470 Ohio. Arch. and Hist. Society Publications.
Baldwin holds that more than two
thousand years have elapsed since the
Mound Builders lived in the Ohio Valley.
In conclusion we are not in a position
to state whether the Mound
Builders were the race that exploited
the pre-historic horse on this con-
tinent or whether they degenerated into
Indians. All we know for a
certainty is that the pre-historic man
had a pre-historic horse, and that
he both rode and ate him, and that the
horse in improved form still sur-
vives, while the Mound Builders are
extinct, and the Red Man is where
he can see his finish-Akron Democrat.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY.
Under the editorship of Mr. Howard D.
Manington, a tasty little
volume, amply illustrated, has been
issued, giving a detailed account of
the Centennial Celebration of Champaign
County, held at Urbana on
the days of July 4th, 5th, and 6th.
Under the energetic and patriotic
management of the good people of Urbana,
the Centennial proved to be
an event of great interest, and well
worthy the conclusion of one hun-
dred years of the historic county. The
inauguarting day of the cen-
tennial being also the anniversary day
of the nation's natal day, drew
an immense crowd of citizens
representing all parts of the state to the
handsome little county seat. Vice
President Fairbanks was the orator
of the day and made a patriotic address
appropriate to the occasion.
One of the features of the day was a
grand parade and "a more mag-
nificent spectacle was never witnessed
in this state." The procession
consisted of platoons of soldiers from
the United States Regular Army,
State Militia and a great number of
novel features as "floats," decorated
vehicles, masqueraders in fantastic
costume, etc. The day was closed
in the evening by a splendid pyrotechnic
display in the City Park and
followed by a "smoker" under
the auspices of the local press committee,
in honor of Vice President Fairbanks.
This was presided over by Hon.
Howard D. Manington, and speeches were
made by the Hon. Ralph D.
Cole and Messrs. John H. James, Henry C.
McCracken, J. A. Howells
and L. D. Johnson.
July fifth was celebrated as
"Pioneer and Home-coming Day," the
exercises being held in the county fair
grounds, where several thousand
people, bringing their lunch-baskets,
gathered from all sections of the
county and renewed their early memories
of Champaign county life and
greeted long absent friends. The formal
exercises of the day consisted
of an address by Secretary Randall of
the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society, the rendering of
musical selections by the Urbana
Band and a mixed chorus of some two
hundred voices. Judge E. P.
Middleton presided.