Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-18
THE TURN VEREIN PARADE.
A Glorious Dsy and q Glorious ~specsscle-
description of h Floats In the T1o-
cession-A Distinguished Party ON .
.Tauntiug Car.

c..,or. nav ana q Glorious Spectacle
,,.scrintion of the Floats In the Fro
ca..ion-A Distinguished Party ON q
haunting II.
The Turn Verein could not have seiecCeo
a more favorable day for their great PIC
torial parade, than yesterday. The weatner
was perfect to a degree that was probably
not reached anywhere in the United STATES
outside of Montana, and even old residents,
"a thev stood in hundreds on the streets IN
the full blaze of the hot sunshine, could
hardly realize that they were experiencing
the depths of a Montana winter. There
was certainly nothing in the temperature
TO prove that it was not a Fourth OF July
procession they turned out to see, except
that the celebrating atmosphere OF the
mountains does not pervade such celebra-
tions east of Montana. The procession
formed in front of the Pavilion. and COM
mepced to move at 2 o'clock, headed by
Orton's silver cornet band, whose d1 I'm
major was an object OF
GENERAL ADMIRATION.
They were followed by the Bonner Mercan-
tile Co.'s handsome barouche, drawn by
four richly caparisoned steeds: Their de-
~liverer, H~ollingsworth, representing Uncle
Sam, stood in the carriage. distributing the
compliments of the company among the
populace. Then came 6 party OF those
terrors of the plains, the. cowboys, whose
daredevil aspect struck terror into the
souls OF the more timid spectators, and
this emotion was intensified by the appear
ance among then of an Indian warrior OF
the S~heepeater tribe, who fairly saturated
the pure and bracing atmosphere with his
blood-curdling wa whoops. Had The
known that it was only Gus Nickel they
would not have been SO frightened. Next
came an Irish ~jaunting car that was brought
out from Canada by Mr.. Dawson. Toe
passengers.
BARON JOB JAHREISs,
Col. Jerry Mullen, Admiral Frank Foskett
and Rev. Joe CLASSIFY. This distinguished
party were followed by the float from the
Windsor Stables carrying a multitude OF
juvenile characters. The Turn Verein float
followed, with a company OF ~gymnasts,
who performed various thrilling leafs over
and over with such regularity that it
seemed as il some unseen power was pull
ing strings on them. Then came Abe Hey
g. Co.'s magnificent float, represent
ing the south entrance to the famou
and a Moor OF noble mien re-
clining in dolce far niente, against a pillar
in the foreground. A lynx Of unusual size
and ferocious appearance, from the forests
that surround the Road House, followed
the Alhambra in a cage made OF steel bars.
It was a good idea, placing the representa-
tives Of the Orient and the Occident in
SUCH rRlKING CONTRAST.
Following the lynx, was THE MINER Pub
Co.'s float, loaded with sample
OF THE MINER, which were tbhu-dr!si
ed with generous hand by General st.
The next loaf bore an enormous
cask Of Niersteincr, from the house of
& Gruen. Astride OF the cask
was a gigantic figure OF Gambrinus, who
oceans of the above invigorat-
ing fluid, and between drinks waved his
with uncertain motions, in the faces
Of the longing spectators. His voice was
drowned in the penetrating music of Orton's
steam calliope, which hove in view next,
md which Jared the windows along the
in q mannerthat threatened to bank
the Metropolitan Plate Glace Insur-
ance Company, The above were the chief
eatures OF the procession. Lack OF space I
iorbids an enumeration OF the rest. The
of march was through all the business |
streets, and ended at the place of beginning, |
ike the boundary OF a mining claim.