The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-07-07
Patriotic People from Far Around
Gather in Weiser.
THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED SOULS.
Is the Estimate Placed on the Enthusiastic
Crowd. Metropolis Of the Great
Fat Land Upheld the Eagles
Reputation.

There is little cause for complaint
over the way the people turned out to
Weiser's celebration this Fourth, and
we think, while little more might
have been done for their amusement,
the visitors as whole went away
pleased with the day passed within
her gates.
Almost with the rise of the sun be-
gan the stream OF vehicles rolling in
from all quarters. Away to the south
following the outline OF the foothills
towards Payette could be seen an un-
broken string Of dust, floating light
ly in the morning air, raised by a
train OF bugges, wagons, carts and
other wheeled concerns reaching from
Weiser into Canyon County. Ber
Venable, the editor Of the Payetle
Independent, states thst fully 900
people must have come down from
Payette and vicinity.
The concourse from outlying Sec
tions adjacent TO Weiser was AS
marked. Crystal Bottom, Mann
creek, Weiser river, Monroe creek,
the Flat the Oregon side and other
localities furnished their quota, and
there is no doubt that it is good 10
get every body together once in awhile
where people can visit with acquaint-
ances they lave not seen for long
time. Early in the morning a spe-
cial train from Huntington brought
the Nonpareil band and about fifty
of the Gate City's citizens.
There was at least $500 people in
Weiser who spent the day as best
suited the individual. Those who did
not put in the greater part at the
grounds managed to find some salts
factory location about town where
they could take it easy Governor
Steunenberg and Judge Stewart,
speaker OF the day, had arrived the
evening before and both state they
never spent pleasanter Fourth.
The regulation program of the day
was carried out. Procession pro-
ceeded to the grounds at ten O'Clock
in which the bands and liberty Cal
were prominent features. The Cal
was beautiful with its drapery o
, national colors and the happy faces
of the little girls representing ths
: states OF the Union; Miss Fannie
Sears was Goddess and Uncle San
and Cuba we're also represented.
At the grounds there was the usua
S number of patriotic songs and 9th
er ceremonies presided over by l. F
Smith, president of the day. Rev
t A. G. Upton, president of Weise
Academy, read the grand old Dec
laration. The Governor expressed
| his qualification at meeting the peo
pie of Weiser and vicinity on g
glorious an American day and wit
Messing the strength OF their devo
ton to American institutions. Hon
r Geo. H. Stewart was in splendi
: voice and held the attention Of til
! large assembly with one OF the fines
discourses ever heard on like oc
: casion. His ideas we're brought ou
in the most attractive style and tn
breadth and richness of thought cal
d ried Charm to the hearers, who wer
" all the more attentive because OF tn
s intelligent handling by the orator G
d Che important events and policie
v now involving our national career
!. The news Of Simpsons destructio
Of Cervera's feet had just arrived
few minutes before, in time for I'll
|. Judge to give out the glorious an
important news in his speech, whic
was the first intimation the majorit
8 had of the event.
s. At the close of the exercises, th0i
il who did not prefer the hotels or the
~ own houses and lunch baskets line
Dr
up at the long tables and made
onslaught on the cold ham, pickle
n. cake and other dinner ingredient
er Weiser had made provision to gi
$500 their dinner and the supp