The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-07-01
BIG CELEBRATION
BEING PREPARED
MANY DETAILS OF BIG PRO
GRAM ANNOUNCED BY
COMMITTEE

~ Ne~
Fourth of July celebration held a
lengthy session last night in the
Goldfield hotel. The chairmen of
the various committees reported
satisfactory progress in preparations
for the big day and the complete
program of events will be ready
for publication Friday.
1t was decided to grant no con-
c~essions for games of chance UT
hazard of any description. Appll-
cants for concessions will apply
to S. A. McCandless, secretary of
the committee, and the commit
tee will act upon the application,
the location of the stand to be
subject to the approval Of the
property owner or teannt. A lie
ense for a stand II a maximum
size of 10x6 feet will cost $500
when located on the east side of
Main street between Ramsey and
Hall and all other locations will
cost $3.50. Stands larger than
10x6 may be arranged for with
the committee. All stands to be
removed before z a.. m. July s..
The entertainment committee has
contracted for 60 gallons of ice
cream and 500 bottles of soda pop
for the consumption of the kids,
and the two picture shows have
been engaged from 2 to $3.50 p. m.
The parade committee is now
arranging for the %stringing of cleo
trio lights on the streets and their
decoration with pennants, banners
and streamers. The street decora-
tions will be more elaborate this
year and the town will wear a
holiday appearance such as has
never been seen before in Gold
field. The parade committee will
meet tonight / tnhe Goldfield hotel
to draw places for the marchers in
the parade. The fireworks arrived
today and contain a plantiful sup
ply of the daylight variety, which
will be fired from a truck bring
ing up the rear OF the procession.
Walter Drabnick will be marshall
of the parade and A. H. Petit will
be assistant marshall. The aides
will be George Sheldon, J. E.
Shields, J.. P. McDermott and NJ.
II. Lynch. The procession will he
formed at $50 and will start
promptly at 10.
The time for the different events
has been set as follows: Distribu-
ton of flags to children at he
Goldfield hotel, $50 to ~. Parade,
form, $50; start, 10; drilling con-
test, 11:3O; mucking contest, 70;
small sports, 100; tug-of-war, 2;
boxing contests. 400; band on
cert, 700; fireworks. 500; mardi
gras, $50. mask ball, 10.
The details of the drilling con-
test are as follows: Entrance fee,
$40; first prize, $500; second
prize, 5000; third prize, 800. If
two teams enter, they will com
pete for the first prize only, if
three teams enter, they will com
pete for the first and second
prizes only. 1t is said that at
least five teams will drill. There
will be no single hand contest.
The prizes will be competed for by
miners of Esmeralda county. Time,
Is minutes. Steel to measure
seven-eighths of al inch, full size.
Anv stvle hammer. not to weigh
over eight pounds. No swedgod
bits allowed. Entries close at rhe
Unity club at 7 p. m, July 1. The
drawing for places will be held
at the same time and place. The
same piece of Rockland granite
that was used last year will be used
again this year.
A mucking contest has never be
fore been staged in Goldfield AND
will be a novelty of the DAYS
program. Two boxes will be pro-
vided and set one foot apart with
a 12-inch side board. One of the
boxes will be filled with approx
matelv two tons of rock. broken TO
the size of an egg and the contes-
tants will shovel from one box to
the other. An entrance fee of SO
will be charged and round or square
pointed shovels will be provided.
The entrance fee will be deposited
and the drawing for places will
occur at the same time and place
az in the drilling contest.