White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-25

PROGRAMME
LABOR DAY OBSERVANCE AT
RUTH WILL INCLUDE PARADE,
BALL GAMES, BARBECUE,
SPORTS AND DANCING.

Pans Tor the LABOR day celeDra-
ton at Ruth, are completed, and the
program for the days events, is pub
lished below. 1t is a program chock
full of interesting features, and the
visitor to the mines town on Mon
day September I'd, will have his time
fully occupied from the minute the
grand parade starts at $50, until he
has tripped through the last figure at
the Star Pointer boarding house in
the evening. All through the district
preparations are going on by those
intending to take part in the games
and sports, to make the very best
showing possible, as the prizes offer
ed are temptation that will urge the
local athletes. ball players and arti
Zans to contend to the limit Follow
ing the parade, base pail and drilling
matches will occupy the forenoon
until twelve O'Clock, when the bar
becue will be served free TO all,
The menu has already been announc-
ed, and 1t is one to tickle the APP
petite. At half-past one the sports
will be resumed, with the big ball
game between the McGill and Copper
Flat mines. for a purse of s400. 1t
will be some game, as both mines are
going after that sixty per cent to be
awarded the winners After this
game is decided comes the other
sports. the tug of war. races for the
events. all for good prizes And then
In the evening the grand ball, with
irrisistable music and partners
enough for everyone. During the
day all ore trains will be cancelled,
and everything in the way of work
suspended that can be dispensed
with. Special trains over the Nevada
Northern railroad will carry the
crowds to and from the celebration
point. and the various committees
will see to 1t that everything is done
for the comfort, enjoyment and safe
ty of the hundreds who will attend.
Special provisions will be made for
the women and children.
Prospects for the continued
growth and prosperity of the Ely jis-
triet were never brighter than now,
and the employees in all departments
OF the great mining interests, an!
those In other lines of labor, can con-
sistently take a day off in jolly OBJ
servance of the anniversary and all
that it means. Following is the of
fical program and full list of COM
mittees:
$50 a. m.-Grand parade of
unions.
10: a. m.--Baseball game for
purse of $3.50; Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Engineers VS..
Veteran Mine Baseball club.
1880 a. m.-Drilling match
Double-hand contest first prize,
$500; second prize. 500. Single
hand contest: first prize, 500;
second prize, $50. Steel to be used
in both contests to be q inch. Open
to men holding paid up cards Au-
gust 10, 1912; entries close August
80. 1912
u (noon) barbecue;
free to all.
1880 p. m.-Baseball game for
purse of $40O: Winners to get 60
per cent, losers 40 per cent; McGill
VS.. Copper Flat.
Events to follow closely after the
ball game Tug-of-war for purse of
$55. Teams to contest of eleven men
each.
Races for children-Prizes: first,
$4; second, SO; third. So. For girls
over II and under 16 years; for boys
over II and under 16 years; for girls
under IL years; for boys under IL
years.
Hurdle race, 200 yards, s25 and
. $40.
Fat mems race, 200 pounds, so
yards, $40 and $5.
Potato race, 20 yards, SIS, $40
and S.
Free for-all, 100 yard dash, $25,
SIS and $40.
Sack race, so yards and back, free
for all, $40 and $5.
Marathon race, five laps, s35, $40,
and $40.
Relay race, four men each laps,
$50 and $40.