Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
HOW WE CELEBRATED.
OUR CITY HAS GOOD FOURTH
OF JULY.
Splendid Attractions and.a Big Crowd
The Affair Ably Managed-The Strict
est Order and No Accidents-A Sue
cessfu1 Day All Around.

carrying out of the elaborate arrange
ments. The weather, while threaten
ing most of the day, desisted from
spelling all, and only a few drops of
rain were spilled from the clouds
towards the close of the eventful occa-
sion.
Throughout the entire city splendid
decorations were made, but the bus1-
ness section especially was in gay at
tire, some Of the buildings being liter
ally covered with bunting, flags and
green's Many residences were also
generously festooned.
At an early hour the people were
out in force, delegations from the sur
rounding country and neighborlng
towns being much in evidence, and by
the time the industrial parade moved
through Main street hatspacious thor
oughfare was packed with humanity.
The occasion reminded one of a mon
ster circus day, and the parade was
certainly equal to the occasion.
Marshal of the Day Solliday and his
staff had the different divisions of the
parade ready to start at the appointed
hour, and the line of march was begun
III the following order:
Chief-of-Police mounted.
Platoon of Police.
Marshal OF the Day and Orderly.
Committee on Parade, mounted.
FIRST DIVISION.
SinniSsippi Band
German Soldiers Armed-Capt. Kieckbusch.
0. d. Pease Post, GA RI. Habhegger, Com.
SECOND DIVISION.
Drum Corps.
Fire Department in command of Chief Berg.
Squadron of Cavalry.
President and Speaker Reader, Chaplain,
City Council and Board of Public
Works in Carriages
Seibels Pony Squadron.
THIRD DIVISION.
Independent Band.
Floats in Three Sections.
Following is list of the floats Wege-
mann & Strauss, VIM. Weber & Co., B.
A. Kruger, W. F. Trachte, A. Fuer-
mann Brewing company, w. G. Raue,
S. B. Fuller, Brandt & Abele, NJ olzahn
& Feisst, r. H. Radtke, G. A. Stall
mann, William Hartig, F. Tercinski, j.
j. Toussaint, Watertown Steam Laun-
dry, West Road band, J. Keck & Son,
Mays creamery-three wagons, P. j.
Euper, Richards Hill addition, E. Ku-
merit Manufacturing company, Henry
Nowack & Son, American Express
company, Piper Began & Lehman.
Achtenhagen & Heilman, R. P. Koenig
& Co., Rough and Ready club house,
Schempfs Cash store, Woodard & Stone
Co., ]. Weber & Son, Murphy & Dob
bratz, d. & F. Kusel, f. J. Schoechert
& Son, w. J. Black, Charles Herger, }.
D. Casey. Globe Milling company, Ellis,
David & Schebelack, Leo Ruesch, Jos.
Reinehr, Badger State Bottling com
Ialy-three wagons, Watertown Ga
zette, Otto Biefeld & Co., West Road
farmer going to market, Castalia Bot
Ting company, Herman Hartvorker,
B. Klatt with team, Collie Justmann,
chariot.
Without doubt the industrial parade
proved the best feature of the celebra-
ton. and it's magnitude and elegance
surprised everybody. Tie business
floats were all excellent creations, and
some of them would have done credit
to larger cities and more pretentious
events. Among the floats voted by all
as leaders, considering their beauty
and correct conception, were those Of
William Hartig, Schempf's Cash store,
j. Weber & Son, F. Tercinski and the
Fuermann Brewing company. AS gen
uine fun makers the West Road farmer
boys with their discordant band de
served the palm. These boys are al
ways "in it,"
The exercises at the city park i'm
mediately following the parade, were
attended by large concourse of peo-
| Pile. Mayor Rack, as president of the
day, presided and announced the pro-
gram. After the chaplain, Rev. George
c. Weiss, had offered prayer, Nicholas
Thauer read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and the orator of the day
Hon. Ernest Merton, of Waukesha, de.
nVered an eloquent discourse upon is-
sues which concern the future welfare
of the Republic. He maintained that
true patriotism is needed as much In
the every day duties of citizenship as
was ever required on the field of battle
and that blind partisanship is one ot
the great evils which is endangerine
the future of the country. He opposed
the extension of the right of suffrage
to women and advocated the repeal o.
of all divorce laws from the statute
books except for causes which are lust.
ifeG by the laws of God and nature
During the intervals between numbers
the Sinuissippi band rendered several
selections.
The waterworks tes. announced fol
| l P. NJ, was delayed some time. but