The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-28

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There were 1--WE automobiles in
the parade. and these were attractive
Is adorned in the national colors.
These We're presented by L. Beck
With. ID. b. Miller, S. l.. Morris, How
ard Seaman and A.. ID. Walpole.
Then came the floats, and the best
was on. The business men who par
ticipated in the industrial portion of
the parade are entitled to great cred
it for the excellence of their floats.
Many of them indicated an eXpendi-
ture of several hundred dollars and
an immense amount of work, but
they all felt that the occasion de-
manded something of a high order
of decoration and they responded to
the demands in a way THAI speaks
volumes of praise for the interest
they displayed In contributing to the
success of the initial part of the con
vention.
Scallin Bros. We're represented with
a float designed as the travelling part
of their drug business, and it was
decorated with red, white and blue,
two lads with grips standing in the
center. The Turner Produce Co.
erected a large platform with high
standards and placed their entire
force of workmen on the raised plat
form. The men numbered 35 and they
were dressed and looked neat in their
white overalls and jumpers. j.. H.
Creighton made a neat display of his
harness business, showing about
everything that a horse is supposed
to wear. H. ID. Butterfield came out
strong with a display for his dry
goods store, carrying a large number
of young ladies as the representa-
.tives of those who buy their goods at
Butterfield's. The float was artistic
ally arranged and was decorated in
white and yellow f1owefs. w. A. Bar
Der arranged a neal exhibit of his
hardware store, and suspended sew
eral guns in the air. G. Shenkberg &
Co., wholesale grocers of Sioux City,
had a humorous display in the form
of a man dressed as a large turkey
gobbler, who strutted around to the
amusement of all. The Mitchell Ma
tional banks float was a beautiful de-
sign, mostly in white, and was richly
decorated with flowers of various
0hues. At the front and back were
erected two large columns of Gre
clan design with a broad canopy,
While at the rea a large cornucopia
showed the bountifulnesS of South
Dakota and Dawson county. The
Theatre Pharmacy had an immense
mortar on the platform that indicat-
ed its business to a nicely. The Dako-
ia Central Telephone Co. had one of
the finest displays in the procession.
Manager Reeves drove ahead of his
float with a buggy and horse trimmed
in yellow. Following him came his
force of hello" girls, all of whom
were dressed in white and wore
elongated caps of gold. In the center
of the float was two poles strung with
wires and a telephone box was dis
played. which rang at frequent in
%tervals. Behind came the repairing
crew, who wore their %overalls of blue
with dignity. When the procession
returned to the corn palace and the
telephone girls passed through the
open line of travelling men they threw
flowers at the gallant gentlemen.
G. f. Vermilyea was represented
with a beautifully trimmed buggy in
white and yellow, and two horses,
driven tandem, added to the effect of
the display. j. A. Reed, the grocer,
decorated his wagon with the appro-
pirate colors. Then came BILL" Met
calf, the corner clothier, with a large
cage built on a platform and behind
the bars reposed what was supposed
to be the wild man." and the outfit
created quite a good deal of fun
The Newburys had a magnificent dis.
play of flowers on a float that was ar.
ranged in the highest style Of the art
1t was a mass of flowers taken from
their conservatory, which were ar.
ranged with beautiful effect. A young
lady occupied a place in the center
,of the mass of flowers and percheC
on the top of an arch was a dove, tt