Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-10-18
Company | Will Reach Lewis
town Saturday, October
18th.
All Arrangements Completed for
the Appropriate Reception
Of the Volunteers.

pany ! by the people Of Fergus county, seems
now complete for announcement.
The troops were to have been mustered out
at San Francisco yesterday and today. They
will leave for Butte Friday night, going by
way of Portland. where they will be given a
rousing welcome by the webfooteGs. The
train, which will be in two sections, will arrive
in Butte about 8 a. IN. Monday, the 2Sd inst, AZ
ter which an elaborate program will be carried
out in which the governor, Senators Carer and
Clark. Ex-Governor Richards and Others will
take part. A banquet will be served and in the
evening will be the beautiful pyrotechnical dis
play, THE Battle of Manila
Tuesday morning Companies y. II and will
leave Butte as guests of the Great Falls ON
mittee. A short stop will be made at Helena
and the special train arrive at Great Falls about
II a. m. There the companies will form in pa.
rade, be received by the citizens committee.
town officers, etc. and later be %banqueted.
Wednesday morning, the 18th. Company l.
numbering from thirty-ti to fifty men, will
leave Great Falls for Belt on the regular train.
Al Belt the company will find another rousing
welcome awaiting them, They will be ban
quoted again and in the afternoon and evening
layishly entertained. Owing to the change in
the weather the transportation committee has
deemed il best "a abandon the idea of camping
out on the road and the nights will be spent
under shelter. Thursday the boys will be
driven from Belt to Stanford. Friday from
Stanford to Powell's on the Judith, and Satur-
day morning, October 18th. reach Lewistown-
il is hoped by 10 a. m. The condition of the
rnala mill 10 a,t,b ,lat y,,t-Lar lrix,as ranvat
be made except to bring the company in late
at night, which would prevent the carrying uut
of the program.
The transportation of the company will be in
charge of William Medigar of the committee,
who will leave here next Saturday afternoon,
and will be accompanied and assisted by John
Branger, II. A. Welch. Fred Hoffman, J. +
Sage, Peter Weydert, Griffin McHugh and
Breck Ornbaun. At the Judith or at Stanford
the party will be Joined by +. G.. Hill, sam
Lutz and Dan LntZ OF Garneill. w. II. Hop
kins will leave in advance of the party. as will
l.. w Eldridge. both Of whom have business
matters to look after prior to the arrival of the
troops. +. T.. Smith and VIM. Carson are also
going up and will doubtless assist in the trans
portation, should il be necessary. H.O. Ware
ham left for his ranch Sunday, driving the
three seated rig of the Elkhorn stable and ex-
poets to attach four horses and be in Great Falls
this week. He will proceed to Butte and there
assist in bidding welcome. His expenses are
being paid by the |. o. o. +. and he goes es-
pecially to receive those volunteers who are
members of the odd Fellows lodge. being
Adjutant Croft. Lieut.. Studdard. Privates Bur
meister and Roberts. l.. W. Eldridge will
bring home with him Captain Preston, privates
Ritch and Frank Bristol. the two latter being
Knights of Pythias and the latter for many
years an employe and close friend of Mr..
Eldridge.
These Representatives Of the lodges will
travel with the rest of the party and arrive at
the same time. tho Mr.. Wareham was sent
without anyone of the transportation commit
tee being consulted in the least, or even mott
fled that suCh arrangements were consuTmated
AT POwell's ON their return the soldiers will
doubtless be met by many from town who will
accompany them home. Mr.. Noble Walker
has kindly offered the company the use of the
Walker house and barns for the accommoda-
tIon there and everything necessary will be
provided. the committee not being in the least
ndilpClCu ny Tue LICK Ululua'
Upon reaching town Saturday morning. as
stated, the soldiers will alight from the wagons
at the point where they took TRANSPORTATION on
that memorable fourth Of May, Is9s. Mayor
Barnes will deliver a short address Of welcome,
after which the procession will form, each sol
der being IN uniform. The order of the pro-
cession will be as follows:
Commander of O.. A.. X. and Escort.
Gilt Edge Band.
Company /.
Grand Army Veterans,
Sons of Veterans.
Rough Riders.
Lewistown Band.
Mayor and Council.
Reception Committee.
Knights of Pythias.
Odd Fellows.
Children on Floats.
Children Walking.
Woodmen of the World.
A.. F. A. NJ.
Il. r.. q. Elks.
Fire Company.
Bicycles.
Citizens in carriages.
The line Ot march VIII he as fullOWs: Form
ing at Washington and Eighth avenue, thence
south on Eighth avenue to Main, Main to Fifth
avenue, Fifth avenue To- Washington, Wash
ington to Fourth avenue. Fourth to Watson,
Watson To Fifth, Fifth to Main, Main across the
creek to east side, and turning, return to corner
OF Main and Third avenue, where a band stand
will he erected, as ON the Fourth of July.
Here there will be the following program:
Music by the band.
Children's song.
Address by K. Won Tobel.
Childrcn's song.
soldiers drll.
Music by Gilt Edge band,
From the stand the soldiers will march to
Culvcf's hall, where the ladies will have pre-.
pared an elaborate banquet, covers being laid
Tor members Of Company / and all those who
were mustered into the service since the decla-
ration Of war with Spain, and the veterans Of
the Grand Army of lsGl-G5.
OF course, bad weather may interfere, hut the
plans are laid for clear skies and good roads.
1t Is earnestly hoped that every patriot in the
county, old and young. who can possibly do so
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