The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-07-31
ASA BROOKS CELEBRATED.

DTOOkS gives the following interest
ing account of the way the Amer
lean colony at Regina, Canada, cele-
brated the glorious fourth:
There are a large number OF
Americans here, in fact the city and
immediate country can turn out a
large number. so that it is to the
interest of the business men of the
city to be little patronizing to
them. so any reasonable request they
make is listened to with respect.
"Dr. Store, formerly of Winthrop.
is the leading spirit among the
Americans in the city, and num-
Der OF US met at his office on the
night of the second and decided to
have a celebration that would do
credit to the American Eagle. He
and two more of us went out with
subscription list and inside of two
hours had little oyer $500 in cash,
fountain pen and 500 cigars, which
they decided was sufficient to make
a start.
I'VE hired the largest English
band there was in the city, which
cost us 81 a man for six hours of
playing; we bought all the fireworks
there was in the city almost a dray
load, OF the regulation kind. The
mayor issued proclamation making
the afternoon a holiday and grant
ing us permission to fly the flag un-
til the morning of the fifth. Then
we erected 75-foot flag pole in the
most conspicuous place in the city
and on the morning of the fourth at
sunrise, which is about 4:45 here.
we were on hand to raise the flag.
We secured two large anvils and at
the time the first charge of powder
was fired lieutenant of the Span
ish-American war hoisted the flag,
the Union Jack being above it. A
shot was fired for every star on the
flag and the shooting was in charge
of fellow who had been a gunner
on the Oregon in the Cuban fracas.
Everything passed off nicely.
The base ball park was secured
and in the afternoon over a thou
sand people witnessed the sports.
The Canadians defeated the Amer
leans by a score of 10 to IA.
The fireworks was the successful
event OF the day, and it seems as
tho the Wsole city went out to see
them. 1t does not get dark here un-
til ten o'clock, so it was rather late
when the lsst of the rockets went
up. The crowd stayed. Some pro-
tested that it was an insult to the
king, but that if the Canadians did
not have the energy to celebrate
Dominion Day, July 1st, it was all
right. 1t was gratifying to know
that the people are so little opposed
to it.
"The amusing side of the affair
was the mayors proclamation, MAX
ing the afternoon a holiday, and
then, as is the custom in proclama-
lions here, adding at the bottom:
God Save the King" We man.
aged to meet all our obligations and
find that we have small surplus
over expenses, something that is
seldom heard of in Fourth of July
celebrations.
Another year it is planned to be-
gin advertising a week or so in adj
vance and to have as many Amer
leans on hand from the country as
can get in, and it is safe to say that
there will be a crowd. 1t is hardly
the square thing to do in the coun-
try of the descendants of King
George, and it is possible that the
authorities may shut down on it..
American flags foot long sold for
ST. apiece, and British flags were
hard to get. The English were de-
termined that there should be no
more American flags in evidence
than their own. There was no speech
making, as there was no time to
provide for it.
"lt was the most interesting cele-
bration that | ever attended. per-
haps it is largely because Of the
surroundings. But then if it were
not for the presence of the English
military, it would be difficult to tell
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