Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-06
CELEBRATION
GRAND SUCCESS
Regardless of Rain EVERYBODY
Had a Good Time. Pa
rade Unique.

A Fourth of July celebration without
an accident might almost be considered
as ominous of the latter day; however,
we shall not consider this sign of
the approaching of the millennium in
Forsyth, but rather attribute it to the
extreme orderliness of the crowd and
the efficient work of those who had in
charge the affairs of the day. The
morning of the Fourth dawned with as
bright a sky as the most hopeful could
wish for and long before the appointed
time for the parade to start Main street
was filled with people. Main street
was gaiiy decorated with flags, and
festooned in the national colors. On
the vacant lot just across from the
American hotel>a band stand had been
erected, surrounded by an artificial
grove. Everywhere flags were float
ing and bunting blowing in the breeze
and many people on the street carried
small flags, but he who was most exub-
nificant, self-explanatory badge of
honor, "I've Come Thru.
A little before ten O'Clock the parade
began to form in front of the Erwin
livery barn ON Main street, and shortly
after ten started from that point with
the marshals of the day, Dr. A. c.
Wilson and S. H. Erwin, in the lead,
followed by two boys carrying large
flags. Then came the band, which
was followed by the parade proper,
representing several of the business
houses in town. Immediately follow
ing the band were eleven girls, Misses
Jessie Taber, Annie Smith, Hazel
| Smith, Mildred Eckels, Edna Waddell,
Mable Westaby, May Johnson, Annie
Edwards, Eunice Edwards, Rae
| Clark and Fay Gassaway. Jessie
| Taber was in the lead and wasdressed
in red, white and blue and carried a
white paraso1. She was followed by
the other ten girls in white all carry
ing red parasols from which the pen
nant "Rosebud County News" was
suspended. The effect was very pretty
and many complimentary remarks
were elicitated from the crowd on the
| appearance of the girls. The Katzen.
stein Clothing Company was repre-.
sented in real pageant style by a
float of ten little girls, drawn by a
large team of horses which bore the
/ sign in faring letters 'Katzensteir
Clothing Co.. The following little
girls were on the float: Esther John
son, Olga Anderson, Bessie Mcclure
Dolly Westaby, Marjory McFall, Berry
Wilson, Maybe Kelly, Sylvia Lane
Nina Waddell.
The Richardson Mercantile displa.
was applauded on every hand. Seatet
in handsome turnout which had beel
elabor ately decor ated in the nationa
colors, were "Uncle Sam" and 'Mis
Columbia" in miniature, Represented
by Master Everett Keeler and 1ittl
Miss Marion Keeler. H. c.. Holt
kamp's demonstration was perhap
the most characteristic in the Who'll
parade. Dressed as "Uncle Sam" h
was seated, working industriously a
saddle. The Forsyth Hardware an
Saddlery Co. displayed saddle whic
was offered as prize for one out c
the ten best riders who might compel
in the pitching contest. The ice crear
parlors of B. T. Coleman & Co. wer
represented in a particularly uniqu
way. A boy was leading COW, fror
which animal is obtained the principa
ingredient in the ice cream. In add
tion to the business houses there wer
large number of finely decorate
rigs in the parade driven by thei
owners. The parade marched to tn
bridge which was gaily Haunting hur
dreds of yards of. Hunting
the breeze.
For many people from the countr
this was the first sight of the bi
bridge and not citizen in Rosebu
county but felt thrill of pride at sigl
of the magnificent structure spannir
the Yellowstone. The old ferry bo
which has been faithful so many yea
and which is now displaced by Il
modern and more convenient bridg
was brave with Old Glory Tapping
i the breeze, and if the wooden plan