Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-07-05
BY Marjorie N. 5tcwn'

Nothing was missing. The cele-
bration of the Fourth was an event,
or series of events, that will go
down in history as an accompani-
ment of that famous achievement
of bringing the Cans Nelson fight
to a desert mining camp. Every
body who could get here was on
hand. Mineral county Nye county
and Esmeralda county were repre-
scented by their best people, young
and old. The program was snappy
and went through with the prects-
ion of limited train Not sin
gle disturbing element was inject
ed, and all the way down, from the
Betsy Ross float to the girls Of
1901" and later on. in the evening
to those accomplished hula hula
girls, impersonated by four local
BOYS, it was a round Of pleasure
The children were stuffed with ice
cream and cakes, the Indians were
given the glad hand wherever they
appeared and the mon from the
mines enjoyed their day off with
that enjoyment that comes from the
fact that the big holiday was fol,
lowed by another in which every
body could rest up. Everybody was
happy. Ever the struggling com
mitteemen, headed by Mark Brad
shaw, were wreathed in smiles, for
hey realized that their efforts were
fully appreciated and they felt con
sciOus Of doing good and dispensing
that hospitality for which TonOpah
mas been famous. The opening fea
turo of the day was ar emphatic
success and the parade evoked the
cheers and unstinted applause as Il
wended its way down ana back on
Main street.
The floats for the most part were
original, with special attention paid
to "Nevadas Second Greatest Indus
try typifying the factory made IA
nous by the efforts of Mr.. Vol
stead The floats embodied some
very artistic and unique ideas show
ing that some time had been de-
voted to the work of securing re-
suits of an appealing nature.
But, after all, it was a day for
the kiddies and their hard working
mothers, who enjoyed the freedom
of one whole city block for the
greater part of the afternoon, with
ice cream cones growing on every
corner, candy, nuts and fruit invit'
ing the attention and a committee
of mothers who knew what to do
and how to do it, campcd in the
cool shades of the Elks banquet
room.
Darkness brought the giddy car
nival, with its whiring dervishes
and harem girls, the clowns and
fresh conceits that kept the crowd
in roars of laughter until the music
was turned off and the merrymakers
left to their own devices to battle
with confetti and serpentines until
after midnight the tired fathers,
mothers and children began turning
home and dragging their tired bod
les to that refreshing slumber that
makes Tonopah the best home on
earth.
The people of Tonopah Goldfield,
Manhattan Round Mountain, Bel
mont and the surrounding country
have all voted yesterday and todays
celebration the best yet" and toe
much praise cannot be showered
upon the committee in charge of the
pleasing events.
The glorious Fourth has come and
gone and the people of Tonopah
their children and our out-of-town
visitors have been treated to cele
bration that has nevcr been sur
passed in the history of Tonopah
Never has there been more enthusi
asm and never has there been a
more beautiful parade and the task
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