Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-28

i ucts by means Of clever display. A
, winsome maiden bore flag which
| proclaimed "On to victory" and six
other girls formed line in front OF
| her.
Grass. Kolly g Company followed
with one Of the most effective rigs
of the day. Eight oxen drew an old
old prairie schooner. from the side
of which the barrel of a small cannon
pointed. On the side was lettering
showing that this was the manner in
which they first crossed the plains
to New Mexico in 1881. A second
team contained seven houses in min.
iature, in descending order of size
lettered Las Vegas. Albuquerque, Tu
cumcari. Belen, Pecos, Logan, and
Epfis. OByrne put in float adver.
tssing black diamonds, the B. & NJ.
company showed a threshing ma.
chine. The Optic float had printing
press in operation. a case, at which
F.. J. Scott. the veteran printer, was
h'-sily setting type. and a red devil,
NJ. r. Pittman. who distributed Optic
souvenir. cards by the thousand.
Ilfeld's prize.winning uloat was
drawn by four fine horses. 1t bore a
huge pyramid on which were display
ed great variety OF articles adver-
t'sing the closing out sale. A second
float advertised the Mccormick i'm
plements.
CoOrs had an old-fashioned eight.
hnil team laden with lumber and A..
Ahevte had very similar outfit laden
with the product Of his Mora lumber
mills. j. H. Stearns had manufactured
man out Of flower bags and mount
cd him on bicvcle. and also an in
dvidual with pumpkin for a head
The Aqua Pura COMPANY had a beau.
tiful float laden with palms and not.
ted plants. From huge tank a con.
tinual sprav Of water gushed and
distributed itself over the garden.
The firemen of 'he east and west
sides appeared with two floats gaily
trimmed Mackel Cigar store had
gai'y caparisOned steed and ride-.
and then came two lovely little girls
l''inp Monies and advertising Took.
er's studio. The Alhunuernue ban1
marched neyt. A Quaint little goat
team drew many favorable comments.
Troop A made a splendd appesr.
ance. Lewis, tho undertaken. drove
his fine new ambulance. He was fol-
lowed by the entire mounted police.
who were libera'lv cheered Then
came the old stage coach and the
cheers increased. Judge Booth and
Mss BERTHE Kohn occupied the boot.
end eight Of the Oldest old timers
tie interior. strong guard of cow
hc,'s formed buffer between the
coach and the long line of savage
rravily oaintod pardilv dresseed In.
dams who emitted blood-curdling
wells as they rode on.
The only untoward event of the "a
rsd de was gn riurv received bv Miss
D1i'a Tocker one Of Dr. prowns ouc.
Maers, who w@s thrown when Der
horse hegan hucking vicously. but
hanf'i'v was no. ecverlv hurt.
Colonel Twitchell eypre ssed hi;
warm annrec'qtion of the action of
he marshal IN directing The parade
10 oass his door
TIE grand rarshal IF tho nara1e
was las McNaEv. Ills aides were
Walter Fayw7Td and John Dpnsine r.
George A. Fleming commanded tha
floral parade division Fe was assis
Cd bv V. " johnson ard Saul Ros
erthal. y. c. Bittengor was marshal cf
The industrial section. assisted by \.
s. Belden and " g. Roseberrv The
rn;litarv section w9s marshalled bv
Sheriff Cleofes Romero. who was
s'lprorted by a. A. Sena and Jack
! Strausner.
The public Is so thoroughly pleased
with the success of the first attempt
Of the kind in Las Vegas that II WI
. doubtless be made an annual feature.