The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-09-24
Minneapolis Docs Herself Proud In
Her Harvest Home Celebra-
tioD.
City and County Offices, Schools, Banks
and Business Houses All
Closed.
The Ottumwa Coal Palace Opened.
Major Mckinley Makes
Speech.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. M.-Wednesday,
Sept. 23, 1891, win be remembered for
many moons as a red letter day for
Minneapolis. For weeks preparations
have been making for the appropriate
celebration of the garnering of the most
bountiful crop ever known in the North
west. How well these preparations have
been made only those who were present
to view the decorations and the parade
will ever fully know.
Nicollet avenue and many of the other
thoroughfares had been transformed
into veritable gardens of Eden. Extend
ing the length of Nicollet from Wash
ington avenue to Tenth street, where the
parade turned, were strung streamers Of
red, white and blue, and these were sup
plemented by bunting most profusely
applied to nearly every store. The har-
vest decorations that the business houses
made were, however, the most stunning
Of any. Corn and wheat were used un-
sparingly, and fashioned into every con-
ceivabie shape.
AT 10 o'clock religious services were
held at the grand opera house. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Reverends o.
Fl. Tiffany, Wayland Hoyt and Smith
Baker, Professor o. v. Tousley and 9TH
ers. The Fort Smelling military band
furnished the music for congregational
singing. Equally impressive services
were also held at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception and the Holy
Rosary church.
In accordance with the mayors proc
lamation the city and county offices and
public schools were closed all day. The
postofice was closed from noon till p.
m. and only the early morning and late
evening deliveries were made by the
carriers. The banks closed at noon and
business houses generally did the same.
The Parade.
One o'clock was the hour set for the
moving Of the parade, and IL was but q
few moments later when the start was
mae. The order of arrangement of the
procession was as follows:
First Military and civic socie-
ties, United States regulars, municipal
departments and miscellaneous features.
Second Observation-Disclosures, including
all branches of the industry from the
placing of the seed in the ground to har-
vesting and utilizing the product
Third Division-Structural, the lumber
industry and all others that contribute in
any way to the erection of edifces Rail
roads also came in this division.
Fourth Division-Anything and every
thing In the way Of furnishings for rail.
roads, manufactures or dwellings.
Fifth Division--The best and most
diversified of all. What we eat, wear and
use up fully illustrated.
The head of the column rested on
Washington and Second avenues south,
and moved down Second avenue south
to First street. on First street to Nicol.
let, out Nicollet to Tenth street, down
Tenth street to Park avenue, out Park
avenue to Twenty-sixth street, on
Twenty-sixth street over to Portland
avenue, and back down town ON Port.
land avenue and Eleventh street, turn.
ing on Mary Place to Eighth street, and
marching across Hennepin avenue tc
First avenue north, where the parade
was dismissed.
1t is estimated by good judges tina,
over 100000 people witnessed the
parade.