The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-26

civilian. But the quietude was not for
long. Punctually at 1:l0 Capt. D. NJ.
Gilmore gave the signal, the drums
gave final rub dub IN response to the
official order Of the grand marshal. The
float drivers cracked their whips ard
The first harvest festival parade in
the city's history was under way, wind
ing down Second avenue south, twist
ing it's serpentine way, over First street
into Nicollet and thence over the pre-
scribed line of march.
The police department float came first
in line, with a hundred patrolmen and
Maj. r. r. Henderson leading the van.
Then came the Fort Smelling band
and the entire United States troops at
the fort. in sets of II, under the com.
naand of Col. Mason. They made a
handsome appearance and marched
with soldierly precision. A section OF
DAM band and the 1st regiment n. G.
s. M. proceeded Northrup's volunteers
for relief of Fort Ridgley, 1862. who
rode OIL horseback. The volunteers
were grizz!ed old heroes, but still en-
thus1astic and anxious to make good
showing. With ringing bell and smoke
curling from the smokestacks came the
steamer ''City of Minneapolis loaded
with flour sacks and cotton. Banners
stated that steamers had landed at st.
Anthony IN 1852 what can not be done
now? The public schools half dozen
floats came next in festival array. A
long procession of school children fol-
lowed the school floats, delegation
from each building, with handsome
banners and notices bringing ia the
Sheaves,'' etc. The banners were all
colors and pretty.
The Northern Pacific float which fol-
lowed, was au immense matched rooted
Eoat. in which sat young women repre-
senting the states Of Idaho, Washing
CON, Minnesota. North Dakota and
Montona. a string band also occupied
she galiY decorated van and discoursed
marshrl music as dozen horses pulled
it along. Festoons OF fruit hung grace
fully from float and horses, and numer
GUS banners were displayed. One read
"Wheat is King. In 1891 the Grain
Raised in Minnesota was 90,000.000
Bushels; North Dakota, 60,000,0 900;
Washington and Oregon, $4,000, o00."
Another; Elm 1891 Products Raised
Along the Northern Pacific Aggregated
200 100000 Bushels" The grains and
vegetables used were from Minnesota
and included a vast variety.
The CITY and county floats came next,
then the &. &. f.. representing camp
scene, with old vsts on guard, cooking
and in tents, among woods. A true
scene of camp Ifs. The architects had
an Indian In {. birch wigwam, repre-
seating architecture in Minneapolis in
1852. Wheaton s. Reynolds had mas
sive sideboard, On which were fruits Of
all kinds. Brown & Haywood had a
stained glass cottage. The Minneap-
oils West Size Turnyerpin had three
floats loaded with young girls, one with
bows and Que with children, in the act
of using gymnasium apparatus. The
Crown iron works had all immense iron
staircase On which employees stood.
The Herzog Manufacturing Company's
exhibit was original aud unique, and
showed in full an entire section Of a
truss bridge, Another Of the He1zog
floats showed a. portal of the new train
sheds and Union depot at Duluth,
which, by the way, is the only train
shed ever built in Western shops, over
! 500, 900 pounds af iron being used.
Such was che festival, and we hope
that the citizsus of Minneapolis will
make it an annual occurrence.