Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-09-05

IS AT WORK
Annual Meeting Of the Montana State
Firemen's Association Begins
at CuIver's Opera House.
ARRIVAL OF THE DELEGATES.
Given Hearty Welcome to Lewis
town Last Night-Program.
For The Week.

AAO MoAtoAn AIcIlcu never re.
ceived warmer welcome at any Of
their state conventions than that ex-
tended them last night on their ar
rival at Lewistown. The special
train did not pull in until 9 o'clock,
and it stopped at the head of Main
street, where pretty near the whole
town turned out to greet the visitors.
The local fire department, in full
uniform, the Lewistown brass band
with torches and hundreds of citi-
Zens filled the street, and when the
delegates left the train, the march was
at once taken up for the city hall.
The parade was really imposing
one, and the visitors were warmly
greeted along the way to the city hall,
where an informal reception, lasting
for a couple of hours, was held. A
cold lunch was served, and all had
jolly time. Many of the delegates
later attended the labor day dance,
and they crowded considerable en-.
joyment into the short time left them
after their arrival last night. Local
committees from the fire department
looked after all the visitors, and they
were placed in comfortable quarters
in short order.
During the reception at the city
hail. the delegates had an opportunity
to meet the members of the Lewis
town fire department, as well as the
citizens generally.
The Trip to Lewistown.
Owing to the fact that the North
ern Pacific, having on board the dele
gates to the convention, was very late
in reaching Lombard yesterday, the
train did not pull out for this city
until o'clock. The run to this city
was most pleasant one, the train be-
ing practically in charge of a COM
mittee Of cork pullers from Lewis
town, Thomas Stout and Frank Nc
kechnie. On the way up, the engine
struck a bunch of cattle and killed
two animals, and little later kill.
ed couple of sheep. but aside from
these incidents. which did not delay
the train to any extent, the trip was
an exceedingly pleasant one.
The Delegates.
The delegates who have now regis
tered at headquarters are as follows:
Butte-Assistant Chief Jerry Shin
nick, Edward Leary, Mertie Kelly and
James Gleason.
Havre-Chief T. w. West, Messrs
Sunday and Marco.
LivingstOn-Bill Nye.
Williamsburg-Chief Lindquist.
Deer Lodge-Edward Leary.
Missoula-Chief May, Mr.. Spencer.
Billings-C. J. Davis, ,Theo. .Overn.
Chief j. c. Bond.
Hamiton-Chief w. E. McMurray,
Albert Hork, A. C. Baker, John II.
Jones, w. P. OBrien.
Helena-Chief J. Frank O'Connell,
S. B. Gray.
Red Lodge-Thos. ]. Ross.
Big Timber-Chief J. P. Clark, Dick
Budd
A. c. NJ. Co.-Geo. L. Lapp.
Bozeman-Chief w. G. Alexander,
Assistant Chief Chas. Lundwall, Dex-
ter E. Moser, NJ. Langhor.
Virginia City-Chief Jas G. Wal
ker Joseph Smith II.
Great Falls-Chief Samuel French.
Walkerville-Chief Michael Murray,
Mike Peters.
Today's Proceedings.
At 10 o'clock this morning, the del
egates and the members of the Lewis
town department. headed by the brass
band, formed at the city hall and
marched to the opera house, where
the preliminary session before get
ting down to real work was held.
Chief John c. Bebb, president of
Halsey r. Watson in the secretary's
chair. After calling the convention
to order, Chief Bebb introduced Nav.
or jesse Pinkley, who made an ad.
dress OF welcome in behalf of the city
The mayors remarks were full of hu.
NOR, and he made great hit with the
audience when he rendered the free
dom OF the city to the visitors.
After selection by the band,
Judge E. X. Cheadle was introduced
to make the address of welcome on
behalf of the local fire department
and it was a gem. The judge said
the duty of extending this welcome
devolved naturally on Chief Bebb, bui
while the chief was not afraid of fire
or smoke, hot air gave him cold feet
so he pressed the speaker into ser.
vice. Judge Cheadle spoke but a
few minutes. but he pleased the au.
dlence immensely, and a wave of ap
plause swept the hall at the conclu
sion of his remarks.
The response to- these addresses
was delivered by Joseph Smith II, OF
Virginia City, who said that all the
delegates were deply impressed with
the royal welcome given them by
| Lewistown. and they hoped to know
more about this city and the Judith
basin before they left. They were all
glad to be here, and believed theil
visit would be benefit to them, and
that the convention would be a most
successful one. On behalf of the visit
Ors, Mr.. Smith returned hearty thanks
for all the kindnesses shown them
The following committee on creden
tials was then appointed: Messrs
Bond. of Billings; McMurray, of Ham
iltOn, and West, of Havre.
The convention then took a reces!
until 1880.
This afternoon, the report of the ere