The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-12
POISON TO CELEBRATE
OPENING Of RAILROAD
Great Jubilee to Be Held by
Flathead City When
Lines Finished.
EXPECT GREAT CROWD
Delegations From Montana
Cities Will Be Invited
by Poison.

Poison, April 11.-(Special )-Polson
will celebrate the completion of the
Northern Pacific's Dixon Poison line
with the greatest jubilee the F,athead
country has ever seen. Plans for the
big event. which is expected to occur
sometime in July. have been made by
the Poison Chamber of Commerce.
A wild west event in the form of a
Stampede; reunion Of pioneers, and
program OF track and aquatic sports
will be parts Of the celebration.
Prominent railroad officials will, uf
course, participate in the celebration
Governor Stewart and other state of
ficials viii be invited as the guests of
Poison as well as the mayors Of Mis-
soula, kalspell ana Roman. Large
delegations from these cities are eX-
peoted and probably commercial rep
resentatiVes viii be sent from Spokane
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth.
one Of the important features of the
celebrat ion will he an exhibition of
Ilatheaa products. This, the chamber
OF commerce hopes, will be made per-
manent so that visitors to the city may
see what the Flathead country is
capable of producing.
The Committees.
The general committee in charge OF
tie celebration is as follows: +, l..
Gray, William Irvine, w. A. Gregg,
Charles Allard, +. II. Nash, +. p.
Browne, Ben cramer. l.. &. Hitchcock,
Frank Lambert, President Sawyer Of
the chamber of commerce, Mayor
Robert II. Gillian and NJ. u. Pace
superintendent of schools.
The financial committee is ]. IT,
Cline, A. NJ. Davidson, J. A. Johnson,
G. a. Stone, NJ. A. Myhre, 4. =. Silver
and j. G. Dunbar.
The farmers exhibition will be cared
for by II. NJ. Blair, George McAlear,
Howard Light, Claude Weythman, Fred
Harlan, George Farrell, Pete Solomon,
]. j. Rosenberger.
Karl knudson of the Indian service
will have charge Of the Indian exhib-
its.
On the decorations and parade COM
mittee are James Harbert, A. H.
Cheney, Charles N. Mansur. Nate
Hart, George Wade, Max Lovinger, l..
l.. Marsh, r. NJ. Steele, V. l.. Holding,
j. \. Trow, G. c. Higgins, j. J. Ma
tulys and +. NJ, Simmonds.
Transportation win be arranged by
George w. Williams, w. G. Dewey, Z.
B. Silver, r. NJ. Steele. II. T Hancock
and c. n. Lyman.
Committee OF finance to pay par
ticular attention to the comfort of the
women visitors and cooperate with
the general committee, who will be
Mrs J. a. Johnson Mrs. F. L. Gray,
Mrs Austin Woods, Mrs. j. H. Cline,
Mrs. H. l.. Rakemun, Mrs William
Irvine, Mrs. CoWman, Mrs. V. l.. Hill
Mrs Y. l., Holding Mrs. A. d. May
nard, Mrs. G. G. Higgins. Mrs. Tom
Browne, Mrs. l.. &. Hitchcock, Mrs.
Charles Allard. Mrs. F. F. Browne, Mrs.
+. II. Nash, Mrs, a. G. Rctz. Mrs. NJ.
Murgittroyd, Mrs. y. f. Evans and
Mrs. ii. s. Hanson
Musical features will he arranged by
j. @. Spaberg, i. +. Evans and the
leader Of the band.
The advertising will be cared for by
G. +. CoWman, }. NJ. Dixon, Colonel A.
\. White, ". II. Fedderson, l.. b. Smell
ana F. +. Anthony.
The boys Of the public school will
act as general aids to all committees
and the girls Will assist The. Women's
committee. The NA&ons, Odd Fellows
knights Of Pythias and other lodges
VIII also take i very active part in the
arrangements.