The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-07

| music linen cdiHe TWO autOmODlleS
representing Conner H. Jones and George
E. Brett, Inc. Drays of the Patterson
Wholesale grocers, were loaded dowr
with boxes and barrels of merchandise
The Pay Candy company had one of the
| prettiest floats in the line, tastefully
decorated, and containing some young
ladies. Some of Pays choice candies
were thrown out to the crowd along the
streets and quickly gathered up by the
youngsters. U
The Kasota band next filed by, and
was followed by a float representing the
lOverman Music store. A person dressed
to represent Uncle Sam was playing one
of the handsome pianos handled by Mr.
IOverman The next float was a hugh
trunk representing the Northwest
Trunk and Bag House, o. W. Schmidt,
proprietor. H. E. Hance was represent
ed by three carriages, the driver of each
wearing widebrimmed straw hat A.
j. Smiths photograph gallery was rep
resented by a clown on horse back tax
ing pictures with kodak.
WHAT many considered the prettiest
float was Mrs. n. Reedfield's 1t showed
much artistic taste, representing a car
nivai queen in a fairy boat decorated
with the national colors. The queen was
Miss Eleanor Mason, and she was attend
ed by Miss Maysle Salisbury as harpist.
The float was preceded by two white
ponies bearing couple costumed to
represent Uncle Sam and the Goddess of
Liberty.
The parade was completed by the imi
tation hay wagon with the rubes who
do handsprings.
The flower parade in the evening was
also an hour late in getting started, and
like the industrial parade it was noted
for it's quality rather than for its length
1t was even more abbreviated than the
| morning pdTdue.
The parade was headed by a band
Miss Windmiller drove handsomely
decorated chariot. Miss Fay Peart drove
horse and buggy prettily decorated
with red Then came a fairy boat, rep
resenting Mrs. Reedfield. The boat rest
ed in a bed of lilies and was suggested
| by scene observed in Jackson park
Chicago, one day by Mrs. Reedfeld. The
carnival queen sat in the rear of the
boat, and three young ladies were the
rowers. Over 500 lilies were used, and
the float was beautiful one.
Three automobiles, decorated much
alike with white chrysanthemums,
brought up the line. The first was
Frank E. Brett's and it differed from the
others by having an umbrella. The
others were B. Bangerter Jr.'s and F. B.
Kent's. These machines looked very
pretty.
In the evening the illuminations show
arches on Front street adding greatly
| to the appearance of the street The
stores were also illuminated There was
huge crowd on the street, with all
the carnival sounds mingling. There was
band music, the calls of the show spiel
| ers. the discordant whistles, bell ringing,
the explosion of fire works and of ev
cry variety of explosives on the ground.
Front street was filled with people to a
late hour, patronizing the different shows
and taking in the other sights.
| The display of fireworks in the eve
ming was very fine. The carnival COM
mittee let off quantity from the roof
of the city hail. and there were many
extensive private displays in various
parts of the city. Rockets, roman can
dies and fire balloons lighted up the heav
ems and were a fitting close for day
of pleasure and carnival sports.
The shows were in full blast today,
and the carnival will come to an end to-
night The flower parade will not be re-
peated this evenin.
The fire department made an exhib
ition run at ten o'clock this forenoon, to
the big mill, where the new deluge set
was used in sending stream up the
smoke stack. In turning into Front
street at Walnut, one of the roam horses
attached to hose company No. 2 truck
slipped and fell, and lost considerable
skin. This was the last team, and it
went on as soon as possible.
Prizes Awarded.
The judges of the industrial parade
have awarded the following prizes
First, bronze clock by George Lang,
Mrs. Reedfeld; second, Japanese
Satsuma vase by Mr.. Lang, to Miss
|Windmiller, who rode in the same char
lot in the industrial parade as in the
evening parade, third, Pay Candy COM
pany.
The judges of the flower parade have
awarded the prizes as follows: First,
Miss Peart, $l5 or vase; second, F. E.
Brett whichever Miss Peart docs NOT