The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-09
CHERRY CREEK ITEMS.
sBY our Regular Correspondent

Milt Cameron came over from Mum
cey Monday on business.
will Stevens, the sick miner, is again
on the street.
Father Manion held services in the
Roman Catholic Church on Sunday,
aad will go TO Ely on Thursday.
Morris Bartholomew, who WAS sup
posed to have been .eriously hurt by a
buclsIng horse, IS around as before the
accident.
A gentleman just In from Toano re-
ports Dig lot of machinery arrived
there for the Grand Deposit Co. 5 mine
at Muncy Creek.
J. u. williamson. after visiting his
relatives in several States, has returned
TO US. He went out TO McDermid's to
ply visit on Sunday. John has dis.
covered the 'elixir OF life. -
The automobile Is now an established
fact--making regular trips. Two pas
sengers came in from Ely on Monday
and went on to Wells. The world do
move. Now 1t is iu order for the man. :.
ager of the stage company to go 1t one
better. Ben start railroad.
VIII O'Neil came from Wells on Fri
day aud went out TO the O'Neil ranch
in Spring Valley, returning to cele-
bfate the Fourth at Cherry Creek.
Mr.. O'Neil says there are many would
be purchasers for the ranch, but be
proposes stocking 1t with live stock
ard 1t Is not for sale.
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH
Whatever other communities many
do or leave undone, Cherry Creekers,
always patriotic, never fail to come to
time TO celebrate our great rational
holiday. On Friday each citizen Wed
with the other in decorating the fronts
of their buildings with flags aud butt
ing, while trees were brought from the
mountains to plant on the streets to
add to its beauty and relieve the eye, SO
that when the people arrived to attend
the ball on Friday evening they found
the decoration complete; the big boys
edding the heayens with giant powder
and the ubiquitous small boy every
where with the firecracSer, to the ter.
ror of horses and nervous ladies' Every
valley and ranch sent its quota to at
tend our celebration. The ball was a
grand success and continued till 5 a, NJ.
in the morning.
Promptly at II A. NJ. on the 4th the
Hon. Chas. Greene, the President es.
corted Ex-senator Frank ]. Cannon TO
rthe rostrum, where an audience OF some
two hundred expectant people greeted
them with cheers. There being nc
chaplain present to open the services,
the chairman suggested that each one
should pray for himself. The choir
consisting OF Mesdames Kelsey, Callag-
han, Thomas, and Misses Alice and
Lizzie Stratton and Miss Lying, and
Messrs. Pascoe, Leishman, Norris. Pha-
Ian and Hudgens, opened with singing
Columbia. Miss Lille Borchert read
the Dec aration OF Independence. and
Senator Cannon, introdu uced by the
Chairman in me s. complimentary a,-
quage, mado his bow to the audience.
He was well received aud for nearly
half an hour poured forth one continual
stream OF oratory such as many OF our
people never heard before. II the Sen
stor were only visitor, we could use
many superlatives, but being one of IL;
now, 1t would not be In good taste. he
has fine command of language; hi:
enunciation Is very distinct; his declam
alton is good, he has striking attitud,
and withal he has brains in his heat
and patriotism in his heart The choi
rendered their pieces to very appre
ciatiye audience,
In the afternoon the sports were car
ried out according to program:
Three.legged race, Reilly and Can
non, first prize. Stratton b nd Claunch
second; Wheelbarrow race, Earl Bor
ebert, first; so yd. race for boys, Jer
ONE Stratton, first, Peter Claunch
second; Girls race Ina Miller, FIRST
Rachel Dolan, second; Egg race, Lizzi
Stratton, first, Maggie Holland, secon'
Daisy Dolan, third; Old mans race
Pete Blair, first, Frecherro, second
100 I'd race, Mark Doian, first, Johl
Murphy, second; Barrel race, Austii
Cannon; Cracker Eating Conle est, Aus
tin Cannon; Barrel scramble Earl Bor
r ebert; Log saving, Mrs. Cordano, first
Mrs Sandquist, second; Donkey race
J. Stratton, first, r. Claunch, second
Putting the Shot, George Young
After the sports in town big crow
drove to the race track to witness th
mile dash for saddle horses. job
Phalan, first; Frank Pierce, second
Frank Phalan, Ed Hewlett, third
Many Dennla ramuina,1 In town mt