The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-07-08
FALLoN, NEVADA THURSDAY JULY s. 1909
TOWNS GREAT CELEBRATION
The Fourth Was Celebrated
In An Auspicious
Manner.

The celebration passed off very nice
ly Monday, nothing occurring with the
exception of high wind to mar the
pleasure of day of wholesome enjoy
ment 1t is estimated that nearly one
thousand people came here from near
by sections to witness the events of
the day and general satisfaction was
expressed by those present at the man
ner in which the affair was conducted.
The parade in the forenoon was
highly creditabe and Saltwater with
its usual progressive spirit in evidence,
was represented by float that took
the first prize. The decorations were
confined to products raised in the Still
water section and if anyone after see-
ing the sheaths of oats, measuring over
six feet in length, alfalfa as long as
the ordinary man is high and barley
and wheat of different varieties that
had attained prodigious size, can say
that Saltwater is not backed by po-
tent resources that must make of it
years to come, most important COM
mercial center, he is lacking in vision.
Much credit is due C. P. Cirac for
Stillwater's representation in the local
celebration.
The parade, generally speaking, was
highly creditable and was led by the
local band, dressed in grotesque attire,
which excited much amusement.
The races occurred in the afternoon
on Maine street AMI were witnessed by
nearly the entire crowd that celebrated
in Fallon.
The Goddess of Liberty car was ex.
ceedingly attractive and Miss Maggie
Spoon and her maid of honor, Miss
Lizzie dollhouse, wore costumes that
were extremely handsome and appro-
pirate. The car of states contained
the towns handsomest little girls, each
dressed in white; the crowd of young
sters loaded on this wagon would make
a person know that Uncle Sam list of
states has gained considerable size.
In the evening two boxing contests
were pulled off on Maine street that
attracted large crowd of male admirers
of the manly sport. The preliminary
between George Hoover and I. II.
Simmons was a rafting good affair in
which considerable science was dis
played. 1t was followed by go be-
tween George Johnson, of st. Clair and
J. 7. Roberts. The lads mixed it free
ly and displayed knowledge of box
ing that made their encounter highly
Tho sporting event that attracted
the greatest attention asas the horse
faee along marked course on Maine
street between Miss Mabel Blaine on a
race horse from the Col. Dan Burns
stable, frankie Hartman on Roy Ru-
preeht's horse and George Bailey on
his saddle horse and the boys were out
distanced by Miss Blaine who carried
away the ten dollar prize without great
effort.
The winners of some of the various
other events were as follows: One
hundred yard dash, Buffers of Sparks.
Seventy-five yard dash for boys under
II, frankie Hartman. Fifty yard
dash for girls under 16, Thelma Mark
well. Pony race, Frank Hartman.
Best decorated private vehicle, Jess
Bruner.
The Eagles dance in the evening at
Clsrk's pavilion, was, as Eagle affairs
uniformly are, huge success. More
than $3.50 were taken in as dance re-
ceipts, which would Indicate that
around one hundred couples enjoyed
the hospitality of the Eagles.
The Fallon ball team accredited it.
self handsomely Sunday and Monday,
defeating on the first day the st. Clair
team after they had sustained three
successive defeats at the hands of the
boys south of town, by score of nine
TO six. The batteries on this occasion
were Tom Sanford and Ira Kent for
Fallon and George and Earl johnson
for St. Clair.
On Monday the Crescent Stars of
Sparks opposed the local team and
while the visiting team consisted of
Al l.