The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-07-10
THE CELEBRATION.
Gardnerville Wears Her Patriotic
Colors Creditably.

9th of July in creditable manner.
The town was fairly packed with
visitors from far and near and an in
teresting program was carried out. H.
+. Dangberg, Jr., acted as Marshal of
the Day and Fred and Geo. Hussman,
Joe Cardinal and Harvey Blackwell
were the Aids.
At o'clock p. m. the Industrial Pa
rade, headed by the Carson Band,
formed on Mission street and paraded
the town. The doat in which the God
dess of Liberty, Miss Hannah Harris,
and the four Maids, the Misses Jennie
Jacobsen, Georgia Nelson, Valid Swail
and Emma Larson, were conveyed was
beautiful and artistically arranged.
The Goddess looked stately and fair
and reigned supreme with diamond
studded crown, gown fit for a real
Goddess and four lovely Maids as at
PENDANTS. Fritz Dangberg represented
Uncle Sam and drove the horses that
pulled the Goddess picturesque float.
The parade stopped at Larson's Grove,
where platform 5OxSO feet had been
built for dancing and literary pro-
gram. Rev. Rankin delivered the in
vocation, Hon. J. II. Martin read the
Declaration of independence and Geo.
Springmeyer delivered the Grafton,
which was listened to with interest by
all. The choir rendered some excellent
singing and, after the benediction by
Rev. Rankin, the crowd dispersed to
the racing grounds, where the entire
afternoon was spent in exciting sports.
First on the program was half-mile
trotting race, in which @. Nelson and
II. Rosenbrock were entered, the for
mer winning out. The purse was 500,
with s. entrance fee.
The halfmile horse race was won by
II. F. Dangberg, Jr., over Fritz Ned
denriep and Geo. P. Dangberg. Purse,
$40; entrance fee, S..
E. Christensen, lobe Ward and Will
lie Nelson entered horses in the second
half-mile race, the Christensen horse
coming in ahead. Charley Larson
rode the winning horse and the animal
fell after crossing the line. Both horse
and rider were considerably bruised
Purse, 500; entrance fee, S..
Rube McFadden and Lawrence Ezell
were then matched for a road bike race
and RUDE won out with a walk-over,
carrying away the S. purse.
Then the big rs yard foot race come
off The competitors were Ross Kah-
Ter, w. H. Pitts, of Antelope Valley,
and Frasier, of Carson. Kahler was
the winner. Purse, $40; entrance fee,
$3.50.
One of the most exciting and inter
esting features of the program was the
riding of wild bronchos by three crack
horsemen, which took place in Jaynes'
corral. The riders were F. G. Nedden-
reip, Joe Small and Winfield Miller.
Neddenriep was awarded first prize,
800, and Miller second prize, a s25
bride. Entrance fee, s.. The horses
put up some fierce bucking but the
riders kept their seats The judges
we're Geo. Dangberg, NJ. Fay and @.
|. Hardy.
This concluded the afternoons pro-
gram. At O'Clock the Horribles took
place. A "Rube Bando comprised this
feature, which was composed of ten
comedians, each possessing a musical
instrument and following in the lead
Of the Drum Major, Mr.. Morris Harris,
ate of San Francisco. They marched
Town Main street discoursing har-
nonious conglomeration of heart-ap-
pealing discords, stopping now and
mon to efflux selection from Sousa's
Band or few horizontal bars of Grand
Opera hot stuff.
After the horrible Horribles the fire.
works display was enacted, which
lighted up the smokey armament with
scintillating splendor.
The big platform was soon crowded
with gay dancers, the Goddess of
Liberty and her Maids leading the
Grand March. The platform was but
a moving mass of humanity till the
frolicsome south-winds played havoc
with the tranquility of the occasion
and annoyed the sterner sex with the
miscellaneous flutter, like Old Glory,
of blonde tresses in the restless breeze.
They then adjourned to Valhalla Hall
and danced till their cup of joy was
filled to o'erflowing.
The sun then rose on the second day
of the patriotic festivities and every
body was won't to say ''oh, what diff
ference in the morningp'
At l o'clock P. M. 5O-mile relay
race was begun at the race track by
the Gardnerville and Carson bicycle
teams, Carson winning out by half
mile The home team did axoallant