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THE FOURTH.Although there wan no announcement for a celebration at Band Spring, yet considerable interest was kept up in commemoration of the day, by tho way of eacli one celebrating independently in his own way. A pole bearing the stars and stripes was raised, and the old banner waved high in air. Mr. Alx Crim und N. McCartney, had their countenances brought to a bleached complexion while firing the big iron cannon. The guu was loaded with a two pouud charge of flue rifle powder. Nick pulled the string and away she went into nine pieces, some burying themselves deep in the ground und others flying at a distance, plowing out trenches In their course. Luckily no person was hit or hurt. Hurrah now lor a new composition ghn on wheols, and let tho old cylinder remain In nine pieces. Tho report ofthis explosion we are told was distinctlyheard at Dycrsviile. Four strange boys who asked for fire crackers on tick, got badljj^scecred'’ by a deaf man who was orienting with an ancient muske|, whom ifce#k to be eruzy. The Inst heard of the boys they wore crossing the northern cHy limits, at a speed of about 0110 mile per minute, with colors flying.BCANDALISTIC,
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Jones County Liberal
Monticello, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 10, 1873
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