The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-13
Local News.
TIE CELEBRATION.
Re Loyal Citizens Of Butte Passed
the 18th OF July.

ason to feel proud of the manner IN
" 10 glorious anniversary of American
u dence was celebrated in tire metropolis
ana. Meyer before in Butte, and in no
W of the territory, was the day so
\ observed nor the patriotic impulses
" beople so convincingly d monstrated
NJ onday. The of the day
he Il 1 day-brcak, when the band treated
III v keninS citizens q number of nat onal
prsprrsed with a volley of powder ex-
AT 0 O'Clock, the procession formed
: n 81 house square and paraded the
len. br one hour. 1t was headed by the
y band, followed by the president of
orator and city council in carriages.
order was the car OF state, very taste
es, ? Drated with national emblems. Forty
ers, q lie misses dressed in white and repre-
he states and territories occupied the
rounding the Goddess of Liberty,
led by Miss Ida Copinus, elegantly
NV Ind presenting a really beautiful ap-
!. OllOWlIS CHc Cal u oldLc dlu us
was the Butte fire brigade decked
,ns. 4 w uniforms and marching in excel
,bes, i. The fire engine brought up the
!" he brigade, and was occupied by
ntana Moog, representing the great
ring territory from which she took
n blad m. v..r o,oo,,o,, ,;,t,o ho,a -.
lie passed next in review, and though
number, discoursed some credita-
N. This was in turn followed by
, Staj atives of the Butte w~orkingmen's
6lns |ho were present in consider able
looked well.
the features of the procession was
bna cavalry, commanded by Capt. j.
erd, and composed of about forty
u dSQ s on horseback. They rode like
and though the horses were not
ed in the most gorgeous name the
be of the troops excited much favora-
- pent. \ very large number Of citl-
Rrriages and on horseback brought
r Of the procession which for order
ply, ll kers was voted by all to be far supe-
~ mEsy Ething of the kind ever before seen
ana town. 1t would have been no
no a city of 10000 Inhabitants. As
tl'etnY If the day Col. I.oebcr performed
very acceptably.
he advertised route of procession
passed over, the various organiza-
S many ladies and gentleman who
part in the parade assembled at
use square, where the usual cere-
ou the day were gone through with.
H., Ier by Rev. &. o. Tillotson, MI. w.
president Of the day, introduced
and pr, Esq, who in Il clear and distinct
III De that grand old document, The Dec
Independence.
ksident next introduced the orator OF
5ho proved to be DR.. Holmes. This
PANT surprise to the assembly, many
- ere expecting to hear n discourse
Fchnical and tossillfcrDus. The
L 'he alton was excellent in all respects.
htcd i'll eloquent language the
cGS W hich gave rise to the revolu-
outlined the history of the Union
!, Sad hwn of liberty to its full noon tide.
wv on the speaker rccited The present
md prosperity Of the country, and
Iut i the dangers which now menace
Pnent. Though somewhat lengthy
was 81 wall ,np,n,s,.l ,n ~, r..1I
hat it was listened to with rapt
>> The gentleman concluded amid !,
wv Pplause.
speaker Was the Hon. Sample Orr,
who had consented to make Il few
!. SAL Mr.. Orrattcr spcakinsof the album
ms Which the American people
StfJ ling confident of the greatness and
the Union, opened up Il lively
SuuSSy these rulers of the nation, who re-
edc to women, what they have not
m negroes, the privilege Of the bal
:. 80. lie remarks were made in quite Il
jlOLUW ein and We're well received by the
|0TS, idellt IN proposed three cheers
Fd Montana, and three. cheers for
ontly II fich were given with Il hearty good
pdreds of enthusiastic voice. The
en dispersed, enlivened by national
aged by the two bands.
ernoon the grand attraction was
The Butte race course. of which
- appears elsewhere.
-. ok n the evening after tired nature
JNHV stored by a square meal ii Good
EAL. hall where the ladir, OF the
WVMp 1ursn gave an excellent spread" I",
'DI|' on the mound west Of the city
Ne"ag quantity Of fireworks was l.. of
'licy almost binding and II noi>t
ave frightened the Deer Lodge
~ 30 out of their wits.
nose to the interesting ceremonies
as the grand ball iii the evening.
IKE " The youth and loNclin"SS Of Butte
Mia