Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1889 — NOTES ON TO-DAY’S CELEBRATION. [ARTICLE]

NOTES ON TO-DAY’S CELEBRATION.

Nothing but very bad weathe r ban prevent the Fourth of July celebration in Rensselaer, to-day, being a splendid success. There in no other celebration of any note any place near, and Rensselaer has a clean sweep." The various committees have prepared to carry out, in good faith, every promise, made in the bills. The prize for the largest delegation was received from Chicago. several days ago. It consists of a bass drum, a snare drum and a fife. All good new, instruments.

The bass ball game promises to be ah excellent feature of the day; A good club from Chicago will play the Rensselaer Blues. The latter club has done good work at practicing, during several weeks, and will play the Chicago boys a pretty stiff game. The greased pig will surely materialize. He will be a regular razorback, and of the breed that, down South, are guaranteed to out-run a nigger. He will be properly barbered, and ehampooed with grease and turned loose in Landlord Hyland’s cow pen, just east of the public square. The chap that catches him will do it because it is a ground hog, as well as a greased hog case and he is out of meat. ~; 7 ' ■

Everybody should stay to see the exl«bition-of fire-works* -at -night. IF will be a display of “fizz bangs” never before equalled in the county. One hundred dollars, (less a tolerably healthy discount) will go up in smoke and noise and colored fire. There will be rockets, fire wheels and Roman candles, galore, besides a a large number of “Ehibition Pieces,” such as an illuminated battery, diamond star, silver glory, gallopade, monitor battery, Mexican jet, Aztec fountain, Fourth of July battery <&c. The fireworks will be discharged from the iron bridge, and directed down the river, to obviate the dagger from fire. The electric arc lights will bum till daylight, not only those on the street but one that has been temporarily located in the court house yard, to furnish light for the platform dance. The “greased” pole lifts its stately height 30 feet into the circumambient air, in front of the public square and opposite Williams’ furniture store. It will be “greased” with soft soap, and five dollars will be the reward to the one climbing it. And he will earn it. One hundred and sixty feet of board tables have been erected in the southeast corner of the square, to furnish a free and safe storage place for the dinner baskets of the assembled thousands. The big band of young Indian Braves in war costume, will be an uuequalled feature of the celebration. They will march in the procession and immediately after it disbands, and just before the exercises begin, they will hold a pow-wow and war dance, ift the eourt house square. In the afternoon, at the conclusion of the ball game, they will give an i hour’s entertainment in the Opera I House, after the manner described in I another place, in this paper. The J ; Ism all admission| price of ten cents, 1 to cover expenses, will be charged for this entertainment. Tickets will be I for sate on the streets and everybody 'ought to buy. ! Everybody possessed of the necessary “light fantastic toe’’ will shake iFnfc-the 'frhrtfmTn rhinre, without question. A splendid, large, smooth platform has been constructed for it, ja fine orchestra been engaged in ! Lafayette, to furnish inusicr while a i magnificent electric light, suspended jncar, will shed its glorious radiance over the entrancing scene. I