Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-29
At a Well Attended Meeting Held
Wednesday Evening the Matter
Is Decided.
COMMITTEE RAISING LARGE SUM
Citizens and Business Men Are Sub.
sCribing llberally-.Plans For
Base Ball Park.

Lewistown is going to celebrate the
Fourth of July this year in splendid
style. This was definitely determined
at the enthusiastic public meeting,
held in the city hall last Wednesday
evening. All Of the committees were
appointed and excellent progress has
already been made toward getting
things in shape for the big day.
After the meeting had been called to
order, A. l.. d'Autre mont was chosen
chairman and E. p. Chandler secre-
tary. motion that celebration be
held was carried unanimously and the
chairman then appointed a general ar
rangement committee consisting of r.
D. Baker, Hugh Wagner and E. F.
Ross, to select the sub committees.
Different features of the proposed
celebration were taken up and dis
cussed 1t is proposed to make the
parade a feature of the day and in Or
der to stimulate different commercial
institutions and fraternal organiza-
tions to get in line with appropriate
floats, prizes will be offered for the
best floats.
Some well known orator Of the state
will deliver the grafton. Just who it
Will be has not vet been d =termined
but will be announced within a few
davs.
The athletic events, excepting the
ball game, will be held on Fourth ave.
beginning al the Day House. All of
tn racing will be held here early in
the afternoon and as soon as these
special events are finished, a ball game
between IeWistown and some good
outside team will be played
If possible, the game will be played
in the new enclosed ball park which
it is hoped, will be fixed up by that
time. This question of enclosed bail
grounds was discussed during the
meeting and it was the unanimous
sentiment of those present that Lew
istoWn should have such a park Ed
die Baker, Arthur Baker and Frank
Carlton, all members of the local base
ball team, and enthusiastic support
ers of the game in Lewistown, spoke
ly seconded and carried, a committee
consisting of George Canon, Arthur
Baker and Tom Stout was chosen by
the chairman to take steps toward
leasing the grounds and preparing for
the incorporation of a stock company
for the purpose of raising the neces-
sary amount for leasing grounds and
building fence and grandstand
The finance committee, consisting of
Mayor Jesse E. Pinkley. Harry Yaeger
and James Weaver, got busy last Sat
urday and up to this afternoon, have
$500 subscribed. 1t is believed that the
committee will be able to raise $1,000
for the celebration, which will be am
pie to give one of the greatest blow
outs ever seen in the Judith Basin.
The other subcommittee, appoint
ed by the general committee are as
follows:
Railroad and Transportation-Hal-
sey r. Watson. G. j. Wiedeman.
Publicity-E. G. Ivans, Tom Stout,
A, L. d'Autremont.
Program and Music-Alex Lehman,
Dave Hilger, Sam Weaver, John r.
Raueh, Frank Carlton, Steve Ander-
son, Ed Baker.
Fireworks-F. E. Wright, J. c. Bebb,
G. w. Cook.
Judges-George j. Bach, J. c. Hun
toon, Frank f. Smith, DR. F. F. Attix,
O. w. Belden.
Decoration and Privileges-L. D.
Nichols, E. J. Christie, John Harvey
Marshal of the Day-Edward Martin