The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
CELEBRATED THE FOURTH
Patriotic Observance Of Anniversary
of American independence.

Patriotic Observance Of Anniversary
Of American Independence.
The celebration Of the Fourth OF
July planned by Fort Benton citizens
vas successful in every respect.
Favorable weather conditions con-
tributed to the enjoy ment of the day,
and the program OF amusement was
sufficiently diversified to furnish &C.
ceptable entertainment to local resi-
dents and q large number OF guests.
The later came principally from
various places within q radius OF
| about forty miles from town, and
some from Great Fslls and other
distant localities. !
The celebr alton began about t~o
O'Clock Thursday morning, with .
salute fred from the big cannon In the
Old Fort park, aud from that hour
until past midnight Thursday night
there was something doing most OF
the time. The explosion of fireworks
on the public streets between the
hours of 100 q. %. aud 500 p. N.
" az forbidden by the city authorities;
but during all other hours there was
q continuous fusillade In various
parts OF town.
The official program OF the morning
was changed because the failure OF the
Great Falls baseball team to arrive.
They left Great Falls by automobile
at TOO q. M, but we're delayed sew
, eral hours euroute by q breakdown OF
the machi ne, and finally arrived in
, the afternoon. A band concert IN the
city park during the morning hours
!, by the Second Regimental band sup
piled entertainment for the crowd, the
band also giving excellent musical
= selections throughout the day.
> A crowd was attr acted to the Old
!. +. Fort grounds at 100 p. m. by q base
ball game between the Pleas ant Valley
:, team and the Baracs boys. The score
was 0 to 8 in favor of the Barracks.
The afternoon program at the race
= track was witnessed by o of the big
gest crowds ever assembled here. The
> races were good, considering the con
ditions caused by q rain storm Wed
:. nesday night. the results being as fol
lows:
h Halt mile pacing race, in three heat
-First: Dolly Dimple, owned by Jno
Of W. Smith. Second: Dickson, owned
&c by Alvin Piercy.
r Halt mile running - First: Teddy
ls owned by G. Wolff. Second: Butch
v owned by George Elliot.
10 Quarter . mile running Fret
= Tommy, owned by Frank Stirling
~ Second: Club, owned by Georg
Rowe.
Ia Half-mile cowboy race-First: Butch
NJ owned by George Elliot. Second
n Cream, owned by Carl Benham.
~ It was announced that the baseball
game between the Fort Benton an
"a Great Falls teams would be called
q. 4:3O at the Old Fort grounds, and th
-. crowd was transferred to that point
"a It was q five-innings game, owing
:, the late hour, the visitors winning b
q q score of three to one. Inducemen1
), were offered to the winners to continu
se the game, but they were declined.
ed The street sports in front OF the cit
IN park in the evening brought numerol
cd entries In the several events, some
dv which were closely contested. TT
~ fat mems race called for two heat
a.. owing to q mixup at the starting poin
or A fine display OF fireworks from Il
bridge over the Missouri river, and
public dance at the opera house whit
was attended by q big crowd of mer'
, makers, closed one OF the most su
ne cessful aud enjoyable celebra alto
aver held in this city.