with a couple OF their
choicest selections took him down to the
lair mt the Armory where they rendered
more music and Lean treated the entire
orgaDis alton to an oyster supper.
The whole rally was az much O, a Fred
Lean jclihcation as II was a McKiulev
love feast.
Among the most interested spectator.
could be sees Mr.. August v. Carlson, o
Axtei, Nebraska, who is here ON his ole
stamping grounds visiting his brother
Mr. Carison iivssSaa sepsbliean count,
A. A.h-..k /. uI snfopxno No that ho -.