The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-05-12
FINEST CELEBRATION IN
HISTORY OF W|NNEMUCCA
'Overland Trail Day" Made General HoH-
day and Large Sum Realized for
Benefit Good Roads
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TRANSPORTATION EVOLUTION

Yesterday morning dawned cloudy.
with drizzling rain falling, and
Overland Trail Day stock declined
several points During the early
morning hours there was a question
as to whether or not the pageant
would be attempted. but by noon the
rain had practically ceased falling,
when 1t was decided to go ahead with
the program. The parade formed at
the intersection of Lay and Railroad
streets, and began to move at about
2:10 o'clock, in the following order:
Winnemucca concert band, seated
in a decorated auto float.
Red River cart" drawn by John
Black, dressed as squaw. This rep
resented the first known means of
transportation. and is still in use in
Indian countries.
"A Colonial Honeymoon" was rep
resented by Harold Haviland, the
groom. riding a horse. with Olive
Guthrie, the bride. seated behind on
a pillion.
THE SPIRIT of '76." with fife and
drums.
THE Flag of Bunker HILL" with
Phil Blume Jr. dressed as George
Washington, seated on a cannon,
drawn by span of horses.
Float, with Mrs. S. NJ. Bowling. rep
resenting Betsy Ross making the first
American flag.
0rvis Nelson and Mrs. Walter Will
kinson. moving West, on the first ma
tional road. running from Maryland
to Ohio. in a fac smile of Stude-
baker wagon of the 1925 model.
Float, with children. Young Amer
lea Needs Good Roads"
real Glass in 1926" a one-horse
phaeton, driven by Mr.. and Mrs. W. L.
Akin.
Touring Car of 1885" blackboard.
driven by Erman Ruckteschler and
Miss Mary Langwith.
Pushcart, handled by Charles Gil
Ter and Olin Townsend.
ION TO California" praisie schoon-
er. loaded with children and driven
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Granquist.
"A Stage Coach of 49," driven by C..
f. Haviland. in which were seated
Misses Marguerite Pope and Violet
Farrell. Clarence Baeker. Robert Sec
Tiger and Morris Pope, all dressed in
the fashion of the time.
"Prospectors of 40" Frank Tobin
and Willie Nelson, seated in wagon
drawn by a pair of burros.
"Befo' de wah," Eleanor Dwyer and
verda Willard. seated in an old-fash-
ioned coach, driven by Henry huck'
teschler, "a gemman OBJ collah.
"I Deserve Good Roads" c. c
Wright, representing an lrishman
with a wheelbarrow.
Float. Nevada Saved the Union.
with Nora Roberts as Columbia Bon
ME Cosby as Nevada. Euphemia Sci
lars silver" Katharine Pearce
Gold" and Abbott Gunnell and KAY
Lamb as guards.
George Hoskins. driving horse ah'
sulky.
Smart style In 1890" Gus Reil anc
Miss Mildred Jewell, riding IN We
hicle of about that vintage
1900 Speeder." rubber-tired buggy
driven by Misses Frances Hoskihs anu
Frances Edmunds.
Louis Twist. riding a velocipeue
Earl Randolph with an 1869 houe %
bicycle; Martin Legarza on mouer'
wheel, and J. ]. 0'Carroll on a mo'oi
cycle labeled Dangerous Critter'
The second division consisted
about fifty automobiles, one OF whie, &c,
was drawn by pair of mules wiz
Joseph Rougon as occupant sayins
Look what bad roads did to me!
Then came the Boy Scouts, mareh
ing with military precision ana Iorii
ing one of the best features Oh VI
parade. The names OF those III I'M
were
Kenneth Watts. Jack Tobin' Henr'
Cayasso. Charlie Brown, Clinor.
Guyon, Ronald Harmon, Wlllle q,
mer. Irving Gingery. Harold moou ,
ward. Clayton Gunnell, Frank Dlen @
Holden Smith, Claud Smith, Geors
Becker, Alexis Martin, Warren lrui'
Herbert Brier. Walter Case 1alne
Moore, James Smith, and CaVsSSo
collie as the "Red Cross Dog
Modern Joan of Arc" Miss Doro'n
Case. riding horse. ~
Float, with Miss Eleanor Giiier a
Goddess OF Liberty" Won Edwaru
ss Uncle Sam" and Phil Roberts u