Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-07-06
.pAIETTE CELEBRATION
GREAT SUCCESS
Big Crowd Fine Weather and Day
Proves Enjoyable for All-Parade
Best EVer-Bucaroo Contests Fast
and Furious and Wrestling Match
A Fast Classy Event.


cite people Tuesday and the weathel
could not have been more ideal for
celebration. The surrounding cities
that were not celebrating. responded
-, Payette's invitation with the re
suit that the crowd in Payete was
one of the largest ever here.
In the main the day passed as dc
most celebrations. The main at
fractions being the ball game, buca'
roo contest, the parade and the
wrestling match.
In the ball game Payette defeated
Caldwell by a score Of nine to one
and while the game was a little one
sided yet the fans seemed to enjoy
it a great deal.
In the broncho busting contest
there were three riders entered, ST.
las Johnson of Nampa, Bob Gavin Of
Caldwell and Charley Shimp, of Lit
tie Willow. -
Johnson of Nampa was the first
man up on bad little mare that
on account of her disposition has
been christened billy hell" He
stayed about three minutes and los
ing one of the stirups was thrown
clear of the saddle. The animal
ran amuck for a few minutes buck
ing and jumping and there was con-
siderable excitement. She was fin
ally corraled and mounting her
Johnson rode her out in pretty style,
showing that his being thrown the
first time was purely a piece of hard
luck.
Gavin, of Caldwell was the next
man up on vicious pitcher but rode
il fine style and with free rein let
the animal do its worst.
Shimp was next up and made a
pretty ride on little bay horse
which while it did not buck hard
made a pretty exhibition by doing
its work on a small space of ground.
Each man rode two horses and the !
crowd was well satisfied with their
efforts. The judges awarded Bob /
Gavin first money. Charley Shimp
second and Silas Johnson third.
Two matched pony races furnished 1
amusement for the crowd after the
bucaroo contest after which the big
throng came back to the city where /.
for an hour they were entertained by
street sports, the potato race prov
ing the most popular event.
The wrestling match between Fred
Christensen, of Payette and Joe
Heinrich of Baker City. proved to
be one of the best events of the day.
The men were evenly matched and
from the time time was called and
they came together there was some
thing doing every minute. Their
work was fast and gruelling and dur
ing the match the crowd was kept
on the tip of expectancy. For one
hour, twenty minutes and thirty Sc
eonds they battled back and forth
over the mat. There was plenty of
foot work and plenty OF rolling falls
with some fierce work on the mat.
At the end of one hour twenty min
utes and thirty seconds with doub-
le bar lock Heinrich got Christensen
where there was no chance TO
break loose and secured the first fall
ID kness having come on and as
there had been no provision made
for lights it was almost impossible TO
pull off another down. Christensen
finally conceded the match to him.
The crowd was well pleased with the
exhibition and there was no dissatis-
faction over the outcome.
The parade in the morning was the
best ever had at celebration in
Payette. First came the speaker
of the day. Rev. Geo. Turner, Mayor
Brannock, followed by the Weiser
Military band, then a nicely decorat-
ed wagon with Miss Byrel Downs
the Goddess of Liberty {
and every other state in the union '
by a young lady in white.
This wagon was very beautiful, as a
were also the young ladies and much
favorable comment was heard re- a
garding it, Following this wagon {
were the other floats and wagons
aud decorated automobiles. The {
following firms were represented in
the parade; .Redmen Lodge in full ]
lnifcrm. Wood & Spsulding. Denney .
a Co, Compton's pharmacy. Payette fl
Valley Land & Orchard Company, 4
Golden Rule store. Payette Furniture.
and Hardware Co. Cold Storage Com q
pany. Downs Harness Shop, Pay
stte Paint & Wall Paper Store. Jno. u