Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-07-07

The Eagle saaesied IN katlfdram and the.
Natal bay Was Honored.

| THE Eagle saaesled IN Hathdram and the
Natal bay Was Honorcd.
! The Fourth Of July celebration In
Rathdrum was pronounced success.
The day was not all that might have
been desired, but the ardent patriot.
ism OF the participants was not in the
least dampened by the threatening at
tude OF the elements and the showers
that followed.
| The carefully arranged program OF
sports and exercises, with the except
lon Of the base ball game, was not only
carried out To the letter, but more was
added. II was an excellent day for the
enjoyment OF sports and everybody
was well pleased with the rendition Of
! THIS feature In the program There
was some disappointment over tie all
sonce Of the base ball contest which
| had been advertised, but this soon
passed away when the other sports
/ began.
| The parade was most inspiring
spectacle which was thoroughly enjoy
ed by all who witnessed 1t. The lib
erty car filled with little girls repre-
senting the different states, with the
goddess Of liberty, most appropriately
astired, In the center, was such Il scene
OF loycliness that awakened che latent
germs of patriotism in many breast.
The address by Hon. Chas. l.. Heit-
man, orator of the day, was an intense
~ patriotic discourse and mastery cf
fort. lie began by referring to the
event IN honor OF which the day Is OBJ
served by the American people. ron
The ith day of July, 1876, 10 the city
Of Philadelphia, from the infant col
ofiies, came representative men dis
tlngulshed alike for their ability and
Their courage, who drafted and signed
the immortal state paper which gave
birth Ia the American nation, said
the speaker. at has been called the
I general eliuSinn ~ the soul of the
country IL might well have been call
ed the expression of the Thought of All
humanity, for when the now nation
took It's place among the powers of the
earth, " proclaimed its faith In the
truth, Ia the reality and in the un.
chlnSahil,ty Of human freedom and
human virtue. And the astuatshed
nations, dead So long IN the grip of
despDtlsm \ mailed hand, as They read
TINT all men were created equal )
started and moved With the thrill and
Stir Ut resurrection. Great events
are known 10y their results. We see
their Importance IN their results, and
call them great because great things
iollow. Tho Declaration OF American
independence was pre-emiucntly Il
great event. The Fourth of July
belongs to no political party: 1t knows
mo sectional lines On this da, the
partisan af every opinion. the men of
ali sections unite In swearing fealty
TO the principles upon which our Re-.
public Is founded. The states that arc
ana the states Chat are To b.. are one
ana ihseperahle, From Florida ON the
Seuth where the orange groves hloom
aiM the magnolia sheds It's perfumes,
Ia Minnesota on the north where ms
gwen prairie waves lis verslure In the
evening hrceke, FROM Maine ON The
east whore the stormy Atlantic breaks
upon the r~k.ribhed coast, la cali.
tUtnia ON the west where the golden
StsofeS of the mild Pacific glitter IN
The rays ef the settling sun, W. >al.te
t'ss odd ilag and desoutlY PRAY th,,
,'fsi will bless t,'sr united land. 4"
Tho foregoing are rew widely ~n.
arated extracts FROM Mr.. ucitmsns
an9e addreSS ~ which We Nonla h.,
pleased 10 publish more il space PER.
mitted f,r Tito Ssme rvasdn Eadtyta.
8at hirntson " these who Itok IN H..
tsNe part In the yaria,ls sports, rs Wen
- winners VI eentcsts AMI races. can
u0t b. made.
The " futechniCal display In the
evening w'ls grand, AMI the htlI which
t4.tewcd WAS Spcial sucs,e>s. Mu>le
~ ~" lellnm orchestra WAS exey.lent
at'd mor than ~ couples trimmed
''iss ss;;Isii fantastic tsr" IT, In. time az |
the lovely strains
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