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Show CELEBRATE FIVE DAYS. Montlcello, July 10. The Independence Independ-ence celebration at this place, which continued for five days, was the biggest big-gest event of Its kind ever given in San Juan county. Visitors from ev-wy ev-wy town in Grand and San Juan counties, coun-ties, together with many from Man-cos, Man-cos, Dolores. Paradox, Cortcz and other oth-er western Colorado towns were present, pres-ent, in all amounting to ovor four hundred The Montlcello peoplo brought into use every possible means for the entertainment and enjoyment enjoy-ment of the guests of the town, who arc unanimous In the opinion that they were treated royally. Soveral literary lit-erary and musical programs were renderod in the evenings and a dance was given every night of the celebration. celebra-tion. On July A a monstrous parade, in which marched every Monticello resident res-ident and most of tho visitors, was one of the prominent features. Tho procession was led by flvo roaguifi-cent roaguifi-cent floats, drawn by six and four horse teams. In which rode girls and children representing Columbia, the Goddess of Llbprly, Utah and "Utah's Best Ciop" and nowhere could there have been chosen a more likely bunch of youngsters to represent the latter, Horse racing, steer roping and broncho bron-cho busting were exciting features of the celebration. In the steer roping rop-ing contest Walter Wood of Moab, an old time cowpuncher won out, roping, throwing and llelng his steer in exactly 80 seconds. "Golda," belonging to Theo. T. Duncan Dun-can of Moab, was tho winner over all other horses entered in tho fast-ost fast-ost races. John E. Brown's Moab Chester won second prize Several thousaud dollars wcro given away In purses In the races, and several times that amopnt Is said to have changed hands as a result of them. |
