Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-03-23
CARRANZA GENERAL And HIS MEN JOIN VILLA
BOOSTERS GET
WARM WELCOME
BIG DELEGATION OF GREE At
FALLS BUSINESS MEN ENTER
TANNED IN lEWISTOWN.
DINNER AT THE FERGUS HOTEL

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Promptly at 4:40 O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon big special train bearing
more than 60 representative business
and professional men of Great Falls,
pulled into the Milwaukee passenger
station at Lewistown. The visitors
were greeted as they left the train by
local men who had cars waiting to
convey them UP town, and by the Reg
mental band of the Montana State
college which filled a concert engage
ment in the city last evening. Head
ed by the band, automobiles filled
with visitors drove up into the busi-
ness part Of the city and dispersed,
some taking their guests about the
city and surrounding country roads,
and others conducting them to, Judith
and Elks clubs and the Chamber of
Commerce rooms.
A Fine Train.
The party started at Great Falls
yesterday morning at II o'clock Each
man wore IA tag bearing his name
thus eliminating the necessity of in
Productions along the way. The spec
ial in which they travelled was the
best that the Milwaukee railway com
pany could provide. 1t consisted of
three sleeping cars, diner and a dyn-
anlo baggage coach which provided
electricity for lights. The cars were
all Of steel and were brought from
Spokane and Seattle for this import
ant occasion. En route to l.ewistown,
the special made brief stops at High
wood Geraldine. Square Butte, Coffee
Creek and Denton A rigid schedule
was observed, and consequently the
arrival was made here Just on the
dot.
Dinner at Fergus.
At O'Clock last evening all as
sembled at the Fergus hotel, where, as
guests OF the Chamber OF Commerce,
they enjoyed an excellent dinner.
President w. J. johnson, of the
Chamber Of Commerce acted as the
toastmaster, and Immediately follow
ing the dinner Supt. A. a. Frankie
made an eloquent address Of welcome,
happily expressing the sentiment OF
Lewistown.
To this e. II. Cooney made an equal
ly happy response, expressing the
pleasure of the Great Falls delega-
tion at being able to stop over here
and mingle for few hours with the
people of Lewistown. O. w. Belden
spoke briefly and effectively on Good
Roads while DR. A. Il. Longeway res
ponded to the toast, "The Good Road
Booster" George J. Wiedeman fol
lowed with some remarks on good fel-
lowship that seemed especially appro.
pirate on an occasion where that spirit
was so strikingly shown and o. S.
Warden, manager of the Great Falls
Tribune, spoke very interestingly on
Commercial Clubs" indicating the
value of such organizations to the
committees.
After some parting remarks" by
Toastmaster Johnson, the visitors de-
parted for their train which was in
waiting to take them to White Sui
phur Springs which will be reached at
s o'clock this morning. At 10 O'Clock
p. M. it will depart upon the return
journey to Great Falls. The trip is
primarily a business mission the ac.
ceptance OF an invitation to attend a
good roads conference in White Sui
phur Springs, with a definite view, OF
securing an automobile h ig hw q y
through Meagher county and the JEFF
ferson national forest reserve
Members Of Party.
Following is the personnel of the
delegation:
+. II. Cooney. w. S. Frary. John A
Collins, E. A. Newton. Herbert Lake
VIM. Grills, E. |. Holland. r. N. Suth
erlin, Roger Carney, w. II. George, O
S. Warden. VIM. Rance, Fred johnson
George Prentiss, Frank Bates, Cbas
h. Davis, Geo. Asselstine, A. r. Nc
Donald, J. 7. Boyd, Arthur Conrad w
S. Clark, Andrew Thisted, Scott Lev
lit, DR.. A. F. Longeway, Frank Brown
Thos. Peacock. Paul Aurbach, b. r
Cook, John Curry. Geo. NJ. Laird, +
f. Beatty, Chas. ID. Eliot, Ben Steele
Chas. +. Clark, ID. w. McCleery, Oscar
Hamilton, Harry NJ. Dunn. w. II. Dob
bins. II. II. Rooney. Geo. Calvert, Sic
Willis, VIM. Smock, Chas. Dahl, John
S. Cook. Henry Hall Johnson, Bud
Kaufman. r. V. Rubottom, VIM. Sill
yerman, II, H. Stanley, Wheeler Coy
David Leadbetter, Geo. Metlin, w. NJ
conklin, Howard Bennett, II. p. Nc
Nair, l.. +. Rutherford, J. r. Johnson
w. II. Corcoran, +. NJ. Walker, Johr
Duncan, w. Fl. Brown, II. p. Mitchell
Pat Scanlon, John X. Patterson, ]. w
keeley, c. b. kreutzer. Frank Rush
G. NJ. Getschell, Florien Gies, Fl. NJ
Yaw, Wyman Ellis!