Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-11
CELEBRATION OF LABOR DAY
Large Crowds Enjoy an Excellent
Program of Dancing, Sports,
and Games.
Imposing and Lengthy Parade in the
Morning Complete List Of
Prize Winners.

Labor omnia vincit" and Success"
were the notices Of Monday, and they
were fully exemplifed by tho celebra,
ton of the day that is dedicated by the
state and the people to Labor. IT was a
great celebration, and much credit is
due to the managers and to all who par
tiCipated.
From Belt, Sand Coueo and other
towne came large crowds, and the ranch
ers were well represented.
The cold wouther slightly mafred the
pleasure of the crowd, but did not affect
the events III any way.
The parade Was large and imposing,
tho picnic dinner Was q success, the ad-
dress on the purpoece and uses Of the
day by osoph S3chuicr waa tho best ever
delivered in this city on such an occa-
sion, the reply by Mayor Webster was
all that could be dcerod, and tho dane
ing at the pavilion in Riverside park
was very enjoyable, The financial part
Of the celebration wac also success and
there ie small balance in the treasury.
Al 9 p. m. the games and sports began
in Riverside park. Results follow:
Bicycle novice race Howard Oakland
won A. Anderson, second: Livingston
Ackiey, third; f.. Frenctte, fourth.
Boys bicycle race, for boys under IA,
300 yards Willie Roll won; Homer
stone, second; Carl Dolabaugh, third;
| Howard Porter and Worth GODDARD also
started.
Girls' bicycle race for glrIs under H.
800 yards Mar,a Malcolm won; Amanda
IaraWay, second
Quarter bicycle dash Harry
II. Rose won; A. Il. Fleming, second;
&. H. Aegol4tino, third; l.. Nrouotto also
started.
Union mems foot race 100 yards ST.
George Mclaughlin won; l.. Noting
ham, second; Lee putt, third,
Foot race, boys under IL, 100 yards
Claude Euftor won; John Naneia, sec.
ond; Dan Sullivan, John O'hrien, I'D
Gilhe, and VIII Holman also started.
Foot raco, Eirla undar II, 100 yards
LilIie Young won; MariH Maloolm sac-
ond Clara BoFtAche, Liz&ie Jenk9, and
Jennie tAGius also started.
Obstacle race - George Mclaughlin
won; j, f.. NGwhouid, SECOND.
BMl.i race -Coorpo Mclaughlin @on;
laugs }yung, rocond; William l9Gny
third; +, H Ne#bouD3 and tio~arl
Nuuaand also aIartad.
i'utato r.a-J. f.. Ne&boold "p1i
George Mci4ut hin, H2cond, jap.o-
Iouag thmj.
hugaynn hl4b um. Allan MsLmyt
won; George MclMughiin. soconc; frank
McbaAr Third; }. q. Williams, Il he3
Bit and Jdmos uun4 also jumped
Ia. OF War-Graat I'aIIa team, Ctpt
james Young, won: Boston and Mon.
tana Smclter toam, Capt. -. Cranslon
second.
l;unning long Jump George Nc
Laughlin won, lG feet and 10 inches
Frank Mci4oAr, second; Allan Mcleod
third; j. A, Williame, Ed Cook and Jas
Dignan also jumped.
Relay race First team, Lee Tutt
Frank McLcar, George Mclaughlin
and l.. Nottingham; second team, James
Young, Peter Young, j. II. Ncwboulo
and H. Ncsbitt.
Putting the lG,pound shot George
Mclaughlin won; James Young, second
Il. G. McFaul, third; VIM. Young, VIM,
Murray, A. N. Nelson and II. Skinner
! also contoslcd
The game of baseball between the
Great Falls club and the West Great
, Falls club, for purse of SO, was wor
by the Great Fails club by 7core of II
, to 6. -,
i.IHeB Cor Watzlng were won by Mr.
ard Mrs. Il. G. ,Jentins and by Gus
i'unitry and Mr. Edwin Tlevilian, Jr
+ The echottische prize VAS won by Johr
Reilly and Miss Fannie Clark, and the
two-atep prize WAS won by Frank Bates
and Miss KIttic KOinen.