Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-06

The Fourth is over. Nothing re-
mains but a, waste of confetti torn
bunting. dirty fragments of streamers
and all the loose ends of night Of
abandon When the mine whistles
sounded the cali to work at seven
O'Clock this morning jaded lot OF
workers responded to the summons
Two days celebration proved about
the limit when at almost the closing
hour an infuriated attorney drew a
gun and fired shot at man whom
he thought had knocked of his hat
The missile caught an innocent spec
tator on the side of the neck, iniict-
ing flesh wound and lodging against
the stone wall of the Tonopah drug
store
The Two days gave the people q
chance to relax and indulge in frivol-
ity that satisfied the children ana
placed in circulation among street
yenders and notion dealers a liberal
amount of money So far as the pro
gramme was concerned it might have
been better, but that all goes in a
Fourth of July or any other kind of a
celebration. People are too patriotic
to complain and they swallow any
little morsels of disappointment with
gusto that convinces others that
: the dose is palatable.
The aviator came in shortly after
daybreak and at 9 o'clock sailed
around the town twice in two huge
circles and returned to the grounds
: east of the ball park. Hundreds
never knew he made The ascension
: Thousands OF spectators fiocked tt
: the ball park during the afternoon {,
see the ball game and wait for tht
u fight that had been billed to Occur
during the afternoon. This was th'
second disappointment, as 1t hat
/ been reported that the first real flig.
would occur at eleven O'Clock. Th'
u afternoon waned and excuses wer'
afternoon waned and it was finall!
~ announced by Mr. Christofferson tha
= owing to the many cross winds ~
= would not attempt the light. Bot
p flights in the morning we're splendi'
exhibits and it is deplored that h
was prevented from making an after
noon flight
After the crowd dispersed from tn
background the aeroplane was towe
over to the ball park, where it wa
moored at the grandstand and LEI
there for the night under guard. TIL
wind was "too choppy," to use tn
n expression of ChristoGferson for sal
\ ing and he refused positively to B
" led into making a venture Anotht
one of his explanations for not tai
ing a passenger with him on the fir
IT flight was the lightness of the a
with he said required the full foa
Ing capacity OF his machine TO carr
himself This morning the comm
tee held a session with chrlstotfe
- u son. who accepted $3.50 instead
the 81 ,O00 his contract called
with the stipulation that he won
ee make at least two aseensions
II would rather fly 2,000 miles
= the coast than l00 miles 90 the d.
~ ~, ert" was the way MIR. Christofers
'"V expressed himself this morning In
bonanza office / found the sal
=" experience IN Goldheld as I
.' M here and don't want 20 wy IL aga
"'e over at eolAH,ld could net atien
-. Ia rise and only made one ascens
Wv during the DAY et the Fourth.
arranged 10 come over 20 fonoI
- - that evening but. when tried
Nv found the Winds from every direct
beating mo down 80 had e pu,
the "trip patn yrsterdaf m0rpl
when / was Fortunate u slfiklnl
few haurs OF favorable weather !
NOE the strength ~ ibe Wind
llaeanraaes ena lr1m aserndius
ass me rspf,siens treese# irVm lhe
DESERT th1f tame fgem wseFF pees
t.a4 auartrf at lhe same llme I !
~ ,hls sahlpei earnest siWds yestvr
,..s Nitea "a. waiting io 81 ~
s.ss f0and tte sinA p'9~'n4 IL aiet
~ direction ttem aaeh n laese (
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