The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1908-07-10
A BIG CROWD
AND A BIG time
Roundup's First Celebration a
Grand Success.- Marks an
Epoch in Its History.
1000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN FESTIVITIES
Program Carried Out in Every De-
tail and Everybody Hus
Enjoyable Time.

ENyOydDAe llIues
Never before in the history Of the
Musselshell Valley has the signing
Of the Declaration Of independence
been observed with more splendor
and manifest patriotism than at
Roundup 80 its metropolis - last
Saturday. 1t was Roundup's first
attempt at showing her true patrio-
tism and she did it in manner that
will make older and larger cities
blush crimson red. The four
month-old city Of the Musselshell
has just reasons to feel proud Of
herself in thus commemorating this
momentuous date in American his
tory.
The weather man dished out one
Of or Montana's fine summer days
which contributed its share in
making the affair a success, fully
2OOO people being present to par
ticipate in the festivities.
On Fridays passenger the Straw
Cornet Band arrived to be in read
mess for the big day and from the
time they stepped off the train un-
til they departed for home they
kept things livened up by their stir
ing and inspiring music neve, shirk-
ing or wincing whit. They were
ready and willing at all times to fur
mis- h the article viii c h
"soothes the savage breast and the
way they did it was not slow. Every
one of the band boys is prince and
a good fellow andRoundup felt CRATE
full for their presence. Leader Cor
don is t" le congratulated on his or
ganization.
The forenoon was taken up by
the exercises in the grove east Of
town which consisted of address
Of welcome by Carl n. THOMPSON,
prayer by Rev. Hurst, singing By
school children and male quartette
reading of the Dc 'aration ofIndepen.
dence by I.R Carroll and the rrinci-
pal address OF the day by Hon.
Edgar G. Worden Of Lewistown.
Mr.. Worden is forcible and elo.
quent speaker and his address was
listened to with much interest by
the audience. He gave a short re.
sumo of the, causes leading up to
the thirteen colonies declaring them.
selves free and Independent paying
a splendid tribute to the heroes
and great men Of rs. lie followed
the history and growth OF the countr,
! dwelling on the Civil and Spanish.
American Wars and, coming tc
present day events, sounded warn.
ing note against the Capitalization
Of capital and power, which right,
applied proves beneficial to the
people but misused becomes 2
menace to the integrity OF the ma.
ton. The restricting of the injunc
tion privilege. he showed. was no1
to the best interests Of the people
and that the Filipinos should be
given a chance to govern them
selves was only in keeping witt
the fundamental principle of re
publican form of goverment-tha1
no man is capable Of governing an
other man without that mans con
sent. The speaker closed with ;
glowing eulogy on "Old Glory
which was most heartily cheered b,
the patriotic hearers.
In the gun shoot which followed
the speaking. Henry Fletcher carri
; ed off the prize getting 20 birds on
. of 21. The next best score wa
made by D. P. Mumhrue who 90
Is out Of q.
| The afternoon program was car
riel through without Il hitch am
was pronounced excellent by every
body. The prizeWinners of the diff
ferent races were as follows:
IA Mile Saddle Horse Race
Morris Ranger of Custer. first, S15
Nap Gonion, Musselshell, second
$500.
- Mile Free-for-all.-F. Beck
: first, 5000; p. l.. Newton. second
!, $1,000.
Girls Raee.-Anne Wine, frs,
$500; Frances Van Buskisk, second
S1.0o.
| Boys Race.-Chester Lehman
first $500; Ely Rose, second. 81 .of
/ Old Mems Race. c. Lohman
| first. $500; ". \. keene, second
| $1.OO.
| 5Oyl. Foot Race, Free-for-all.-
4 +. Young. first, $500; \. W. Shaw
second, $500.
1 1OO-yd. Foot Race, Free-for-all.-
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