The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-07-06
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beauty. It was low rig, on four mis-
mated iron wheels with the big mortar
and pestle and suitable amusing signs.
It took one big horse to haul the thing
and some times the driver had to haul
he horse. It made its own music as it
rolled on its ungreased axles.
The Merchants Bank had q very large
canopied float with a concrete idea that
the institution was 'tsate."
Jeweller Miller's small float was very
pretty IN design and neatly and tastefully
shown.
Miss Larson contributed a whole
milliner shop. all in white with the work.
ing force. Ahuge trimmed hat was to
say the least, an extensive feature.
White horses driven by lady driver
made the design complete.
Frank c. Morris with decorated sur
rey of maskers was snowy feature.
A. D. Cavileer came along with COM
plete fruit store, and showered the small
boys and girls with free peanuts.
The Pioneer Express float was drawn
BY an imported zebra, and represented
the ''devil" roasting delinquent SUBJ
scribers in the ''hell box"
King & Booker had two large rigs,
one decorated float with kitchen-ware
and stove, and the other patent manure
spreader to represent their machinery
department.
Derosier, the baker, had his delivery
wagon highly decorated with trimmings
and letters and Majestic -four signs.
Baskin, the blacksmith, put his shop
on wheels and made horseshoes at his
blazing forge and applied them to the
feet OF real pony that was riding on the
rig.
| F. A. Feldman had load OF his ever
ibest" flour and signs to show his line OF
trade.
Barber Smith was busy at work on his
float with lather and razor.
The Armenia Elevator, with Agent
Gains as designer, certainly made fine
display with unartistic lumber and bui d.
ing materials. One fine four-horse team
tugged at load of timber, beginning
with 36.foot timbers at the bottom and
then running off to bunch of shingles
at the top. Another wagon tore good
sized house lighted with large square
plate glass and colored windows.
DIR. Harris red cross ambulance was a
purely ornamental addition to the
parade, the broken leg that was display
ed on the front dashboard being of the
result of design and malice aforethought.
The hook and ladder cart, nicely dec
GRATED made long addition to the
string.
Gordon Kneeshaw contributed per-
haps the most novel and certainly one OF
the most beautiful creations. A large,
low, flat float was bedded with green
grass and rushes in which was Gordon
in his canoe with paddle and duck de-
coys. the whole representing a hunting
scene in the Slough.
Branchand's was repres ented by fine
pair of horses hitched to decorated
barouhe and occupied by gentlemen in
top hats and two ladies'.
| There were number of other RIGS
more or less decorated that swelled the
ranks Of the procession.
In close order the parade was four
blocks long and in marching order
would have easily spread half mile
IN length.
There were twenty-seven decorated
floats, two or three drawn by six horses,
and several by four horses.
In the above there is, of course, no at
tempt to make an elaborate description,
just note of each to give the reader q
slight idea Of the design and thought.
All the floats showed much taste and
Ingenuity, and the decorations were pro.
fuse and very beautiful, and in almost
every case carried out some novel idea.
The display Of fine horse flesh was by no
means the least Of the fine effects, and
the horses were also fixed up in elegant
Itrappings.
It was dinner time when the parade
dispersed and everybody then went for
Ithegrub pile. Some picnicked in the
| groves. Others found pleasant places on
the shaded lawns by invitation Of citi.
Izens. The ladies' Aid Of the Episcopal
and Lutheran churches helped to feed
the hungry and II. e. ladies Of ST. Vim
lcent also aided in the same line. Land
land Tyler led multitudes and other
stands and hotels helped to fill up the
crowd. ~
The Roseau Indians proved ! strong
|attraction. There were shout forty
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