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«ILLAMOOK. OREGON, THURSDAY,
JULY 11,
1895.
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I he day opeued gloriously,
not a cloud or trace of tog to
mar the grandeur of the occasion .
salute of 44 guns fired bv the First artil-
lery, under direction of Captain 11
Crenshaw, awoke tiie citizens of the
town and country at an m ise, and before
breakfast was ready the principal streets
had assumed a lively aspect. Peonie
came in teams ami afoot and the earlv
trains weie crowded with folks coining
At nine o’clock the streets along
the route of the processi« n were throng
ed, with the enthusiastic and patrioti«'
multitudes.
1 he decoration committee, under the
ilirection of Mr B. C. Lamb showed bv
the work done that it had not been idle
for the city or the buildings on the
prima pal streets wire gailv festooned,
and the park blocks were handsomely
decorated with bunting, lanternsand
lights.
1 he parade formed about 9 o lock on
rront street, just below the custom
house, and an idea of its length mav he
gathered from the fact that it took two
hours to pass a given point
rollowing is the order of the parade:
General Win. D. Stillwell, grand
’ marshal, and aides, consisting of the
Dealer in Dmes, latent A/edieines,
toilet Articles. Fancv Notions, ct Y.
military staff of Colonel Drew, U. S. A.,
TILLAMOOK, OREGON.
of bort Canbv barracks, together with
I heudore
aides, headed by
Slembi her.
Sixteenth Infantry band, L. S. A , 35
pieces.
S. A.,
1roop B, Second cavalry,
remarkable feature
100 in number
was the excellent condition in which
the horses appeared.
Woodford,
S A
( ’olone II. A
commanding first division with aides
pi’Bgci'iptiong
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T illamook , or .
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TILI AMOOK. ORE
Com pames A, B,
fourteenth infantry,
men
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General Banking and Exchange business
Interest paid on time deposits.
Exchange on
Knglaud, Belgium. Germany,
sweden and all foreign countries.
Tillamook,
Oregon
>-4
G. W. KICER,
DEALER IN
Exchange and ^onetj ¡securities,
e
Collections Receive Careful and
Prompt Attention.
Xlotildingis, Brackets.
Priming to Order,
Proprietor» of the Electric Light System
BAY CITY. OREGON.
Public and Conteyancer,
Goes a General Real Estate Business
Pays taxes for non-residents.
Bay City, Oregoq.
barber
I HOT AND COLD BATHS ¡
J IN CONNECTION ,
BUREAU saloon
C. H. SMITH. Prop’r
t , v ^ mook
BREAD
)’>«■« and cakes, fret'll
every day.
W ines , L iquors and cigars
w.inh.rdt . B«r
On O'*"«’’1
I'lencli »-andiM. Freali home made
vandiee. New supply of fruit* and
vnetalrlee by every boat.
ICE CREAM
^Restaurant In
^¡Connection.
M illinery
•••...„D ress -M aking
Mite I. J K«Kl.,»n.l Mr. J'»h -’"J1*'
r.t c I. m mi 1 li aery «tore and “tre« ma» »
►b ishnaent tat eat styles tn millinery
Tillamook. Ora
(JHANI) central
HALL.
Llauor* and Cigar«
Tillamook, Oregon
Roberts commanding.
Fifty menberi with old haml-engiue
“ \ «.mug America ’
11«»quarton Hose Companv, with reel,
21 members.
\vteran Volunteer Firemen, Perley
Hielt commanding, , 40 members, with
old hand engine “v eterans.
Woodmen of the World, each carrying
an ax ami other wood-splitting imple-
moots, numbering 160
Float—Forest scene w ith foresters at
work
Tillamook Social Turn v erein, I’la'.t-
deutsch Verein Eintraclit ami other
with costly
( «orinan soi’ieties,
banners
H eadlight 6«»at, with the editorial
staff.
Bay City baml, 16 pieces
Two tioats representing Indian in his
native heath
Ixxlges of Independent Order of Red
Men.
bloat Ivdinunda
I «» s., chariot,
with 13 ladies, representing the original
states.
Central Market proprietors carriages,
one wagon, lirawn bv six horses, one
w »«»1 ami felt wagon and one sausage
wagon, 48 employes, herders ami eow-
boys on foot
llieie were many other features too
numerous to mention. The tail of the
procession was ma«le up of advertising
wagons ami signs
The procession went through the prin-
cipal business streets, ami then to the
city park where the literary exercises
were com iwted.
lhe (ioddess of Liberty «ar wrs voted
the finest piece of art in the procession
It was designed bv John Stewart ami
built ami outfitted mulet the direction
of the decoration commitfee.
t was
built by bred Larsen and trimmed by
bred Page.
