The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-02
Elaborate Preparations Have Been
Made for Observing
Labor Day.
NUMEROUS SPORTING EVENTS
Exercises Will Commence with "a
Parade-D. $. Dickerson To
Deliver Address of Day.

All is in readiness this morning
for the Labor Day celebration. The
various committees appointed by the
labor unions have worked arduously
the past two weeks making the ar
rangements for one of the biggest
celebrations of the kind in the camp S
history. Labor day has become one
of the great holidays in the country S
history and each year the working
men, the men who compose the class
in whose hands practically lies the
country's destiny, the men who COM
pose the common people class OF
which America SO proudly boasts, dis
play greater interest in this, their
holiday.
Ely is not going to permit the oc-
casion to pass by unnoticed and an
interesting program has been pre-
pared for today's celebration. Spec
ial railroad rates have been secured
and many visitors have arrived. from
surrounding points to participate IN
the holiday events. The camp is
well organized and all the unions
will be properly represented.
The affair will start with grand
parade, several attractive floats nav
ing been prepared for the occasion,
and the music will be rendered by
the local band. The band has been
engaged for the day and will consist
of fifteen pieces.
One of the big attractions of the
Wi
ling contest The purses are $2OO
for the first and $75 for the second
prize.
The pole climbing contest for cleo
trical workers will be something new
and much interest is being displayed
in it. The prize is SIS.
The miners are anxious to enter
the tug of war contest. The winning
team will receive $25.
Twenty-Five dollars is the first
nrize in the 1O0-yard dash for un-
ion men and SIS for the second. A
nurse of $40 has been offered for the
winner of the ladies' 50-yard dash.
There will be a race for girls OF
Is years and under, the winner 10
receive IS. The same amount Will
be presented the winner OF the poys
race.
Ely is proud of it's fire department
and the boys will be given an oppor-
tunity to show what they can do IN
the hose cart race. The three COM
panies have been practiclng FOR the
past week and have made better
time than the winners did during the
Fourth of July contest. The prize
is 500. A second prize OF 500 was
offered but upon request TINS Will De
given to the winners of the hub and
hub race.
The fat men are not to be over
looked and all those who Welgh Zoo
pounds or more will have an oppor-
unity to test their speed. Thr COM
mittee has offered a purse OF 500 to
the winner of the 50-yard dash.
The sauaw race, the contest that
created so much fun on the FOURTH
is on the program and the squaW
who is fleetest of foot will be award
ed the sum of SO.
Five dollars has been offered to
the winner of the line--throWing con-
test. Only card men are eligible TO
enter this contest.
Here's good news to those who ike
horse-racing:
City Marshal Hudgens, at the re-
quest of number of the business
men has agreed to permit horse-rac-
ing on Aultman street. Tne races
are always the big feature OF such
celebrations. There will be free-
for-all saddle race for men, the win
ner to receive $35 and the rider COM
ing in second SIS. The same sums
have been offered to the winners OF
the free-for-all saddle races for Ia
dies. The purses for the winners OF
the cowboys race, saddle, mount and
: start, are the same as in the two 9TH
er races
In addition to these prizes several
of the crafts have put up purses for
their respective organizations.
The judges of the various events
are: A. B. Witcher, Steve o Brien
and J. r. Lucas. The starters are:
H. F. Porch, Denny Barton and H.
B. Millard.
The address of the day will be de-
liyered by Lieutenant Governor DICK
erson.
AS fitting conclusion to the day
celebration two dances will be given