The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-14
A RUSH FROM THE CITY
Butte Will Be Nearly Depopu.
lated To-Day.
LIKE A MINING STAMPEDE
Six Organizations Have Arranged for
Picnics-An of Them Will Be Mon
STEERS Each Expects to
Catch the Crowd.

1t is all aboard this morning for the
depopulation OF Butte. There will be
a rush to get out of town that may re-
mind one of the old mining STAN
pedes, only in this case the stampede
is for one day only, and II is to every
point OF the compass.
Six social or labor organizations have
arranged for picnics to-day, and all
seem bound To be monsters. Every
effort has been used in advertising and
in billing to let the people know that
every one of these picnics is going to
be more enjoyable than all the others
put together, and each one expects TO
catch the crowd. Doubtless each will
catch it's fair share. The p~icnics cave
from four different depots. One goes
to the north, one to the south, n to
the east and two 10 the west, while
the sixth is at Columbia Gardens, close
to town.
The Meagher Guards go to the west.
They picnic at Gregson Springs, and
will be disappointed IL they do not
take a few thousand people along with
them. They leave from the Butte, Ana
conda & Pacific depot, trains going at
7:45 and 10 a. m. n at 1:05 and ;
p. IN. Returning the trains leave Greg
son at 3 n S p. m. and at midnight.
The guards have arranged a fine list
of sports, including putting the shot.
100-yard loot race, n hop, step
and jump, standing hop, step and jump,
young ladies' race of so yards. 1OO-ysrd
foot race for the guards only. 50-yard
girls race, married ladies' race, stand
ing high kick, boys race, boys swim
ming match. running high jump, best
gentleman WALTER. best lady waltzer,
best step dancer, married mems race,
best swimmer.
The Sons of st. George societies are
going to the east. All the st. George
societies have combined in this picnic,
and Ii is going to be a monster. 1t Will
be held at Twin Bridges. over the new
line of the Northern Pacific. The trains
will leave the Northern Pacific depot
at s and 9 a. m, and returning will
leave Twin Bridges at $3.50 N $3.50
p. m. The Alice band and the Twin
Bridges ban will furnish music. There
will be contests, including a baseball
game between Butte and Twin Bridges.
Splendid fishing is announced.
The BARRIERS go to the north. They
start from the Great Northern depot,
the train leaving at 9:35 a. m. and re-
turning at 1928 p. m. They will spend
the day at Basin. A big list of sports
has been arranged, for which cash
prizes are given. A parachute jump
is by Professor Keynon.
There will be a ball game between the
laundry workers and the BARRIERS. There
will be q grand shaving contest open
to all BARRIERS. There will be a tug of
war, 100-yard foot race, 75-yard boys
race. 100-yard hurdle race, 50-yard
three-legged race, 50-yard girls race.
/ rlanntno hi0h itnnln n1frAhinp y cod
pole and two-mile handicap bicycle
race for BARRIERS only.
The clerks of the city go TO the south.
They picnic at Short Line park, leav-
ing the Montana Union depot i'm Butte
at $50. $50 and 1880 a. m. and lis
and 4 D.. m. They leave the park at
$50, $50 and $50 p. m. Music will be
furnished by Hamman's ladies' orches-
ira. The sports include a ball game,
tug of war, 100-yard race for clerks,
100 yards, free for all, ladies'. fat mems,
fat women's. boys and girls races,
Icing contest and a fishing contest.
In addition many Germans of Butte
will attend the grand prize tournament
and picnic of the Obere Rocky Moun-
tain Turn-Bezirk at Anaconda park.
There will be a parade through the
streets of Anaconda and later there
will be exercises at Anaconda Lake
park. including exercises on the hori-
LOhldi DdIs. pdIdlltl paIs anu NduitiHe
horse and in high distance jumping.
The Copper Hill band, composed of
Austrians. will have a picnic at Column
bia Gardens. which il likely to be large
ly attended by the Austrians of the
city and others. Among the advertised
features is a fight between a bear and
a dog.
With these six picnics drawing from
Butte's population, the city seems like
ly to b. as barren of people as IL is
of grass by moo to-day.
IL anybody Is left in town at 2 o'clock
thi afternoon. he is requested to meet
at the corner of Main and Broadway at
that time and count himself.