Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-07-04
THOUSANDS ARE CROWDING
THE STREETS OF LEWIS
TOWN TODAY.
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM
Grand Street Parade. Literary Exer-
cises, Foot Ball and Base Ball
Games and Fireworks Provided to
Entertain the Throng-Buildings
Beautifully Decorated for Occasion.

A typical modern Fourth Of July
celebration is in full swing III Lewis
town today. Having decided to adopt
the safe and sane idea, which pre-
cludcs the firing of explosives, the
day is perhaps not quite SO noisy as
previous Fourths, but there will be
fewer crippled children, fewer run
aways and fewer nervous wrecks
when the celebration closes tonight
Withal, Lcwistown IS pleased with
the new manner OF celebrating the
nations birthday although some Of
the members OF Young America are
occasionally heard to emit a few
growls about these mollycoddle
times"
City Beautifully Decorated.
The city is beautifully decorated in
honor OF the occasion The show
windows are filled with the national
colors artistically arranged and bunt
ing BY the mile is draped from one
many residences American flags wave
proudly in the breeze and the city
certainly presents an inspiring spec
tacle
Entertaining Program.
The program starts today with the
| grand parade at 1890 O'Clock The
parade will form Oh First avenue, UP
which it will pass to Main street. It
will go up the principal thoroughfare
| Of the city to Eighth avenue, circle
the court house block, come down,
circle the Masonic temple block and
return to the starting place on First.
| Up to the time OF going to press, the
exact order OF parade had not been
determined by the committee, but 1t
will be headed by the band, after
| which will come the mayor and mem
bers OF the city council. the orator OF
the day, tile Rev Ernest Wright, and
others who will participate in the
literary part OF the program.
| At II o'clock, the speaking will be-
/ gin, the orator OF the day to speak
from the balcony OF the Day House.
| Aside from the oration by Mr..
Wright, Miss Annabelle Funk will
read the Declaration OF Independence,
and "Amcrica' will be sung by the
audience, with some well-known
vocalsts on the balcony to lead.
Immediately following these exer-
cses, there will be ball game at the
fair grounds by the IeWistoWn and
Moore teams and this will conclude
the morning program.
i The afternoon program Will be held
at the fair grounds, where admission
will be free The band will be there
and Moore and Lewistown will again
contest for supremacy on the dia-
mond Another exciting feature will
be the game OF Rugby foot ball be
/, tween teams from LewistoWn and
, Kendall Both teams have been prac-
ticing for several weeks and this game
; will be especially interesting to those
: who never saw that sport.
During the afternoon will be five
; mile motorcycle race with four and
possibly five entrants These little
machines are capable OF racing at a
mile-a minute gait and this feature
( will also give the crowd something to
| talk about. Other features will serve
to entertain the visitors during the
afternoon.
Grand Fireworks Display.
In the evening there will be a
! grand display OF fireworks This IS
going to be an especially attractive
. feature of the program, as some new
| stunts in the shape of thrillers have
been secured, and will be touched off
BY Secretary Mathews. who will have
exclusive charge Of this part of the
, program