On the grand review stand were Mayor
h. E. Selpli, president of the «lay, Ex
Governor D C. Bo we is, judges of the
circuit court, members of the
council, members of the Oregon National
Guard, and other prominent citizens.
lhe Liberty car was drawn by eight
caparisoned horses attended by eight
Sons of V eterans.
First regiment band,
pieces
THE SPEAKING
D, E and r, the
Companies A, B,
W . J Mav starte«! the ball rolling by
latter from l airview, First regiment, <>
a few happily conceived remarks, aim
N * Ci , Colom 1 Maxwell commanding.
Battery A, First and 2nd artillery, < >• among other things he said :
“When the Greek forgot 1 liermopylae,
N. G., four guns.
Marathon, and Salamis, Byron c«»uld
Cnited States ambulance, old style.
say centuries after :
Engineer and hospital corps.
Such ia the aspect ol tins ahoi e’
Tie Greece but living Greece no more;
abreast, containing
( ’arriages,
So coldly sweet. demlly fuii,
hitlian war vetei.ns, pioneers,
We start, loi moii I k wanting the«e
oflicers mid invited guest«
“When RoHie forgot the glories of the
Mattai lion of Second regiment, Polk
republic, her scepter passisi int«» the
county three companies, Major r rank hands of the highe^l bidder at a public
Severance commanding.
vend tie conducted by the imperial guards
Second division, Otto Heins, com ami she shortly fell a prey to the vigor
manding
ous barbarians of the imrth
Tillamook Military Band, 24 pieces,
lion. 'I. B. 11 am lie} then made the
siieecli of the «lay, after which everybody
with eight trumpeters.
Four mounted police couriers, Chief attended lie grami barbeen«*, w here
of Police Dennis Kyan and eight inuiint- seven beeves, two wagon-loads of baked
«•lams, a ton of cheese, and other things
ed officers.
were devoured.
Platoon of police, 34 W est Side eou-
tingent, under command of ( aptain
h. D. Hoag
After the feast there were sailing races,
Platoon of police, 17 East Side con steamboat races, bicycle races ami foot
tingent, under command of Captain J races. Mr. Handley made another short
E Tuttle.
address, and then came the fireworks,
Goddess of Liberty. riding hi shite w hen over «2000 worth of fireworks weie
with 44 voting la<hes representing the burned up to illuminate the heavens,
of the most im- and there was also a balloon ascension
states
This was
po«ing features of the parade, lhe at night.
Goddess had her plump ami shapely
There wasagrand ball in the pavilbon,
bust wreathed in shields ami she waved 400 couples dancing at one time under
recognition on all sides. 1 he atteml- the glare of the arc lights.
ants were happv and singing patriotic
llieie was a small banquet party of
The car was vociferously ai»- the elite, im lmling the e«litor of the
Bongs
11 e a oi.K.HT at the resnleiice of Governor
plaude«! all along the route
Bowers, and the decorations of the
Junior Order f uite«! American Me- pretty home attra« te«l 'much favorable
chanics, 332 in number, with fife ami comment, ami were characterized by or
drum coriw. In tins section was the namentations of tints of pink, W Ilici
wore noticeable in the shad»*« dhli'li
little re<l schoolhouse with pedagogue covere«I the wax candles, the silkei
and pupils playing in front.
diH|M*ries ami the t«mos of the many
lovely rtow«*r« that were used in the em
(íaribaldi Hand, 16 pieces.
bellishment of the «liffi'ient apartments.
Float with “Mollie Pitcher, ’ the llev- The drawing room was entirely de< ke«l
with sweet |M*n blossoms of a pinkish
oiutionary cannoneer
ariiingi*«l on lhe mantel in tall
Ancient Order of Hibernians, 060.
vases ami ii|sm the tables ami wherever
Float, wi»h a monument containing opport unity presente«l itself
«lining room the dark mahogany wmsl-
the names of Generals, Sheridan, Mea- work w as brightened up by sprays and
gber, McClellan. Corcoran and other clusters of l»a r'
T he .«rtist-
Irish commanders
irally «le»-orate<l table was laid with
covers
for
13
ami
presented
a
more that
Two original floats, by Colui « Co ,
operane of
one a horse which won a hamln ap, and attraiti ve ap|»earance.
«•nt glaaa was the « enter piece, and in
the other a man on Ina way to buy a it was a collection nf I-a France foil-
were made
blown njee« ami dainty Im Is ami deli
suit of clothes
cate iiiai<leii,8-hair fern fresldy eiille«l
roots and brandies ami mounted in
from the woods while Mbout the ti ein
unique manner.
