The Ordway new era., 1906-08-31
GREELEY PlI
DAY rlsrIy., HAh
FINE DISPLAY OF p.o,|

s"n'oitlo' Of n. a..
we,s County Draw. ,n..,.. M, w.
., peop'e-Remars,bI.' ''.ss r''N.
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Greeley. colo.-rh. ,..
Harvest Day festival va, p,.'aa aa
by by 1900 citizens aua r,.'. .ss'
= Thursday. Last year til, ',,'',n ,s.,'''.
counted a great success, 81 'sa''s =. !.
Thursday far eclipsea 4, W.. W.
CARDS attendance. the ss,,,, VA !.
% o, .he parade and deco,,,,'.
played by business ho,,,s, s,','a' aas
aenees. The decoration, va. - I
ing with the havcs. tina 'a =,
unique displays made with .,,''
vegetables did credit to Il.
crop which Weld coua,y i, - 49,.
year. s''lis
White and yellow x4r. a.
coiors, and when wheat 49,.
potatoes. onions. etc wa,a, ~,
a background OF gold and ma ,.sa.l Sa,ls
gied with autumn flowers ~. ,an, !
wonder why the valleys :, ,se "a, y
and Platte are called tba ms N
OF the world. Business @ s,s'a.
,radesmen Joined hands with n.
Farming industries and ,h.-
world that they stood upiisJ S =.
prosperity Of Weld ooqnty
Country people drove IN
around and nearby towns e.,
lions, rs did Denver and rs'N
The rains OF the previous ~.
early morning settled tba -.
made the morning cool and 49,,
The sun shone forth al noon -
gathered at Lincoln park md =,
lunches under the big trees ,hs,
The crowd went 10 ISLAND c,",s
for the races. '''
Two hundred and hly Lost,
ons. automobiles. etc annss,sS
parade. which brough, iorb ma.
all sides for President Mayhe- ,,,|
assistants. The decorated lplo.s
headed the procession and ,o-,
rainbow Of color All were 49,
with tissue paper or natural n,
and the wives OF the oErers r,|
in white and carrying sunshas,1
iiowers, rode In the cars.
Next came the pioneer fea,-,,
the parade. ENMayor II. c. NJ,
and Mrs. Asa Sterling droFe Il;
schooner. Mr.. Watson. In 4 "a
typical OF early days, and Ms 81
Garbed In calico and wearin, 4
bonnet. Tho wagon was da.,
mules and wis marked isIa. D
came a spring wagon. drive, /!
Rugh. carrying the grandehilts
many pioneers and labeled 1854
came carriages filled with p!1a
marked 1900. aad finally ariOns
marked 1906. showing the psos91
since the early '10s. Among Il.
nccrs In the procession were \
West. president Of the Union "a
Society of Pioneers. and wifi,
Moss and Ovid Plum. Robt. Bod
oldest settler In the valley. ghos.
ent home was a fort in 1855, Va,
driving his own horse. C0nplT
National Guard OF Colorado. .
Lieut.. A. C. Drake. appeared Il
form. fifty strong.
The floats OF the different loisa
and secret societies FOLLOWED. .
rately decorated. Business ioaisd
next and II was most dificllt toe
which was the most attractive.
merchants carried samples o.
goods and threw them to the CO.
The lady horseback riders ae'e
the procession with gay trappi'a
suits. The farmers floats were
did. Each was n veritable 10
plenty. pouring out the riches q
soil. Beets. potatoes. cabbaees
and onions In bount!ful display
strangers exclaim at the p'o'x
ness OF the country. -
La Sale. Peckham, Del'a' pa'A
Pleasant Valley We're in hne
Peckham district not only SEN
TO show its agricultural resoa'ssas, N,
forwarded n wagon load Oh ~
with the inscription, n ~"
Crop" ,,..,, /,
Floats representing difeIea,
tiies here. of which there wsls ,a,, :
prisinr number, were next N lla'-
Greeley Commercial Club ID
,ailyho. wearing Prince Aioen
and high hats, received muca ~"