Show Big Time at Roosevelt b bRe e of the biggest and most moat successful uc sf I celebrations ever er cerf f f the I. I basin ns the tale I cele- cele ele seen cen in t Ie tt waft c of our national birthday birthday- nt I Roosevelt elt on J July uly and oth 1913 Visitors from front all parts hurts of the Reservation and a aH large H number of Vernal citizens ere present present The festivities at ten clock o'clock on the f morning of the Fourth with a n aMarge aMarge Marge lar e parade In the first carriage car- car rince ringe rode the master of marries R. R S. S Collett and A. A V. V orator of the day ay first float represented the thc fhe he States and was clabo- clabo elaborately irately decorated Miss MaryCase Mary MaryCase Case Casc rode in the renter enter representing Goddess of seating the Liberty This was followed by bt a n unique float representing Utah A A. huge sego 0 lily was constructed on nn the flat top tap of a wagon and ond Lois Bennion B nuion sat in the petals of the beautiful state flower This float flout was vos generally consid considered erect ered rr d the best in the parade I ITh Th The The next next carriage represented ted I Wasatch and and Duchesne counties coun coun- ties Mrs J Jed Wardle Vardie an nn n aged ed lady ladr appeared in the role of the former and Alice Bir Birch b a achild achild child hild of three years in the role of the litter hitter The primary mo children rode together on n a wagon on dl decorated orated with ith a lar large e ehre hee hive The town board boo o oho who ho acted as the general co committee committee com com- rode together in a ape ape- cal Tal carriage The rhe Roosevelt band marched in the center of the he parade and furnished th the music The twenty-one twenty counties coun coun- counties I coun-I ties tics of the state were represented represent- represent ped ed d by as many young ladies Indies dressed in white riding horse horse- back Th The streets were lined with interested spectators and eighty six eighty six wn wagons followed in inthe inthe the wake of the parade C. C C. C Larsen was marshal of the day Kf The lie town certainly certa in ly looked quite cosmopolitan and up to date bra fora for a frontier settlement 5 nt At 12 the people aa- aa in the town hall Were inhere here a pro program of songs and andI I Patriotic speeches was Vas listened i to ttO The afternoon sports on the I fair rounds grounds consisted of n a base ban ball game between Roose Roose- Sent elt and Leeton The game which was played for a purse resulted in a victory for the Roosevelt team by a score of 7 to fl 6 6 In the hundred yard dash I took first place with J iU Will ill Smart a close second The B program of the fifth began be- be Qan gan with a base ball game between bethe be be- tween the Roose Roosevelt elt team and the toe ln Indians Hans To the surprise of f all the crowds had not riot grown V-rown smaller nailer but there were fully fuU t aa h many people present as on j the day da- before Many had tl fOme in from other towns il d here bere they tb y had celebrated cel ou on 0 oni 1 i t toe the e Fourth The Same game me resulted in inn a victory vic vie tory tort for the Indians Indians b by sc sere score re of oft t I tJ 7 7 It was close and inter inter- from start to finish and andi i tas 33 lost to Roosevelt on severI sever sever- ee several ral r- r I al al' al l inexcusable errors After r the game a 8 bucking K I c On teet took place and several i 1 1 e t t 8 8 Were svere rod rode by different Off eren t bo 8 J no nothing thO m sensational 1 1 how how- er 1 Jj the s hon began at al 3 o O I l leek jn the half mile arch 1 t track tank 5 Some were me good horses Ii r or i t and ind the track in fairly t i I condition for or being so act new In the half mile tulle free for free fr Macks Mack's horse all nil m race e Verne took first prize with the sorrelhorse sorrelhorse sorrel sorrelhorse horse belonging H to Toole Jack following less than one otle length behind The relay was waR won by bythe bythe bythe the three horses entered by hy hyI teal Meal Hanks and Jim Jint Sabey I This wa was a tine race Ea Each h half mile and was horse ran a 1 ridden with the saddle The the saddle to the rider d changed fresh horse and aud proceeded so 80 much depended upon upon the that th winning relay flew The rider heat and the track in the the- first I than one hundred lost fost more L h a d fu better i yards yaros But ut lIC they u u i u luck in changing as 8 well fiS as s the race and won fast horses feet few v by a the hose home races 1 Cal Cal- Calvin After offered yin vin in and J. J horse that was to ride any Six head of the in ht brou brought that could be beb ob oh obtained b worst outlaws s brought to the were tamed boys hoys rode them grounds The off all alt without being heins thrown |