The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-07-07

Malta has celebrated lnOepenuence
day for nine consecutive years and
each year the day has been observed
in a truly patriotic manner, but in
the past, each of the nations BIRTH
days has not been characterized by
safe and sane demonstration. Thusthe
celebration of July 4th, 1910, was the
best and most successful celebration
ever held in Malta. A part of the af-
ternoon program was abandoned on
account of the rain but the big crowd
took the adverse weather conditions
with good grace and had an enjoya-
ble time, realizing that the rainfall
was of inestimable benefit to the
country in general.
BY thoroughly advertising the at
tractive program, large cOncourse
of people assembled in our city early
in the day. They came from east,
west, north, and south, until our
neighboring towns and the surround
ing country was we'll represented.
Glasgow contributed to the success of
the celebrtion by large delegation
of it's population peing present. "A
number Of citizens came in autos and
these entered the parade. SO hand
somely were their machines decorat
ed that they won both admira tion
and prizes. A number of people
from Wsgner and Dodson also par
ticipated in the festivities.
Some of the ranchers living fifty
and sixty miles away, who could not
come by rail, drove across the coun-
try, a number reaching Malta the lat
ter part of last week that they might
be ready to celebrate this historic
day in Malta.
There were all sorts of people pres
ent, from the naughty, pale-faced
CauUapiu1r To the uushy so,rs and
daughters of Minnehaha. The crowd
was good natured and orderly, tho
marshals had no difficulty inkeeping
good order and no arrests were made.
The street parade headed by the
automobiles was a very pleasing
spectacle. The autos were followed
by the Malta Cornet Band, the floats
containing the school children, the
ragamutfins and citizens in carriages.
Following the parade came the ex-
ercises at the grand stand. After pa
trlotic music by the band and the
school children, Mayor Tressler in
troduced the speaker of the day, Hon.
Howard M. Lewis of Glasgow. Mr..
Lewis delivered a patriotic and schol-
arly address, departing somewhat
from the ordinary Independence Day
Grafton and spoke not so much of the
honored patriots of the immortal
past, but of the patriotic living and
live issues, reminding the assemblage
of their glorious liberties in "this
land of the free and home of the
brave" At the conclusion of the
speaking, more music was furnished
and the crowd dispersed for dinner.
The prizes for the parade which
were awarded Ivy a committee of
judges comprising r.. W. Garland,
Geo. Il. Chambers and Henry Plott
were as follows:
The best float, the school children's
float, one pound tea, j. F. Kilduff;
best decorated rig, G. W. Powell,
$3.50, by Edw. White; best decorated
turnout, DR.. Clay, buggy whip, by
B. H. Koke; best auto, Lee Coleman,
box of cigars, by j. l.. Merchant;
best ragamutfiin. Clay Howerton,
box candy by Malta Drug Store;
most comical ragamuffiin, Dan Nc
Kay, box candy by T. M. Facey; So
berest looking man, &. L. Partridge,
keg of beer and cake of ice by Geo.
W. Hewitt; best dressed lady. Miss
Vira Martin, seven-piece berry set by
Malta dry Goods Co.; oldest person,
H. A. Tressler, one dozen cabinet
photos by II. E. Loxejoy; best deco
rated auto from out of town, Mrs. r..
E. johnson for Geo. Hurd's auto,
years subscription to The ENTER
PRISE by The Malta Enterprise Pub.
Co.; homeliest man, Geo. W. Hewitt,
R1.OO in trade by Fred Cooper; lar
gest family, Wilfrid Primeau, roast
of beef, Johnson & Wolfe; most COM
cal float, Dan Mckay, two pounds
best coffee by the Malta Mercantile
Go.
The silver cream and sugar offered
oy f. e. Crofut to the ugliest looking
woman was not awarded to anyone,
We understand several ladies said