The Wahpeton times., 1918-07-04
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The eagle will scream and the
small boy is making plans for
noisy Fourth on Thursday, when
all Wahpeton vii turn to celebrate
in q fitting and glorious manner
the nation 'sb irthday.
Everyone, old and young, will
turn out for real old-fashioned
celebration. After the parade there
will be patriotic addresses by pro
minent speakers at Island park,
followed by a program of sports.
There will be entertaining features
for old and young and bands will
provide martial music for the day.
Store windows throughout the
city are gay with fireworks and
confections for the occasion. Fire
works may be sold provided the
merchants comply with the state
law and have obtained their ex-
plosive license. Purchasers of
packages costing more than 10
cents each myst also have a license
These may be obtained from the
county auditor at 25 cents each.
The committee in charge of
Wahpeton g celebration have been
doing valiant work and the Reserve
company as a whole have been
one large committee, lending a
hand here and there where ever 4
life is needed.
The parade will form about 10
O'Clock and will parade the full
length of Dakota avenue. Decorat-
ell automobiles and floats of all de.
scription have been assigned their
numbers and will take the posi-.
ton allotted them.
The glory Of the old-time 18th
of july with tirecrackers, Roman
candles and torpedoes galore will
herald American patriotism to ev.
cry corner Of the land today.
The war has not curtailed the
supply Of fireworks, but it has
caused the enactment of the epic.
sives regulation of all manufactur.
ers and purchasers who deaf in
explosives, and the fireworks re.
gulations will be enforced this
year by the Bureau of Mines, oi
the Department Of the Interior.
But the law had in mind the
Fourth of July celebration and
the time-honored Chinese firecrack.
ers may be purchased along with
the other pyrotechnic delights
without necessity Of a license when
the explosive article does not COS,
more than 10 cents a package.
Fireworks will be available in
most of their usual forms with the
exception of the huge cannon crack
ers and high power rockets. These
dangerous toys have been dropped
from the list for safety's sake, both
to prevent accidents due to care
lessness and to keep such powerful
explosive from the easy reach OF
German agents. The biggest crack
er permitted this year must not
be more than five inches long no,
more than three-quarters of ar
inch in diameter.
Roman candles must not contain
more than 20 balls for this year,
display, and the soaring rocket
which in former years sprane
through the heavens like a comet
must not weigh more than thre;
pounds, which is a sample size fol
the most patriotic devotee.
The school boy can revel thi.
Fourth in the old squizzers ant
snakes and crackers and spark
lers. and doubtless thousands . o.
rounds Of tin cans will be pressed
into service to rise above the stree
after an explosion Of five incl
firecracker. Wheels of all kinds
will be manufactured and railroad
fuses. colored lights and safet,
signals will be available for tn
nighttime. The Vesuvius and $50,
of a gun" torpedoes will boon
and bang, as usual, along the stree
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