Cardiff Giant Exhibited in Maquoketa

TAUBMAN, STEWART, GILRUTH, MADDEN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 4/29/2011 at 07:39:19

Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, June 23, 1870

CARDIFF GIANT EXHIBITED IN MAQUOKETA

The Strawberry Festival was held in Taubman’s Hall last Friday evening for the benefit of the Universalist Sabbath School and was one f the pleasantest gatherings it has been one’s good fortune to attend. The hall was very tastefully decorated with pictures, flowers and evergreens, and was universally admired. The “Cardiff Giant” which had been imported expressly for the occasion, attracted a great degree of attention, and was visited by crowds of curiosity seekers during the evening. Of course there was a big cake with a ring in it to be drawn by somebody, and the lucky somebody happened to be Miss Rhoda Stewart. The strawberries and cream were delicious, and so we appreciated that not one was left to tell the tale. The Masonic Hall and Gilruth & Madden’s law office were generously opened for the reception rooms. Financially the Festival was a success, netting something over fifty dollars.

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