, 1908-07-06

cry business interest In the city. The
wagons were quite handsomely dec
Grated, the large number Of agricul-
tural machines being added to swell
the parade giving some idea of the
newest feature of community life In
the Laramie plain. A few years ago
the sight OF SO many Implements be-
longing exclusively to the farmer
would have created a ripple Of laugh
ter. Saturday they created instead a
feeling of awe at the growing strength
of the farmer as a part of the living,
breathing whole that goes to make the
Laramie valley a new part of the
scheme of development OF the COM
monwealth. Some Of the floats were
particularly handsome, none more so
than that of the Laramie brewery, the
w. H. Holiday company, the Three
Rules, the Laramie Grocery company.
the Gem City Grocery company. TER,
& Wagner, Kingsfori, and others. The
exhibition was not alone wonderful as
showing the enterprise OF the men
who took part, as the disposition OF
the people of the county to keep
abreast OF the times.
The Automobile Parade.
Again Laramie has shown what can
be done in modern methods. There
were twenty seven automobiles In the
parade that made a part of the indus.
trial showing, a number never before
in this or any other city on a
similar occasion, and while there were
a good many in line, it was notable
that a good many were not-many of
them being in the country on other
business. The most of the machines
were decorated, but it was easily to
be seen that Mrs. Elmer Lovejoy and
her sisters had won appreciation by
the tasteful manner of the iecora.
tions used on her Franklin a The
whole body OF the machine was GOV.
cred with green paper, in which de-
signs in red, white and blue had been
worked in the form of the word
Franklin" stars and other pleasing
designs, even the parasols OF the La
dies being decorated to match. Bells
of red, white and blue floated in the
wind. The automobile was greeted
with applause wherever crowds were
assembled. :
The Band.
One of the features of the two Jays
celebration was the splendid service
rendered by the band. The commit
tee had had some difficulty in settling
the musical feature of the celebration.
There was talk OF getting a band from
Hanna and also ii possibility OF a
military band from Fort Russell. The
difficulties In either direction were
numerous and great, and 30 some old
time bandmen, just the kind OF whom
Whitcomb Riley once wrote, Il wan
TO hear the old band play" got their
heads together and formed a band OF
which every citizen in the county may
well feel proud. Some of the real old
timers were ON hand and the way
those horns footed, those drums rolled
and those trumpets blared made even
the horses prance. Il want to near
the old band became a slogan, and
tAAS O0
wherever the band was stationed there
was a crowd, appreciative. earnest,
helpful with their appreciation and
ready to hold the music while the base
drummer rolled the beats that marked
the time for myriad busy feet.
Racing at the Fair Grounds.
Fully 500 people were present Sat
urday afternoon, at the fair grounds,
when the following excellent program
was rendered:
Half-mile running race, COW ponies,
won by Cyrel Eykyn on Croppy; Will
liam Wallis on Gypsy. second; William
Davidson on Sailor, third.
Bucking contest, drawn by Frank
Stone and William Wallis, with Ed
Thorman, H .Coolican and r. Wallis
also riding
Girls Race-Miss Matte Pullman on
Walts's Gypsy won; Miss johnson on
Davidson's Sailor, second. Miss Pull
mar was thrown from her horse and
somewhat injured, but managed to
mount again and rode to the end.
Wild Horse Race-Bill Hunziker,
first; Butch Wallis, second; H. Cooli-
can, third.
Boys Race-Hartman on Frazier's
Hog won, D~avidson's Sailor second.
Track Record Broken.
The track record was broken in the
free-for-all trot by d. N. Stickney's
"Aguillon,' in two heats of 1:07 and
10TH; William owens Teddy second.
Colt Race-Stickney's Betty Swift"
won; Hugh vass' "Mayflower' second.