The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-04

nero was back NUMBER 10 ddTloW
and his fiddle yesterday morning.
A group of society girls will fill the
Flower Basket in today's parade.
The militia is improving. Yesterday
the men kept in better order than the
preceding day.
Gus Holmes was the happiest man
in town, starting the applause at
every passing feature.
Artist Clawson received a perfect
shower of congratulations yesterday
for his Flower Basket float.
Charley Berry is responsible for the
decorations on the Progress, Scott
Auerbach and Eagle blocks.
A personification of Ships That Pass
in the Night was the Lagoon hoat,
/ and that of the W. c. 7. U.
L. U. King & Co. are nicely decor
ated, the bunting on the building be-
ing quite tastefully arranged.
By the color in the bucket of Ham
Inns, he is going to supply the boys
with something to paint with.
The children in the Raymond coach
got large share of the applause for
the way they sang America.
A least a dozen private parties have
been made up for tonight to disguise
i and revel with the rollicking, romp1ng
rabble.
Joslin & Parks pioneer wagon was
| an exact copy, although little orlgnt-
er and newer than those that pulled in
here during the SOS.
The Johnson Co. have taken photo
graphs of all the floats and of the
queen and her attendants, besides
other features of the parades.
A big buck who came in with the
~ eix- anf inches
weighs nearly three hundred pounds
His dignity is something killing.
The chariot race between DR.. Hig-
gins and Professor Stoddard on the
Higgins boulevard this afternoon prom
Uses to draw an immense crowd.
Bang, ling, sizz-was the programme
in the city last night, the small boy,
helped by his big brother, ushering in
the Fourth in a becoming manner
One of the 1ne~tt electric displays in
the city is that of the New Resort,
hundreds of red, white and blue lights
running up and down and across the
building.
Mrs. Harry Jennings will be the
Goddess Of Liberty today. Mrs. Jen-
nings is one of the most beautiful wo-
men in Utah, and the committee did
well to get such representative
Utonian.
The merry-go-rounds are doing
rushing business, keeping at a constant
whirl. One of them plays ChoDln's
inpromptu with variations in a heart
rending style as the nags keep on their
ceaseless trot.
One of the prettiest floats, both in
makeup and idea, was that OF the
Womans Christian Temperance union.
It was a boat in gold and white, rest
ing on a placid sea, while an inscrip-
ton resting above bore these words,
"For God and home and native land.
When The Herald man appeared on
the scene at the tribunes yesterday,
Director Bassett, of the children's choir,
remarked. well, girls, here's The Her
aid. as usual. Three cheers for The
Herald" The little women shouted
Three cheers for The Salt Lake Her
add"
The boys in blue under Colonel
Theaker start about o'clock for the
city, and are not encouraged at the
prospect. They will be in full dress,
and would like to show to their best
advantage in the procession, but the
walk from Fort Douglas to the city is
hot and dusty, and they expect to look
quite weary.
Mr.. Easson. who had charge of the
Grant Soap company's float during yes
terday and the day before. was not
watching the same when it took ire, as
some have supposed, from unreliable
announcements. He was away at the
time and had put on a substitute. The
float will appear in the parade today as
fresh as ever.
Through no intentional omission, the
decorations of the Rocky Mountain
Telephone company, both as to poles
and its building, have been omitted in
the published notices in all the papers.
They were extensive and had it not
been for the work OF the management
the poles in the business portions of
the city would have looked bare indeed.
Schooner Jims" heart was broken
yesterday. In addition to the multi
farious regimentals which Schooner
wore he proudly Haunted a P. o. S. of
A sash, which some enterprising per-
son had given him. Webb Gamble, of
Camp 2. of this city, recognized the
sash and halted Schooner" and COM
peeled him to disrobe. He pleaded for
a stay off execution. but it was denied
him, and he ambled home crestfallen
and did not appear on the streets
again.
The surgeon-general of the National
Guard of Utah had charge of the ar
ENGAGEMENTS lot taking care OF the VIC
TINS of any accident which might have
happened yesterday, and the same de-
tail will be continued today In addf-
ton to himself there were: Major F.
A. Meacham. Captain W. F. Beer. Lieu
tenant Critchlow and Lieutenant
Colonel Wilcox. These surgeons had
an ambulance in close proximity and
had there been an accident of any kind
the victims could have been promptly
attended TO.
The miners float will 1eappear in the
parade today in all its pristine beauty.
AS soon as the parade was over yester-
day donations for it's rebuilding began
to come in. Culmer Bros. were the first
to come TO the assistance of the miners
and were quickly followed by F. Fl
Auerbach & Bro Harlow & Don of
fered to reDaint the affair and do II
quick. and James H. Faust promised
all his spare time last night and this
morning in working on the same. The
miners wish to thank all who have as
sisted them and promise to cherish
them IN grateful remembrance. PAT
Casey. the famous prospector. has ar
rived in the city and will be ON tha
foat today, in company with the only
woman prospector in Utah.
THE FOURTH AT GARFIELD.
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