River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-07-10

fine, the best ever seen in the
city; the floats were numerous and
representative, exhibiting good
taste, ingenuity and a great deal of
work in the preparation; the feature
Of sports was attractive; the music
Of the bands and the orchestra was
fine; the Grafton was good, and the
dance pleased those who delight in
that sport. The orderly and consid-
crate conduct of the people through
out the day was the subject of fa-
remark.
THE PARADE.
The parade was under the direc-
ton of the Marshall of the day, T.
T. Glass, and aides and was formed
in the order announced in the print
ed program.
l. Ellsworth band.
2. Soldiers of the Civil and
Spanish wars in column of
fours, preceded by the flag
borne by color bearer.
8. Chaplain, Mayor and orator
Of the day in carriages.
4. Brownies in carriages.
5. Bicy1iennes in confusion.
6. F1oat-Dog cart, with "Shee-
ny" outfit of small wares-Al-
lard, Steward Co.
7. A Walking Tooth in
cartoon representing tooth.
-Thorson, dentist.
8. Big Mug of beer, drawn by
pony accompanied by po1fy
colt.-K. Wiggen.
9. Float-Journa1.
10. Float" Woodnlen"-a load
of logs drawn by six fine
horses.
IL. F1oat-"The Devil. Times.
IL. F1oat-"Drawn by four
horses, draped in colors-pur-
pie and white-Roya1 Neigh
bors.
IS. Float Rebekah at the we'll"
-Rebekah lodge.
IA. River Falls Band.
IS. Indian Doctor-Tubbs.
16. F1oat-with sick man
Before Taking" big,
fat After Taking
Tubbs Medicine Co.
II. F1oat-N. G. Nelson's.
IS, F1oat-with samples of manu-
facture-A. w. Lund.
10. Up to Date Automobile. w.
VIM.
20. Float-drawn by four horses
-"Justice" and Goddess OF
Liberty" = Allard, Stewart
Co.
81. Float-with exhibits of hard
ware merchandise Elertson
Bros.
%. Float-with girls dressed in
white-"The Boston,"
%. Float-"The Sailors ga boat
under sail, manned by little
boys in sailor suits.
"a. 2 Medicine Wagons-R. S.
Freeman & Son.
Is. F1oat-Druggist outft-R. S.
Freeman & Son.
&c. Milk wagon, Taylor.
81. F1oat-with a squad of the
Taylor children, Fed on Taylor S
Milk"
These were followed by a retinue
of 200 carriages.
EXERCISES AT THE PARK.
Arriving at the Park the parade
disbanded, the floats dispersed anc
people assembled in the pavilion
where the Ellsworth band played
several pieces preliminary to the
Grafton. Rev. E. d. Bewick offered
the invocation, after. which Rev. T
]. Snodgrass introduced Ex-Mayo1
James Gray of Minneapolis, the or
ator of the day, who, under many
nconveniencies delivered a splen
did address. The subject of his ad
dress was opportune to the occa
sion-"The Nations Crises "-the
birth of the Republic and its great
Extremities. A nations history
it's existence-is made up of crises
like that of individuals. The sue
cess of the Revolution-Wa of indie
pendence-made the Republic pos
sib1e. The Constitution would Sc
cure its nurture and growth-its
continual existence and prosperity
if the wisdom of its authors was
adequate to the occasion. That i
was is demonstrated by the gran
deur of the nation upon the 126tl
anniversary of its birth. The wis
dom of the fathers endures in the
Preamble to the Constitution-tht
keynote of the immortal document
I'VE the People ofthe United States
in order to FORM a more PERFEc1
UNION, ESTABLISH JUSTICE, INsURl
DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, PROVIDE TO