The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-11-13

were cheercd all along tho line of march.
Now came the shovel brigade. At
their head marched 1Wo men, each
carrying an immense dinner pail and
a banner with this device: "fhe Only
Two Dinner Buckets m Helena" The
shovel brigade was d big one, Each
man carried his shovel over his shoul-
der lllse n musket. Behind them came
THE Trades and Labor Council of
feature. one OF the banners carried
read, "A Fatcful 10 Per Cent In
Butte" Another banner, following an
Immense surveyors rod, bore this in
scriptlOn: Engineers Corpse Butte,
Anaconda a Paclnc" The pORtoilice
employees. clerks, carriers. postal clerks,
etc, came next. marching along In fine
array. A big wagon bore the banner:
'kehsler's Sterilized MIX"
The Jefferson county brigade fol-
lowed. They came along In formidable
numbers and their banners told the
story; 1850 Majority. Jefferson Coun-
~ 10 Helena, Greeting" Old Jefferson
had turned out strong 10 show It's 10y
atty 10 the cause OF free government
and It's warm feeling for It's nclghbOr-
Ing county. And then Madison sent its
quota. Men who had 10 travel miles
and miles across country 10 reach IA
railroad did all that In order 10 be
here and share In the general 10Y
and their presence was appreciated.
The Fourth division was headed by
the Cokedale band, which also came
miles To- add its fine music TO that OF the
other bands. Col. James Sullivan was
marshal OF this division. Canton
Schuyler Colfax led the march In the al.
vision. They turned out several hun
dred strong ana made an imposing APP
pearance az they marched The Cath
Ole knights OF America followed with
$50 men in line. Their badges were
among the neatest worn In the great
parade. They were lettered thus.
Helena, Permanent Capital OF Mon
tana by Australian Ballot System. Nov.
G. 1894. We Have Met the Enemy and
They Are ours"
The Helena float brought up the rear
of the division. IL was "A fine one, rep
resentlng the Queen of the Rockies"
seated on her throne under huge can
opy, and attended by u body guard.
Facts about Helena's pay roll came
along here. with the facts posted on the
sides of the wagon.
Marshal George NJ Lee and aides,
with Coles Cornet band. led the fifth
division. The Afro-American Capital
club came first, a big body of cOlOred
citizens with high hats "The Colored
Brigade Did Nobfy," "The Colored Citl-
zens Always Loyal" and other devices
were on the banners.
The Helena Dudes were a conspic-
uous feature OF the parade. as they
marched In double line. Their long
claw hammer coats were made of bunt-
ing with the stars and stripes all over
them. With their big canes. each large
white high hats, they looked like a
combination OF Uncle Sam and a pic
ture from a comic paper. Their banner
was painted thus; Helena Dudes;
We're Still In II. and. as they marched
along. they shouted In measured tones.
He's all right" and TO the question
who's all right?" came the answer,
"W. A. Clark" A solitary man march,
ing along bore a banner inscribed "Only
Man in Helena With Patches" The
drum corps furnished the music.
The silk nightshirt brigade came next,
between 100 and 200 OF them. They wore
long nightshrts and red caps and made
quite fine and interesting feature OF
the parade. being cheered all along the
route. Their banner bore this inscrip-
ton: "Silk Nightshirt Brigade. 149. ="
IL was suggested by the comparisons
instituted by the social supremacy"
pamphlet. ]. II. Brazelton was in com
mand. Following them came an Inn
mense rooster on n wagon. IL was fully
ten feet high and looked just like Il
was alive. The last of the Ben Ais,
with Pipe Major McRae blowing the
bagpipes as only Scotchman can
blow, came next. The Ben Az were
attired as Turks and marched along as
solemnly as the Ben All who furnished
the suggestion must have felt when he
heard the returns, The Helena Hog
was there, too, away up on top of a
high float. IL was n genuine black
porker. and he looked as II he felt him
self strictly I'm Il. Following this came
a wagon bearing on its banners North
ern Pacific Depot. Northern Pacific
Fast Train 10 Montana's Capital" The
sixth Ward brigade was there In line
and largely so
The Higgins Cadet band came along
with its usual fine music. The East
Helena brigade could readily be dis
tinguished by its banner: East Hell
ena-Iielena sos, Anaconda S." They
were several hundred strong and had
their own band with them. Helena
Fills our Grub Buckets" read one of
their banners The Boston and Mon
tAna float was n very pretty AFFAIR and
significant OF the great business OF the
company. Another feature OF the pro-
cession was float representing the
smelling industry A banner on the
wagon read. "Sllver. Sixteen 90 one
Good Enough for us" Bars OF silver
and lroasters formed the prominent
parts OF the float The Marysville
brigade, the American Railway union,
and the business mems brigade, were
also In the line, and made fine ap-
pearancc. Some OF their banners read;
Here's to the Helena Hog" "Helena's
Friends" etc.
The fire department brought up the
rear OF the procession. 1t consisted OF
the hook and ladder. a hose wagon,
three reels and the hemlcal. They
were ms usual on all state occasions
finely decorated, and the men all wore
their regular uniforms. Unlike other
occasions, however. the whole depart
mrnt did not turn out. II was cou-
siderrd the part Of prudence 10 keep
part ln reserve for emergencies on ao-
count of the danger from the large
amount OF fireworks set or.