Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-07-04
LEWISTOWN.

LEW lSIoW N.
While no special preparation was
made for the celebration of the Fourth
in Lewistown. many people were af-
forded the enjoyment of pleasant af-
ternoon at Hogl's grove, where the
American Brotherhood of Yeomen had
arranged fine program of athletic
sports and other diversions for the en-
tertainment of their friends. The
event Of the afternoon which, perhaps,
excited the greatest interest was the
contest for a purse of fifty dollars be-
tween the Lewistown and Kendall
ideal one for record breaking scores,
intermittent showers and frequent
gusts of wind and clouds of dust MAX
ing it quite impossible to accurately
judge the distance and the velocity Of
the birds, but notwithstanding the dis
advantage some of the members of
both clubs succeeded in pulverizing
a large per centage of the clay birds.
Considerable good natured rivalry had
been engendered between the two
clubs because of the victory won by
the Lewistown team at Kendall on la
Dor day, and the boys from the min
ing camp hoped to wipe out the stig-
ma of that defeat, but some of the
crack shots had an off day and when
the score keeper announced the result
Lewistown had 33 birds the best of it.
Harry Yeager, member of the Hell
ena Gun club, who came down the
other day in his automobile, was on
the ground and was invited to partici-
pate in the various events. Mr.. Yeag-
Ell generously offered a prize of ten
dollars to the man making the high
est individual score during the day.
The record was made by Oswald
Lehman of the local club, who broke
% out of a possible 25 birds.
While the shooting contest was in
progress on the hill, a large crowd as
sembled in the grove, amusing them
selves either in the dance pavilion or
at the booths where refreshments
We're served. A number of athletic
sports and horse races were pulled off,
the winners securing valuable prizes
which were donated by merchants of
the city.
The officers and members of the
Yeomen spared no effort in making a
success of yesterdays celebration, and
if large attendance and apparent in
terest in the exercises were a fair in
dication, they have reason to feel graf
ified at the showing made,
Rain spoiled the pleasure of many
small boys last night who had planned
to shoot sky rockets and crackers,
which hand been held in reserve for
days in anticipation of the glorious
Fourth. For that reason only here
and there a rocket flashed in the sky
or at intervals the muffied report OF
giant fire crackers was heard in vari-
Gus portions of the city.
MOORE.
Moore, July 4.-This is the big day
in the history of Moore. Never since
the little town sprang into existence
has htere been such crowd here.
About O'Clock the train came in and
in very few minutes the streets We're
filled with Lewistown people. Over
200 came out on the train and a large
number drove over.
The day was not particularly agree
able from a weather standpoint but
the program which had been prepared
was followed out very successfully.
In the morning large crowd gather
ed at the church to listen to the ora
tion of the day which was delivered by
the Rev. Lemmons. The grafton was
masterpiece and was attentively lis
tened to by the large crowd present.
Miss Johnson read the Declaration of
independence in a most convincing
and captivating manner. Mr. George
Beasley sang in his usual good voice
and the little Misses Brewer pla yed
and sang to the very great pleasur.. of
all.
The baseball game was played in
the first part of the afternoon. The