Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-10-11
OF CO.
E>ENLISTED
And Five Others Remained in
the Philippines.
Belt Arranging to Entertain the Co. !
Boys on Their Way to
Lewistown.

announce until next week, the gen.
eral committee meeting Thursday
afternoon for that purpose.
The transportation committee has
heard from those who had pr. vious.
ly offered to furnish conveyances and
all but two are prepared to fulfil
their promises. One OF these has
gone East with horses and the other
has gone tn Billings with cattle.
Those who will go with teams are:
VIM. Medigar, John B%raneer, Brock
Orbaun, Frank Sage. Capt. Edwards,
III. A. Welrh. Saml. Phillips, l.. W.
Eldridge, Fred Hoffman, W. Ii. Hop
kins, Griffin McHugh, Sam Lutz, &c.
Hill, Frank Hassett. Dan Lutz, =.
G.. Weydert and possibly Others.
These will have accommodations for
from A. tn 80 men, which will be
ample and permit of the carrying Of
bedding, food, tents, etc, without
overlooking any conveyance. The
committee has already secured about
ten beds, but more are needed, and
any one having blankets which they
would loan for the expedition will
please communicate with Mr.. Medi
gar, Mr.. Crowley Or Mr.. Watson at
once. The bedding borrowed will ue
SO marked AS tn insure identity and
will be returned in good condition.
Tarpaulins would also be an appro-
pirate loan.
The smallpox scare having pretty
much subsidized In Great Falls, there
is little doubt but that the troops
will be brought home that way, the
committee and teams leaving Lewis
town about. Oct. ~. The matter Of
a special train from Great Falls to
Belt is still undecided, "a reply being
expected shortly from The headquar-
tiers of the Great Northern in st. Paul.
The people of Belt are preparingfor
a suitable reception Of Col when the
troops arrive there on their way to
Lewistown. The plans, as outlined
i'm the following from the Belt CORE
spondent of the Tribune, promise to
be very satisfactory to those having
i'm charge the transportation Of Co. 1
from Great Falls to Lewistown, tho
it il hardly possible the troops will
req ain at Belt I'VE night:
arrangements for the entertain
ment of the members of Co. | when
they pass through here, en- route to
LewistOwn, are progressing nicely.
A meeting was held yesterday in At
torney M~cAnnelly's office, at which a
definite plan OF action was agreed
upon. The soldiers are expected to
reach here about Oct. % or "a. They
will be accompanied by a large COM
mittee of citizens and the brass hand
from Lewistown. A hig dinner will
be spread in Odd Fellows hall and
the soldiers and their escort enter
tanned during their stay in ourcamp.
Ii il thought likely the soldiers will
only care to remain here for an hour
or two, but ii it should happen they
would be late leaving Great Falls
they probably would camp here all
night. Should they decide todothat
il would be highly satisfactory to the
Belt people. They would take care
of the visitors and i'm the evening
there would he a grand ball in the
hall, where only Manila marches and
colonial two-steps would go. Ii,
however, they only remain for din
ner. they will be entertained with
speeches, songs, etc, and the Belt
boys he made to feel they have got
ten back among friends who honor
them and sc proud of them. The
committee having the arrangements
in charge appointed W. X. Glasscock
treasurer and A. Z. McAnnelly secre-
tary. j. +. sheridan. uf the Belt Val
ley Times, was appointed "A commit
tee To supply badges. He already
has them under way and they will be
out in a few days. There will hetwo
designs. The badges designed for the
children will be placed in the hands of
the teachers Of the public schools to
sell and will cost % cents. The other
design will be sold by a committee of
twenty citizens ut 80 cents. Arrange
ments for the preparation Of the ban
quet hare not yet been decided upon.
No difficulty is anticipated in being
able to raise n sufficient sum of
money to deiray the expenses. Ev
cry n wants 10 he loyal, and the
only way to he loyal and patriotic
now is 10 buy n Of the Belt soldier
badges ms soon as they are put on
sale. Ii the weather is favorable Belt
will turn out I'm asst and march t.
the top of the mountain on the west
side to meet the returning soldiers.
Marion Burke, who was in from
Stanford this week, was consulted IN
regard to feeding the men and teams
at that point, and promises To make
all arrangements necessary for their
accommodation.
At the time of the arrival of the
regiment in San Francisco ii was
noted that several of the boys Of Co.
| were missing. The following pri-
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