Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-26


communicating the notable event thh
Instituted the pe pliny Ct tue Rocky
Mountain Valley. Herewith We give
reports Of a numIor Of tlrse colvbra
tlous.
Al uiu COTTONWOOD.
In this age of utility I'D economy
when 40 many people IN thls region
arc swayei by ma,oril. consileraii2u-
rather ihsn by fentimcnt, and the mn'
iority are engaged tn constant sifuf-
gla 10 accumulate or make ends meet,
II is positively reifeshiug to hni a
community possessing sufficient onlhu'
iiasm to g1, up an Old Zine cslcutatl0u
on Pioneer Day. such celebration
occurred St Six Cottonwood On tho
2ilh. A conspicu ~ iUa,ufc ~ the
affair wasa grand parade which hlaf.'
"a Ut lUn. M. All rgudud Tor a dis
lauCu ui about Xix mile Though tho
principal stfuclBo oil BIS Cottonwood anu
SJuthCuttuuwuUj, Int EUfr fcpfFF. 10
81 various butibuHf hUuHts ana iudu q
lfles VI tue yiulniiy inRlu liiy be IDunfI
vhur, be- quite % number ui Wuiuh sueh
wfk M biACksm thing, h1r'rthOriug,
etc, was ~ progress while en- route.
rhe various social, charitable, aud slu.
tgtiouai Institutions VI tue lucauiy
wtfe also wei represented Hud tnt
patriotic features were not lacking.
one large anu gnily decorated car uIU.
tanned young adics representing tue
Roduo.4 % liberty aud tho original
Thirteen COLONIES, aud another Nu
equally lovely array " feminine
beauty representing tbs various ttsIrg
Of the Union, whilo Cquesttlaus 10 l1th
ssEts also Ia costume, lands aud attl-
lefy were conspicuous blO aHClvHt
loOking vehicle aud thm with t,g
carpet wagon cover gud Uuuupiuis
having n travel.Hthinod nnd old ihsh.
iUued appearance was vol calculated
to remind the spectators Of thu uauUer
In which early Immigrants wondo1
their way 10 this tegiuu before RAILROAD
and other modern means " lJcpmltipu
were In vogue. Moro modern gud
stylish outfits Ia tue Procession, some
10 ihom laden with magnificent speci.
meme Of grain, fruits, etc, served
10 illustrate tue Advancement Ia
mechHnits ~ we'll % In agriculture.
The grOtesquo features OF the affair
were particularly striking, thofo being
clown, hatleluius, character Illus "a.
'ions, horses IN costume, etc., oil Di
which tended greatly 10 Amusc the
spectators, Particularly tho children.
Taken all In oil tho parade wHs one o
the bc,t seen IN this region iof many
ytafH.
At the conclusion " the parade the
people assembled la the grove adj accent
~ ths school house where picnic was
sefNed anu program NJ entertainment
carried out &. a. Harper, one OF the
piOBests, reg0unlod tue story VI the
Journey TO ami settlement VI salt
lake valley; WIN. IL. Walker, u mem.
her Uf the Mormon Battalion, Telttod
the hardshilE VI that heroic body NJ
men; VIM. Taylor depleted some 81 tho
raTly scenes VI liio Ia tue valley,
Henry Stevenson rovirwci piln ~
history; Flank BfintIu and WIN. Nc.
Donald delivered declarations and
Mfs. Stevens set forth 10 tAitllug
speech tins flghts NJ her sex, all ui
which, together with music by the
bands, singing by the ward glcc cIub
and by individuals ami sIttghur by
Oihvrr, made up a hue entertainment.
Following this were athletic sptlts Ia
great variety anu dance Ia tho alter.
noon for the children AMI IA the even.
Ink Tor tho adults, which wa. KEEP, a.
uLtil all engaged were salluhei With
their day's Ct lymeni,
Al EuWEKA.
The good people ut Eureka csl,-
GRATED the Twonly.iIurIh IN tho usual
way by hulstirg tho Starr AMI stripe.
At sunrise ana salute Of ffentlns.
The Bullion Beck 4 Champion Mia.
lug company gave tue r'rn u holiday
both ut the miur and tho mill.
Al O'clock pm. there wa, an enter.
lsiument IN the meeting house ilf the
children. T.. j. Wood, master OF cpfu.
monies, made u very interesting f0i the
little ones with canly, nuts. lemonade,
Blc. Many VI the Ulttt eJp.e wtTr
present.
At o'clock In the evening the older
people met TO rni on sprtchts,son. b..
TeOitatiuns, ice cream, cakes, lylluuAur
anu inc dance. Many OF ous friends
from Tue outside astrmulOI with a.,
: 8rph >. HydB was the orator, ana
ABLY yet htitiiy followed the exc %. H.
the Latter.ugy Saluts from ihoir bpaul.,
ful city ~ Nsuv0D 20 the valley u tie
Great salt Lake, paying q irItu,r CO..
tue way 90 tur mastering out of tuc
Mormon Battalion o. aid tho govern
meuL IN its war with Mexico.
Everything VAS well Uuue, Rnd gen.
rfAl lutls'aCtlOu was the result.
ORR.
Al WEST rOWEUyrLE,