Greeted by 15,000 cheering people, Oldfield drove in his car, a winner of the 671-mile Los Angeles-Phoenix road race.
Although led into the fair grounds seventeen minutes by Nikrent, Oldfield won first place and a cash prize of $2,750 by thirty-six minutes elapsed time. Oldfield’s elapsed time was 22 hours 59 minutes, and his average[Pg 56] was 29.1 miles per hour. Nikrent’s time was 23 hours 35 minutes.
The 134 miles from Prescott, the second-night control, was driven in mud, and the drivers and cars were covered with a coat of clay.
Town Sells Jail at Auction.
Noank, Conn., is getting rid of some of its luxuries. The lockup and contents have been sold at auction and brought $83.12.
The jail building, an unpretentious affair as compared with the Tombs in New York, was knocked down to Squadrito Brothers, of Mystic, for $75, and two other bids took the jail stove and utensils for $6.87. A quilt and mattress fetched $1.25.
Schoolhouse Topples Over.
While the school at Sulphur Point, Fla., was being dismissed for recess, the building, which was built on high blocks, suddenly toppled over and went crashing to the ground, killing a cow that happened to be lying alongside of it. Fortunately none of the inmates were injured. A crowd gathered and succeeded in freeing the carcass of the cow by raising the building back into its place. Studies were resumed after the excitement died down, but some repairs have been made to the schoolhouse.
Old Gravestone is Replaced.
A century-old gravestone, made in 1814 to mark the graves of two victims of an Indian massacre near Alton, Ill., was brought to an Alton stonecutter to be repaired.