The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-07-09
WAS A GREAT
SUCCESS
WhitefiSh Celebrates lndepend-
ence Day in a Fitting Tanner.
People From All Over
the County were
Present.

The Independence day carnival in
Whitefsh on the 4th and 9th was GER
tainIy grand success, and not until the
evening of the last day was there any
thing disappointing.
People from all over the county were
present to take part in the celebration,
especially on Monday, which was the
big day. Eureka, Kaispell, Columbia
Falls, Belton, Fortine, Gateway, Rex
ford and other places were we'll repre-
sented, while the farmers for miles
around seemed to be on hand. Eureka,
Kalispell and Columbia Falls were espec-
tally well represented in the big crowd.
Sunday was Whitefish lake day, and
the crowd went to the Point of Pines re-
sort, where fitting exercises were held
and the day WIS patriotically spent. The
addresses by Hon. f. NJ. Hutchinson
and Rev. d. B. Mcknight, the singing
by Miss Marie Shoaf and double quar-
tette and the reading of the declaration
of Independence by Miss frankie Hous-
ton were events of the day. Early in the
forenoon the launches owned by private
parties gathered together and proceeded
to the resort, while the passenger boats
were kept busy all day long taking the
pleasure-seekers back and forth
On Monday the day was opened with a
band concert, after which the crowd re-
paired to the baseball park, where a
long series of sports kept up the interest
There were sports for everybody, and
they were all pulled off in very satis-
factory manner, lasting until about
o'clock, when there was short inter-
mission for dinner.
After dinner the band again called the
crowd together and led the way to the
baseball grounds, when the Eureka ard
Whitefish teams crossed bats in an inter
esting game. A large crowd witnessed
the game, the grand stand and bleachers
being packed with people.
The ball game was followed by a
wrestling match between Ed Cunning of
Whitefsh and Geo. Gravelle of Eureka,
and more interesting match was never
seen i'll the town. Gravelle won the first
fall, but Cunning got the two following
falls and won the match.
Then came the hose cart race on Sec
ond street, together with another band
concert, the last event on the program
before the fireworks.
| At this point, however, came the only
hitch in the proceedings, and the fire.
work ks, which were to have been the
grand eliminating event and for which
very elaborate preparations had been
made, had to be given up on account of
rain. A wind and rain storm came up
suddenly, the rain continuing to fall un-
til too late to attempt anything in the
line of fireworks. Even if the rain had
stopped falling there could have been
no pyrotechnic display of any conse-
quence, as the wind storm had almost
wrecked the big battleslip and the fire.
works were soaked with water by the
waves that washed on to the boat, and
which even swept large quantity of the
fireworks into the lake.
The two-day celebration was brought
to close by a big dance at night, which
was attended by an immense crowd.
The celebration was great success,
however, even without the fireworks, and
everybody seemed well satisfied.