Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-07-07
THE CELEBRATION.
Tne Attendance in Lewisto IN Not Large But
Very Enthusiastic

mat there as an inherent desire 10
celebrate on the national anniversary WAS
thoroughly demonstrated in Lewistown
last Monday. While many thought 1t adj
visable tn skip a year aud have "a general
celebration ia '93, Others we're not ia favor
OF letting the day pass un"bserred. As
result al this conflict of opinion and lack
of united action, the celebration partnok
more OF IA local affair than any hrret"fore
given. There were not many people in
from "a distance, hut before the exercises nf
the afternoon began there was uuitea mum
her Of ranch people in from thisi immediate
vicinity, which, together with our own
citizens, made up "A good sized crowd.
The bench west OF town had been selected
as the place for holding the celebration and
judges quarters. An old track used ON
former celebrations was put in shape for
the races.
The first thing on the programme in the
forenoon was the game of base ball for "a
purse of So. between the Lewistown nine
and zine picked upfor the occasion.
Owing tn the lateness of the hour it was
decided to play only five innings, at the
end of which the scrubs were in the lead
by a score of > to 3 and had fairly won the
game. The captain o. the regulars. Thomas
Jefferson Johns, with his usual ~bull-dozing
methods, tried to make the winners play
out the full nine innings, but his game Of
bluff would not work, and the scrubs took
the purse
The afternoon entertainment opened with
the iOO-y;ird race. Three horses were en-
tered, Walkers Patsy, Gilkerson's Sleepy
Frank. and %Jordan's bay mare. Patsy
won the race 10y fifty yards. Sleepy Frank
took second money.
A match race between Patsy and Hide
away was arranged Immediately after the
6Oo-yard race. Patsy was backed bV ID. j.
Kane, John Gilkerson, Walker and Others,
while Frank Day and T. X. Carson took
all the bets they could get on way.
The latter went under the rope several
lengths ahead of Patsy. Patsy left rhe
track fur a short distance soon after the
start, and his hackers think he Was fonied,
but the claim wac not made when the
horses came up. While there may have
been no foul there is no question hat the
little horse would nave crowded the mare
closely but Tor his lea wing the track.
In the sis-horse tournament contest, IN
/" hich the riders, provided with IA billiard
sue, strive to take IA ring of from "a nail
Bean won the prize at the first attempt.
although a number ri gallant riders had
sigually failed.
There were four entries for the foot race,
as follows: Frank Piper, Bert Lish, Frasl
| Thompson aud Wilbur Maddrew. Piper
Won easily.
Ia the aides equestrianship contest the
entries were Miss Lizzie Cook, Miss Linn
Cook. Miss Augusta Weydvrt and Miss
Dundom. The latter was awarded frs
prize and Miss Lizzie Cook second. Miss
Dnndom was unable to hold her horse
| and he came over the course at a rapid
pace in two trials. She Mas evidently given
the prize for sticking on tn her horse.
The slow race Was won by Peter Morase,
| astride Frank Daueau's horse. 1t is claimed
that Daneau, who rode Morase's horse,
seeing that he was liable to get in ahead OF
his own horse, left the track.
The potato race was won by Percy Daw-
kins.
William MaddoN, ia the employ of W. W
Dewitt, carried oil the prize for tight-rope
walking.
There were four contestants in the sack
race. George Anderson. ia the employ al
+. &. Power X Bro, won easily, Frank
| Daneau coming ia second. BY IA rotten de
| cision, which received the PEERS al the crowd
the race between Anderson aud Daneau
was run over again. Anderson winning the
second time.
Gov Brooks was the animal trainer
aud general superintendent Of the m-nag-
erie. He had charge of the CREASED pig.
The animal was taken out on the prairie
ia ~ box, followed 10y an eager crowd
The box was finally opened and behold
there was IA pig six weeks old and very
black. He was turned loose, and after being
captured and released several times. finally
escaped into u gopher hole. Next time. ga
the whole hog or none, Governor"
The days doings ON the bench closed with
a tug of war contest between single and
married men. There were to be eight on ~
side. But the rope was hardly made taut
before the crowd joined in the contest ac-
cording to their condition OF servitude, as
regards the matrimonial question. There
being more young men present, oil course
they got away with the prize.
The celebration closed with a grand ball
in the evening, at which there WAS n large
attendance. The music and supper were
both excellent.