Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-09-07
CELEBRATION
 OF LABOR DAY
Was Most Elaborate
 and Successful.
Immense Crowd in Attendance Tn teresting Programme of Sports.
 Drilling Contest the Chief.

The most elaborate celebration of Labor Day ever attempted in Arizona was that of Monday, September 5th at Granite Dells. The prime movers in the celebration were the members of the Miners union of the county with the union of McCabe probably in the lead in suggesting it. Nearly, if not all of the labor organizations in the county however joined heartily Tn the celebration and helped to make of it the success which was achieved.
 Estimates of the number in attend ance at Granite Dells varies from 1000 to 1,5O0, the latter probably being nearer the correct figures as the railroad company reports having transported over 1.2OO by rail from different points on its line and large number went there by private convey ance. It proved regular field day for the proprietor of this pleasure resort and was of pleasure and enjoy ment to all who attended.
 An interesting programme of sports was provided consisting of drilling contests, base ball, shooting, foot races, etc., but the contest which in terested the spectators most was the drilling.
 The base ball game was between the Prescott printers and the McCabe miners and the latter came off easy victors.
 Although the crowd was large it was very orderly and DO rowdyism of any kind was reported on the grounds, such as are liable to occur in the east when such large crowds assemble.
 Special trains were run from Pres colt, Jerome and McCabe and each one was filled with merry making, fun loving but we'll behaved crowd of ladies and gentlemen, with a large contingent of jolly, romping, shout ing boys and girls, all on pleasure bent.
 For the double hand drilling contest there were six entries, their names and the result of their drilling being as follows:
 Cole and Ryan, of McCabe, 2s3s inches.
 Vic Johnson, from the Gladstone mine and Con Johnson, of McCabe, 2734 inches.
 Nyberg and Delaney, of Walker, 2s1s inches.
 Mccarthy and warlop, of McCabe, 24 inches.
 Eckerg and Martinez, 235s inches.
 Townsend and Carroll, 233s inches.
 The first money, $50 was according ly won by Cole and Ryan, and the second money, $50, by Nyberg and Delaney. D. W. Jenkins, of Mayer, was judge and A. c. Gilmore and J. H. Angels acted as time keepers.
 In boiler riveting contest between Otto Kattenberg and J. Keogh, of the s. F. P. S P shops in Prescott, and E. Rose and Frank Cullen, of Jerome, the former won by putting in three rivets in four minutes.
 There were four contestants in the single hand drilling contest and on account of tie for first money all but one participated in the purses.
 The entries and the record made by each follows:
 Julius warlop 141a inches.
 Ed Harri, 153s inches.
 George Dehlin 153s inches.
 Wm. Hutton 12 inches.
 First money was divided between Harris and Dehlin.
 During the afternoon foot races were run for which prizes were given, although for some events down on the there were no entries.
 Walter Collins won the g. 50 purse for foot races for boys under fourteen years old.
 In the free for all Harry Cotton won first money, s5, and Hardy Allen sec- ond, g. 50.
 An orchestra from McCae furnished music during the afternoon and even ing to which dveotees of this form of indulged in dancing.
 The miners are certainly deserving of praise for the very successful man. merlin which the celebration through