Amador ledger., 1904-09-09
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The LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION
Second Annual Gathering of w. F.
of M. at Fullen's Grove.

ne second annual picnic under the
auspices of the w. F. NJ. of Amador
county, was held on labor day, Sep.
tember 3, at Fullen's grove, near Mar.
tells station The day was d public
holiday, and every miner who could
possibly be spared from the various
mines was given the privilege Of lay.
of. The day was one of the hottest oi
the season. Nevertheless an immense
crowd was attracted to the grounds
during the day. Members of jackson
union mustered about 8 o'clock,
decked in the insignia of the union,
and headed by the Jackson band
marched to the grounds, over two
miles distant. The trudge was a try.
ing one in the sweltering heat of the
sun. The procession numbered from
ITO to l20, not including the band. Al
the grounds they were reinforced by
Sutter Creek and Amador City unions,
aggregating as many as those from the
county seat. Those in line were not sc
numerous as year ago, but the at.
tendance at the grounds was fully
equal to that of last year.
Rev. F. A. Morrow acted as chap.
lain.
The address by Mrs. Morrow Lewis
was we'll received. The lady spoke or
the industrial situation of the times,
and handled the subject we'll from her
point Of view.
The one great mistake in the ar
rangements seemed to be in having the
men walk through the sweltering heat
from Amador, Sutter, and Jackson to
the the grove, Many underground
workmen who were unaccustomed to
the hot rays of the sun were almost ex.
hausted when they arrived, and thus
lost interest in the day exercises. The
day was an ideal one for the sale OF
iced drinks, and it is thought that
financially the organizations in charge
have done well. The ball game be-
tween Amador and Calaveras counties
attracted large crowd, and was won
by Amador by the score of 19 to IL.
Five teams entered for the drilling
contest. J. Bonita and J. Barbara of
Amador drilled 3l4 inches and took
first prize of S75, while Mat Thomas
and Sam Radovich drilled 20 iuches
q nd fOOlz .,ooonl ,1u;,o of
In the shoveling contest Chris Curto-
vich of Amador handled a cubic ward
of earth in 81 minutes, and won 80.
M. Busulovich did the trick in II min
utes and won second prize, So.
The shot put was won by Palmer
Conkling, and the hammer throw by
James Wheeler
Mr.. Proctor of Sutter, and Herbert
Meek of Jackson, divided the prize
money in the shooting contest, SIS.
Failure to bring off the tug-of-war
was disappointment to many. ANA
dor team insisted on their anchor man
wearing d certain saddle, while Jack
son asked that the saddles be uniform.
Amador stood firm in its demand to be
allowed to use its own saddle. Jackson
then made three propositions, viz:
1st That the saddles be uniform,
and produced the saddles.
I'd They would give their opponents
choice of position.
3rd They would pull bare-handed
without saddles for. the anchor man.
All propositions were rejected, and
the contest was declared off.
The afternoon and evening dance was
greatly enjoyed by all the young folks
present, and for so large gathering it
was one of the most orderly that ever
gathered on the platform. The music
by the Stockton band was excellent,
and when the time to cease playing
had arrived, the young people asked for
and were granted one more waltz by
the good natured Mr.. Jones, who had
charge Of the orchestra.
From business standpoint the affair
was as successful as last year. Every
thing in the way of ice cream and eat
ables was sold out by night, and the
quantity of liquid refreshments dispos-
ed of was something marvellous.