The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-03
CROWD is ARRIVING,
Missoula Amply Able to Take Care of
the Fourth Crowd.

HissoHia amply ADle to Take Care OF
the Fourth Crowd.
Missoula, July 1.-The city is crowded
to-day with visitors from all parts of
the county who are arriving early so
as to get proper accommodations be-
fore the big crowd arrives on Tuesday
morning. The hotels are filed, and
also the many private lodging houses.
But there is always room for one more,
and Missoula will be able to take care
of all that will come and help cele-
brate the great and glorious Fourth on
Tuesday. Everything is in readiness
The committees that have had in
charge the various details have per-
formed their work well. Almost every
business house will have float, every
secret society will be represented in the
morning parade, and number of sur
prlses will be sprung on the unsuspect-
ing spectators. Early in the morning
the boys will let the people of Missoula
know that the Fourth of July has ar
rived by the firing of some large an
wills on Higgins avenue and the little
fellows will follow this up with the con-
slant firing of crackers.
The parade will form promptly at
$3.50 o'clock a. m. on Cedar street, with
the right resting on Woody. The pa
rade will go up Woody street to Rail
road avenue, then east on Railroad
avenue to Higgins avenue. south on
Higgins to Pine street east on Pine
street to Madison street, south on
Madison street to Front street, east
on Front street to Higgins avenue.
north on Higgins avenue to Cedar
street, west Oh Cedar to Stephens
street north on Stephens street to front
of court house.
The exercises at the court house will
begin Immediately after the parade,
and will ha a follows. M,ISfp ho nd.
prayer; music, band; reading of the
Declaration of 1ndepe ndence; solo,
Della Harding; Grafton, Hon. H. M.
Bartine: solo, F. H. Smith, brakes
Address to the Flag" Hon. John Ma
guire: music, 1.-THE Flag Without a
STAIN Banner quartette; song.
America" everybody. Intermissi0n
for lunch.
The athletic exercises will take place
in front of the court house and will
consist of bicycle races, foot races, high
jumping, running, hop. step and jump.
pole vaulting, three-legged race and
some horse racing from the Sisters
hospital to the court house. There will
be some pie-eating contests and many
other attractions that will create a
great deal of merriment. Everybody
is invited to take in the afternoon pro-
gramme, as it will be free, and every
thing will be done to 1aske it as COM
Portable as possible for those that will
be present.
The grand bicycle pala de will take
place on Higgins avenue at $50 O'Clock
and will start at the corner of II ggins
avenue and Spruce street. The line of
march will be from the Kennedy hotel
down Higgins avenue to the bridge and
back again to the hotel and down to the
bridge again and return the second
time. The parade will be in charge of
Ed Mix, who has been appointed mar
shall The judges will not Rave a
stand this year, as the crowd prevented
them from having a good view of the
floats at the last parade, but will stay
on the ground and get the best view of
the floats that is possible. The fire
works have arrived and the evening
display will be the finest that Miss oul ]
has ever had There Will be sCme beau
tiful pieces in the display, which have
cost a good round price. The dis play
will take place on the hill at the north
end of Higgins avenue and will be ir
charge of competent persons.
You can save 20 per cent on shoes a
the Golden Rule store