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Show BIG PIONEER DAY CELEBRATION Deseret Beats All Records for the Celebration of Pioneer Day. A Two-Day Celebration. We think the two days celebration of Pioneer Day at Ik'seret last wee establishes the reputation of that ei tcrprlahiK town as tlie sporting center of tlie county. They began preparation prepara-tion about two weeks before by ap pointing various committees and then telling them to go ahead and get up the biggest time tlie county ever hud regardless of expense aud that the people would stand behind them aud make up any deficiency that might id-suit. id-suit. The committees accordingly go busy, made up a good program, fixed up the park, enlarged the grand stand and Invited all their neighbors to come down and have a good time. The response was prompt and generous, Karly Wednesday morning tlie street! began to fill with well loaded wagon and buggies from the neighboring farms and town. Hrlght colored lloats, crazy looking pioneer outfit! and hand carts, wild Indiana and reckless reck-less cowboys began to gather at th park and soon under tho direction of representing the Chronicle and dressed liu a gown of white lawn on which tlie last Issue of (lie Chronicle had been printed. Win. Huff or Oasis followed with a beautifully decorated tloat and carrying a bevy of girls In gay costumes cos-tumes aud bright colored s! reamers. C. O Warnock with a string of splendid splen-did looking Imported stallions and marcs shotted thai Millard takes a high place with her live stock Then came a band of very realistic looking Indians under tlie leadership of Chiefs Lloyd Cropper and .lames Mace, There were warriors, squawn, papooses and all the paraphernalia of Indian life, s The very modern was represented by Dr. Itroaildus' auto gaily decorated 'with (lowers, greenery and flags and I bunting. Then came pioneer outfits, wagons, carriages and horsemen. When the parade reached Pioneer Square, however, a terrible calamity I overtook the train. The Indiana at-j at-j tacked the train and a light occurred. I Shots were exchanged, frying pans Relay, unsaddle race, three entiles, won by Parley Warnock. Harness iace, three minute class, three entries, won by Hickman, Second Sec-ond money, I leech. loo yard foot race, four eutries, won by M. Petty. .'(yard foot lace four entries., won by N. Cooper. There was also a very exciting running run-ning match race between Hich Cropper Crop-per horse and an imported horse from GraiilsvUle, which was won by I the Hinckley horse by half a neck. The Baseball Garnet. ' After tlie races came the baseball ' game between the Hinckley and Des- eret teams for tlov purse of $l"0, tlie story of which is told in the following score: tlunings: I 2 3 4 ." tl 7 K it ; Hinckley 2 0 I 2 ( 4 0 0 11- 12 Deseret 0 II 0 0 0 2 0 u 0 1 i Hinckley Huns: Reeve :!, Camp i 2, Larigsion 2, Hickman I, Slaughter 2, ; Robinson 2. i Deseret -Runs: Petty 1, L. Illack I. . Pitcher for Hinckley. Langsion; for I Deseret, Dan llennett. N. Cooper made an umpire that was very satisfactory to both sides. . The I trouble with the Deseret boys seemed to be that they couldn't get onto , Liingsion'a curves, and they made a good many errors in the field. It was expected that the following day the winning team would play the . Fillmore team, but the boy a across the valley failed to show up, and accord-i accord-i Ingly the Deseret and Hinckley teams played another game with a good deal better showing for the home team, as they appeared to have got onto Langs-ton's Langs-ton's balls and made fewer errors lu fielding. There was Just as big a crowd on hand. If not larger, to see both theraces and ball game, It be-gan be-gan to look bad for (he home team lu the fourth Inning, when the visitors had scored seven with nothing to the home team, but In (he fifth they made five and things looked more hopeful. In the nevent.li they were tied and In tlie tlrsl half of the ninth Deseret was one ahead, but two costly errors In the second half put the Hinckley team ahead one run with only one man out. Tim following Is die score: Innings: 1 2 3 i 5 7 H 9 Hinckley 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 3-13 Deseret 0 0 0 0 & 1 2 0 4-12 Hinckley-Huns: Reeve 2, Latiga-ton Latiga-ton 1, Camp 1, Hickman 1, lilahop 1, Mlxal 1, Moody 1, Slaughter 4, Hold- KOU 1. Deseret Huns: P.. Bennett 2, A, Petty 