The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-07-06
The Fourth at Neihart Is Ccle-
brated with Appropriate
Exercises.
THE ENTIRE pOPULACE TURNS OUT.
The Best Program of Sports
Ever Witnessed i'm the
Silver City.

SILVER city.
AT 5 a. m. Thursday, rather before
the god of day had made his regular
visit to tighten and bless his Mon
tana subjects, a small committee of
the Neihart Fire department was
plying the anvils and making noise
enough to deafen tenderfoot and
to paralyze stranger from the effete
and populous east. The committee
did its work we'll, firing forty-four
shots in rapid succession, and only
pausing to discuss whether there
were not forty five states in the world,
or rather in Montana. The cannon
ade was proudly answered from the
Broadwater mine, where dozen
rousing volleys Of dynamite shook
the earth, echoing and reverberating
from a thousand hills. All the town
was aroused. Everywhere prevailed
the spirit of that inspiring patriotic
stanza:
500 ring the bells, and fire the guns,
And fling the starry banner out.
Shout Freedom. till your lisping ones
Give back their cradle shout.
Let boastful eloquencc declaim
OF honor, liberty and fame.
Still let the poets strain be heard
With glory for each second word,
And everything with breath agree
To praise our glorious liberty"
The business streets were lined
with evergreens. Flags and bunt
ing hung in gorgeous folds across
the fronts of buildings. Everywhere
was noted the vigorous interest man
ifested in the nations holiday.
About s o'clock a. M, along the
busy, restless, thoroughfare, might
be seen here and there suit of fam
ing red, reminding the spectator Of :
scalded lobster trying to get to wa
ter. Or when the flaming uniform
stood among the .evergreens, the eff
feet was most happy, resembling
a red pepper in dish of lettuce
These were the firemen. The,
walked with proud tread, for the,
were the hosts and the remainder o
the town were the guests.
At 1Oa. m. the parade started
from the hose house which after do
ing the principal streets halted ant
broke at Crawford's hall. A larg
crowd had assembled to attend tn
exercises. There ascended the plat
form, Mayor Sanford, Judge Gray
NJ. G. Mizar, Eddie Bennett, am
Misses Nellie Boland, Stella Boland
Myrtle Bonner and Louise Bennett
and the officers of the department.
Mayor Sanford chaired the meet
ing. He spoke a few words appro
pirate to the occasion, and introduc
/, ed Miss Nellie Boland, who recite
the memorable dec laration. Mis-
Boland was beautiful indeed. Sh
wore neat dress of snowy white
and white slippers, with rich bor
, quet Of buds and white geran
ums upon her bosom. She spoke he
part in her peculiarly happy styl
and showed her powers of declama
ton to good advantage. The speal
or did great credit to herself, and "
t on it's conclusion received from he
friends an elegant bouquet of rose
} Eddie Bennett was next intro
duced. He gave an Grafton upo
the glorious thoughts which han
S round the occasion. His style W.
extremely captivating, and his speec
K took the house by storm. For a Ii
$ tie boy, Eddie Bennett won great cr'
e dit to himself, and proved himself
= valuable help on all days when pa
riotism floods the country and peop.
want good man to describe the
feelings. The speaker wore lig
k sailor suit, and was prim and attrac
vt i've in appearance. His parents, Ric
a ard and Mrs. Bennett deserve mut
J. praise for their splendid work
= training the young orator.
r The chair next introduced NJ.
Mizar, who being only an observir