The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-07-07
The Fourth In DeLamar.

day which was simply perfect one for
out door enjoyment. This was the FIRST
picnic and ladies and enildrens general
celebration ever held here, and every
thing went off like clock work.
To the many ladies who took part in
providing the fine dinner and espe-
cially to Mrs. Crosson, Mrs. Knapp and
Miss Pohlman, great praise is due for
their industry in managing the arrange
ments for the morning exercises.
| Gathered at the picnic grounds at
1870 the exercises were opened by
singing that grand hymn, America, by
all present, followed by an eloquent
prayer by Mr.. Warren, then other
patriotic songs. among which were
i Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, sung
by Miss Belle Harville, and Our Flag is
Still There, sung by thirteen little girls
with march and flag waving accom-
paniment. Then the reading of the
Declaration of Independence, by Mrs.
Crosson. Then came the Grafton of
the day, by Mr.. ]. J. Bennett, an effort
on the part of a miner which has re-
ceived no end of compliments from the
audiance as brilliant display of ora
4 tory, After the Grafton, Mr.. Charles
Ursn sang the Star Spangled Banner, as
a solo, and was loudly applnuded for its
fine rendition. Then the exercises
were closed by everybody singing,
Marching Through Georgia.
The ladies then set to work spreading
the lunch, Mrs. Morgan, In the mean
time, being busy helping all the child
rem to ice cream galore.
| After the dinner, which was boun-
tiful one, little boys and then little
girls foot race, closed up as happy q
picnic as ever was enjoyed in Owyhee.
In the afternoon everybody crowded
down town to see the races and wrest-
ling match, and with the streets and
saloons all crowded and general hila-
rious time, not single disturbance oc-
cursd The sporting editor Of the MUG
GET was 80 much occupied with other
matters that he did not keep tab on
the races and wrestling match. They
all came off, hewever, according to pro-
gramms, and left no kicks coming from
any source and the fellows who won
money on them wers all happy, while
the fellows who lost had nothing but
their bad judgment to complain Of.
The grand ball in the evening, like
everything through the day, was a COM
plete success.
INCIDENTS AND COMMENTS.
While everybody did Their part we'll
to make the celebration success, the
amount of work done by Mr.. Frank
Crosson in having the grounds prepared
for the picnic, constructing platform
and tables, entities him to especial
thanks from all who attended the pic
mic.
Mrs. Gro sson's untiring industry in
collecting the contributions for the
tables and to the several ladies who
assisted her in preparing and arranging
the spread, every body spoke most COM
plimentsry.
To Mrs. Knapp and Miss Poblman for
their skill in arranging the musical
part of the programme and to the sing
ers who carried it out so satisfactorily,
all were under obligations.
The thirteen pretty little girls, dressed
in white, marching and singing Our
Flag is There were just too sweet for
anything, waving their flags in time to
their pretty song.
The little Miss Masterson who won
the little girls race, was stranger in
town, her parents coming from Boise
Valley and are now campsd near South
Mountain. She was so pretty that
everybody wanted to see her win.
Little Katie Mollony took the second
prize.
The races were all run as per pro-
gramme, Albert B, winning the repeat,
Zebra, the pony race, Two Bits the con-
ISOLATION, Jim Freeburn the foot race
and Jim Pascoe the wrestling match.
Two foot races not down on the pro-
zramme, were run Tuesday. Mike
Rock running for place in the fighters
Corner, to catch too fresh tin horn
who Clipped his chin in on dice
game when it was not his put in, The I
in horn, however, got the start, and
knowing it meant humping if he got
caught, displayed admirable sprinting
qualities.
The Mail route between DeLsmar and Y
Tordon having been discontinued on Ii