The Worthington advance., 1900-07-06
TWO Big Days Of: Continuous
Celebration.
The Program Carried Out without any Serious Accdent
and to the Pleasure of Every Visitor Present
About Five Thousand Guests on the Fourth and Six
Thousand the Fifth-:AA we'll Taken Care Of by Our
Citizens and Given Credit for Rejecting Honor
and Credit to the Town.

DISQUALIFICATION. score 10, $75;
pick up nine, score 5, $25.
The bicycle parade being so limit
ed no prizes were awarded.
! The industrial parade was little
late in starting on account of train
bearing Sheldon band being late, but
it was a grand parade and so pro-
-nounced by every one. Each display
it. worthy of special mention but cir
cumstances will not permit and must
he foregone by simply being listed.
The parade consisted of the follow
ing, headed by twelve mounted men:
Council in carriage, 4th reg. Iowa
band; Uncle Sam surrounded by
ladies representing our new posses
sion; chief of fire department in bug
,gy followed by apparatus: a float oc.
cupied by young ladies representing
the states; two characters followed by
float with goat wearing blanket
With inscription I. O. O. F. and an.
other character, all pertaining to the
order; A. r. Albertus, clothing; F. G
Stitser, three displays, harness, etc.;
E. L. Schwartz. float and big shoe;
Mrs. Eta Webb, young lady horse
back, millinery; F. Hansberger, float,
piano bicycle and cameras; Harry
Humiston, harness, etc.; Ocheyedan
band; Palm & Son, furniture; A. T.
Latta, dry goods; Dieckhof & Stearns,
hardware; H. B. Lewis, groceries; W.
W. Loveless, groceries, three displays
hand basket to lsrge delivery wag-
on. loaded with groceries; Swedish
Mercantile, general merchandise; r.
F. Baker, clothing; H. B. Lewis, gro
ceries; j. D. & W. I. Humiston, agri-
cultural machinery, three displays;
Rushmore band; A. Anderson, cloth.
ling; Palm Bros, furniture; Mrs. A,
n. Cheney, millinery; John Ramage,
agricultural machinery, three dis.
lplaye;~I. T. ? Branigan, general mer
ehs ndise; Worthington Milling Co
products; H. P. Lewis, general store;
Ray Humiston, drug store; Deere
plows; float occupied by young ladies
Ecarrying parasols; }. II. Stout, bind
or; Saxon & Amondson, threshine
!! Q lift.
Calithumpian parade - Bur1esque
on engine inspection with: an old en-.
gine, blacksmith shop, refuse col
lector, F. II. Hickman, drugstore
and an old engine; were the promin.
.ent features.
After the parade people who
brought their dinner repaired to the
! various parks and others swooped
down on lunch counters and hotels
but all were prepared for the occas.
ion and served their patrons. Afte,
dinner the guests were welcomed by
Col. j. A. Town and Grafton by Rev
Wilson Aull and an address by +
T. Brapigau, interspersed by songs
and music by the band. The small
1sperts occupied the attention OF. a
large audience also the gun shoot
and ball game.
The Window team at the last min
ute notified the committee they
would not be present and "pickup'
nine played the Adrian team.
In the evening the Iowa band gav'
a concert from the court house steps
WEIGH was enjoyed. The fireworks
on the lake shore was grand affair
and the best ever displayed in thi'
section of .he state on any occasion
The bank OF the lake was solidly lin
Led with people who were bid "Goot
Night" with set piece.
Many compliments were heard o
the management on every