Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-07-08
BARBECUE DRAWS
BIG CROWD

BIZ SNOW -
The barbecue at the prison farm
Sunday was a great success, numeri-
caily and otherwise In point OF
numbers it far exceeded the hopes of
the Warden and his assistants. 1t
was expected that perhaps there
might be about thousand people, and
to make sure that there would be
enough to eat for the crowd, arrange
ments had been made to accommodate
aDout twelve hundred. When the
auto trains began arriving, it was
seen that the attendance was going
10 surrass expectations. and rush
orders were given for more coffee,
beans, and SO on. When the tables
were set, and the people assembled
we're invitdc to tali to on the roasts,
and fixings, it was not ten minutes
rntil every bun of the thousand on
hand was gone, and cry went up
for more.~ There had been roasted
4 head of beef, hogs, 8 sheep, and
100 pounds of beans. One thousand
buns, and 800 loaves OF bread, besides
800 gallons of coffee, so gallons Of
buttermilk, and so gallons OF sweet
milk were consumed This gives some
iGea OF the number of people pres
ent, and their capacity for barbecued
meat
Auto parties came from all over
tie State, to be present, and enjoy
the outing. They came from Reno
Fallon, Lovelock, and as far as Ely.
The space set aside TO. parking autos
was soon overrun, and they had tc
be placed alongside the main road,
in order to accomodate the crowd
] is estimated that the crowd mum
bered from 1900 to 1000. Three
carloads went out from Carson on
t c V. & r., SPECIAL.
While waiting for the tables to be
and the eating part OF the pro-
gram to start, visitors were enter
tined by special orchestra from the
Ifison, who played well on mando-
lns and guitars. In the dining room
ci the living quarters of the men al
tie farm was a phonograph, and the
Younger set amused themselves dane.
ing.
The more staid part OF the visitor:
y ere interested in the livestock and
buildings of the farm. OF course the
luilding which attracted the most
attention and comment was the new
rain building, where The prisoners
LIE This new building was finished
short time ago, and is the work OF
.'isoners, entirely. The plan was
, avn by convict, the stone cut and
/ id by convicts, the plastering, car
rcnter work, plumbing, electrical
work, painting, stair building, every
ing, in fact was done by prison
/ Dor. The cost of the materials in
tie building, including the bedding
furnishings, was $1,000. 1t is model
! gliding, clean, comfortable, and CON
Ncnient.
Much interest, also was manifested
ii the livestock. In the horse barn
:nd corrals were gathered the fine
sock of the place, including mares
with colts, team stock, and stations
he new race horse, MONTGOMERY, at
tracted lot of attention and admina'
ton, many of the visitors pronounc'
ing him the handsomeGt equine speci
men they had ever seen. This is the
orse recently acquired from George
Wingfeld, and valued at $4,000. His
record as recer stands very high
having been the winner. of 100000
III purses during his career on tn,
t'rf. The magnificent stations wer,
paraded, and much admired.
The new dairy herd, recently &C
qu'red by the farm, was driven III
Hom the pasture, and elected mucl
favorable comment.