The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-09-30

Ai'ei oiShoech minutes DeIore ne came
to enough to miss his Waterbury
watch.
The following is list of the games,
winners and prizes:
Throwing an anvll-Prize, an OF,
painting Of canal ooat going ashore
In dreadful storm. Won by Capt.
Behemoth Smith, who succeeded in
throwing it on Elder Toots left foot.
Standing jump-Priza, a kerosene
lamp with green body and warranted
not to explode. Won by Prof Serious
White, who broke pair Of six shilling
suspenders in so doing
Foot race of 100 yards-.Prize, a
decorated wall basket, which can also
be used to hold potatoes, carry game
or knock burglars out. Won by Shin
dig Watkins, whose divorced wife was
present, and felt so elated over his
victory that she returned home with
him.
Boxing mstch-Prize, n lithograph
Of John L. Sullivan. Won by Givea-
dam Jones, who Knocked out three as
pirants IN such manner that they in
quired what year it was when they
revived.
High jump-Prize. fine large bot
tie of cement to mend crockery and
glassware. Won by SNOWFALL Cot
ton, who clea ed the stick held at five
feet, but came down on his head and
drove his neck back three inches.
Wheelbarrow race--Prize, four
lunches of celery with hand painted
stalks. There we're eight contestants,
and the prize was borne off by Truth
full TAYLOR.
Playing the harmonican--frize.
door-mat on which vas the word
"Welcome About forty members
contested for this prize, and during
the hall hour in whchthe struggle
took place pa sing .chooners were driven
ashere and cyclone JUS, missed the
island. The winner was Samuel Shin,
but he lay exhausted for the next half
hour.
At noon the crowd sat down to put
itself outside of banquet, in which
the following ingredients largely fig
ured
Mustard. Cabbage. Pickles.
Bread. Crackers. Snaps.
Ice water. Mustard. Pickles.
Plain cabbage.
Chopped cabbage.
Cold meat. Mustard. Pickles.
Crackers.
More bread.
More snaps.
Pickles. Cabbage. Mustard.
Horseradish, watermelon, Cocoanuts,
celery, ice-water, cabbage, pickles
and mustard.
During the afternoon the members
enjoyed themselves bathing, sleeping
or roaming about, and the barge re-
turned to the city just at dusk with all
on board in the best Of spirits.
At half-past o'clock Paradise Hall
was thrown open and speedily filed.
Brother Gardner made another speech
Of welcome, in which he trusted that
the club would at once turn its atten-
tisn to the Bulgarian and Mexican
questions, and he was followed by Snow
bal Cotton. SIR Isaac Walpole and Col.
Rigid Coleman. On motion of D,fh-
Guilty Johnson, of Tennessee, Brother
Gardner was re elected President by
acclanation. There was considerable
strife for the other positions, and the
following candidates were elected:
Vice -President-Col. j. Ctnlilever.
Secretary-Absolute smith.
Treasurer-Sympathy Jones.
GraLd Keeper Of the Seals-Snow-
ball Cotton.
The appointment OF local committees
from active members will be made at
the next regular meeting.
The delegates began to depart about
midnight Saturday night, and by Sun
day evening the great majority had
headed for home. each one seeming to
feel that the country had been pulled
through thrilling crisis, and was safe