| Show naples nuggets nug gets the ath of july celebration was a grand social success the crowd of course was not ao margeas large as it was last year just enough to have a good cale the tha committee which had it in charge has b tn retained tu to arranjo arrange a celebration for tho the ind and anticipates a glorious time the program was of high rank the oration in particular was forceful eloquence and la Is considered by those who heard hear d irto be one of the very best speeches mr colton ever nade there were EL a few geiple present who thought hought tho the speaker lauded the stars and stripes too high and one of our en socialists took occasion several times to interrupt him thi this s gave mr colton an opportunity to dib play his ready wit and receive the hearty applause of the audience it came about in this manner the speaker was waa discussing the american flag what it had cost find and w hat it ic represented to us when the socialist blurted out the question what is the matter with tho red it stand for freedom too the answer came quick yes yea it does if joined with the white whit 0 and blue A letter and a photograph has just been received from john who is doing missionary work ork in new zealand the tha climate seems to agree with him there he has fleshed up until he weighs nearly lbs ibs he says he reads the vernal express and has passed the chrisimos Chri Christ stines mos issue around among his friends and itis it is doing won wonders dersin in interesting people in the wonderful resources of the western united states ile he thinks he is ia reading the express as far away from ivi iti office as any subscriber and sas sacs it comes like a letter from home to him haq 9 he be I 1 dan certainly deserves credit for the way lie he has tried to adver advertise ilse the great resources of valley ile he continues to say bay I 1 I 1 have traveled over en enough ough country to satisfy me that we have one of the best valleys in the va world orld |
