The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-07-07
A GREAT CELEBRATION.
The Fourth of July Exercises at Redwood
Falls Please an Immence Company.

Falls Please an Immence Company.
The creator of all things caused
Dame Nature to smile sweetly upon
Redwood Falls last Monday, and the
good people of the city responded to
the blessing in a style commensurate
with the occasion. It was almost a
cloudless sky during the day proper,
the hazy clouds that partly screened
the sun early in the morning being
waited on the wings of wind to some
point below the horizon before the
houseclock struck ten. A gentle breeze
arose and when the sun shOne down in
refulgent splendor on thousands of
people, it kissed and cooled them into
comfort. And when the sports OF the
day were DER and the Goddess OF
NIGHT commenced her reign, the
moon, and stars of various magnitudes,
looked down and twinkled and listened
to a magnificent display of fireworks.
The fun commenced early, as is US
ual on the Fourth of July. The pa
triotic sound of the anvil was heard
soon after Sunday gave way to Mon
day, and about four o'clock the dead
ly firecracker commenced its work.
"Chuck" Everett, patriotic to the core,
was out with bis cracker; young son
of Aid. Bager was also out, announc-
ing as prec]usion to his work or sport,
that he had slept in the granary in Or
der to not disturb his parents when
he arose; Capt. Huntington, disturbed
by the crackers, came up to superln-
tend the decorations; ditto Otto
Schmahl and Ed. Duerre. A half an
hour later, every business man seemed
to be out and while the small boy ap-
piled the fuse to his bunch Of crackers
the decorations commenced IN real
earnest.
Every business house and good
many residences were gaily decorated
by eight o'clock. The national colors
in bunting predominatod. Flags tloat-
ed through the soft, pure air, as If In
welcome to the coming guests, and
nothing had been left undone to assure
visitors that the city belonged to them
Energetic and enthusiastic proprietors
and employees labored vigorously On
floats and other vehicle and mechanical
contriyances for that unparalleled III
dustrial parade, and the band boys
those bright young opponents of Wag-
ner, List and Mendelssohn, COM
monced polishing their lungs for the
crisis-their maiden appearance before
the public.
Shortly after nine o'clock the bust,
| ness floats and burlesquers and cali
thumpians commenced to gather al
the Northwestern depot, where they
remained until the morning train, car
rving 500 excursionists from Sleepy
Eye, arrived. Then there was form
alton, marshallcd by Sheriff Mead anc
Deputy Olmstcad, with a traction en-
CINE and thresher propelled by kins
| Bros. in the lead. Next came the band
and then the Columbian float will
forty-four beautiful young ladies rep
resenting as many states, and Mrs
Will French as Columbia. They wer'
all blushing buds of innocence, and a
intervals sweetly sang national airs
The parade was nearly a mile Ions
and the magnificent floats were
| credit to the business men of Redwoo'
Falls and will rebound to their futur
glory. The floats of Francois Il Co
F. w. Philbrick, A. ". Bager AM
John Lauterbach, George Lechne
and T. and NJ. Mulligan made exceE
tionally fine appearances, PARTICULAR
the latte, the float of which was cor
| Quoted by Mss Peterson,who was dress
ed and costumed in harmony with a
ancient Roman female chariot drive
The floats in the procession, whic
moved down Lincoln to Second, SEE
ond to Mill, Mill to Wyoming, Wyon
ing to Washington, then to Bridg
and down Bridge to the oratorical an
picnic grounds, were controlled by tn
following firms:
ORDER OF PARADE.
King Bros. wagon, drawn by tra'
ton engine.
Redwood Falls band.
Geo. Drake, harness dealer, do
Bruno driven by Joe Drake an
appropriately decorated.
Liberty car, containing forty-fi1
young ladies in white.
H. A. Baldwin's handsome pony car
decorated and carrying the bannt
of A. H. Moon g. Co., hardware.
W. w. Stout's wagonette, containin
three ladies and three gentleme
, representing the three national co
OrS.
, Aune & Thune, clothing, float draw
F by L. Truesdells long cared nigh
ingale," driven by Frank Hubbar
,, one of the palpable 'hits" of tt
parade.
1 c.. A. Francois & Co., mammoth hoa
J.. bearing display of dress good
clothing. etc, and containing a Ii
tie maiden at each corner-th
> whole in charge of Herman Seminal
}, and Ed. Duerre.
|, Mills & johnson, architects and bull
!. ers. Float showing the members
the new firm at work upon the mo-
ell of a house.
- Geo. Lechner, grocer, handsome
decorated float displaying articl
from his stock.