The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-09-05
LABOR DAY AFTERMATH.

tion to give briefly the AFTERNOON
happenings at the fair grounds in
paragraph form
Some five hundred people were at
the fair grounds by 2:3O O'Clock, and
after the band had played Hail
to the Chief, Mayor Mullins arose
and introduced GovernorfDdn w.
Jones, of Arkansas, The Governor
started off by assuring his Ihearers
that be was born in Bowie tCounty,
etc, then brauched off bJ compli-
menting the B. R. I. Organization
for the creditable parade they had
gotten up. Said he was a friend of
organized labor, and pro9ed it by
reciting his recent procb bmation
against railroads bringing in alien
colored or white labor, while the
miners who had laid down their
tools were willing to arbi itrate on
wages, etc. His speech was well
gotten up and recited and he was
frequently applauded.
Hon. Joseph W. Baily, of Texas,
as next introduced by Hon w. Lee
Estes, and made an anti admins
tration speech. Mr. Baily is a fine
orator and the peopled listened to
him attentively.
The program of amusements was
taken up after the speaking and
the following prizes were awarded;
The little girls bicycle Face was
won by Miss Florence MayRer.
The gold medal offered for the
winner of the 8 mile bicycle race,
was won by Grover Staiti.
The one half mile horse race was
won by Frank Waddelrs horse
Mutt Wood " Time 50 seconds.
The quarter mile dash proved a
tie between Frand Waddelrs horse
and one belonging to L, Barber.
The tie was run off by the
same horses and the Waddell horse
won by several lengths
In the trap shooting, participat
ed in by the Gun Club, was won by
Mr. Will Smith. The prize was a
five dollar bill
The "a prize for the finest baby,
was captured by Mr. and Mrs, W.
H. Morgan
The $4 gold medal offered for the
best dancers, was won by Mr. Geo.
Dunbar and Diss Goldie Marshall
Notes
The trains did not make as many
trips to and from the ground as
they usually do, therefore, many
who wished to return to the city af-
ter the afternoons entertainment,
we're compelled to walk in, and they
looked dust stained and weary ask
jim Wilson, the clerk Of the Bowie
District court about it,
Mr. R, J. ODwyer and editor
Stuart, of the Courier, went out on
the train but come back ina horse
less carriage" the kind Sam Solins.
ky made his parade in,
James Martin, Of ODwyer &
Ahern's, counted the ties between
here and the fair grounds last
night. He wore the heels out of
5 cent pair of British imported
hose, and the sweat took
the starch out of his piccadilly In
speaking Of it to the reporter, he
said "there are others"
Professor McCann, Of the Shreve-
port orchestra, led our band at the
dance last night,
The woods around the fair
grounds was on fire yesterday, and
what smoke the Gun Club did not
make, the fire did,
Every one says the day was
Grand success and the endowment
was great
Now, that Labor Day has passed,
let us. get down to work and try to
be better able to celebrate the next
labor holiday in 4 more general
manner.
We heard several maIcontents be-
wailing the fact that the procession
had no marshal yesterday, and in
forming the parade, several floats
were left out, cause being they drove
up to the postoiice block expecting
the procession to form there, when
it formed elsewhere, the floats TAX
ing any old place The drivers could
turn into
The total number Of tickets sold
to the fair grounds yesterday by
rail over the Pee Gee, was 7l6
which makes G1s6.5o. 40 the Pee
Gee gave up only percentage out
of this, it made a good thing out Of
the four coaches it ran, when it
made only few trips We learn