The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-07-08
THE COUNTY NEWS
U OAKLEY.
OAKLrY, Utah, July 3, 1898.

tlIENUH WnuNrieN NJ NUN NE'lN'IN Hl'N
wctc rushiig the F,prlh Of luiy cslrbrn'
ton Iut they had not long tn wonder,
Tor som carriages were seen rushing
through the streets drapcd wi.h bunting
,id drawn by horses bcdecsed With
ilags. lhe occupants cheering, "temem-
Yer he Maine. Remember the Maine I!
pu bet You beti Well down Old
-pnl" II less time than II takes TO
.r.l., these insulated but patriotic citi.
.ons had joined the others TO escort our
Iraye volunteers, Walter Mosher and
William seamout, part way TO their fret
destination. Fort Douglas. Mr. Lyons
81 pela rece we'd word Of their coming
u.t before they reached the town, and
vas out ~ Get them and wish them
.ood Dye.
ilufe, In behalf Of the citizens Of
oakley aul Peoa, Mr. Lyons gave
hem an.a and patriotic address. In
which h, outraged them ~ the noble
% Jrk Of l.. * their country. a coliec'
on tJr the Joys was taken up, In which
ne Oakley itiEcns and those present OF
.oA liLera - donated. Amid cheers
vi good Hycs the line OF carriages
Moved on 10 Rockport. Notwiths,and'
ug that the sunday school was In ses.
ION there. number Of the patriotic
citizens We assembled TO welcome and
we the DO hearty Handmade. After
oring.ng 10 Ia refreshments for the
comfort OF ,ie departing young men,
aud receiving little tokens Of remem
bSfance, the last good.byes we're said.
Amid hearty cheers the spirited horses
bore the boy from our sight to JOIN their
two companions, soyerine Rasmussen
aud Erven Jensen. The former youuS
man went with the first expedition TO
Manila; the latter with the last sigh'
teen cavalrymen to San Francisco. This
makes four young men who have gone
from our little village to eight for their
country. IT,, boys left all accounts
Md. and NOT anything -dne The
r,,ernment OF state. Not even such a
trivial thing ~ the working Of II poll
tx. This was seen TO, 30 they inform
~, through the vigilance OF our road
supervisor
The morning OF the Fourth dawned
sith the hrng oil home constructed
cannon8 which might easily have been
mistaken Tor the echoH oil santiago
harbor. AZ 10 O'Clock the entire village
had assembled at the Town Park to par
ficipate In the enioyments of the day.
An appropriate program was ably rend-
cred which CONSISTED OF songs, speeches,
readings and recitauons. Alter the
program lunrheon was spread on spe-
cially constructed tables. When all had
partaksn Of the delicacies afforded. the
Older people chattnd and eheered Tor
the baseball players, aud the children
danced TO the tunc OF "iaakee Doodle"
aud 'llot Time in The Old Town To-
night" ON n floor unparalleled by any
Ia the county except that Of Coalyille.
Many things 10 tempt the appetite could
,bu found at the different booths. The
imost attractive feature Of tho day by
WAY OF amusement, was the air boat In
nghich one rode 200 feet or more down q
s'A0le which was suspended, ia
highest point bsinE about thirty feet. II
WAS strongly supported Ne was every
thing else. except the tables whose leg'
crAked bsneAth the sumpIuous repasI
as did those OF a few OF the young men
4. q. NJ. 1.
OAuLKY, Utah, July o, 1893
Mrs. Ellen Seel hiss returned from
Salt Lake Ci.y where she has spent ILosI
OF the winteC.
Miss Mary Glen OF wallsburg has beer
vi~.ing NJ +. Jensen.
Z. y. snag - erecting a residence on
n ranch sone sixteen miles up the
weber river, where he intends to spend
a. rem ainde OF the summer.
The fishing 10 very good this seasof
AMI the banks ofths river are lined with
On ipers from oakley TO Holiday Park
lanes Eytrs made TIP to Salt Lax
IL week.
rvm Rsynclds and family Of Parl
,Ci.y came % Oakley 70 celebrate thu
Fourth,
Mrs. jessie and Jennie Phillips 70
Su,ned home from Salt Lake City in tint
10 take part in the celebration here
The married aud single men played I
came Of ball on the 3rd for keg OF beer
SEC "a 70 elir favor Of the kids. Ont
., ia married Rrn, Chas. johnson
made A homerrp and the boys were per
'nsded to help psf for the beer Ih'
older men help q odrink It, They hac
lively time.
Ernest Hortn act with a painia
accident on the Axht Of the f0af'h