The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-06-22

Small Beys and others Nest csls.
brAts Moderately.


Ii looks llAp Young America would
havr 70 80 out u the city limits 10
celebrate the Fourth u July, a.
Councilman alsse terscly expressed Il
last evening AZ a special meeting Of
the city fathers al which waE paaacd
an ordinance providing Cor eeiebra.
ton of the Glorious Fourth which Is
guaranteed by Mayor Williams 60 be
perfectly harmless.
The ordinance was drafted 10 cover
the Fourth OF July celebration, but
as rewritten before the council adopt.
ed the measure Il prevents the dis.
charge OF any gun, revolver, pistol,
blank cartridge, toy pistol. cannon, DIS
Mantle cane, giant or cannon IRE
cracker, torpedo, or dynamite caps,
railroad torpedos, slung shots or mig.
ger shooters, or air guns or rifles,
a Das, Young America! To tho
woods with the small boy!
But the small boy has n friend d
the council who protested against the
ordinance because he had been n
small boy himself, and when the
mayor pointed out to Councilman
o'Hearne that other cities had ordl.
nances even more stringent. Il dld
not know there was another council
as foolish as this, was Mr.. O'Hearnes
laconic reply.
The ordinance passed last evening
Is to eliminate danger from the cele.
brations of the Fourth. The. list Of
injured which follows each celebration
is to be cut out II law will do 1t, and
the council determined to make law
that would. Thus was the ordinance
given birth. The gun and revolver,
and the "nlgger-shooter" and air gun
were added to the tabooed list after
the Solons got into the shake-up from
which the present ordinance resulted.
SO also was the dynamite cap, such
as enlIvened the street car service on
last Fourth, rat upon the index ex.
purgatorious Of noise.makers. The
ordinance also provides that the OF.
fensive fireworks and the "nlgger.
shooters" shall not be sold In the city.
The council was unit In voting up
on the ordinance, and with Mr..
o'Hearne's exception was well pleas.
ed with the work. The gentleman
from the First, however, would have
been a little more lenient with the
small boy. AS It was, no saved some
of the perqulsites for the little lad in
so much as TO his efforts was due the
reinstatement Of the Roman candle
In the list of those not prohibited.
However, the council doesn't object
to celebration Of the Fourth. and the
small lad who has a bunch Of Chinese
1re-crackers, some "nigger chasers,"
and a tin OF red fire will be welcomed
upon the streets during the Nations
birthday.
Clean Carnival Also.
Also did the council provide for
clean carnival, and according to the
ordinance the fellow who throws con.
fett,i flour. rice or grain, paper or dirt,
or any offensive matter during the
carnival will be punished by a fine.
Confetti, according TO the provlgiOn
OF the ordinance, Is not TO be sold.
The throwing Of confetti and SINH.
lar things Is believed by the council
to be the root Of rowdyIsm and the
city fathers took this means Of pro,
tectlng the city from such proceed.
ings. Paddles, and other similar
methods CT having a good time at the
other fellows expense are also Ia
booed.
The most offensive thing in c0tncC.
ton with the carnival last year was
the abusive use Of paddles, and the
police will be instructed to arrest any
person making use OF such a weapon
during the coming festival.