The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-07-09
watson G Moore, The st. Anthony Druggists.
Fourth at Teton.

The Fourth of July was celebrated in
grand style in this village. The morn
ing dawned nice and clear and long be-
fore sun rise could be heard the boom
ing of the anvil, presided over by our
worthy blacksmith and his assistant
cannoneer, the Bishop. The afore men
toned booming awakened majority of
our people, a number of whom had been
participating in a dance the evening of
the 3rd, and consequently felt a little
drOwsy, but who nevertheless showed
their patriotism by turning out enmass
to fix up the children in time for the
parade Your correspondent was not
the last one to appear on the scene of
action by any means, but deserves es-
pecial praise for arising on the morning
of the 4th earlier than on any other
morning of the year.
The first event of the day and the one
most important, was the grand parade
which consisted of 10 or 12 nice floats
besides the marshal of the day, village
trustees and village clerk on horseback,
also young ladies mounted on wheels
decor .ted with red. white and blue.
Miss Cora Hansen was Goddess of
Liberty and was dressed to represent the
part in a very becoming manner as We're
also her maids of honor, who were Miss
Nettie Garner, Miss Nettie Allen, Miss
Fannie Hodgson and Miss Mae Bigler.
The next float, Queen of State, repre-
senting Idaho, and the one to secure
first prize, was a work of art indeed. II
was decorated entirely of yellow bunt-
ing and the queen Miss Dessa Huff
who was dressed charmingly, was ac
companied by five sweet little children
dressed as fairies This float took the
crowd by storm and every one was hap
Ply when the prize was awarded it.
r. H. Rows float divided honors
with the Queen Of State and also Sc
cured prize. This float was a gran(
affair and the designer deserves grea
credit,
Other floats deserving mention were
Teton in Early Days "Teton in 1903,
Fred Schwendiman' hardware float
and last but not least, "The Dark Towr
Band float
About 1890 a. III. the parade com
menced to wend its way through tn
principal streets and by-ways of ou
village and at 4 100 a. IN. arrived at th
bowery where the morning exercise
were held
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of this region, was orator of the day an
before the grafton was over many a tea
glistened on the cheek of patriot
Americans present, as the gifted spoke'
man delineated the sacrifices that wer
made from 1715 until 1888 in order tina
the grandest nation that has yet grace
the foot stool Of the Almighty migl
have existence.
The Declaration of Independence Wa
read by W. G. Baird. chairman of OF
village board, in a way that convince
those present that the blood of the p;
triots of '76 was still coursing in tn
veins of the reader.
The "Star Spangled Banner WI
rendered fittingly by n. P. Hansel
while other parts of the program we
also laudable, and as a whole the exc
cises of the morning. were a grand SUI
cess. But oh, how different in the afte
noon Even the weather conspired wit
, the committee on sports to make II
3 afternoon proceedings fake
About p. IN few races were III
by young men, young ladies, girls al
boys as they were called and of cour
4 the fieetest secured prizes.