The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-26
FOURTH OF JULY
Committees
HARD AT WORK
Many Will Enter the Athletic Con-
testS-Other Attrac-
tiOnS.

Everything looks well for the big
celebration on July 4th and 9th. AL
though the committees had but
couple of weeks during which to
make arrangements for the affair,
they went to work the very night
they were appointed and have been
hard at it ever since. The results
are most promising and there is no
doubt but that Ely will have the
greatest celebration in the towns
history.
Everybody is taking an interest in
the plans and the numerous prize
contests as printed in yesterdays
News have been discussed quite
thoroughly. Several persons have
already signified their intention of
entering some of the contests and
that there will be large number of
ambitious athletes in line is now as
Sured.
The merchants have subscribed
literally to the cause and the COM
mittees will have plenty of money to
work on, so the program will not
be marred any from that standpoint
The committee on decorations will
hold meeting in few days and will
probably urge the business houses
to put on their red, white and blue
colors and to hang out Old Glory.
Scores of outside people are COM
| ing to Ely and the new city is anX-
| ious to give them a good time. Ely
has become famous as a hospitable
| place and the reception afforded the
visitors next month will only tend to
make the towns reputation in that
regard even more pronounced
| hn ooly 1u
/ team is going to Ogden and Salt Lake
to play during Independence day
holidays some have got the impress
sion that there would be no contest
of Americas national game here.
1t is quite the contrary, however, as
it is likely that a series of games
will be played between Lane City
team and the Smelter boys. Those
two teams will put up rafting
good game.
1t has been suggested that mas
much as young America will be on
deck with an over-abundant supply
of fireworks, that it would be well
for the people to commence cleaning
up the trash and combustible mate
rial around their houses. Ely is
proud of it's fire department, but
isn't anxious to give the boys any
unnecessary work.
There will be a special meeting to-
night of the Commercial club for the
purpose of taking up the matter OF
celebrating the Fourth. The various
committees will submit their reports
and the plans as outlined will be
gone over. 1t is understood that ar
engagements are being made to have
| balloon ascension, which will prove
quite a drawing card.
Some changes have been made in
the program. The prize for the drill
ing contest has been increased from
800 to $500. The second prize has
been eliminated. The tug of wal
has been changed from the miners
against the smelters to an open en-
try with seven to a team. Frank
Kupp has entered a team. All en-
tries must be in before July 3.
Fifteen dollars has been offered
for the best group of horribles; S.
to the most comical character in the
parade; SIS to the most original, and
$40 to the ugliest decorated horse
and wagon or team and wagon in
the parade.
j. w. Watson has been selected
starter of minor events. Dave Salter
| will leave this morning for Salt Lake
He will attend to the advertising be-
tween this city and Salt Lake.
A. B. Witcher was elected treas
urer of the executive committee and
J. H. Harville auditor.