The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-14
new TOWN OPENING
H. L. FRANK CHRASTENED Ibis
NEW TOWN IN CANADA.
IT WAS A DAY OF JoLLITY
French Chef Fed the Crowd-Excur-
sions Came From Far and Near
Medals for Sports Distributed
by Mr.. Frank.

Everone in this part of Montana is
acquainted with II. L. Frank of butte,
! and nearly everyone is acquainted with
| s. w. Gebo. formerly Of Red Lodge, and
| the news that these gentlemen have a
| good thing over the Canadian line fila s
| been received with satisfaction by all
| their friends. Not only, however, have
| they good thing, but they are willing
tc let all the world know of it and in the
way of advertising the resources of the
| new community which they have set up
| IN the wilderness, they arranged grand
celebration at the new town of Frank,
which took place Wednesday on large
scale. The Lethbridge News tells of the
event as follows:
Frank, the most recently organized
town in Alberta, was formally opened
| on the tenth and to CONNIE morate the
event a grand fete was given by the
Hon. H. L. Frank and Mr.. S. w. Gebo,
the promoters of the coal mine at that
place, who prepared an ella borate pro-
gram for those who elected to become
their guests on that day.
THE new town of Frank is situated
about two miles east of Blairmore, on
a broad level fiat stretching from the
base of Turtle mountain across the
valley of the middle fork of the Old Man
river, to the mountains to the north Of
the river. 1t is one of the most pictur-
esque spots in the Canadian Rockies and
an ideal site for a town.
1.-The celebration in honor of the open
ing of the town was on a grand scale.
There was lacrosse game between the
lacrosse teams of Lethbridge and F,ernie
and football game between the teams
Of Po1 ~I tn,
addition there was a list of athletic
sports including foot racing, jumping.
putting the shot and other events.
I'm the matter Of prizes for the con-
testants in the various games and
sports the management Of the affair
adopted pretty and most excellent idea.
Instead of Offering cash prizes, medals
will be given in all the events, the idea
being to give the contestants something
worth preserving as souvenir of the
occasion. Carrying out that idea a solid
gold medal suitably inscribed will be
presented to each member of the winning
lacrosse team and silver medal to each
member of the losing team and the same
plan will be followed with regard to the
football game. In the other sporting
events solid gold medal was given the
winner of the contest and silver medal
t. the contestant taking second. There
was a boys race in which each of the
contestants was given a silver medal.
The aggregate value of the medals to be
thus bestowed was upward of $500.
I'm addition to the amusements en-
umerated there was dancing both after
noon and evening and the day was made
melOdiOus by the presence of the Mac
leod band. The bail was given in a
spacious hall in the new dancing hotel
just completed. The floor of the dancing
hall is said to be the finest in the north
west.
THAT part of the celebration which
will doubtless meet with the greatest
popular approval is the fact that every
thing on that day will be entirely. free
to everyone. A French chef has been
secured to feed the visitors and it will
be his especial duty to see that the
appetite of the multitude is amply sat
isfied, while ice cream and lemonade
stands will serve light refreshments
throughout the day. There is to be alb
solutely no charge for anything and all
who avail themselves of the hospitality
of Messrs. Frank and Gebo will be made
welcome and will be expected to indulge
their appetites and inclinations as best
pleases them.
1.-THE only expense that attached to a
visit to Frank on that day was railroad
fare and in that connection it may be