The Greeley tribune., 1908-07-08
Multitude OF 10000 SEE BIG DOlNGS
HERE ON FOURTH OF JULY
Military, Industrial. Artistic and Grand---How the
Day Was Ushered in With Cannon and
BusIe..-Boys Are Up with Lark and
Having Fun---The Most Varied
Program Presented Here.

ilish funny, that We can't help Just
having good time over all OF it.
The Parade Moves
Now we have seen how the parade
is put together near the armory
Let's 60 over to Lincoln park and
wait for 1t, and rest up because 1t is
going to be long one and will take
| at least an hour for it to pass, and
that's long time to stand in one
place.
There is movement in the front
ranks of the parade. away up there
in the drum corps. The drums start
with the br-r-rrum, br-r-r-rum. and
the old soldiers Immediately behind
them fall into step. So do the vet
erans of the Spanish-American war
The long line of carriages contain
ing city and county officials is slow
| ly put In motion and the parade is
under way.
Here comes the Greeley band.
being cheered all along, even more
than the visiting musicians. al
though people are pretty generous
in this way All. the whole battalion
of soldiers. That is something worth
seeing, although they don't march
very much better than the uniform
ed members of the Cheyenne frater-
nal societies that come next, headed
by the First regiment band, from
Fort Russell. Gee, but that band can
play But they don't do anything
else, n why shouldn't they?
Oh: the next IL the Timnath band,
and after that the Japanese boys.
They look as though they thorough
ly enjoy our Fourth of July. and we
are gong to let them do the tire
works for us at noon and at night.
Look at those little bits of kid
can play their nice, bright horns,
too. And then our fire laddies,
arn't they peaches?
What lot of fine horses. BY
rights everyone of them should have
p: ge. Wonder if Doc. Bird has
prizes enough to go around.
Tnen the Loretta Twins show
parade. with the Dutchman, the fun
ny clown. the Teddy bears, and nice
little ponies and monkeys. My does
mt that beat any parade you ever
saw
Well, we should smile.
Afternoon DOings
Now lets go and shoot some fire
crackers, while the old folks listen
to Hon. Robert w. Bonynge and
Hon Chares j. Hughes, or somebody
else do the oratory in the park.
J. Well, here we are in the park, and
it is noon: only noon OF the Fourth
of July. How have we managed to
crowd so much fun and excitement
into one short forenoon? There has
been more of it than We usually lind
in several Fourth of July celebra-
tions. The arrival of trains with
lcil hnu
etc, etc, and the big parade have
been great.
But this is Greeley. time IL M;
place, Lincoln park, right in the cen
ter OF the city; occupation opening
lunch baskets. About that many more
10000 of us, and almost that many
unch baskets. About that many more
have zone to their own homes in the
city, 10 the home OF friends in the
city. who live here and we live some
where else; or are taking their mid
day meal at any one of the score OF
regular or special eating places.
10000 at Lunch
That makes 10000 people here
isn't that a little stiff? Maybe. but
we don't think 30. In the first place
we have close to 5000 of our own.
almost that many more drove in
from the surrounding country ana
towns and about 5000 came in by
train That makes 1t. doesn't 1t?
Munich, munich. my-e-e. that cold
chicken Is good. BANG, BANG. go
the fire crackers all about us. Sen
ator McCreery has introduced Con
gressuan Robert w. Bonynge, and
he has told us what We all knew be-
fore that. the United States is the
best country in the world. Colorado
Ia the best state in the union and
Greeley IL the best city In the
state: also, that he was glad to be
here TO help us celebrate the Fourth.
He had better be. or we will never
invite him again.
But MUNICH. munich. pass the cold
ham. and let's have another glass OF
that dandy lemonade.
What il that, the laps going to
give daylight fireworks? Well they |
will have to show me. Daylight ire
works indeed. pooh! Anybody knows
that fireworks are no good except !
in the evening.
BANG-bang. again away up In
the nir--and then brightly colored
animal floats away on thin air
quarter of n mile above us. Well,
what do you think of that?