The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-06
EVERYONE CELEBRATED
How the Garden City People Honorsd
the Natal Day.
A Splendid Parade OF Uniformed
Knights and Unique Business
Caravans--ExcIting Races
and Great Sport.

part Of the country. The preparations
were 10 completed last night. From
nearly every business block in the city, as
well as many private residences, fiuttered
the stars and stripes and streamers of
bunting. while many added pictures of
national worthless and other appropriate
decorations. To add to the beauty, tile
principal streets were lined with hundreds
OF evergreens. The Alice band arrived
from Butte on No. I last night. In the
evening the streets were filed with men
who had come in from all the surround
ing country; and this mornings trains
and numerous wagons added to the
throng. The sun rose in a sky perfectly
clear, but for a few white fieecy clouds,
and sent his scorching rays down upon
the crowds gathered along the streets and
on the corners making them feel that
their days pleasure would be paid for
with considerable discomfort. As the
morning advanced the crowds increased
and the vendors of lemonade and other
drinks found themselves very busy.
About 9 o'clock the various cars of
state. floats and participants in the pa
rade commenced to take the places as
signed them. At about 10 the command
To move forward was given. N the pro-
| cession started. At its head was Grand
Marshal John l.. Sloane, dressed in the
uniform of the Uniform Rank, X. of p,
and his aides. Following him were the
mayor and city council, and the p~oetess.
orator of the day and others in carriages.
Next came the Alice band OF Butte, who
received nothing but compliments all the
way, followed by Company l., n. e. NJ,
under command of Lieutenant Bendon,
and the CA. r.. under Post Commander
Fisher. The civic societies who were ex-
pected TO fill out the first division did not
put in an appearance.
The second division was headed by
Capt. j. L. Phillips, the marshal, in dress
uniform, accompanied by his aides.
Three ears of state were next i'm order,
the first and third bearing the young
ladies representing the states and terri
| tories, while the second carried the god
dess of liberty and her O attendants,
representing mining agriculture, manu-
featuring u commerce. The remainder
of this division consisted of the various
branches of the fire department, the juve-
nile fire brigade with their little hose cart,
the two hose companies, the hook and
ladder company and the steamer. All the
apparatus was nicely decorated with
flags and bunting.
The third division and the one which
attracted most attention was commanded
by Marshal John NJ. Evans who wore a
X. of =. uniform. This division consisted
of the advertising floats in the following
order:
Teitjen's cigar factory with cigar
makers at work and a comic picture Of
"Getting a Light"
Missoula Mercantile company, a knight
dressed in tin armor on horseback;
grocery department., an immense wagon
decorated with various groceries; hard
ware, n large wagon loaded chiefly with
stoves and decorated with hinges, etc.;
timing department., witt men at work
and throwing tin cups into the crowd;
clothing department, an immense float
carrying a globe about eight feet in di-
ameter, on which were painted the grand
divisions of the world, surmounted by a
sea occupied by the driver who was
dressed quite Enthusiastically furniture de-
partment, large float occupied by a num-
Der of comfortable looking gentlemen
sitting in rocking chairs. Barnes
ing a bottle eight feet high re-
sembling a large package of this
medicine ;cigar and cigarette department.,
with men throwing packages of cigarettes
among the crowd; carriage and harness
department, with the large imitation gray
horse and carriage which stands in the
window OF the salesroom; agricultural
implement department., sulky pillow.
ID. ii. Ross * Co.., lumber n large float,
ta~stefully decorated with mouldings, etc.
Gold Boots, shoe store. one of the most
novel features OF the parade, "A shoe about
/ ttnl Gtt toiiss ti liz toB VI nv bet a
little girl with a lumber of dolls, repre-
senting the old woman that lived in a
shoe.
City Meat Market, stock q con-
tanning a couple of s~tar-spangled goats.
II. j, Hennessy Mercantile
dry goods. a large fancy boat, carrying a
number of boys who threw advertise
ments along the way.
j. n. Schmitz, contractor and builder, a
large float containing a number of men
cutting stone and building a house.
Montana Commercia gro-
c~eries, a beautiful large boat, in the form
of an ancient galley, appropriately deco
rated.
Steam saw. decorated with flags.
doe Wagner's Missoula brewery. the
most popular float of all, because there
were hid behind its evergreen sides nu-
merous kegs from which free beer was
dispensed.
fair that attracted much attention. Gifiin
himself was measuring the driver for n
suit of clothes N cutting patterns, while
one of his men ran a sewing machine, an
other did pressing and n third sewing.
The last was a moving Wagon bound
for Lows addition To Missoula.
Citizens in carriages brought up the
rear.
Al the court house the exercises were
opened by the rendering of "America" by
the Alice band. The programme contin-
ued as follows:
Remarks by Judge Anderson. acting
president of the day; invocation, by Rev.
IA. Lamont; "HailC Columbia" Alice band;
reading of the Declaration of lndepend-
ence by Prof. Frederick Gilbert; "The
Star Spangled Banner" Alice band; read
ing of an original poem, by Miss May Nc
Cormick; yankee Doodle" Alice band;
Grafton Of the day, by Judge Frank II.
Moody; remarks on the French republic,
10y Judge Anderson; three cheers for the
Flag of Union; explanation by Judge An
derson why Hon. L. Marshall was absent
and why the recitation of brakes Amer
lean Flag" was omitted. "American
AvertnreN Alice hand; vote of lhanks