Show AT SOUTH cottonwood SOUTH cottonwood july 26 25 pioneer day was waa celebrated in old time lime style by the citizens of murray south cottonwood and adjacent settle battle menta nothing on so BO grand a scale ecale has haa heretofore been attempted in that locality it almost ri the never to be forgotten celebrations in salt lake city in years yean gone by all classes of cit citizens izene seemed to vie with each 0 other in doing their part to lo cum commemorate me the eventful day in a proper Mall manner itier the grand parade was in line about I 1 9 am and marched a distance of about A seven miles As many as thirty differ I 1 ent ant trades were represented on floats embrack embr embracing aci domestic accomplishment accomplish meats ladies were busy buey carding wool and spinning the same while rag carpets were hammered out to the amusement of the crowds of citizens A model kitchen on wheels with the legend the kitchen is our home attract attracted ea much attention ai aL blacksmithing carpentry and the vocations that muke make up the needs of a country settle settlement trient were fully represented while the storekeepers or of murray got in their ads as well as an old time dentist and arti artist fit the procession was headed by a mim mi ml to 10 representation of the father of ovar our country and martha washington next four or five wagons in appearance as near as possible to the horse teams seen in the days of slow transit of the plains hut but the ox team was nt not represented the committee could not borrow any then hen followed twenty extemporized indians next thirty minuteman minute men well armed and MOu mounted dressed in white clothes the makeup of the indians indiana was very good then came the young recruit band from south Tayl taylorsville Taylors oreville ville a carriage containing bishop rawlins his counselors anu the ever welcome george goddard next C B R savage the orator of the day and ladies four beautiful floats fined filien with joyous sunday school children singing the songs of a t happy people but the most beautiful of all was the carra carrai lage age bearing the goddess of liberty surrounded by a bevy of lovely chil dren the general effect did credit to the who arranged toe the exhibit about twenty couples on horseback representing the mutual improvement associations came ilk next ext their animals ornamented with plumes I 1 of pampas grass gram making an attractive picture minstrels troupes from the sugar heet beet plantation as well as a number of grotesque rigs filled up with carri carriages ayes made u very creditable display reaching nearly a mile in length at al the grove speeches feasting and a picnic such as only the can afford was indulged in interspersed with music the indians rod and minute men gave a sham light fight representing an attack on an emigrant train racing baseball jumping in sacks backs and all sorts of games made your respondent nt forget that the cry of dull times was abroad for never did a people seem to have more money more food and more mor genuine fun CID than did the citizens assembled there keep it up every and let the other settlements beat it it if they can |