Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-07

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in the morning, July 4th, turned out as
fair as could be desired, and everything
conspired to an ideal celebration
Wausau for years has been dead 'nI
as regards such celebrations but iiiiis
year turned over in its grave, and al
things considered, pretty fair line o.
amusement was offered 1t is to bt
hoped, however, that a stop will not bt
made with this year but that there will
be something doin' at each Fourth here
after-something more in keeping with
the rousing old time celebration O.
former years. AS rule when one OF
more fraternal organizations take up g
matter of this kind success is gener
ally made of it for the reason that there
are many willing hands to work, al
looking for honors to their society
This year the credit belongs to the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles and that body
carried out the work with success.
The early morning hours were spent
by the small boy in shooting fire crack
ers, while the merchant busted himsel1
in seeing that his float would ice com
pleted in time for the parade. 1t haC
been arranged to have calathumpiar
parade during the forenoon but this
feature fell through FOR some reason
The celebration had been pretty wei
advertised through the county and the
trains that arrived in the morning hour.
brought many visitors to the city, some
from Merrill, Tomahawk, Rhinelandel
and Amigo. By the time the parade
was advertised to take place the mair
streets, DER which it was to pass
was lined with people.
This parade was the first of its kline
seen in Wausau since the Columbu!
day parade of 1892, and was the mos
elaborate of anything of like nature yet
attempted in our city. There were
about fifty floats and vehicles in line
and description of the parade is hare
to put in print unless we describe eacl
float, which we have not the space t.
do, and we dare not create class o.
the favored few" for animosity anC
jealousy would be engendered by sucl
action. 1t was, however, to state the
matter truthfully, the grandest thing O.
that nature ever gotten up by past Of
present day Wausau merchants, ane
many of the floats besides being beauti
full, showed masterful effort on the
part of their designers in the matter o
ingenuity and construction. The com
position of the line is here given
through not exactly in the order o
march,:
Cones Band.
Co. G, Third Wis. Inf.
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Alex. Stewart Lbr. Coz Floats.
F. l.. Hudson, Dry Goods.
Kickbusch Grocery Co.
M IL. Duncan, Harness Mgr.
Kickbusch Roller Mills.
Mathie Brewing Co.
w. l.. Convey, Pop Mgr.
Chicago Excelsior Co.
Fair Store.
West Side Camp, M. W. A.
H. E. McEachron Co., Flour.
Badger Laundry.
John Anderes, Architect.
Geo. Ruder Brewing Co.
Esch Furniture Co.
4. Braatz, Hardware.-2 floats.
Henry Dreyer, Pop Mgr.
Wausau Music House.
Wausau Gas Light and Coke Co.
The Continental Clothing Store.
Geo Berkholder, Cigar Mgr.
C. B. Mayer, Shoe Man.
Wausau Fuel Co.
o. c. Callies, Paints.
Conrad Anthem, Genl Store.
Wausau Laundry Coz Floats.
Marathon Granite Co
Janke & Weisse, Cabinet Mfgrs.
Livingston Mere. Co.
Chicago Excelsior Co.
j. Nj. Eunson, Teas.
N. Heinemann, Gen'l Store.
Hotel Bellis-4 vehicles
The Mint, saloon
G. F. Dunbar & Co, Jewellers
Max Boehm, Grocery floats.
VIM. Schoeneberg, Gen'l Store.
Wausau Tea and Coffee Co.
Werheim Mfg. Co.
A. L. Kryshak, Cigars--2 floats.
The Rising Sun, Saloon.
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Frost-Philbrick Drug Co.
Chas. Young, Granite.
After marching to Columbia park the
line was broken and the floats returned
to town, but not so with the people
Not since the Saengerfest has such s
crowd congregated at this park. As
cending a platform exMayor Jos
Reiser introduced the speake' for the