Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-06-29
Mr.. George Phelps Donates Liberal Fire.
works Display For Entertainment of
Our Citizens Next Monday Evening.

MIR. Phelps in the hospital In Chicago
and during the visit Mr.. Phelps sug-
gested that he would be pleased to
furnish a complete set of fireworks.
consisting of about 100 pieces, for the
entertainment of our people that even
ing. Mr.. Hoyt accepted the offer on
behalf of the city, and has completed
arrangements for the display of fire.
works on the court house square on
the evening of the Fourth. The carry
ing ont of the program will be in
charge of Mr.. F. H. Baker, and every
precaution will be taken to prevent
any possible accident Our people
generally are cordially invited to
come out and witness the beautiful
display.
The program of the display is as
follows:
No. 1-Salute of Six Extra Heavy
Reporting Bombshells, exploding at an
altitude of 600 feet.
No. 2-Flight of six 3 pound Para.
chute Rockets.
No. 3-Eruption of six Electric
Volcanoes. discharging, in rapid sue
cession, bursts of green electric stars.
No. 4-Aerial display of three 1-inch
| Garden City Night Shells.
No. 5-Rise of four 4-pound Cor
nucopia Rockets.
No. 6-Exhibition Piece, Golden
Rod
No. Ascension of two 1S.inch
Garden City Electric Shells
| No. S-Discharge of three extra
large Aluminium Batteries. filling the
air with brilliant white stars
| No. 9-Flight of six 5-pound Jewel
ed Strearner Rockets.
No. 10-Display of three mammoth
Oriental shower pots. opening with
| fountains of reporting stars which end
by projecting to great height swarms
of fire flies.
No 11-Ascension of three 14-inch
Garden City Shells.
No. prise of six trailing comets.
| No 13-Flight of four 4.pound
Shooting Star Rockets.
No. l4-Discharge of three Egyptian
Batteries.
| No 15-Ascent of two 18.inch Gar
den City "X-Ray" shells. filling the
air with penetrating white light
| which can be seen for a great distance
No. 16-Flight of six 4-pound Will
low Tree Rockets. showing In scin-
| tillating fac weeping willow trees
| with their long hanging branches.
| No. 17-Twelve bags of brilliant red
| fire.
| No. 1S-Exhibition piece, "Horse
Shoe" This representation of sill
| yer horse shoe suddenly bursts forth
with discharge of diamond sparks.
No. 19-Rise of three l4-inch Lib
erty" night shells.
No. 20-Flight of six 3.pound Cas-
cade rockets.
No 2l-Display of three exhibition
bombette fountains.
No. 22-Rise of six mammoth Tour
billions, showing immense revolving
columns of fire.
No. 23-Flight of three 6-pound
Telescope Repeating Rockets. each
| releasing in mid-heaven four more
| rockets.
No. 24-Ascension of three 14-inch
Garden City shells. Sun burst effect.
No. 25-Display of six extra power
| full fountains.
No. 26-Fiight of six Boomerangs.
No. 27-Fllght of twelve 4-pound
VarIegated rockets.
No. rs Special set piece of great
| beauty.
No. 29-Ascension of two 1S.inch
Aureols shells. discharging in clouds
of sparkling mist single stars which
suddenly become transformed in re-
| volving Aureola Wheels
No. 30-Rise of six 3-pound Signal
| Rockets.
No. 31-Explosion of six Ecu de Joie
| Mines
No. 32-Grand flight of six l4.inch
Garden City shells.
| No. 33-Ascension of three S-pound
Hanging Chain Rockets, forming fes-
tooned chains of diamond links which
inter change colors until they burst
with all effusion of meteors.
No. 34-Special greeting from George
Phelps.
No. 35-"Good Night
Mr.. Phelps has also appropriated a
sum of money to provide for the ex.
pense of picnic for as many of our
people who care to participate, which
will be held at Abbev's Park in West
DEBORAH near the old brewery, and
Mr.. Hoyt has made arrangements for
those who have no means of convey
ance and do not care to walk over to
meet at the Congregational church at
90 O'CLOCK Monday afternoon, when
the children will be furnished trans
portation. The children are requested
to each bring cup. spoon and plate,
and lemonade. ice cream and cake
will be served on the grounds. Ar
rangements will be made for enter
tainment of various kinds for the en-
joyment of all The children and
parents of the city will with one &C.
cord thank Mr.. Phelps for hts kinde-
ly remembrance and cordial gener-
osity.