Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-10
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Big Crowd Attends Celebration at Audi.
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The celebration of our national birth
day for the year 1902 is now past and
one of the happiest features of the
glorious Fourth was the weather
which was clear and pleasant all day.
Preceded and followed as it was by
heavy rains and showery weather it al.
most seems q day set apart for the
great National holiday. True it is
that it added much to the pleasures Of
the occasion. Our people were early
astir and by seven o'clock the park
presented scene of liviliest activity,
not only among the Columbian ladies
who We're draping, decorating and get
ting supplies and costumes in order
for the day, but young America and
the ever new and interesting fire crack
er were already on the ground and
held it without intermission during the
day. The parade was headed by the
Audubon Cornet Band followed by a
company Of typical rough riders, led
by Will Wilson as captain. Miss
Maize Drury as Colum bia rode in state
in chariot of red, white and blue I'M
der the shadow of the flag, while two
little girls drove her white steed with
red, white and blue ribbons.
The business houses represented
were: Peterson Bros, livery, ]. F.
Russell, department store, Bilharz &
Son department store. Bakers grocery,
Nash, Phelps & Phelps insurance and
loan, Audubon Produce Co, F. Ver-
milys's Racket store, Photo Novelty
Co., McFarlane's farm implements and
machinery, the fire wagon and equip
ments, Tricks covered wagon and
movers outfit advertising Minnesota
land, Mrs. GilHllens flower covered
buggy representing her growing bust
ness in plants and flowers, B. s. Phelps
decorated pony cart and little boys,
the band of all Nations representing
Midway, the Martial band and G. A.
r. made up very creditable parade.
The program Of the day was well
carried out. Mayor Nash welcomed
the crowds to our city and spoke in q
happy vein of Audubon, her early days
and the various points of interest in
her history. The declaration of Inde-
pendence was read by G. "A. Marlin,
of Extra, Hon. A. A. Mclaughlin, of
Des Moines, was the orator of the day.
His speech was able and scholarly.
Mrs. F. A. Riggs conducted Q flag
drill. Miss Frances Burnes kinder
garten drill, Mrs. Smith gave q recita-
ton and conducted the choruses. Mrs.
O'Flyng Dietrich gave violin solo to
the delight of her audience and the
toast on the Columbian Club by G..
w. Cosson was fine and defied wind
and fire crackers to prevent It being
heard and appreciated. Mrs. Phelps
the president of the club presided in
the morning and Mrs. Leet in the
afternoon.
The Midway opened at three o'clock
and here we found employed the best
talent the city affords, lawyers, bank
ers, merchants, school teachers and
society ladies were gotten up" in q
fearful and wonderful way and elo-
quence flowed from the lips of the
fakirs like the gurgle of amountain
stream.
The attendance was very good con-
sidering the tact that Manning, Extra,
Kimballton and Elkhorn all celebeated
and large crowd stayed to see the
fire works in the evening. The ex-
cellent music by the Audubon Cornet
Band was one of the most enjoyable
features Of the day.
The amount cleared by the club was
$4,000. Mrs. Phelps and her assist
ants deserve much credit for the able
manner in which they conducted the
celebration. 1t was big undertaking
and they acquitted themselves we'll.