St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24
HARVEST FESTIVAL NOTES.

me retail butchers were each mount
ed on a nag and wore their business
costume. 1t wasa very pretty ana in
structiYe sight. There must have been
over 800 of them in line.
Ed A. Stevens was one of the most
enthusiastic workers in the festival He
was the secretary and his handiwork
was dlScernible-in many of the notices.
Henry MoriSso, the first street car
driver in st. Paul, occupied his old
position in the first bob-tail car, dis
played by the city railway company.
Hon. j. j. Furlong, of Austin. won
worlds fair, and he maryeled that there
were no dairy products displayed.
Capt. ID. Nj. Gilmore was the marsha.
or Division A, the head OF the process
sion; He had the military aud civic
display under his executive wing.
The proyerbial small boy had especial
JOY by industriOusly blowing his fish
norm, to the distraction OF everybody
within hearing distance.
One enterprising business man adj
Vertlsed his establishment thus: IAN
lntant OF one year, but like Mime
apolis, beat them all"
The old woman industriously engaged
IN boiling soap reminded one of the UNI
canny scene OF the witches i'm Shake
speare's Macbeth"
A lumber firm set forth that zone
years cut of our mills would III AXE a
band around the globe six inches wide
and one inch thick.
The distribution of samples was quite
general all the afternoon. They we're
thrown with promlscuous abandon from
floats everywhere.
Several Minneapolis photographers
took views of the parade, and the col
lection that will be must make an inter
esting souvenir.
The agricultural manufacturer was
in no wise backward, and pillow was
prominently set forth as the pioneer
of civilization"
Great Scott. what crop; Donnel-
ily's jaw Will have to stop" was the way
IN which miller got back at the
Hon. Ig.
There is nothing small about the Min
neapOliS millerS. I'VE make the best
flour on earth was a motto on one OF
the floats.
The city railway people got in a nice
dig against the ''grumblers." They
were represented in the parade by two
floats.
The cats paradise. the kitchen, was
the happy hit made by range dealer.
1t caught on" with amazing aptitude.
1t was great day for farmers, and
the notices, the farmers are the PEG
pie" was particularly prominent.
Minneapolis dirt better than gold"
sung out couple OF lads, placed on
barrel OF dirt and a small shovel.
Sufficient wheat was sampled in Mini
neapolis last year as would make train
between st. Faul and Chicago.
Kleist's band of st. Paul. were the
recipients of liberal applause all along
the line of march,
The Sweat Manufacturing company
had the most appropriate display
wheelbarrows.
The 1896 sewing girls i'm Minneapolis
were very appropriately represented in
| the parade.
There were sixty horses attached to
the float Of the Nelson, Tenney Lumber
company.
The display by the firemen was the
! feature OF the parade, with emphasis
| on the.
The produce exchange set down the
volume of business for 1891, at Sll, 800
! 900.
! The Northrup volunteers came i'm for
! hearty ovation "all along the line"
| Il. L. Jones was truly as big as life,
| mounted on fiery charger.
| Hon. p. fl. Carney. of MaukatO, was
an admirer of the display.