Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-07-06

SN ~ wv ChS 0O10 lIAl1 hkOulLdllts
the celebration of the Fourth at Diamond,
was opened by the roar of guns and shouts
of the patriotic men who attended to hoist
ing the large. new flag over Templars' hall.
The morning was fair and lovely, and a
soft, balmy breeze came III from the valley
below, while the Stars and Stripes which
greeted the rising sun from so many house
tops, lent such an AR of enchantment to the
scene as we had never before witnessed.
AS the day advanced, the miners from the
~neighboring gulches, and the farmers from
the valleys came in, and by noon a goodly
number of visitors were to be seen upon the
streets.
At2 O'Clock p. M, the booming of artil-
lery summoned the people to Good Tenn
plars' hall, which, though not jammed, was
well filled by visitors, ladies', miners and
the business men of our town.
The hall had been tastefully decorated
with evergreens, flags, pictures, ETC., and
presented a very attractive appearance.
Festoons of evergreens encircled the wall.
and depended from the ceiling, interspersed
with emblems, flags and knots of roses. A
large engraving of Washington and his
family, encircled with a wreath, flags, and
vases of wild flowers, was placed at the
back Of the speakers stand, above which.
was a beautifully designed shield, with 17761
upon the left ard 1876 upon the right, COM,
posed of evergreens, giving the room an
appearance of beauty'which nothing but the
delicate taste of the fair ladies of Diamond
could give it.
Judge Murray, Master of Ceremonies.
called the house to order and introduced Mr..
II. Fl. Barnes, who read the Declaration of
Independence from a facsimile copy of that
document.
"My Country, it's of thee" was played
by the band, after which the Orator of the
day, Mr.. T.. E. Collins, was introduced and
entertained the audience in a pleasant man
ner for about an hour. AS this young but
promising orator commenced his address,
he appeared somewhat embarrassed, but as
he proceeded the true patriotic fro soemed
to lend him inspiration, and he pressed on
with perfect ease, giving a brief history of
the trials and privations of the founders of
our Republic, the uniting of the Colonies,
and a history of the government under the
Confederation the failure of the Confeder-
alton; a glowing and eulogistic sketch OF
Washington, as the founder and father OF
our free land an account of the adoption
of our Constitution and a comparison Of our
form Of government with that Of other
nations, was most forcibly given. The wal
of 1912, the Mexican war of 1916. and the
annexation of territory was treated in an
elaborate manner. Slavery, and the causes
which Jed to the late rebellion, were also
truthfnlly pictured. Varying somewhat
from the national subject, Mr.. Collins, pic
tured the future of our Territory and its
progress in the next hundred years. His
description of these valleys and hills, dottel
with villages and cities. and princely farm.
houses, and covered with fields, and fine pas
lures with none but the best breeds of stool
that the world can produce roaming upor
them, and their owners counting their wealth
by the million, was indeed magnificent, ant
was received with enthusiastic applause.
Mexico and the Dominion Of Canada hay
ing long since been annexed to the Unitet
States, three railroads will traverse the con
tinent from the Atlantic to the Pacific, pass
ing through Montana, the great centra
State while north and south, broad gaug
railroads will be as numerous as stage road
are now, all of which will be propelled by tn
Keely motive power. Wood for fuel will b
done aWav with and water nSp6 i'm its staad