Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-07-09
Echoes From the Celebration.

| Prescott never haQ celebration II which each particular committee separately and all the committees collectively performed their duties SC well and faithfully as those of the celebration just closed. It was tc this that the celebration owed its com plete success.
 The Journal Miner reporter detailed to write up the parade, unintentionally overlooked one very unique float in the procession, being that oi Head and Parsons, the plumbers They had bath tub profusely dec, orated with evergreens, and in which was an urchin initiating the taking oi a bath, his head only being visible above the sides of the tub. It was a very appropriate and well gotten up float to represent the business it did
 The Jerome "sweepers" secured the services of the band on Saturday night and paraded the streets, and they also secured the five-seated tally. ho on Saturday morning and made a tour of the town with their brooms.
 The Phenix band received many compliments for the excellent music furnished during the celebration.
 The carnival cake-walk first prize was won by Edwards and Clark, and the second prize by Stewart and Murphy.
 c. s. Scott, of the Phenix Republi- can, took in the festivities from Fri day morning until last evening, when he returned to Phenix, and furnished an excellent report for that paper.
 The baseball game for a purse of S50.00, between the Whipple and Prescott clubs, was won by the for, mer by a score of 19 to II.
 Claude Thompson, of the Jerome Reporter came over for the closing days of the celebration.
 The scores at yesterdays gun club tournament follows: Shot at and broke respectfully-Aitken, 240, 2l5: Miller, 200, IFS; Knoblock, 1S0, l52 Marvin, 24O, 2O4; Hawkin, 200, 149 Burmister, 240, 20l; Hiil, 200, 174 Mcdonald, 240, 220; Foster, 100, SO Manderfeld, 15, s; Hildreth. 65, AT Harrison, 100, v; Pinney, 60, 39 Marks, 15. 9. The high percentages were Mcdonald first. with little les: than 72; Aitken second, fraction les: than 90; Miller third, S9. Aitken wor the record for straights, scoring IS and McDsnald second, with ;I5 Miller won the miss and out and witt it the largest single purse.
 At the race track, the quarter of . mile dash and S35 purse was won by Charley Curley's horse, with snow ball second, with a purse of Sl5. Dr FitzsimmOn's mare won the half mile race, and Price Thompson's colt sec ond, the purses being S35 and Sl5 respectively.
 In the pony Iace Miss Virgie Hite a twelve year old girl and three boy' entered. Miss Hite's pony took th' lead from the start but bolted tht track and ran away with her. A bo! named Nobles won the race. WheI Virgie got her pony under control anC returned to the track a voluntee purse was raised for her larger thal the one put by the committee.
 As carnival manager Frank Will ljams demonstrated that he was tn right man in the right place. A nor complete success could not have beel asked for. Everything passed of without a hitch and the carnival wa all that was promised or expected with the additional feature that whil all enjoyed themselves, no rude ness or improper conduct of hood lum nature was reported. There no doubt that this feature of the cele bration was thoroughly appreciate by the visitors.
 Frank Wright, Superintendent Glass and their crew of employees 0 the Prescott electric company cam , in for praise in no unstinted measur . for the fine electric display on tn , court house. It was beautiful planned, artistically executed an produced a most brilliant and plea, ing effect.