Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-07-07
Hose Cart No. -
I ltizrn5 on horseback.

luuIdne III naive costume, mUuntei
lndians, Eountcd aud in carriages
and wagons.
As the pros, r,ssi"n moved through the
streets George liar ltsty, Sine MerkeIcy
aud Tracey Fairchili, who had been
selected as judges passed upon the re-.
lntive merits ot the floats and other
competitive teaturs. They awarded the
prize for the best float to Mr.. G.. $.
Garcia; the best decorated carriage to
Charles Kaiser: .he best lady rider to
Miss Mary Mcconnell OF Lamollle; and
the hest gentleman rider to Hamilton
Green, The fiat Of Mr.. Garcia repre.
sentcd his harness aud saddle shop i'll
operation ns IT Is every day and the
Judges III awarding him the prize only
gave the unanimous Judgement Of
tb Dsc who saw II. Tho o,hc. floats were
all good aud those vino got them up
deserve credit. \ great deal - genuine
regret WAS expressed by all tina; al
accident happened Ia the Free PreSs
hIat TINT caused IT to drop out OF part
ot the line ~ march. Mr.. Mauk had a
novel hopt. representing his shoe shop
and full line ni Douglass shoes. lie
sat on his bench and pcggcd ava, Just
N he docs cvcry day.
The Goddess Of Liberty font was AN
elaborate affair aud did credit to the
taste and ingenuity of the one who
P!anucd It. \ canopy aurmounted by
large American eagle shielded the
Goddess and her maid- from the rays Of
the sun, and second eagle kept guard
on the rrar ~ the II )at. /. was drawn
by four black horses furnished by Mr..
John Thompson and driven b, George
Banks. 1t was tho target Of all eyes and
III. Goddess and her mnids were hon
ored 10y every one. No more beautiful
young lHdica ever rode III Il more beauti
iul float.
The Car Of State, filed with fifty
young ladies all dressed in white and
carrying small flags. also dill credit Ia
the procession. II WIS handsomely
decorated and attracted the attention Of
everyone. Tho young ladI, ~ added Ia
the Attraction and were the pride Of
every citizen and visitor.
Tho procession wound up nt the tent
where it WIS reviewed 10y the grand mnr
shal and disbanded. After this came
tho literary exercises. The tent VAS
crowded to it's utmost capacity and man y
could not got within hearing distance
Judge Brown called the people to or
der and the exercises opcnei 10y the rbD.
rus. led hy MB. Wood. singing -C0l.
umbia the Gem Of the Ocean This was
rendered with spirit and the Rev. Geo
II. Greenfield offered nm impressive
prayer. The anvil chorus followed
after which Judge Brown made short
eloquent address,. in which hc impressed
upon his hearers the great truths sci
forth in tho Declaration ~ IniCpcuh
enc" and ronClu led hy Introducing Hon
| +. s. Gcdnry ns the reader ~ that
| immortal document. Mr. GCducy was
III COOL voice and hr rcRd the Dccla
ration ably aud wcll. The chorus sang
"StnrR aud StrpcN,- after which Hon. f.
| NJ IIuifikcr wRs introduced.
Mr.. HUI lkcr departed from the usual
custom oi Fourth uf July orators and
gave tho people something to think
about. After cumplimcntmg the pcnpI,
OF Elko county upon their sturdy citizen
ship and tho beauty and aniability o
its women, he entered into q lOgicn
era that thrcnicn the pcrpctuity o
| the government. llc took up tho
early history of the Supreme Cuur'
of the United Statce mud caIlct
vividly to mind how John Marehnll, Tho
great Interpreter ~ the constitution, hnc
brought all The diFcordnnt clCmcnt'
together and had b. hiH keen foresight
and wonderful abilities plnccd tho gov
crnmcnt upon solid and surc foundH
,iona. Iic followed tho decisions o
that court down to recent decisions and
poiutcd out ITS tendency to depart from
tho nnricnl lnmdmhrke. Therein. hc dc
| Clnrcd. lay the danger I" 'IIc hEcr'its ''
the people. lie urged his h' arcrs not tc
sIccp in innCicd security but Ia bc over
wntchiul aud vigilaut lest their lihcrtice
no ,akcp from them through the insid
IONA course of Judicial Interpretation oI
tho cone,ilution Of the United States.
Major iIuiTakcr'a address was who'll,
devoid ~ ircworky OratoFy. There wat
uo ,ricks of tho orator Ia please hii
audience by beautiful sentences that
menn nothing. but thcro wns studied
cnrucst purpose to give them eomcthinl
to cnrry homo and think about. Judg"'
from thie poin, Of Wow Mr.. iiuiIakcr''
talk was n grand succcsa and W'
npplnuec Tint followed waa genuine.