Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-09-26
RECORD CROWDS
OPENING PARADE MILE LONG
Was . Pronounced Historical Pageant
and . Typical Western Affair
Beautiful Floats Feature. !,


Never in the history of the city has
Grangeville acquitted herself with so
much credit as she did with the close
of the Border Days entertainment on
Saturday night. For four days the city
has entertained crowd estimated from
five to seven thousand in the true
western style. The days of forty-nine
were lived over again in all the big
rough, open-heartedness of the west,
cowboys attired in woolly chaps, rubbed
shoulders with the dapper college boys
and furnished music by the jingle of
their spurs as they tripped the light
steps with ladies gowned in the latest
modes Of dame fashion. Blanket In
dians in gaudy colorings kept company
with ox-team drivers, frontiersmen We'd
with the twentieth century civilization
in their efforts to make things lively.
On every hand was evidenced the spirit
of the west and while things were as
lively as the palmiest days of the west
there was no trouble. Cowboys, bent
on Gvening up the scene little, rode
through the bars and ordered their
drinks from the hurricane deck of a
wild-eyed cayuse, night was turned in
to day and the arms of Morpheus en-
twined not a solitary one. The slogan,
"Cut EN- Loose' was on every tongue
and exemplified in every action.
The Best Ever.
There have been many fairs, carni-
walls and shows given in the past by the
people Of this city and while they are
deserving Of due amount of credit,
all were of strictly local nature and
not of the magnitude and import of the
one just closed.
When it was finally decided to give
the Border Days event there were those
who hesitated and doubted the wisdom
of attempting an amusement feature of
so large a proportions and this doubt
was not disseminated until after the
opening day when success was evident.
While, as has been said, there were
Grangeville pulling off such an event,
it must not be taken that the men in
that class were "knockers in any
sense Of the word for to these men as
well as those who were always enthusas
tic is due the success of the show. They
got in and stood back of it financially
and morally and did their duty as they
saw it, the opposition was not prompt
ed by spirit Of knocking but rather
out of fear of after results should
failure mark the attempt. Now that
the show has proven success beyond
the fondest hopes, the united support Of
all can be counted ON and Border Days
will be an annual feature in Grange
vile.
Epoch Marking Event.
The close of this successful enter
tainment marks epoch in the his
tory of the town and the awakening
from the time wasting Grangeville has
been enjoying for years past has arriv-
ed. We demonstrated that we can do
things and do things worth while right
here in Grangeville. It is not neces-
sary to move to another town or seek
other sections, the opportunity is here
and all that 10 needed is life and action,
relegate the timid man back Of the
ropes to the place Of salty and bring
to the front the man who is filled with
bubbling ambition and willing to give
the best in him for what he believes
will be success.
10000 People Witness Show.
From the opening day, Wednesday,
until the close at midnight Saturday,
the crowd was an ever increasing one
until Saturday fully 1000 people were
present to witness the climax OF the
biggest frontier show the Northwest
has ever known. Each days show ad-
vertised the one Of next and the pro-
gram was strengthened to the close
Saturday marked the climax when Sun
down, Nezperce Indian rode the Wild
bull to finish and demonstrated by ~
doing his right to the championship Of
the world.
Cow Punchees BY ths Hundred.
From the Snake and the 6at1on river