• enterpie« • were smaller e«|»«rgiies ami
Highland bagpipers in costume
etty ctit-glasa vases fille«l with tai
Tbs guest card« were of
rame roses
( «¡•«Ionian cornet band,
pieces
French deiugfi, and on ea« h was « hand
painting of lAfayette, underneath which
Caledonian societies
wri the name of the gueet wrought ii
Temple of Liberty, carne»! by four
gold. The menu was tern . ¡»Hug ami it
bicy« lists on wheel«
was nearly 4 o'clock before its «lisciiswion
Veteran Fireman's \»ao»-lotion, N. P Am c«>n<
THE CANAL
FACTS
■: COUNTRY
of
\l/l/C// FT CROSSES.
1 he great enterprise that in attracting
attention, not only in th«*
I mted Staten, but in hurope, in not the
result oí recent thought, hut <>ne- I
which traders dreamed oi a hall centuiv
A brief history, however, mai he
com pressed into a single paragraph :
A canal across Nicaragua was pr<>-
posed nearly nfty years ago, and a con-
eession wan granted by Nicaragua for a
Shortly afterwards a
cana in
route was laid out, which ran horn San
,1 Udii
del Norte (or Grey town) on the
Atlantic, to and through laike Nicaragua
to Brito, on the Pacific coast 1 his is the
route the cana now under way will
ta ke. The Atlantic ami racillc Slop
(’anal Company began the canal, but
our civil war interfered with its work.
government,
Nicaragua had a
which seized the company’s property,
and in 1869 drove its employes out of the
country. In 1887, surveys having been
inaile twice by our government, a eon-
tract was made between the government
i»f Nicaragua ami the Nicaragua Canal
Association, and work was begun again
The canal will be 169 miles long, 140
being through rivers and lakes,
and onlv 29 mik‘s through cuttings;
there w ill be a dam at the east end of
Lake Nicaragua and between the lake
and the racilic; h : the west end three
locks will he needed. No work is being
done at present. A government com-
mission is on the ground now, and if it
reports favorably it is probable that tIn*
Foiled States will take up the work and
provide the financial backing necessary
SE4 I 1. A II si NI» A V MIKIOI.V
I liriktlHii Expreiiru
llar Vlew « llegard
lug I hem.
hnnoii J ones
\s you solicit corre-
spondenee, ami as you kindly allow all
to chose their own subject or topic, I
wish to sav in the beginning that I shall
endeavor Io avoid giving offence, as it is
not my wish to offend any one. M V de
sin? is the respect and friendship of all,
and although it is my nature to speak
very plainly on any subject m which I
mi interested,
do m t intend giving
W hat I wish to speak of at
offence.
present is th« Secular Sunday School.
Why is it called a Sunday School?
Why not call it a lorn Paine School, its
avoid deceiving
rightful nume,
people, hm the name Sunday or Sabbath
School has until lately had a sacred
meaning, and should have no other.
I h»* Sunday or Sablmth School proper
is mi itisi it ntion wisely and unselfishly
established for teaching the young to
truth mid riglit-
walk in the path
eousneHS, to lead tlii'lll in the way they
are young that
should go w bile
they mav not depart therefrom w hen
bis IH
very best
they are old
work the church emi do for the w<>i l<l
mid the church is <lmng a great mi l
noble work tn various wavs, the majority
of the people w ill admit. .1 list flunk o'
it, Mr. Jones, do vou know of any othei
organization doing half or one-fifth Ihr
go«sl work for the world that the churcl
Schoo M
mid Christian Sabbat h
doing r
\\ lien I «ay the church
wish t«» he
mulri slotsl to mean the christimi « Imre I
or the cimici of the Bible, ill m H its
g i eat multitmle
branches.
sinners saved through Christ is the
Bible church, ami while Christianity is
lo mph mid from
snrea ling fron
shore to shore mid covering the whole
earth mid making inopie wiser, better
mid happier, infidelity is shrinking
away and will be of no use to any one in
the tirai future ill iuct it is of no use to
any one now. Every one would be bet-
1er off without aiiv belief whatever if
were iiossilbr, but every thinking linn '
must think something and if they don i
think w hat they ought Io tlunk they w il'
lliink what they ought not Io think, or
bcliei e.
I cun not umici ►lami why in-
Io c J ret
ndligrnt tieoplr
children together oil flu* >abhath ami
teach thrill Tom Paine do« ti me in pre
li* 11 erne to any dung b**ttcr. I ►»••ms Io
me they coti Id not eiisily engage in a
more dangerous or ingioi ions work than
teaching the young munis Io reite!
In «it lit i
against God ami lus law»
teaching them
wons
arrhists for that is the liest it leads to
I have hardly begun to say what I
would like lo say, but perhaps I have
said enough to tire your palíem e, so ’
will conclude by i e«|iie*ting all who reml
this to take no offense io noun Was
intsmle.l
Kesirta t fully,
A. L. IM nai nsox