Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1911-07-06

The largest cI9"o elloo :
n.obabIv ever welcomed gathered
r. tbe Gate City on Tuesday to fit
t;oglv celebrate the anniversary Of
tba nation's independence. From
oariv morning on July 4, almost to
ira morning of the next day, there
was something doing all the time.
# was one continual round Of sights
and entertainment and amply up
held the reputation Of the CONNER
cial club for doing things right. Wis
itors were present from all the sur
rounding towns and practically eve
ry portion Of the county.
Shortly after $50, the grand pa
ra3e got in motion and followed the
usual route. Included in the line
was the Glendive band, looking fine
in their new uniforms, the mayor
and city officers in carriages, Drs.
Donohue and Baker, mounted, as
officers Of the day, Company |, the
city fire department, floats and citi-
zens in carriages and autos. all fine
" decorated. The floats noted were
those Of the Glendive implement
Co., W. G. T: u. Dion Brothers, B.
f. Dawson, L. O. T. NJ, 2, G. D.
Hollecker, Old Heidelberger, fire
department., Fred Jessen, Enter
prise Furniture Co., Hughes Elec-
tnc Co., Hotel Jordan, City Meat
Market and Douglas, Mead 4 CO.
Some very clever work was evil
denced in decorating and many Of
the equipments attracted particular
attention. The L. O. T. NJ. won the
prize for the best float, Ed. Haskell
for the best auto and Mrs. G. S.
Johnston for the best horse equip
age. Ii the competition for the
best decorated building, Dion
Brothers were awarded the prize.
Around 10 o'clock the crowd gath
cred around the stand erected op-
posite the hotel OIL Merrill avenue.
Here the chorus Of trained voices
opened the program with splen-
didiy rendered medley. E. J. Berry
made few remarks, Howard Sin
clair read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and Hon. E. P. Leiper
gave an address; these interspersec
with music by the chorus and band
At Il o'clock came the athletic
sports. The relay race proved to b
very close between Giendive anc
Savage. the latter finally winning
and taking the prize Of S25, while
GIendive got second and $40. The
lOO-yard dash was won by Bernard
Benboe of Savage, with John Gill 0.
Burns, second, prizes $40 and S5; il
inc 50-yard, Mr.. Benboe again Wol
hrst and Mr.. Craig Of Glendive. sec
ond, same prizes. The tug Of war
IN Which the Glendive team will
Jack Whetham as captain competet
with one from the country, was wol
by the former with a prize Of SIS
W, I. Perham won the fat man,
race, with c. +. McIver second. pr
zes $5 and So.
Next came the free vaudeville al
fractions on Merrill Avenue. som
very clever stunts, which were r
peated again in the evening.
During the noon hour occurre
the public reception Of the city
guests in the rest room Of the nel
Iheckla Hotel building
At l:3O special trains made th
UP to the exhibition grounds wher
game Of baseball for 4 prize I
@1oo took place between the savag
aao Sidney teams. t was a prett
contest and had to 60 ten innins
.of decision, Sidney winning by
esofe OF Il to 8. Dr.. Donohna an
= !, >. baer did the umpiring.
~ The e, anticipated air ship fights d
M os .ake place. The aviatos was {
siatly, si,s ground with his faaehine and !
s's'snts' but for unaeepuntabls. rea