The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-09-08
LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION
EXERCISES. DELIGHTFULLY."-
CARRIED OUT.
A Good Crowd and All I'm the
Happiest Mood.

A warm, balmy day, with the sum
shine tempered by hazy smoke in the
seldom enjoyed elsewhere than in the
Owyhees, Labor Day opened most aus
piciously. with everyone bent on get
ting as much enjoyment out of it for
himself and everybody else as possible.
The crowd was rather disappointing as
to numbers, but never better natured
one, and everything went on smoothly
and merrily A feature of the open
ing exercises WAS to have been an ora
ton, but by disappointment in get
ting the speaker desired, that had to be
cut out But Miss Hastings, with two
score of dainty little girls whom she
had patiently drilled for the occasion
to play their pretty parts and sing
their little songs so sscharmingly, made
the loss of the usual oratory for such
occasions the less noticeable.
Mr. T. w. Mollart, as conductor of
the exercises. after very brief little
address, simply announced the pro-
gram in its order. Outside Of the pref
ty numbers by the little girls ard boys,
Mr.. Paul Newman favored the audi
ence with a song and an encore, which
were surprises to the larger part of the
listeners who we're not aware of that
gentleman's. vocala accomplishment
The morning exercises we're closed by
the crowd joining with the children on
the platform in singing America" and
it was announced that the contests and
sports for prizes would begin at one
o'clock.
At one O'clock the different sports
began to be pulled off in their order,
and preparations we're began for the
Big Drilling Contest.
AS this was to be a single handed
upper, big granite rock had been sus-
pended under a derrick, for the husky
miners to try their muscle and endur-
ance upon for the regulation time of
15 minutes. Three prizes of S75, $50
and $25, respectively, we're offered and
there were five entries for the contest,
namely: James B. Law, from the Tybo-
Bluebird mine, Pixley basin; Thomas
S. Fry, Addie; Charles Kingsley, John
Lane and James Ward. The first prize
was won by Fry, second by Kingsley
and third by Law.
Prizes for other contests we're award
ed as follows:
One hundred yard race for men-T.
R. Kelley LIST, Frank Lee I'd, Branch
Smith Sd.
One hundred yard race for boys, 10
to Is years-Garnet Jeffery lst, Ernest
Valverde I'd, Arthur Heer Sd.
Fifty yard race for ladies-Miss EN-
ma Pascoe 1st, Mrs. John Morrissey I'd,
Miss Maggie Caveney Sd.
Fifty yard race for girls, 10 to 1S
years-Ethel Kingsley lst, Lillian
Evans I'd, Lottie Gardner 3D..
Baby contest, l month to l year
Mrs. Andy Wennerstein's 1st, Mrs.
Frank McKee's I'd, Mrs. Emmett Nor
rows Sd.
Mems nail driving contest, 60 penny
spikes-T. R. Kelley lst, John Ander-
son I'd.
Nail driving contest for ladies-Mrs.
A. F. Shrader lst, Mrs. John Morrissey
I'd, Mrs. John Anderson Sd.
Cracker erting contest for beys and
girls-Ethel Kingsley 1st, Lem Bauck-
man I'd, Ethel Gaylord Sd.
Squaw race-Mrs. Chris Farrer 1st,
Mrs Jas. Goodwin ID, Mrs. Vic Wisner
Sd.
Wood saving contest for ladies'
Mrs. f. Bingham 1st, Miss Emma Pas
coe I'd, Mrs. Polletti Sd.
Egg and spoon race for ladies-Mrs.
: A. f. Schrader 1st, Mrs. John Nor
rissey ID.
Egg and spoon race for girls under
15 years-Ester Evans lst, Lottie Gard
ner I'd, Florence Mills Sd.
Egg and spoon race for boys Garnet
Jeffery 1st. Ernest Valverde I'd, Frank
Slattery 3d.