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Show Celebrating in Butte To-day. It is safe to say that Butte, Montana, i3 one of, if not the, foremost, liveliest and most progressive cities in the West. Under a committee of the Italian citizens of Butte, the people to-day celebrated the anniversary of the discovery of America. Three hundred and ninety-three years ago to-day Christopher Columbus discovered discov-ered the land we now live in. The Butte celebration was arranged by the Cristo-foro Cristo-foro Colombo Benevolent Society No. 1, a young but flourishing order composed of Italians. The auspicious occasion commenced this morning with a grand parade of the civic societies, military companies of Butte, and vicinity, county and township officers, headed by the members of the Cristoforo Colombo Society. So-ciety. The demonstration was worthy the cause, and, without doubt, to the honor of Butte and her Italian citizenp, was made a grand success. |