Missoula Will Celebrate
Missoula, July 3 - [Special to the Independent.] - Missoula will celebrate the national day in genuine metropolitan style. The city is gaily decorated with trees, flags and bunting and the races at the fair grounds promise to be as interesting as any that may be witnessed In the territory. The horses entered are nearly, if not all Missoula county stock, but some of them are blooded. The purses amount to about $ 4,000, and in most cases are sufficiently large to make it an effort for the contestants to put forth their best efforts. Excursions will be run on the Northern Pacific and Bitter Boot railroads. The famous Twenty-fifth infantry band will be on the grounds to add to the enjoyment of the occasion, and a base ball match will be played in the morning.