Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-07
NEzPERCE TO
CELEBRATE
Grand Time Promised 4th of July
Other Interesting
News
(Special to Evening TellerO

NEZPERCE, June lit has been de-
cided to hold Fourth of July celebra-
ton in this city. Such was the final
decision reached here yesterday ana
great plans are being made now TO
make the affair one of the biggest
events Of the kind on the prairie. There
will be a grand street parade In the
morning in which all the civic and or
fetal bodies will participate and the
ladies of the city will be given charge
OF arranging the liberty car and other
historical floats. Many of the business
nen of the city will participate in the
parade with private floats and every
body will be invited in the parade with
their horses, ponies. vehicles and BIZ
cycles. Committees have been APP
pointed to make the arrangements for
the big time. A grand marshal Of the
day and a speaker of the day will soon
be selected. 1t has practically been de-
cided that Miss Maud Hammill, the
accomplished elocutionist, will read the
Declaration Of Independence. During
the afternoon the time will be given up
to all kinds Of sports and horse races.
In the evening fireworks will contribute
to the amusement of the people and It
IL planned to wind up the day with a
grand ball.
President Johnson of the light COM
pany announced today that the work on
the power station at Lolo was nearly
completed and that the city would be
served with electric lights and power
again during next week. There are
thirty men working on the dam night
and day and the announcement is re-
ceived with much satisfaction.
Thos. Kirby, manager Of the fair
association, is now on the ground and
this afternoon has force Of surveyors
at work laying out the race rack. The
grading of the track began today and
everything is moving along fine and the
prospects are that the arrangements
will be completed for the big fair in
plenty Of time. The fence for the fair
grounds and track viii soon be built
and Manager Kirby is using every ef-
fort to make the fair success.
The city has started system OF
drainage to eliminate the damage that
might be suffered with the coming of
the fall and spring rains such as was
experienced here recently. The streets
are being graded along the curbing
running north and south and large
drainage canal IL to be constructed
along the south portion of the city to
carry OF the flood waters.
The two performances given here
Friday and Saturday under the direc-
ton OF Miss Maud Hammill OF this city
In which Lone Tree Mine" was given
by local talent under the auspices OF
the Commercial club and the free IL
brary was financial as well as social
success. About SIS piece was real
ICED for the Commercial club and the
library. The local talent was a sur
prise to the people and it is planned
to give another similar performance in
the near future Miss Hammill is to be
congratulated for her able efforts for
the high standard OF excellence at
tanned by those who participated.
The rains here during the past few
days have practically assured a boun-
tiful CROP The fall grain il looking
hne and It 10 now estimated that the
crop will be much larger on the prairie
than any previous years.
The q. r. A n. comnanv acrour,..