Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-09-03
Monday Was a Gala Day in Lewis
town and the Town Was Filled
With Visitors From All Parts.
SPEECH MAKING AT THE HALL
Hon. e. X. Cheadle Delivers Mag
nificent Address and is Ably Sec
onded by Daniel Mcdonald.

The Labor day celebration on Mon
day was a pronounced success from
the parade in the morning to the ball
given at Culver's hall in the evening,
and the man who did not enjoy him
self must be a pessimist at heart and
hard to please.
Early in the morning rigs full of Wis.,
itors from the outside began to arrive
in punches and the city, already full
with the heavy contingent from the
mining camps of the North Moccasin
and Judith mountains, was soon teem-
ing with gaily dressed crowds Of
sightseers. At $3.50 the city band rem
oered a few choice selections on Main
street and the various floats commenc-
ed to move towards Culver's hall.
At 10 o'clock the big parade was
formed in line on Buckskin fiat and
the days celebrations had commenc-
ed. Behind the band came the speak
ers' carriage, with the Hon. Judge E.
X. Cheadle, Daniel Mcdonald, ]. w.
Hughes, William Wunderlin and the
president of the Judith Mountain Min
ers Union, A. H. Sellers. Members
Of the union on foot and carrying en-
b.ematic banners followed, and were
succeeded by goodly collection of
Redmen of the World. They were
led by the Grand Sachem and the
principal chiefs in war paint and feath-
ers and mounted on a motley collec-
ton of cayuses and tailed off with
detachment of squaws and a couple
OF pepooses in travaux, who were
under the protecting care of Fill"
peaton as chief of the squaw camp.
The costumes were immense and
many of the old-timers among the
spectators had to be held in line by
their friends. as they were laboring
under the belief that it was a hostile
party of the willy Sioux looking for
scalps, that had landed in the city.
A large bunch of we'll mounted cow
boys followed close on the heels of
the Redmen and were succeeded by
the float from the Big Bear saloon,
which was the most original exhibit
tion in the parade. On low pair of
trucks, plentifully decorated with
green pines and surrounded by elk
and deer heads. were a monstrous
grizzly bear and a restless bull buff
falo, which occupied its time in fran
tic endeavors to get at the crowd and
was only held in check by the re-
straining influence of the representa-
tives of the press, who, as usual. were
with the lunch wagon, which was trail
ed on behind.
E. F. Griffith's dray, which was
loaded with dry goods boxes, on the
summit of which was perched many
riotous representatives Of Young
America. Alec. Branson was busily
engaged in roasting popcorn and
handing out repartee to the crowd
during the whole of the parade. The
union float was occupied by repre-
sentatives of the local organization,
who were busily engaged in their var
ious branches of trade. The New
York Store was represented by a gal
ly decorated hack occupied by a num-
ber of gaily dressed ladies, who were
followed by the Great Falls ball team
in a wagonette.
w. s. Smith was on the spot with
a representative load of furniture,
while w. E. Buck was also in line
and the crowd followed the beer wag-
on from the Lewistown brewery,
which was gaily decorated with ma
tional bunting. Amid the patriotic
strains from the band and the fatter-
ing comments of the large crowds on
Main street, the parade wound its
way back to Culver's hall, where a
large audience had assembled to hear
the addresses which were made by
the orators OF the day, Judge E. X.
Cheadle and Daniel Mcdonald.
The platform at the hall was taste
fully arranged; at the back were the
emblematic banners of the labor or
ganizations. while seated in front
were the speakers of the day and the
representatives of the local unions,
who were, Hon. E. X. Cheadle. Daniel
Mcdonald, ]. w. Hughes, William
wunderlin, Matthew Regan and A. H.
Sellers.
President Hughes of the Lewistown
Labor Union. in an opening adress,
said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: / am
more than pleased to see so many
present at this, the second anniver-
sary OF our local labor organization.