Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06

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and it was two days after the actual
Fourth when the last cracker sounded
the conclusion Of the Independence
day features Of 1897. II had In re-
Atty been . 3-days' celebration.
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Carbon Cliff, July Saturday
was celebrated in the good old
fashioned patriotic way in our vii.
lsge., Our people began the festivi-
tics in the early hours Of the morn
ing by making . run on Corbin's
store for powder and othse explo.
sives. Ship Silvis was gapsr, and
did good execution witt &hs anvil
(as far q noise was con6eraed), bat
when il came to shooting fee crack
ers he became reckless and let one
explode in his hand. He concluded
that there was more danger in ham
ding. IRE crackers than cannon, and
turned the former business over to
small boys the rest of the day. The
Sd Of July being the day set in thi Q
vicinity for the observance Of the
Fourth, the festivities will long b
remembered by our people. Mr..
Ball. president Of the Areilio works,
purchased . beautiful fi,E. ska feet,
which was raised with appropriate
ceremonies at 9 .. N. The engineer,
John Hsgberg had made and erected
q fine flag pole, which, BY the way.
is something novel in the line of flag
STATS, being made of gas pipe. COM
mencing with the bottom section
with large pipe and reducing each
section going upward with . smaller
size until the last and top section 10
1-inch pipe. We do not think Mr..
Hagberg will patent his design. but
nevertheless il makes . good, cheap
and durable flag stat. At Mr..
Balls request the employees
of the shop conducted the
ceremonies, and after the flag was
raised three cheers were given for
old glory with . will, that bespoke
the patriotism which lives In the
breast Of every true citizen. The
boys then joined in singing that
grand and stirring old song, "a
Thousand Years, My Own Columbia, IS
after which, with few remarks ap-
propriate to the occasion By . men,
Der of the glee club, and Q vote OF
thanks to Mr.. Ball for his public
spirited interest in making the event
q success, the audience dispersed.
The celebration held in Hannewack-
er's grove, near the c., X /. & P. B.
Z. depot, at this place, was well at
tended, Notwithstanding the intense
heat. The people kept coming until
the crowd outnumbered all expecta-
tions. The amueements were in line
with former celebrations, the usual
sack race. the never failing CREASED
pig, foot races. etc. One old time
sport was on the bills. and that was
an honest horse race. Four horses
were started for o quarter mile dash,
coming in pretty we'll punched, .
sorrel horse owned by MIR. Hart. Of
Colons, winning by o. neck. The
dancing platform was well patron
lied, and it is said that some tripped
the light fantastic until the wee
small hours Of Sunday morning.
There we're no casualties, and the
day passed of without any brawls or
disturbance.
Sherrard celebrated Saturday. The
festivities were held at the grove.
People came from the surrounding
towns by the hundreds. In the
morning there was procession. Al
the grove ex-Supervisor J. A. Will
son presided. There was music BY
the Gilchrist band and the Sherrard
Glse club. and addresses by Hon.
William Graham, Of Aledo, and H.
NJ. McCsekrin, and c. j. Searle, oil
this city, after which there were all
kinds Of sports.