Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1913 — Tells of “Sane” Fourth As Adopted in Minneapolis. [ARTICLE]

Tells of “Sane” Fourth As Adopted in Minneapolis.

Mrs. g. C. Irwin, who has been visiting at Minneapolis, tells how the “sane” Fourth is carried out in that city. > Up to 8 o’clock there is not a sound to indicate that it is the Fouth. At 8:30 o’clock the cannoh at Fort Snelling was fired and instantly the street cats stopped all over • the city and whistles were blown at all the mills and on all the boats and bedlam was fairly turned loose for five minutes. While this was being done the American flag was being raised on the armory campus and the artillery (band played “The Star Spangled Banner.” Every hat was taken off and men stood bareheaded as far as one could see. From that time on bands played in the parks and exercises took place, the children taking the main part in the services. At 9 o’clock in the evening beautiful fireworks were discharged from the armory campus. In the morning as the whistles were blowing all the fire engines of the city were . rushed about the streets, sounding the siren whistles. The engines are all on autos and the noise was something certain to be long remembered. As this noise was kept up, however, for only five minutes, and then restricted during the balance of the day.