The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-09-07
LABOR DAY CARNIVAL
WAS JOLLY AFFAIR

Winnemucca celebrated Labor Day
In great fashion yesterday. The city
was crowded with an unusually large
number of outside visitors and every
one was made to feel the hospitality
Of the f1remen, under whose auspices
the celebration was given.
The program started early in the
morning with on opening selection by
the city band and this was followed
by the big feature Of the day-the
doll parade. A long line of the deco
rated doll buggies formed in front of
the First National Bank and pro-
ceeded in line of march pass the
judges stand, between Second and
Third streets on Bridge, where they
drew up facing the stand and the
award of prizes was made Mr.. and
Mrs. Walton and Mr. Britton acted as
judges and 1t was with great effort
that the winners were finally deter
mined. All of the entries were most
artistically arranged and showed that
great enthusiasm had been displayed
in this event. The afternoon opener
with the beginning Of the athletic
contests, the list of winners of the
different events being given below.
A large patronage was accorded the
various booth and the dance which
terminated the 1920 celebration of the
firemen will be long remembered as
the crowning social event of the sea-
son. A list of prize-winners for the
day follows:
Decorated Doll Parade. First and
second prizes. for best decorated dol
and doll buggy, beautiful dressed
dolls; also souvenir prize for all con-
testants.
First prize, Miss Virginia Ward
second prize, Miss Elizabeth Tobin.
Ten Dollar Cash Prize for bes
decorated miniature float gotten up b.
business house or organization.
First prize. float by Stephenson
Drug Company.
Ford Automobile Race. Endurance
test on one pint Of gasoline. Firsi
prize, 25 gallons of gasoline, donated
by the Standard Oil Company; second
prize. 30x31a Goodyear tube. donated
by Smiths Service Station.
First Prize. A. Kennedy: second
prize. Frank Saunders.
Bcys' Race (under 10 years) so
yards. First prize, $500; second
prize, s100.
First prize, Stanley Welsh; second
prize. G. Adamson.
Girls Race (under 10 years. so
yards. First prize. $500; second
prize. s100.
First prize. Elsie Summerfield; Sec
ond prize. Bernice Russell.
Boys Race (under IA years) so
yards. First prize. $500; second
prize, s1.00.
First prize, Joe Organ; second
prize, Bob Bankofier.
Girls Race (under IA years) so
yards. First prize. $500; second
prize. s1.00.
First prize. Elsie Summerfield; sec
ond prize. Miss Lagasinia.
Boys Race (under Is years) 100
yards. First prize $500 merchandise
order; second prize, $3.50 merchan-
disc order. both donated by Bergwin
& Gartiez.
First prize Clyde Brown; second
prize, Mateo Legarza.
Free For All Race, 100 yards. First
prize, $500 merchandise order. do
mated by Golden Rule Store; second
prize, $3.50 merchandise order. do
mated by Bergwin & Gartiez.
First prize John Black; second
prize Lyle Minor.
Fat Mems Race (weighing more
than 100 pounds) so yards. Five dol
lars to the winner.
Winner, George B. Williams.
Half Mile Bicycle Race, open con-
test. First prize. $780, second prize,
$3.50.
First prize. Sherman Barnard; sec
ond prize Telbert Lewis.