The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-03
FOURTH WILL NOT GO WHOLLY
UNoBsERvED IN BILLINGS.
A FIREWORKS DISPLAY
''IJncIe' George Bennighoff Provided
for Display at Grand Hotel Before
He Left on His Trip Around the
WorId-At Columbus.

independence day IN BILLINGS Will.
not go by wholly ~unobserved. Some.
of the stores and business houses will
be closed all day tomorrow, while the
rest will be closed during the after
noon at least. There will be a big
time at Central park, fireworks In the
evening at the Grand hotel and in all
probability a big dance.
One reason Billings did not have
one of the greatest celebrations In.
the history Of the city this year was
that the citizens preferred to wait I'M
til next month when one Of the great
est carniVals ever held in the state
will be given by the local boosters
organization. At that time the peo-
pie of the surrounding towns and 9th
er cities in the state will be invited
to come to Billings and take part in
the ten days jollification.
Races at Park. 5
Tomorrow morning there will be a
cowboy and cowgirl parade and in
the afternoon at 1 O'Clock the races
start at Central park. There will be
10$running races a roping and buck
ing broncho contest and many other
attractions to entertain.
Although he is in a foreign land,
lar away from the scene Of many for
mer celebrations, in which he took
an active part. "Unclen George Ben
nighoff took the precaution to see.
that the glorious fourth, would not
so by unobserved in Billings. Before
leaving this city on his trip around
the world the former Billings alder
mar purchased more than $1,000
worth of fireworks which will be ex-
ploded tomorrow night in front Of
the Grand hotel. #
keil, Master Of Ceremonies.
1T is probable that Manager Keil
will act as chief fuse lighter and
master of ceremonies and will have an
able corps of assistants. No hints of
the fact that Mr.. Bennighoff had
provided for a pyrotechnical display
this year was given out until yester-
day, when MI. Keil announced that
the usual celebration would take place
at The Grand.
The three clubs in the City Base
ball league will play in the surround
ing towns and cities tomorrow, conse-
qlently there will be no baseball UNI
der the auspices of the city league.
The Sugar Tramps will go to Joliet
where they play the Laurel team.
The Commercials are scheduled to
play a game at Miles City while the
Country Club team will play the fast
Forsyth bunch Of players, Of whose
proves Of Jeffy Johns is wont to tell.
In Surrounding Towns.
Columbus, Huntley and BroadYiew
have planned to celebrate the anniyer-
sary Of the nations birth in a most
fitting manner. Committees appoint
ed several weeks ago have made
suitable arrangements for celebra-
lions that will long be remembered.
At B%roadview there will be patriotic
exercises, a baseball game, picnic and
Pyrotechnical display in the evening.
For so young a town, the arrange
lnents and program for the celebra-
ton are elaborate.
Dr.. w. X. sudduth, who has earned
The title, Father of BroadyieW,n will
deliver the principal Grafton and there
will be special music and patriotic
songs. In the afternoon the Broad
view ball team will play the "Grang-
eIs.' Both are young and promising
aggregations. In the evening there
will be a ~pyrotechnic display and
probably a dance.
Celebration at Huntley.
Huntley citizens have not been at
all backward in providing suitable en-
t~ertainment for the fourth audit is
probable that a number of Billings
people will attend the celebration at
the new town. on the project.
A salute of 100 guns at sunrise will
open the days festivities. Addresses
will be delivered by /. D. O'Donnell
and Attorney o. F. Goddard Of this
city. The Second Regiment band OF
Billings will furnish music. After a
basket dinner at noon there will be a
ball game between a Billings team
and an aggregation Of Huntley play.
ers. Races Of various kinds will be
run and at night there will be a big
fireworks display from the rim rocks
near the town. There will be dane.
ing both afternoon and evening. It Il
understood that both railroads have
granted q special rate from Billings
to Huntley for the round trip.
Big Time at Columbus.
Columbus is bidding for the major.
ity Of visitors from this section By
giving one Of the greatest celebrations
to be given In the county.
The program includes q concert by
the Columbus band. grand civic nm,