Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-14
TWAS BIG DAY
FOR KENDALL
Great Number Of Visitors Assist Min.
ers Union in Celebrating Their
Anniversary Date.
PLENTY OF SPORT ALL DAY
Weather Was Favorable, Management
Excellent and Good Order Prevail.
ed-Address by Roy Ayers.

eo-Aooress oy Roy ayers.
North Moccasin Miners's Union No.
III, of Kendall, was fortunate in hav.
ing a splendid day yesterday for the
celebration of the natal day Of the
great labor organization of miners,
aud equally fortunate were the hum
dreds of visitors in being the guests
of the hospitable citizens Of the great
gold camp. Not an unpleasant incl
dent marred the pleasure of the day;
the committees in charge of the pro-
gram seemed to have everything well
in hand; the big crowd was in the
best of humor and remained so all
through the day, and it would have
been impossible to have better order.
During the progress of the drilling
| contest and the other exercises not q
disorderly or drunken person was to
| be seen on the grounds.
| At 10:3O o'clock in the forenoon
the union and visiting members of
other unions paraded up and down
Main street, led by the Knights Of
Pythias band, Marshal of the Day
Berry c. Robinson having command
of the line. At the close Of the par
ade the crowd proceeded to the
grounds at the west end of Main
street, where Chairman Charles Fa-
sci called the meeting to order.
Two Good Addresses.
| J. NJ. Parent, on behalf of the un-
ion, then made neat address of well
come, and was followed by County
Attorney Roy e. Ayers, orator of the
day, who entertained the gathering
for 80 minutes with an address apprO-
pirate to the occasion. Mr.. Ayers was
in excellent form and his we'll deliver
ed oration evidently struck respon-
sive chord. Judging FROM the applause
he received. His address is reproduc-
ed in full at the close Of this article.
Drilling Contest.
The drilling contest began at 1:3O
in the afternoon and was the principal
event of that part of the exercises.
Seven teams, representing the mines
at Kendall and Maiden, were entered,
Hortop and Jenkins, of the Kendall
mines, pulling down the first prize Of
500 with "a 1915 incnes to their
credit FOssam and Bertrand won
second money and crowded the lead
ers too close for comfort with "a 7-16
, inches. This team earned $50. Nc
MILAN and Mcdonald, Maiden team,
drilled 32A inches; Weiglanda and
Johnson and Foote and KOkO tied for
fourth place with 29k inches to the
. credit Of either team. Both of these
teams were unlucky with their drill
r steel. Mccarthy and Haas drilled in
to fifth place with 29 SIP inches, and
Carmichael and Fickus. two light
weights, were the tail enders with
2 20 3-16 inches.
Other Sports.
: The creased pig followed the drill.
= ing match, but some fellow that was
wise to creased pig contests stood
= near the box and caught the oleagin
= Gus porker before he had time to gel
e up any speed. The tug of war, Ken
e dali against the Earth. was won b,
n Kendall in two straight pulls. Henry
7. Wareham's black racer won the frs
Il horse race. with w. F. Nelson's chest
= nut good second. There were fou
a entries in this race
n Eddie Crowley, of Lewistown, cap
e tured the stakes in the 100 yard foo
v race, in which there were seven con
S. testants, and d. w. Redding took sec
T. ond money. The ladies' foot race was
a won by Miss Laura Martin, with Miss
T. Katie Awberry second Clark Fergu
IS son came first and V. D. Gilmore sec
o. Ond in the sack race, and GeOrga
c. Smith and Leonard Biglin won tn
)t first and second prizes in the boy
,f foot race. Eight little girls ran il
N the girls foot race, Pauline Hutchin
le being first, and Mad Leah Kimbal
n second.
n One of the pleasant features of tn
Ut day was the musical program render
ed by the X. of P. band, recently o.
p ganized in the camp. Under the Leaf
OF ership of Andrew Mullen, the band
n, fast becoming a really creditable m,
Mt sical organization.
&c The Lewstown and Kendall gu
IS. clubs had a most interesting met
Id during the day; in fact the member
IN were so interested in the work ths
ne they didn't stop for dinner until
to o'clock in the afternoon. A challene
OF had been issued by the Kendall clu
'e- for a team shoot between the tw
er- clubs. a purse of $50 being hung U
) for the winner. The shoot was at
w birds for each contestant, each tea
in having ten men. Lewistown won Il
er- purse with score Of 1856 birds, Il
so Kendall team making 131. Hirsch, Il
to the Lewistown team, made the his
is score of 20 birds, and Charles D a
en- len for the Kendall team made
gh birds. The visiting club member
Ter are all enthusiastic over their rece
ar tion by the members of the Kends
ia club.
las A brief summary of the day is tn
lat North Moccasin Miners Union a
le- the citizens of Kendall had prepar'
on to entertain their guests In the ples
Ter ATTEST way at their command.
lite large and happy crowd were prese
to be entertained. The weather "
on ideal and the whole entertafnme
sh- was an unqualified success.
md The ball in the evening at Cool
ace hall was we'll attended and netted
are neat sum for the promoters.
'ew Among the visitors Gilt Edge .
nts Maiden had large representations, .