The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-07-10

river Of ninety years ago. A series
Of teepee villages housing the tribes
of yesterday who will have convened
for the congress will line the banks
of the river.
For the first time in history this
group Of writer's and scholars will be
gathered in congress with represen-
tatives Of most of the Northwest
tribes of Indians whose ancestors
helped to make the fur trading his
tory of the Northwest. The early
morning will be devoted to con-
ferences between the members Of
the expedition and the various tribes.
At 1920 A NJ, the formal program
will begin Governor SOrlie Of North
Dakota and Governor Erickson of
Montana will deliver brief addresses
of welcome, after which Major Gen
eral Hugh L. Scott, famous Indian
fighter, who engaged in more than one
important campaign, will preside. He
Will deliver an address to the as
| sembIed Indian tribes, after which the
! United States flag will be raised on a
giant flag staff erected on the exact
site over which Old Glory waved little
| less than one hundred years ago, when
| the guns of Fort Union doomed a
! friendly salute to the tribesmen com
| inc to trade Prior to the formal rails
ing of the flag, General Scott will re.
view troops of the militia of the
| states of Montana and North Dakota.
-.ftor the flag raising ceremony chiefs
OF the various tribes present will re-
Il spond to General Hugh L. SCOTS ad-
i dress to them.
The afternoon will be devoted to In
dian contests and ceremonies. IndiaT
activities are being prepared to oc
cupy the afternoon of the 18th ant
the entire day of the 18th Indian
teepee raising contests. Indian hors
} races. contests for the most approx
riate old time Indian costume will b.
held. The Indians will exhibit tn
arts and Industries of their own tribe
of sixty years ago and demOnstrat
: the progress that has been made b
: those tribes in industry and agricu
, ture since that time.
2 The Historical Societies of Mort
l Dakota and Montana are planning a
r exhibit Of historical relics pertainin
q to Fort Union and the Indian tribe
/ who traded there in the old day
0 This exhibit will be free to the publ
f From Fort Union the special trai
5 VIII proceed to Glacier National Par
e Montana.
On July goth the Expedition wi
s proceed to Meriwether, Montan
r where a monument erected on Il
it farthest north spot reached by Ca
h tain Meriwether Lewis OF the Lew
S & Clark Expedition in 1905, will
II unveiled. This monument in honor
IS Captain Lewis will be presented
y the Great Northern Railway COmpal
,e to the State of Montana to be mai
lie tanned by them as a tribute to t
b. valuable services rendered by CAPITA
s. Lewis to the N Orthwest.
III The eyes of practically every stS
y Historical Society and Of similar
tie CARNATIONS in Canada and other COT
O. tries will be turned upon this UpI
KS Missouri Historical Expedition as
tie marks an innovation in the devel'
Mt ment of public interest in the pres
ia walton of historical records cOnce
of ing any region. This is the first
petition of it's kind recorded in
er United States and historians throu
en- out the country confidently look
a ward to a revival of public intere'
i'll the history of the Northwest as
ri suit of this unique expedition.