Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-28
PLANS COMPLETED FOR BIG
ENGINE CRASH; NO PARADE
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EN1lNE SnASTJ nv FAhADE
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tend to allow as many of their clerks
as possible few hours off in the aft
ernoon for the same purpose.
1t Is estimated that thirty thousand
people will be at the old fair grounds
to witness this exciting and unusual
feature Of the festival
Airshlp Makes Flights.
Drawing the lowering skies and
spasmodic spatters of rain this morn
ing Captain Jack Dallas with his air
ship sailed forth on two more atmos-
pheric exploration trips.
Both flights were as successful as
each Of the previous four triumphant
trips made by this remarkable craft
With the flying machine under perfect
control Captain Dallas went up about
1880 o'clock and made circuit Of
the business district several times.
taking turn around the court house
tower before returning to his tent.
A few minutes later he went up
again and made much longer trip.
Soaring up to the desired height the
daring operator steered east to the
Franklin school; then turned south
and strolled around over the business
district of South Ottumwa and then
came back and took peep in the sky
light of the high school building be-
fore returning to the dome.
If the wind is favorable tomorrow
Captain Dallas will climb aboard his
machine in the. afternoon and take a
co ~ oi, - {hA
fair grounds while the collision is be-
ing pulled off.
Fifty-fourth Serenades Courier.
The rains and disagreeable weather
are having little or no effect on either
the players of the Fifty-fourth Regl-
mental band nor the class Of music
they continue oturn out after playing
constantly for four days. Wearing
their regulation blue-caped overcoats,
which the girls say are "just too cute
for anything" the band, under the
direction of Prof. B. o. Worrell ap-
peared on the streets this morning a.
the usual hour and continued making
good their more than state wide repu.
tation as first-class musicians.
Shortly after II o'clock this morn
ing the band stopped in front of the
Courier Office and gave the force and
others in the block treat in the way
of really good music. Several num-
bers were played. a popular march or
two and classical selections.
The South Ottumwa band also Is
doing good work this week. Since
Tuesday this aggregation has been on
the streets every day and have awak-
ened the. citizens to the fact that there
are others than the Fifty-fourth ban
in Ottumwa.
The East End band kindly volun.
teered their services for the two even
ing parades and played with excellent
results.
Last Nights Parade. >
The street parade was held again
last evening, but owing to the rain in
the afternoon and the threatening
weather in the evening, but a compar
atively small number of the floats
were in the procession.
A large crowd was on the streets,
however, and the procession was ap:
parently as much appreciated as on
the previous evening. Among the
floats that We're not in the list pub
lished yesterday, are the following:
Human Society-Decorated buggy,
driven by Mrs. Florence Jaques, az
companied by Miss Mabel Jaques;
horse wore beautiful red velvet blan.
ket with words Humane Society"
worked on the blanket in natural cut
white carnations; buggy and harness
hung with white silk ribbons.
Woodmen of the World, Hickory
Camp, No. 81 Open carriage bear.
ing Glee Flint and Glee Club, Messrs.
Earl Kirkhart, Harry West, Ed Rob.
inson and Leo Wells; carriage follow.
ed by handsomel ydecorated float
bearing members of the camp; degree
team in uniform marched as escort
of honor.
Ottumwa Bottling Works - Float
with decorated canopy hung with Jap,
anese lanterns; driven by FRANK
Byrne and M. L. Byrne; float contain
ed display of Purity pop.
Huge open float representing "Olle
paw hotel" hung with massive decor
ations. represented dining and bed
rooms. with men eating and other
traveller preparing for bed; followed
by hack bearing travellers with grips
enroute for "Hctel Ollepaw."
Lagomarcino-Grupe Co. Large
float carrying display of fruits-hand
somely decorated; showing assortment
of bananas, lemons. celery, oranges
and all fruits handled by the com
pany.
Ottumwa Rug Works = Handsome
ly decorated float carrying display o.
rugs manufactured by the firm.
Mrs. ]. M. Wilson-Two seated car
rage containing Mrs. Wilson, Misses
Erie NJ Wilson. Helen Wilson, Marie
Curtis and Laura Carpenter: carriage
entirely covered with pink roses
drawn by bay horse; horse and har
ness hung with pink roses and rib
bons
Mrs. James D. Sayers -Accompan
led by Mrs. Will Millisack; driving
bay horse with white harness; entire
equipage all in white; women dressed
in white.
Degree of Honor "A large float o
white with pink trimming. occupied
by 16 ladies of the order dressed il
uniform