The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-05
ELY CELEBRATES
GREATEST 4TH
IN HER HISTORY
SCORES OF OUTSIDERS JOIN THE
CITIZENS IN OBSERVING
THE DAY.
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME
Great Interest Displayed i'm the Races,
the Parade and Literary
Exercises.


Once, twice, thrice three cheers
and a tiger for the Fourth of July.
The firing of the sunrise guns yester-
day morning gave proof that there
were none but Americans on guard, y
to conduct the exercises OF the day
set aside by the American people in
commemoration of the daring deeds
enacted by our forefathers in the
days of long ago.
The day was most charming, as far
as the weather was concerned. A
throng of the cream of American
manhood and his best girl were out
lip gala attire to view the games and
sports.
When the Nevada Northern pulled
into Ely Wednesday evening, it was
loaded with visitors from Cobre TAX
ing in all stations on the road The
farmers of Steptoe valley, were here
in force; Cherry Creek had a goodly
representation, as did Ward, Taylor,
Preston. Lund, Barnes, and other of
the points in the county. All the
people evidently wanted one days
rest from the farm and the mine.
II was a little late when the line
of march was takeen up, with the
right resting on Court street.
The PROCESSION was made up
as follows:
Grand Marshal John Hudgens, fol-
lowed by six aids. namely Frank New
ins. r. r. Hilderbrandt AL Butler, Jo
Gilbert and Francis Brimm, all well
mounted They were followed by
the Ely brass band of fifteen pieces.
The hand was followed by veterans
of tho civil and Snanish wars and
ex-soldiers representing every state
IN tho nnion THE ..Vets" were fol-
lowed Inv floats gotten up by the. Or
aar of Eaples The first float in the
lina wae one loaded with "Horribles, .
dressed in fantastic costumes and ev-
erv man ON the wagon was a music
ian and the banio. guitar and the
horse fiddle" made music to the
great delight of the multitude of
naonle lining the streets on which
the narade nassed The Eagles
navt Boat renresented a prospector's s
outfit and was labeled death VAL
ley or Bust" and the herd of burros
tbat followed the float had every ap-
naarancn of Get in that. Ely,'' and
all in good time to uncover a
honanza. The two Eagle floats were
Followed by twenty-one "birds' that
flew low" with Judge Devocman.
drassed in conventional black, and
woo,.ine n white silk tile that Gifted
the occasion y Hose company No. /,
with sixteen men at the ropes of Ely's
fire fighting hose cart was next in
t,,a line 4 covered float with good
old Uncle Sam and a highly colored
coddaes of Liberty. was next in or
da,. Irnc,e sam had a brindle bull
doc living by his side.
fioaf followed drawn by an old
donkav that looked as If he had been
-. ti,o,saruioe in the "Fall of 40 and
sn,.;ng If ,5O' y and was driven by a
,ittlo lad of perhaps 10 summers,
ssttiny bv the side of whom was a
s,'7S, l;ttle miss of about the same
aoe emhlematical of the boys and
air,s that EIy is proud of. This
snat was followed by gaily bedeck-
ad ,,,,rro m the hack of which was a
lad well dressed and bright, and the
Whole nicture was one of happiness
snnrema
The Peonle's Meat market had a
wo oon renresenting Nevada's beef
..thaf wonld have made a hungry man
think ba was starving to death.
Dockor'c OGDEN hepr was mounted
neoA.a ,7;.od, o WAGON with beer
nnas ", "9 for r wheals an ton of which was
a,, aess III how and a barrel. and drawn
a Nv sa"1, nair Jp' of lake shallenberger's
Wy hot attracted much attention.
oA9n' .na. 81 ti,a Nv +aan, was a float
ronrosentine nosuI the "aristocracy' of a
tndred sep' 1s's wars ago II was loaded
with Puritan mother, who had been
three times married She carrlea "a
stuffed baby in her arms; ne o,u
man, who drove the ola piack lnaie' ,
had yellow necktie that loomea up
like lighthouse on DARK hisn..
His dress represented every color ~ %
the rainbow, with red' Whi.e an1 m11
blue predomlna.ihs' snsno4ter The
Glory had not been forgotten. IN ne
whole outfit was riding on an auto
mobarrel. The float had unaer !. q
barrel. Coveed by ho,he.nau .nane
canopy, the daughter ana sun
followed on foot.
An old-time Concord coacn, ulawa