The indicator., 1897-06-12
FOURTH OF JULY FIRECRACK-
ERS.

A keen rivalry has been developed be
tween Missouri and Pennsylvania as to
which state has the largest number OF
native born residents in Pueblo, and
while they are quarreling about it
Chairman Valentine of the Illinois
number them both.
The city council has granted the use
of city parks to states as follows: Roy
al park, Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Hsnkel park, Iowa. Jackson park, Hi
nois. Delavan park, Missouri. Other
states will seek the most suitable places
TO hold reunions.
The call made to have all "British
born subjects get together does not
seem to have struck popular chord
among the ex-subjects of Her Royal
IIighness, Queen Vie. Most all of the
British born residents OF the city, and
there are hundreds of them, have re
nounced their allegiance to the English
government, and are as thorough going
Americans as can be found anywhere,
and since it is to commemorate the free
dom of Americans from the British
yoke that the 4th will be observed,
many Of the ex-Britishers have Il well
defined sense Of delicacy about going
out to parade the streets. They feel
that they would be placed in an awk-
ward position, 10 say the least, and we
see the old spark Of revolution about to
break out again. And they are correct
1t has been agreed that there is to be
counter march of the procession in
order that all who join in the parade
may see the procession. That is the
proper thing, and the counter march
should occur at such place as to en-
able all the spectators to see it as well.
In fact it should extend all along south
Union avenue.
Mccarthy block is general headquar :
ters for the 4th. 1t is first-cass loca-
tion, and Mac says he has no objection
to the great American king of birds
Tapping his wings and screaming at the
top OF his voice from morning till night.
In the constellation Of states, Colo
RADIO will easily be the star OF the first
magnitude. Hers will be the delega
ton of numbers, of youth, of exuber-
ant JOY, OF dazzling brilliancy. There
will be none 30 fair and none so attrao,
tive in that splendid procession of states
hnt ypil ctr tn inl
while Old Glory waves proudly over all
Honor to the powerful and hopeful
young Centennial state.
Ben Wilson has novel device for a
badge. Ben was born in CANADA and,
therefore, does not sport the token Of
any state, but he does wear the tricol
ors of the country OF his adoption, and
in order to attract attention to the fact,
he carries little tinltling boil attached
to the red, white and blue badge The
loyalty of man like that cannot be
questioned.
The popular sentiment is not for a
strung out procession OF ones and twos
like funeral march or circus parade,
but to crowd along dozen ARREST and
float against float. The procession will
be n long one, anyhow, and the effect
will be much greater. Chief OF Police
Griffin will probably see to it that not Il
vehicle Of any sort aside from the parade
will be allowed on the chosen line Of
march, and so the procession may cut a
swath from the street car tracks to the
curbing.
Uncle Sam, George and Martha Wash.
ington will be represented in the per-
sons OF Blake, Graham Smith and
Miss Rilla Willoughby, respectively,
and they will head the procession on
horseback.
A committee should be appointed to
wait on the select committee of the in
ner circle at the republican(?) head
quarters and beg the loan of the old
Sand Creek battery for use of the
Fourth OF July headquarters, whore it
would look little more appropriate.