The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-09-04
Labor Day Parade.
Continued from First Page.

tub, taking a shower bath.
The W. P o. Company displayed
Upion Oil signs, had good float.
The P D. saloon started out with
a neat float, but the jostling it got
dismantled it and it was driven out
of the procession on Vine street.
W. H. Booths furniture store was
represented by a float.
H. V. Beasley, the music dealer,
had a float in hne and q negro band
to make music. He keeps up with
the times in advertising bis house.
The Fort Worth Lager Beer
agency had in a nice float.
The George Hoffman sanitary
plumbing establishment, was rep
resented on a float with good dis
play Of plumbers goods.
ODyer & Ahern had float and
it was stocked with a display of
their late purchases. It was one of
the best from trades display stand
point in line. Several of the male
clerks were mounted on this float.
The Texarkana Poultry and Pet
Stock Association, had in a nice
float. Several coops of fine chick
ems rabbits and pigeons, were on
the float.
Moody & Wright, painters, were
represented by a float.
Edwards Harness Co. had a big
float with their men working on the
same, making harness and saddles.
7. J. Hobgood had his delivery
wagons in line.
A cotton and corn field was rep
resented on a float, with the Colored
brother picking cotton. On the
banner of this float we read, ''By
Industry we Thrive" The farmers,
many of them, will laugh at this,
when they know that their cotton
cost them more to make than they
can get for it,
0, P Taylor had in the procession
an old "prairie schooner" on the
sheet of which the people we're told
that he was a real estate dealer and
had real estate to sell.
Mr. B. G, Vauderweghe had a
couple of floats, advertising Anheu-
ser-BusCh beer.
The Standard Novelty Works had
in three floats, the first one loaded
with two pine logs, the second
one was loaded with lumber and
shingles aud the third a beautiful
pafoda trimmed with scroll work,
A brick yard was next represent
ed, negro moulding brick and two
them,
The Iron Mountain andT. P. road
was represented with floats.
Huddleston Bros, had float in
line.
Hardin Bros, second hand store
had a decorated carriage the pref
tiest in the procession
Sam SolinSky was out ina horse
less carriage-the vehicle being
pulled by couple of mules,
The TeXarkana Carriage Co, had |
a couple of floats in line on which |
various kinds of street
vehicles.
A long line of carriages and bug
gies as well as horsemen brought
up the rear Of the parade, The
first excursion train pulled out for
the park which is three miles off
at 1880 o'clock, well loaded, The
train will run during the evening as
the demand may suggest,
We cannot give the program to
be read at the grounds simply be-
cause it was not furnished us.
The float that attracted a great
deal of attention, was one gotten
up by Percy H, Edwards, sales
agent for the John H. Dwight &
Company, Cow Brand Soda" This
float had a fac-simile package of
soda, which was y feet long and s
feet high and 4 feet at the end.
The COW, which is the trade mark
Of the John H. Dwight u Company
soda, was painted in oil aud the ar.
tist made a good job under his
brush Mr. Edwards superintended
the decoration of this float, and it
reflects credit upon him. On each
side Of the float was a picture of
Admiral Dewey and under it was,
Dewey did it and so will Cow
Brand Soda" Mr.. Edwards did
himself proud on this occasion and
the people, no doubt, will continue
as they have heretofore, call for
Cow Brand" soda for their bread
and biscuit
Died.