The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-29
FOURTH At PLAINS
TO Be OBSERVED
STRENUOUSLY
VARIOUS COMMITTEES HAVE AR
RANGED FOR AN EXTENSIVE
SPORTS PROGRAM.

Plains, June 2S.-(Special.)-Pla
for the big three days celebration here
the Fourth are about completed and
several committees are now working
on the small details. At a meeting
held Wednesday evening in the office
of the Farmers & Merchants bank
committeeman were appointed to take
charge of each event The big apple
show tent was raised today and Will
be used largely for dancing. A band
stand has been erected on Main street
and that thoroughfare is being pre-
pared for many of the sports. Ropes
will be paced along either side oi
the street 10 prevent croWding ana
avoid accidents. 1t is expected there
will be two bah games during the cele-
bration. Paradise and Greensprlng
will try conclusions first and the sec
ond event viii be between Thompson
and Paradise These towns have put
up first class ball this season, the
games being close. and as a result
some good contests are looked for.
To the sport program as published IN
The Missoulan has been added Il
matched race between War Eag.e,
owned by John Kennedy, and ''ln-
dertaker," George Cooper, owner SIX
hundred yards is the distance.
large attendance is expected at the
celebrati and those having rooms
Are requested to notify the committee
to that effect.
Fred La Pointe has started an in
junction suit against the county com
missianers over an order 70 Nacale y
certain road In South Plains Mr -
Pointe purchased an orchard tract
from the Hanson Mcpherson company,
and the public highway ran through
a portion of the land. Later this road
was changed, supposedly by order OF
the commissioners, to follow the sec
tion lines and it has been Travelled by
the public the past two years. Mr.. La
Pointe since fenced in the Old hlgh-
way and has been cultNatihs II.
Jams NJ. Sell has been selected by the
commissioners as deputy county at
torney without pay to look after the
county's interests in the matter, ana,
it is understood, Attorney Ed HoWeii
Of Butte is counsel for Mr.. La Polnte
The case comes before the district
court July 26
Crop prospects are much brighter IN
the valley and on the reservation than
thev were Since Tuesday rain has
heen coming, sometimes in torrents.
and the results have been astonishing.
Reports from the Flathead wheat bell
have been very discouraSing, but now
the farmers expect a normal crop III
the Plains valley the effects oil the afN
spell was Just beginning to be mo-
ticed in some fields on the bench lanu.
The crops on the loWlands look spleh
did as the sub-irrgation from the
river has been all that some asked
for
Tuesday c. w. Powell of the county
board attended a meeting OF that pouH
for the purpose Of canNasslnB -1ne rs
sults Of the bonds and school election.
Both propositions lost out. Ihe hsh
school question was defeated by nine
and the bridge bonds by 80. Had less
than half of the % in Plains who voted
against the high school TINS TOWN.
would have had the institution
Thompson was "forninst" both ques-
tions, as only u voted for the bridge
bonds and five for the high school
Dixon and Noxon sanctioned the hlgf
school and bridges by handsome ma
iorities.
A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs
Joe Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Willis and children ana MIR. and Mrs