New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-08
Hecker Post, q float embleinatical Of the

Hecker Post, a float emhlematical Of the
State Seal, the Sons Of Veterans, q hoa1
representing Columbia, the st. Joseph's
Society and a float furnished BY the pu.
pills Of the public schools. The Latter
was intended to signify education and
consisted Of globes, telescopes, books
maps and the like.
Henry seifert marshaied the Third Di.
vision, aided by Alfred Vogel. In this
division were the Milford Band ina dec.
GRATED carriage; float representing
physical aud mental culuture, furnished
by the TurnvereiD and with the Actives
as an escort; the Zoeglings Verein; .
float, typical of the Liberty Bell, furn.
ished by the Eagle Mill Co.; the Luther
an Mems Society; the Arbeiter Vcrein
and a float that was literally applauded
along the entire line of march. This was
Crone Bros beautiful and artistic repre-.
sentation of the Argonauts.
The Fourth Division was headed by
Geo. Gieseke as marshal and s. Gieseke
as aide. Then came the New Prague
Band, the New Ulm Fire Department,
which, by the way made a splendid show
ing, the Indian Base Ball Club from tile
Lower Sioux Agency and float, sup-
Piled by the schell Brewery, consisting
Of a lotof dWarfs housed in barley. 0
The Fifth Division was made up On
tirely of floats as follows:
Aurora, a sort Of fairy scene with a
maiden driving harnessed butterflies.
Twas pretty idea and was furnished by
B. Behnke & Co. and John F. Neumann,
The Discovery of Wiesenthal by Peter
Herian-Columbus, ,in a boat with his
crew discovering land and the natives.
Over all was hughe rainbow A very
fine float
Henry Crone's represented the egg in
dustry. 1t was a comic conception and
consisted of huge egg she'll witt, a lot
of boys logged out as roosters and chick
ems. 1t furnished any amount Of laugh
ter. '.f -
Ancient pharmacy was represented by
an aged alchemist mixing compounds in
a cave. Andrew.J. Eckstein furnished
it. 50 ... - -.<ys f-.~.ssf5 .sEt: @ss
Modern pharmacy was the idea cen
veyed by the next float, which was furn-
by w. G.. Alvin. It pictured fine pre-
scription case with fine looking clerks in
fine looking clothes, dispensing drugs.
Jos Schmu.ker's float was typical Of
art and music. The idea was conveyed
10y Tyre. played by young maidens.
/ GA. Ottomeyer had one of the finest
displays in the parade and one that re-
.ceived not little applause. It was We
nus, goddess of love and beauty, enclosed
in a large star. .@..4
\. H. Lienhard's business was repre.
sented by Mlkado in full Japanese cos
tune. ~. -.
The Sixth and last division was made
u. wholly of the mounted platoon OF
horsemen. Sigel and Cottonwood were
the only towns represented and the first
prize went to the former. Z
The parade as a>whole was over a mile
in lengt:a: and was one that our people
may we'll feel proud Of.
At the park the exercises were opened
by Hon. John Lind who introduced Al
bert Boock. Mr.. Bocck read the De-
claration of Independence and then Mr..
Lind offered a few remarks relative to
the opening of the new road. He said
that the people Of New Ulm were
proud OF their city and considered no
day too sacred to keep them from vele-
lcating their achievements. Hc spoke
of the advantages oft,e road in bringing
New Ulm into direct connection with
the leading cities Of the state and hoped
the day would not: be far distant when
an extension would bemade to the south.
Generals Manager Mohler responded
for the road, congratulating the people
Of Minneapolis as we'll as New Ulm on
the successful completion of the enter
prise and extending the hope that the re,
lations of the citizens of New Ulm and
the managers Of the road would always
be pleasant. Their interests, he said
weremutualand what initiated TO the ad.
vantage of the one also resulted in good
for the other.
Mayor Weschcke was the next speaker
After reviewing The history of the towI
and its disasters, lie pointed to the heroic
efforts Of our citizens and pointed ou1
how they had made progress second t
no other town in the state against won