The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-11-09
THE STATE WILL RATIFY.
A Big Celebration Here on Monday
10 Which All Montana 10
Invited.
1t Will Include a Monster Parade
and Gathering at tho
Auditorium
The Men Who Helped win Ne csntrAl
Figurts-PrsparinE TO watch the
Oficlal CahvassinEa

Most Of Helena was engaged yester-
day In sleeping Off the effects OF its hur-
rah OF the night before, and getting I'm
shape for the formal celebration OF the
capital Victory, II has been determined
TO ratlfy Monday, and a general invita-
ton has been extended TO the citizens Of
the state TO come TO Helena to tnke
part. There win be grand parade,
which VIII commence at Z O'clock In the
evening. The brilliantly illuminated
business and residence streets OF the
city VIII be covered by the line Of the
procession. which will file into the audi
torium, TO the extent OF It's capacity at,
0 o'clock. The gathering at the audi
torium will be addressed by Hon. w. A.
Clark and others. A committee will
meet at the Montana club at IL o'clock
this morning 10 arrange and perfect the
details OF the celebration. The commit
tee viii consist OF three members OF the
Young Mems Capital club and three
from the capital committee. The pro-
gramme will probably include an invi-
tation TO all citizens TO illuminate and
decorate their homes and places of busl-
ness.
IL is manifest that the spirit OF en-
thusiasm which pervades the people of
Helena and other points over the great
victory will find adequate expression on
Monday night The city will certainly
witness one Of the largest and most en-
thusiastic and most brilliant demon
strations ever seen in the Rocky noun
tains. In the procession and the subse-
quent proceedings the people will see
such familiar faces as those OF W. A.
Clark. Thomas Couch, A. B. Hammond,
NJ. J. ConnelI. w. n. Kenyon, Robert S.
Ford. Peter Koch. Judge C. X. Arm
strong. Col. o. L. Chisholm and others
too numerous TO mention, but none the
less conspicuous and none the less es-
teemed. II lis believed that J. NJ. Quinn,
the brilliant editor OF the Butte Miner,
will be here.
arrange special rates on the railroads
and fare of one and fifth will be Sc
cured from all points.
When the returns are canvassed by
the boards OF county commissioners
representatives will be there TO look
after Helena's interest. Hon. II. w
Toole, Ex-Governor II. =. Carpenter
and c. c. Newman will go To Deer
Lodge; Ex-Gov. ]. X. Toole and VIII
liam Wallace, Jr., will be at Great
Falls Geo. f. Shelton at Bozeman; Geo,
+. Cope and Samuel Word at Virginia
City. and c. B. Nolan at Livingston.
o. +. Goddard and Judge Goss will rep
resent Helena at Billings. and j. w,
Strevelle, Geo. r. Middleton and T. j.
Porter at Miles City. Attorney General
Haskell will be at Glendive. Local
counsel will look after matters at Glen
dive. and the local capital committee In
Beaverhead county. L. J. Walsh and
N. w. Mcconnell will cooperate with
local counsel I'm Missoula and Ravalli
counties. Thos. II. Carter takes care
Of things In jefferson. s. II. Mcintyre
will go TO Fort Benton. II. 5. Hepner to
Choteau and odell Mcconnell to White
Sulphur Springs. to cooperate with To-
cal counsel. +. Il. Stranahan and 7. G
Bach will look after the count In Gran
ite. j. B. Clayberg and ]. A. Walsh
will be assisted by Frank Corbett and
]. b. Welcome in Butte. The people OF
Fergus generally will see to Helena's
interest In that county.