The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-06-22
MANY MERCHANTS
TO JOIN IN PARADE
SOME BEAUTIFUL FLOATS ARE BEING
PREPARED.
SURROUNDING TOWNS TO JOIN
FIorents Decides TO Have no Celebration
and Votes to Attend Crystal Falls
Big Time.

Preparations for the big celebration
of the Fourth Of July are going on
daily and the enthusiasm IL more and
more manifest ~ the days pass by
The committee on morning exercises
j. particularly active and the parade
on the morning Of the Fourth promises
70 be something away ont Of the or
dinary The committee already has
assurances Of enough floats 10 make the
parade by far the greatest ever at.
tempted in the Falls The Corrigan-
Mckinney people are particularly ac-
tive and propose putting in three floats
that will be- beauties. One Of them
will be hauled by three teams The
entire teaming force of the mines will
be In the parade and rs this concern
has a dozen teams fine start is made
right there
A reporter interviewed the merchants
about town during the week and we
find them generally inclined towards
participating In the parade. Here are
a few OF the answers
Parks Grocery Co. -''Yes, | think
that we shall be represented in the
parade. said Mr.. Jollife. = | haven t
given the matter any thought yet but
viii take IL mp with the boys and see
II we cant do something
A. A. Lustfeld -" Yes | have plans
made for float and have them about
matured. You may say that the Fair
will be in IL,
r. b. Webb-"I will put float in
The parade If possibly can do so.
am pretty well taken mp with the cele.
bration owing 10 my position on the
general committee and as a float 30 be
y float worthy OF the name, must have
great deal of work and attention |
may fall down on II hnt will try not
70.
Robt Wilson j think not It's TO
much bother for my business and l
expect 70 b. too busy On the Fourth
helping feed our visitors 10 DO anything
with the parade feature
T. n. Jackson II don now dehni
tely ! will write the company ioiay
about it | AIN of the opinion that
they will ask 10 have one put in and if
they do il will b. a good one
d. NJ, Ross \ am 80 situated that
can take the time 10 get up one n
| could hire anyone 10 do the work for
me wonld put one in hut il is impos-
sible 70 get anyone to DO such work
these days
Panl schook No sir Ny front
door will be closed on that day and
that shuts ont my enthusiasm for
floats
Tom Wills II will try II can
spare the time 70 get up one viii
have float il the parade hut work Is
piling up 90 just now that fear / will
fall down on the thing
Finnish Drygoods Store Yes We
will have float in the parade and
hope 10 have a good one
Peter Scholl - hadn I thought Of
il nut now that You remind me Of II
think ! shall have one in line Guess
that IN get 10 work AT once
Jas Flood ''I would like to but /
have no horse and from present outlook
should say that Il will be hard 20 get
rig for tnat day
Fred Riendl Yes sir shall have
ioat in the parade am having the
painting done now and intend having
u nice one.
O. +. Larson No We win have
no foat In the parade. | don't feel
that the committee has treated the
contributors to the fund right when
they charge admission 10 wrestling
match the money for which WAS rails
ed by popular subscription,
Myer Savlan No. | guess not
haven't any help ana ! cant get one
ZIP alone OF course might stand mp
in the rig myself and constitute good
advertisement but I'm be too busy on
that day
Finnish a. Swedish ~ don't think
that we'll have any float In the parade
We talked over and kind of planned on
IL at one time but found that the kind
we planned 10 get un will cost more
money than we wish 70 put into an az.
traction Of the kind
warshawsky a. Co No
Tufts lin the absence OF Mr.
Tufts, sqid Mike wheelehan. you
may say for the establishment That
we will certainly have float IN the
parade IfA MP 70 Pete Laplante and
Ernest Nun : to.get their sausage mill
Ding