The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-07-06
GREATEST CELEBRATION
IN W|NNEMUCCA'S HISTORY
Multiudes Witness Many Interesting Events, Which Are
Executed on Schedule Time---Parade Finest
Ever Seen in Eastern Nevada


o. T., James CorbeiI and family, Fra
ternal Order of Eagles. Ladies of the
Maccabees, Knights of Pythias, Uncle
Sam and Martha Washington, the
beautifully decorated car of Mr.. and
Mrs II. G. Oostler, featuring the Lib
erty bell, which took first prize
handsomely decorated cars contain
ing families of Y ArTascada, t. II.
Guyon and l.. II. Brown; Ladies
Altar society, representing a noun
tain covered with sagebrush, with
prospectors, showing the great seal
of Nevada, and many others.
Winners of the Prizes.
The committee composed of Mrs S.
G. Mollin of Goleonda, II. K. Harve.
of Paradise and T. J. Defenbaugh o
National awarded the prizes as fol
lows:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. oastler. Liberty
Bell" first prize; Elk's float, second
prize; Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Muller's
car, third prize; Ladies' Altar Society
Nevada sagebrush float, fourth prize,
Miss Blanche Bonniield and Miss
Dora Giroux, basket of flowers, fftn
prize.
Literary and Musical Exercises.
The exercises on the lawn at the
courthouse were most appropriate and
impressive. The crowd filled the
grounds, where benches had been pro
vided, the band, Governor and staff
and others who took part in the pro
gram being seated on a raised plat
form. The program as carried ou
was as follows:
overture bdlu
Invocation -....-..-.-.-. Rev. p. III. Willis
Remarks by chairman
...........-.-......-... Hon. L. G. Campbell
Star Spangled Banner" ----..-.---- Choir
Reading of Declaration of Independ-
ence -...--...........-.----..- f. NJ. Donnelly
Music Ioahu
Address --- Governor Emmett ID. Boyle
America" Band
Benediction --. Father p. Il. Meehan
In introducing Governor Boyle the
chairman remarked that Winnemucca
was indeed honored in having the
States executive present to deliver the
principal address of the day.
Governor Boyle's address, though
brief. was excellent and appropriate
He congratulated Winnemucca on its
splendid celebration, which he said
would De a credit to a place of many
times its size. Speaking of the events
which led up to this country making
it's declaration of freedom and review
ing the subsequent history, he said;
1--WE are going forward and new
problems arise to confront us. Today
this country is confronted with a new
trial of popular government, to deter
mine whether it is to have the undi-
yided allegiance of the people and
whether absolute national unity is at
tainable l believe these national
problems will be correctly solved and
the victory again won for popular
united government"
The Governor alluded to the Mexi-
can situation and then read an extract
from a speech delivered by Daniel
Webster 100 years ago, which, in its
application to present conditions at
home and abroad, seemed as if it
might have been made but yesterday.
The Governor closed by quoting the
statement of Admiral Badger, when
ordered to Vera Cruz. as being partic-
ularly applicable at this time:
I'VE do not know where we are
.going or what we are going to do, but
we are ready"
Sparks Wins Bali Game.
The ball game played at Association
park in the afternoon by Reno and
Sparks teams was won by the latter,
by a score of 6 to 5. Purse 500.
In the evening the largest house
known to Manager Pearce witnessed
a Chaplin comedy at the Nixon opera
house. There were 625 paid admis-
sions. This was followed by dance
which was we'll attended.
one of the largest crowds that ever
congregated in Winneya hall attend
ed the dance given there in the even
ig. Governor Boyle and Lieutenant
Governor Sullivan took this occasion
TO meet the pecsle of Winemuces
Mondays Prize Winners.
Ouarter-mile horse race. won b.
Charles Farrelrs entry.
One hundred-yard footrace, won b.
, Dr. Rowe.
Fifty-yard boys footraee, won b
= George Hoskins.
Shot put, won by William Case:
Egg race for girls, won by F'"i
= Lowry.
Eight hundred-yard bicycle rae
J won by "Beans" Butler.
Yesterdays Winners.
, Motorcycle race. for purse OF S2o
: won by Lloyd Lewis.
, 2OO-yard horse race, Charles far
: rells entry. !.
, gOO-yard boys horse race, entry o.
young Bunch