Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-07-07
WORTH SEEING.
Gay Festivities of the Glorious
Fourth-How we Gel
ebrated.
Eloquent Addresses of Our Tai
ented Orators-A Perfect
and Notable Success.
Sports of Our Athletes-Dandy
New Business Block-Live
Stock for England.
A Gay Celebration.


Ever since the founding of Miles
City, there has been at each recurring
anniversary of the nations birth, due
observance of the day; but never has
the celebration rounded into so har-
moniouS whole, as was the case
with the celebration of 1855. The
committee appointed by the citizens
had with persistent labor prepared a
programme that was almost unexcep-
tionable and with everything in read
mess, awaited the gracious indulgence
Of Dame Nature. In this anticipation
none were disappointed, for a more
glorious day never filled the hours be-
tween dawn and dark than the Fourth
of July, 1885. Light rains in the
morning laid the dust nicely and
made the brisk breeze of the afternoon
delightful tonic, instead of the
plague IL would have been had the
dust not been dampened. As early as
8 o'clock a gathering of the city ele-
ments Of the procession began In the
park, and by o the Fort Ke0gh con-
tingent, consisting of the Fifth In
fantry band and the section of artil-
lery had reported. Chief Marshal
Harmon and his aides were energetic
in the discharge Of their duties, but
unavoidable delays prevented the line
Of march being taken until about 1890
o'clock when all being in readiness
the cavalcade started headed by the
Keogh band of thirty pieces. In line
following were the Ancient Order oil
Hibernians, forty strong equipped in
their handsome regalia, and bearing
aloft the star spaDgled banner and the
green flag Of Erin. Next came two
wagons, arranged with pyramidal
seats and handsomely dressed with
greens and bunting, carrying the
school children symbolizing the states
and territories-the first wagon hav-
ing the original and immortal thIr-
teen grouped around the Goddess OF
Liberty admirably impersonated by
Miss Nellie Whiteside; the second
bearing the remaining states and ter,
ritories, the former represented by
girls and the latter by boys accoutreC
to represent the chief industry o
each. Montana being fifty exempli
fled by an embryo COW boy arrayed In
all the splendor OF 'shaps," spurs
wide brimmed sombrero, belt and six
shooter; next came two wagons of the
Deutcher Fortschritts VerieD, maxim
an elegant display, in the tasteful
dressing Of the wagons. and the fanci-
full costuming Of the members. An
open barouche with Hon. A. +. Bur-
leigh, orator Of the day, aud Rev.
VIM. Horsfall, chaplain, were next in
line, followed by the representatives
OF tradesmen, among whom were
"Mac the blacksmith" with two as.
sistants engaged in his specially OF
making stock brands. Morrison and
Whitesides representing their lines OF
business; the express companies, the
two breweries and various other lines,
The fire department found 1T repre-.
sentation In our dlsmantled hook and
ladder truck. presided over by the
sole remnant Of its former glory
Louis King; squad Of COW boys
fresh from the range followed next on
horseback and the rear was brought
up by citizens in carriages and bug
gles. The march down Main &C
Twelfth, thence to Pleasant, aud Ut
Pleasant and Park to the speakers
stand occupied about half an hour and
IL was some minutes past ii befor,
the auditors were comfortably ar
ranged in the shade OF leafy bower ar
ranged for them and the exercises
were opened by a brief prayer by tn,
chaplain. Immediately following
this President Borchardt introduced
Hen. A. Il. Burleigh TO the audience
Mr.. Burleigh after acknowledging th,
honor conferred upon him spoke a
follows:
Fellow citizens: This Is n vast a.
semblage; these bright uniforms ans
CAV costumes, these cheerful faces
the constant crackle OF exploding fire
works, tell US that our national birth
day has come again. Sixty million
people, like us. have to-day throwr
aside their daily work, have donnet
their holiday attire and are engaged
Ia celebrating the great event which
gave them q country 10 love, n gov
eminent 10 perpetuate and a Goddess
of Liberty to adore. Throughout tn
the length and breadth Of this gres