2, S'. Petty 1, home run, K. Pet U' 2. I Dennett 2 I. HUck g. .er;ol,j lletlllcft 1. In the evening of boih days a dance was held In Petty's hall which was largely attended and was greatly en-, en-, Joyed by all. ( Deseret may well feel proud of her successful celebration and (lie ruin-I ruin-I mittees desire to extend their thanks I to the visitors from the neighboring , tolia who helped to make It a uc- cess. Kvery one speaks In high terms , of the hospitality of the Deseret people peo-ple who threw their homes open to their visitors and provided free hay to all who had teams. It. was also a financial success. The receipts all (old amounted to $;;:! After paying out $220 In prizes and paying all other expenses they have nearly $lm left to make other Improvements. Im-provements. They expect to acquire more land so as to Increase their park so as to make It one of the prettiest spots In the county. May their laudable laud-able ambition be realized Is the hearty w ish of the Chronic le. f ;..r;M. . . ... r--. . . ' .. ''.. " . , ' "! i . " .. , - - . . ' - JU i , -.- i. , . - i .... ... ... ....... - i -." ' .- ! it. -.,,.;. SOME PIONEER OUTFITS AT DELTA. Sheriff Illack, marshal of the day. and hla aids, the parade wns put In order and began Its march. Headed by fair l.'tah. gem of the west, represented by Mrs. Grace Hopkins, the procession marched up Main street and lo the poatofflee before the last of the long procession lett the park. Following I'tah came S. W. Ilawlcy gaily decorated dec-orated float from Oasis with I'tah's best crop a big load of babies and children of all ages bright w ith ribbons and smiles. Then came as a contrast three floats with pioneers and three representatives of the hand cart brigade, brig-ade, pushing their well worn carts before be-fore them. Among the pioneers was Mrs. Annie Allred, one of the original hand cart brigade. Then came tin-brass tin-brass band under the leadership ol Professor Whitehead. Deseret past (lew through tlie air and In spite of a vigorous reslstence the Indians captured cap-tured an unfortunate pioneer and burned him at the stake. The crowd then marched back to the meeting house, which was quickly filled to Its rapacity while the largest part of the crowd had to remain on the outside. Here the Interesting program as given In the previous Issue of Die Chronicle was successfully carried out. The Racet. In the afternoon tlie program of races and games was carried out at tlie park. A big crowd was In atieu lance. The grand stand which seats between 4ui and ."00, was filled, while spectators spectat-ors and rigs of all kinds lined the space around the track. Hinckley and i i ' i - , L ' ru, ...... S- t. -. . I , ... ;j ,'-"..i r5-- h ' ' ' -t -! a if WATCHING THE BALL GAME AT DESERET. i i was represented by J. V. I!la-k wMi bis fish wagon and crying his wares William Jus'eseti big float load- d with all the bountiful products of the soil represented Deseret present, and was very tastefully arranged. Marion Illack beautiful floral float showed that lecret could raise the beautiful a well as the useful. The large float of Krickson Pros, and Wm. Ashman represented th min.rig industry, and with Its smoking forge and rock diiU-Ing diiU-Ing operaioti. and ore t s'.ing gave a very realistic representation of this important Indu?ry. The ai'alfa Industry In-dustry mi graphically thoan by D. J ltla(ka float on which was displayed alfalfa from the hay to the eed and with a mill busy t work clein'ng tho seel. Dawron Haw ley fliat of com merce followed piled ith a display of goods and beu i:u!1t decorated In the mid: sat Mist Lu i. Dtoiroti J Oasis seemed to be there in a body ! I Delta and its suburbs west and south1 I were well represented and there were i many from the eastern town. If Is I idmilted lo have been the largest crowd that ever assembled at Des-( Des-( eret. The weather waa delightful, no wind or dust but hot enough to ensure 'a good business for the refreshment I stand of the ladie which was well i flocked with ice cream and cooling drinks. The following were the results re-sults of the first day's races: Pony race, three en'ries, won by Mark Kelly. Saddle horse race, four entries, won by Rich Cropper. Work horse race, four entries, won ty James Mace. The result of the necolid day's races was a folio: Potato race, a ery exi-Hing event, five eatrlen, mi by lun llennett. |