The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-07
The 4TH IN BUTLER
A Perfect Day. 4 Grand Tine. ard : s.
CROWD

The good news froCl Dewey that +
be bal sent the Spanish heet on
search for the lsmeatei McGinty,
the glorious news from Sampson
tlat he had sent the flower of the
Spanish IaTy "a the bottom OF the
sea. The assurance from General
Shafter that lie had planted his siege
guns on the hall top. tina. be had
demanded q surrender Of Santiago,
and that in a few hours he intended
to plant tLs s.t's aai stripes over
MORO AID deliver the keys OF tie
city Of Santiago TO Uncle Sam, had
so fired the citizens of this commun-
its AID surrounding country with
eathu .Iasm that the I'D town early
in the morning of the 4.h was
ablsze with patriotism which was
kept up all day long and until late
at night.
Two brass bauds made the streets
ring with music, while the small boy
bolnbard-d tae town with cannon
crackers.
1t was a glorious 4th aud the
American eagle never Topped his
wings over community more en-
thusias,i, or patriotic.
The FlambsaI club, VIII ia had
the arrangements OF the c LIBERATION
in hand, deserve every word of
praise which was bestowed upon
them from every mouth presen', as
the programme was up to e1pecta'
tious and little better
Among the features OF the day s
entertainment deserving Of special
mention was the flower and trades
display The flower parade was
simply immense and would have to
be seen to be appreciated, as it
would be impossible to picture its
beauty with a pencil in the limited
space at command We are not
stating it too strong when we say it
was the prettiest ever witnessed on
our streets.
The comicaI was also present.
} The Shetland pony drawing a cart,
, and driven by the living skeleton, W.
S. Vantrees. the burlesque on the
court house, the country cousins in
J town, and many other attractions on
the burlesque order furnished lots
of fun.
g The parade took place 10 o'clock,
z and the march after passing around
8 the public square was continued to
the picnic grounds, Whites grove
a just east Of the city.
: There amusements OF all kinds
were in abundance, and every body
= was free to do as they pleased ant
d have a good time.
e At 2 o'clock tie large audit nc
ri assembled around the speaker
, stand, where after a patriotic pray e
2, by Rev. Jones, singing and tn
g reading Of the Declaration of Inde
e pendence by the bright and charm
ing Miss Stella Christy, the orato
Ie of the day, Hon W. o. Jackson, wa
d introduced by the chairman, Dr.
o Ely. Dir. Jackson was at his best
8 had thoroughly prepared himself 10
;, the occasion, and without fatter,
d we have no hesitancy in saying tina
l. the speech made has never beel
surpassed at a celebration in thi
city, and 10 speech on an occasion
- OF this kid ever received more er
comiums from an audience. Tn
- speech vas not OF the spread eagi
: order. but historical throughout an
showed great research and thought
1t hit the crowd ju5t right.
The picnic being over the liz
men crowd came back to tow
AMI Witnessed a magnificent displa
Of fireworks by the Flambeau clut
: Tie day was pleasant. The crow
YVES big. The parade was grand
, The music vas good and tie fu
was plentiful. It was a glorious At
celebrated by patriotic people.