The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-22
Governor E. D. Boyle and Staff Present to Take
Part in Ceremonies Floats Form Column
Over Mile Longtime Race Program

had handsome displa. Of Made in
Nevada products, too numerous to
catalogue here. but all showing the
advances made of late years in pre-
pairing the products of our soil for
the market. This was admittedly
one of the best exhibits IN the pro-
cession
Island districts float bore a
eornueopia, as exemplifying tie rich
ness and varied resources of their
section and called forth many ap-
preeiatige remarks from tie spec
tators
Ramona Lodge of Rebekahs used
the Biblical story Of Rebelzah at the
well as their theme and TIE beauti-
fnl picture of the maiden with her
vase was one of the features of the
pageant.
Fallon Lodge of the Tyaternal
Order of Eagles were represented by
a float bearing the Americ n eagle.
standing on an aerie overlooking q
field of growing alfalfa.
Then came the Maid of Jon91 to
tie Dairy Queen, Miss Cora gahiil,
in her float surrounded BY her re-
tinue of eight dairy maids, beauti-
iuiAs EOhhtd III tic toiOtD Vi 4NiiE
green and purple. which had been
adopted by the committee as the col
o. scheme for the decorations.
Next followed the eroanine fea.
tire of the pageant, the hage hoat
of King Alfalfa and the Dairy Queen
This was drawn By sixteen animals
and consisted of three wagons
coupled together, one single in front
and two side by side In tie re7r, on
the expansive platform of which was
erected a throne of bales Of alfalfa
on which were seated the King and
Queen under a canopy with their at
tendant courtiers and pages. From
their elevated station they over
ooked q vista Of alfalfa feds with
dairy cattle, sheep and pies in the
foreground typifying the kiHgdom
over which they we're called to rule
In their magnificent coronation
robes, King Percy and Queen Hattie
made a picture that viii liDger long
in the memory of all who witnessed
tH eir enterY into the city
Following this came a unique font
entered By the Pathfndes Girls
Gathered around a campfire In a
grove of trees. and costemed in In
dian garb the young ladies' made a
realistic picture that called forth
rounds of applause.
Grob & Bingham entered a com
meroial float featuring DeLayal Sen
arators. Il was an artistic eoaeep-
ton and comprised q real live dairv
maid who distributed souvenirs and
literature. as well as a beautiful JeF-
seY COW which contentedlv mnnehed
alfalfa and ehewed her eud apparent
y obiivious of the novelty of her
position.
The Fallon Realty Companys' dis
pay showed the transformation of
the desert from the sagabrush cover
cd waste to the growing garden and
advertised that the Truckee-C arson
project could still show the two
stages side by side and what has
been done by the magic touch of
water.
The |. II. Kent Company had
three commercial floats sho wing the
Growth of the firm from 1892 to
1915. The first bore miniature
reproduction of the original store at
saltwater and adjoining It repro
duetion of tie present spacious quar-
HEAn VI ltAk AtAiABuha AA1 H&AbiAh
and third floats featured the hard
ware and lumber departments of the
Institution.
hooked on behind the lumber dis
play of the |. II. Kent Co, huge
loaf of bread on a toy wagon.
The co,den' Rule store was repre-
sented hy a float that bore the leg
end: I'VE hang to the Golden Rule"
and depicted a number of little girls
in powdered wigs and colonial cos
tunes supended in swings from the
snperstructure A beautiful and ar
tistic float.
G. l.. Benadum in his display fea-
tured Ford automobiles for every
purpose. one OF the machines being
carried on a large truck. the dis
pay being preceded by the Wonder
Fairyiew auto stage handsomely dec
GRATED.
Mrs. Geo. b. Williams entered an
auto noat that represented field of
alfalfa and typiied Fallon in 1915.
tt was daintily artistic in appear
anee end difficult to describe for the
verw reason of lnck Of ornate deco
Ion
Astef traversias the various
a,tae 6if3 tie rage nt term
i L g Alfalfa Palace, where
- PloxTem Jones turned over
cit TO Governor Boyle, who in
. neat speech delivered the keys of
tie city to King Alfalfa and the
ailg Queen, wishing them q happy
end prosperous reign. In the course
of his remarks Governor Boyle took
sion to congratulate the people
d Failon on the unexpected mag
niiieenee of the opening day of the
ret State Fair held in Churchill
oapt lie ventured tie prediction
Il in view of the very evident on
fefae OF tie citizens of this COM
a nit md the manner in which
oy I'd eigna.ized their appraeia-
on OF tie fact that the location of
he Iair had been given to Falion
u il wou d never be taken away
from Churchill county, which, as the
agriculturaf center of the State he
regarded as the proper place for
folding It.
- & Q conclusion of the Cover
~ address tho hiug and Queen
liata the Alfalfa Palace and held
lnfromal reception and took their
seats on a throne that had been pro-
lpered In the edifioe. Here they were
rrpeted nv a largo connourse of their