Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09
The Celebration

The celebration of the l33 anniyer-
Aary of our nations birthday began
with the usual noise early Sunday
morning. The excitement was increas-
by the arrival of Il large crowd on No. i
from Lovclock, Winnemucca. Battle
Mountain, Palisade and Carlin. The
visitors We're good natured and seemed
bent on having good time.
At 1890, the crowd WAS taken to the
baseball park to witness the game be-
tween Carlin and Elko. After consider
able delay. the game started, the rooters
began TO root and the players began to
lanSlc. The latter continued all through
the game and caused many of the
spectators to lose interest. Like all
other things earthly. the game finally
ended with Elk the victors hy a score
Of \ toe
In the afternoon. Battle Mountain
and LOvclock met on the diamond.
This game was in strong contrast to
that of the forenoon. Ii was clean and
there WAS no iangling over the decisions
ot IN" umpire. Both teams played for
blood and neither tried 70 win by un-
fair means. At the close of the Sth
inning the score stood 70 3 in favor of
Lovelock. They failed To score in the
9th and Battle Mountain scored tally,
making the score stand : to 4 i'm favor
of Lovelock.
\ IA hall . 4
cd to town and was entertained with
music by the band until the exercises
i'll the opera house began.
These exercises were of religious
patriotic order and were listened to by
II crowd that filled the Opera house.
Hon. J. \. Mcbride presided. Rev.
Pcrcival 5. Smithe offered Il prayer and
Recorder Grcathouse welcomed the
people i'll short address. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baldwin and Miss Kitty Plunkett
sang solos. and Mrs. w. II. Hammond
presided ut the piano. Rev. George ii.
Greenfield delivered an interesting adj
dress. The ElkO orchestra furnished
the music. The exercises closed with
bencdiction by Rev. George II. Green.
field.
Mondays celebration consisted of u
parade and literary exercises in the
forenoon and ball game and foot-races
II horse race, fireworks and ball ut
night
The parade formed at the public
school building and headed by Sheriff
Clark. as grand marshal and his aids.
marched through the principal streets
and disbanded at the Opera house.
Following the marshal and aids came
the car of state with Miss Vivian Ric
key, guarded by two boys dressed as
soldier and sailor. us the Goodies of
Liberty. Then came number of floats
decorated carriages, Hose Company No.
ana other features. Pretty features
OF the parade were Misses Genevieve.
Evalyn and Angelinc Hickey and Dora
Tyrcc, dressed in the National colors,
on foot and keeping step to the music,
and little Flo Reed in II small hand.
Homcly decorated dray drawn by u mule.
There were other pretty features but
these took the eye of tho writer.
The following prizes were awarded;
Best iloat-Goddess Of Liberty, ]. W.
Thompson; end best, NJ. Il. Reed,
Best decorated wagon-Recd and
licsson; 2nd best, Nevada livery stable.
Most comical gct.up Fiddlcr's Green;
End best, Elko Hide d Junk Company.
After the parade, the people gathered
ut the Opera house to listen to the
literary program. Judge Brown pre-.
sided. Rev. W. a. Charlton. pastor of
the Methodist church Mt Carln. offered
Il prayer and Miss Kitty Plunkctt sung
solo. Hon. George B. Russell read the
Declaration Of Independence in clear
tones that reached everybody In tho
opera house. The Grafton was deliver.
cd by Hon. Leonard Is. Fowler. t,sqist.
ant attorney general of the state. IIo
made no flights Of orutory. hut talked
in II calm. straightforward manner of
the work of the fathers and some of the
dangers that now threaten the per.
| pctuity Oi the government Among
these hc mentioned tho greed Of com.
mcrcialsm and the cncroachmcnt of
the general government upon the
rights Of the states. In closing. he
appealed to the people Of Nevada to
.icnlously guard the rights guaranteed
10y the constitution to the state.
Air. Fowler held the attention Of the
audience from the first to the last word
and received II hearty round Of applause
as he took his seat.
Tho band played America and the
audience standing sang the first and
and last verses Of that grand old song
that will never grow old so long as
Americans arc loyal 10 their conntry''