The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-07-05
ATTENDANCE QUITE LARGE.
The Address by s. H. Bashor The Principal
Feature.

it was appropriately observed in
Weser. The weather was ideal and
the day was replete with happy in
cidents in keeping with the spirit of
the patriotic occasion. The program
was carried out about as previously
advertised and barring few little
accidents, nothing occurred to mar
the pleasure of the nation natal day.
While there was some Encouragement
of the program, there was no hitch
in the proceedings and everything
passed off very nicely.
Early in the morning people began
TO flock to the city, and there was
good crowd here at $3.50 when the
procession began to form at the
opera house. From this point the
procession started, headed by the
Weiser cornet band, followed by the
float bearing the Goddess of Liberty
Miss Mabel Cope-attended by a
number of little glrls dressed in white,
hen came the carriage with the
speaker, chaplain, reader and singers,
followed by float gotten up by G. U.
Ashby, the enterprIsing cash mer-
chant, and citizens in carriages.
The procession proceeded up Main,
Eoff and Second streets to the base
ball park where the fire department
had arranged very comfortable and
commodious platform for speaker,
chaplain, singers, reader and cornet
band, and seats for the audience.
The exercises commenced about
10 o'clock by music by the band.
Rev. Chas. Luck offered invocation
and then M. S. Parker read the De-
claration of Independence. Am
erica was sung by number of little
girls, led by Rev. Mcpherson, all
of which program was very satisfac
torily carried out.
S. FL. Bashor, the orator of the
day, then stepped out on the plat
form and delivered one of the best
addresses ever listened to in the city.
The gentleman was at his best, and
be spoke clearly and distinctly, max
ing splendid impression on his
auditors. He gave them something
out of the ordinary, just what such
an assemblage wanted, and he was
highly complimented by many who
heard him. 1t was a thoroughly pat
riotic address, and Mr.. Bashor is to
be congratulated on the very able
manner in which he gave it.
Music by the little girls and the
band closed the forenoon's exercises
at the park
In the absence of President of the
Day Kimball, Rev. Chas. Luck acted
in that capacity.
After dinner the first event was
the Grafton by the prince of plug
uglies, which drew and delighted an
admiring audience The orator took
for his text the common assertion
thatone could not get drunk on water.
He proved that person could get
drunk on water as easily as on land.
Geo. Meyer received the prize of
s.. 90 for best sustained plug ugly
character
Then followed the sports of the
day, with the omission of a few
events in which there were no entries
The potato race, prize $3.50, was
won by Jesse Day.
Alonzo and Chester Safer, two
active young brothers, gathered in
the ~. 90 prize in the three-legged |
race.
Henry Young, a juvenile midget,
won the sack race and took in the
So. so.
After long and laborious struggle,
Jesse day reached the top of the
pole and brought down the
purse containing So. So
Warren futile won the 1OO-yard
lash and the $1,000.
Boys foot race for $3.50 was won
oy Leon Merritt.