Fergus County argus., 1899-09-20
The Montana Regiment Should
Reach San Francisco
by Saturday.
Local Committees Are Pushing the
Preparations Rapidly and Great
Celebration Seems Assured.

to reach San Francisco this week
probably about Saturday, and ar
rangements for the welcome home
should now be rapidly pushed. Gov
Smith and staff and number o
Montana citizens, representing Butte
Helena, Livingston, Dillon, Great
Falls and other cities have proceeded
to San Francisco 10 meet the troop
when they enter the Golden Gate an
welcome them safely TO home shores
The muster-out of the troops will
probably consume three weeks and il
may be safely estimated that they
will start northward about the mid
die of October, PROBABLY few days
earlier.
In Butte elaborate preparations
are being made for bringing the en.
tire regiment To that point and
equally appropriate arrangements
have been undertaken by the mayor
and citizens of Great Falls for the
transportation Of Companie. A, II
and | from Butte to Great Falls. The
soldiers having recently become nc
climated to a warm climate, the
rigor of the Montana fall will doubt
less cause chills, and IA dispatch from
San Francisco to Butte says the boys
will be allowed to retain their blank
cts, which will add very materially
to their com 'ort in tlieirjourney over
land.
The Montana Central will llannounce
a very low rate (probably $3.50 for
those who desire to 20 from Great
Falls to meet the regiment at Butte,
and the western lines offered a one
fare rate for those going to San
Francisco.
The local committee have decided
to supplement the subscription meth
cd for the raising of funds With
badges. and IA large number of taste
full aluminium buttons have been or
dered with the words welcome,
Company |. October, 1899, inscribed
thereon, VIII ch will be placed on sale
as soon as they arrive, and it is
hoped every one will buy one and
wear 1t before or at least at the time
of the homecoming. These badges
will be in two sizes, a large one for
adults which will be sold at 81 and a
smaller one for children to be- sold for
81 cents.
The committee appointed to ar
range for the Attendance and partici.
patton of all veterans, SONS Of veter-
ans and rough riders is meeting with
gratifying success and the participa-
tion OF the school children seems as
sured.
As the time approaches the COM
mittce Oh transportation is in receipt
OF more proffers of teams and suffi-
cient number is now assured, provid-
ing one or more conyeyances are Of
fered from Gilt Edge, which has not
been heard from as yet. As soon as
the number of soldiers who contenI-
plate coming to Lewistown or to
other points in the county il ascer-
tained after the soldiers arrival at
San Francisco, the committee will
correspond with those offering teams
and endeavor to arrange a program
and determine the conveyances TO be
used.
The citizens of Lewistown have
promised to plentifully decorate, the
brass band will participate, and ii is
hoped that the attendance in town
the day OF the boys arrival will
eclipse onythiDg in the past. 1t
should he n grand outpouring of
young and old To do honor to the
brave boys. Along the line Of travel
also ranchmen and townspeople
would do well to decorate and dis
play the flag.
Doubtless many OF those returning
will find it difficult to procure en-
ployment suitable To their condition
at once. and in other towns special
committees OF returned soldiers and
Others have been enlisted for this
work, plan it might be well to em-
uiate here.