The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-02
READY FOR THE FOURTH
The Executive Committee Has
Issued q Proclamation.
THE EAGLE WILL SCREAM
The People of Northern Montana Are
Invited to Attend and a Glorious
Time Is Assured Some
Unique Fireworks.

Great Falls, July 1.-~Everything Is In
readiness for the celebration on Mon
day next. and 1t now looks as IL there
would be a fair day and an immense
crowd. The committee which have had
charge of the celebration have worked
faithfully, and merit success.
To-day the executive committee rs
sued the following proclamation: ITO
the citizens of Northern Montana
Never. since the days of the civil war,
has the spirit Of patriotism enthused the
American people to the extent which
the events of the last three months have
developed. The citizens of Great Falls,
thinking 1t fit that the bird of freedom
should be given an opportunity to
scream its loudest. have subscribed lib
orally to provide sports and entertain
ment in celebration OF the Glorious
Fourth, and invite you to unite with
them in making 1t an event OF the real
old ia fashioned sort. The committee as
sures you that this is no money-making
scheme, as everything will be absolute
ly free to all. 1t is hoped this pro-
gramme will be sufficiently attractive
TO induce you to take a day off n
come in with your families and renew
your youth, for one day at least.
Special excursion trains will be run
from Belt and Sand Coulee-one fare
for the round trip. Tickets can re
purchased at one and one-fifth fare at
all stations on the Montana Central,
Great Northern and Great Falls and
Canada railways.
The day will open at s a. m. with
a grand salute in court house square;
at 10 a. m. there will be an old-fash-
toned flag raising at the same place.
songs, a salute to the flag, reading OF
the Declaration of independence and
an address by Hon. c. M. w. Lester.
At 1 %. m. the grand parade will start
from the corner of Central avenue and
Sixth street, the line of march being
as follows: West on Central avenue
10 Park drive, south on Park drive TO
First avenue south, east on First ave-
nue., south to Third street, north on
Third street to First avenue north,
where the parade will be dismissed.
AT 2 p. m. the sports will commence
to be held on Central avenue between
Fifth street and Park drive. They
will consist of an exhibition run by
the fire department, hose laying and
coupling, hose cart race, tug of war
foot races and other sports.
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held at the Boston and Montana tennis
courts during the afternoon, contest
ants representing the Helena, Great
Falls, Boston and Montana and Silver
smelter clubs, purse s25.
AT 1880 p. m the exercises at thS
opera house will commence, the GRAFTON
10 be delivered by the Hon. u. d. Mats
of Anaconda. The Black Eagle bano
will render several selections, and the
exercises will close with singing by the
audience.
AT 9 p. m, at Broadwater bay. there
will be a grand fireworks display, fol
lowed by the bombardment OF Manila
The bombardment will consist OF an at
tack with Roman candles, sky rockets
and other fireworks, by a fleet of boats
headed by the J. J. Hill and Minnie
upon fortifcations erected upon tbs
beach of Broadwater bay. The mr.
works display alone cost between $40
and $500. The days celebration VIII
close with a fancy drill and iluminat
ed parade on Central avenue by tn
Great Falls F1ambeau club