The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-06
AFTER IT ALL OVER
Missoula's Celebration Remark
ably Free From Mishaps.
NOW FOR THE BIG FAIR
The Irrigation Congress Must Be Made q
Success-The Kodak Fisnds Have
Fine Time-The Puddle in Front
Of the Postoff1ce.


that succeeds the Fourth has prevailed
to-day. In the discussion of the cels-
bration there has been one theme that
has been uppermost--the remarkable
freedom from accidents. That there
were not several serious mishaps in the
crowd at night is due to the fact that
the members of the fire department did
such excellent work in patrolling the
avenue when it was so thoroughly
packed with people as it was for two
hours. The boys did fine work. and
when they were called away by the
alarm that was sent in on account of
a burning awning that amounted to
nothing, they did their work and re-
turned at once to their positions on the
street. There was much carelessness On
the part of drivers in the evening. and
but for the vigilance of the men on
guard there would have been somebody
seriously injured. The thanks of the
bicycle parade committee are due 10
the firemen for their good work.
Now that the Fourth is over, the
city has to begin to prepare for the
meeting of the irrigation congress.
which will take place in Missoula in
September. Immediately after the con-
gress meeting the Western Montana
fair will be held and it is hoped that
the display at this fair will be such as
to properly represent the splendid agri-
cultural resources of The state. The
first thing to do, however, is to take
hold of the congress meeting and make
that success. The merchants and
business men have taken hold in good
shape in the preliminary work, and
they should now follow up the good
work that they have done with some
systematic advertising of the event
among their friends and business CORE
spondents wherever they are located.
This meeting is not merely local in its
nature, but is Of national Importance.
1t has been thoroughly explained dur
ing the past two months and is general
ly understood here. If all citizens of
Missoula will see that the information
is spread as widely as possible there can
be no doubt of the success of the meet
ing which means so much to the peo-
pie of the state. .,
The need of grading on Higgins ave-
nue. was demonstrated by the results
Of the storm that preceded the Fourth.
Where the street is so arranged that it
could be drained there was no water
and no mud. The street in these blocks
lakes have been all the spring there
were puddles that even the warm sun
shine of the day did not dry up in time
for the bicyclists in the evening. But
another Fourth this will be different
If the work that the aldermen have ar
ranged is carried out.
There was one big puddle in front of
the postoff1ce that was a regular hoo
Ann nanpht hnf that h1pW nff
within a block of it. and there were
many in the early evening when brisk
wind came up from the West. Straw
hats, cloth hats, white hats, black hats,
old hats and new hats, all had turn
at this puddle, and there was not a
little profanity, turned loose in the
neighborhood. The puddle became
locally famous, and there was a good
sized audience watching it for an hour
or so. Most of the victims took the
matter good naturedly and picked up
their hats without making a fuss. One
onlooker remarked that there We're more
floats in the puddle than there were
in the two parades Of the day and night.
The camera cranks had a finer field
for their operations on the Fourth than
they had on circus day. There were no
elephants, of course, but there was al
most everything else. The list started
off with the photographing of the
lightning in the early hours of the
morning of the Fourth, and did not stop
till the last shot was fired. The pa
rades furnished some material. and the
gaily decorated wagons and carriages
that filed the streets all day made d
good lot of subjects. Then there Were
Indians without number in town, anG
! there We're farmerssand lumbermen anG
| visitors from all around. Some of the
| photographs that have been shown to-
| day are excellent.
The judges of the contest in the hi
| cycle parade had an easier time thar
| they had the. year before. There Were
| fewer contestants and fewer judges
| The awards that were made gave gen
| eral satisfaction, and there was no
| bit of kicking. The crowd was goot
| natured and so were the riders. 1t wal
| pleasant: ending to the day.
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