Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-06
IDEAL WEATHER MARKS CARNIVAL
FIRST DAY OF ANNUAL EVENT FILLED WITH DELIGH-PARADES
WITNESSED BY HUNDREDS OF VISITORS EXHIBIT
LARGE AND MAGNIFICENT

the Elks' float with its trimmings of
purple and white. c. b. Lamkin ap-
peared in neatly decorated machine,
covered with Scotch broom. DR..
Boslough's prevailing color was pur-
pie, huge eagle being mounted in
front, from whose mouth stretched
streamers Of purple and white to all
parts of the car. Billy Briggs. COM
pletely concealed in a large shoe of
red draperies and flowers, with the
name Briggs set in white in relief
against the red, created much inter-
est. The Sunshine Society float. with
its load of pretty little girls. was
an imposing spectacle. while other
machines showed much work and ar
| tistic decoration. A score of automo-
/ biles took part in the parade, pre-
senting, all in all, a spectacular
scene. The presence of natural flow
ers in the decorations is commend
able, the purpose of the carnival be-
ing TO encourage the cultivation of
these flowers as well as to furnish
amusement. A profusion of Ashland
roses OF all hues and varieties marked
the decorations all over the city and
especially in the parades.
|. The advantages OF the beautiful
city park were evidenced by its lib
eral patronage during the noon hour,
! fully thousand people, it is esti-
mated, having brought lunches and
/ spread them on the ground in real
picnic fashion. A large number of
people from down the valley were in
evidence here, having come to Ash
land to escape the heat of the day.
The rose and strawberry exhibit
in the Stevenson building was liber-
ally patronized all day, the exhibit
! this year surprising that of 1911 in
many respects. Roses of all hues and
varieties as well as many plants of
other varieties were in evidence, and
| the task of the judges in selecting
the winners is not an easy one. An
nouncement of the winners in all
contests will be made on the Plaza
at o'clock this evening.
Fats o, Leans 4.
The ball game between the fats
and the leans resulted in victory for
| the pOrtly gentlemen, captained by
Amos Nininger. The skinnys, under
the leadership of l.. j. Orres, started
off with rush and piled up three
scores in the second inning, the first
having resulted in a blank for both
teams. But the fats came back in
their half and hustled in six tallies
due, Hum Pracht says, to poor sup.
| port given the pitcher. Phillips, the
high school star, was put on the
mound for the leans in the fifth in.
ming, in the vain hope that the tide
/ of victory might be turned, but the
/ change was too late and the game
ended with the fats in the lead,
to s.
The umpiring of Winter and Free
! burg was the best ever witnessed OF
the local diamond, the game beinl
| won and lost many times through the
! superior knowledge of the game OF
these two knights of the diamond
| Features of the game were the pitch.
| ing of Pracht, the base-running OF
Orres, the batting of Pellet and All,
mutt. Hits could not be counted and
errors were very few.
/ The lineup: Fats-Lillie c., Lo'
gan p, Beaver l b., Mattern b..
Dodge 8 b., Neil S., Allnutt l. f.,
Bowers C. f., Strange r. f. Leans
Orres c., Pracht p., Carter b., San
der b., Plimate S. S., Phillips 3 b.,
Butterfield |. f., Pellet +. f., Danford
|. f.
Bachelors Honeymoon.
The local talent play put on under
| the direction of Lynn Purdin last
/ IN;,L+