The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-02
NO. 20

week, the parade being several bIocks
long and the line of march such that
everybody had chance to see all the
features of it, The parade was in
charge of Capt. w. M. Case of Co. II
and his aids were Lieuts Nj. J. Phillips
and r. j. Tick, Chas. F. Schultz, Har-
ry Mccall and Harry Arnold.
A number of automobiles led the pro-
cession and all were trimmed with flags
and bunting. The older veterans of
the city were the passengers. The
Owosso Light Infantry in command Of
Lieut.. Fred E. Van Dyne, was second
and received as usual much attention
and hearty reception. A number Of
ladies on horseback was an unusual
feature. A carriage containing the. old
Indian chief, Mayor Lamb and G. B.
McCaughna, driven by Chief of Police
Hodges, was of interest, the Indian be-
ing one of the Oldest now living and is
grandson of the famous chief Owosso.
The Owosso boys band was followed
by large number of Odd f, ,llows rep
resenting every lodge in the county
and the Bennington. band led com
pany of Modern Woodmen. A bicyclist
with circus decorations, drew little
cart IN which rode his son, the boy rid
ing with all the grace and pomp of d
king.
: The Arbeiter Society was welkrepre-
sented, being followed by Rube band
that has never been equalled for the
picturesqueness of its costumes and the
funny stunts of the members. 1he st.
Charles and Owosso ball teams were
cheered as they went along.
The Owe sso fire department in full
uniform and with the elegant grey and
black teams, and the Corunna depart
ment, followed by the old Corunna
hose wagon with the fire fighters using
squirt guns to souse each other and oc-
casionally some one the crowd were
watched with pleasure.
The Owosso city band came next fol.
lowed by the Owosso Sugar Co. s float
which was made up of barrels and bags
of suger, beet weeders and banners. At
the top was clothes line of this years
beets which all hope are a sample OF
this years crop.
There were large number of other
elegant, funny and interesting exhibits
the jennings Foster Co. having three,
Hall & Son three, Lawrence Depart
ment Store, Gerow Implement Co., The
Fair, w. II. Quayle & Co., Mich. s. NJ
q Organ Co., The A. q P. Tea Co.,
Owosso Boiler Works, Rentschler, the
photographer, Kinne Bros, Nagers
Market, Harry Captain, Singer Sewing
Machine Co., American Equity Associs-
tion, Haggarts Pharmacy, A. Todd &
Co.. Benkleman q Mulhall, Sturtevant
& Blood, OsbuIn & Sons, beautiful
white float was the last but not least OF
the wagons, having number of pref
tily dressed girls as passengers. Con-
the fact that the business mer
have been exceedingly busy and have
had but little time for preparation, the
made was exceptionally good.
PAINS FALL OF PORT ARTHUR
The production for three nights OF
the Fall of Port Arthur, made possi-
BILE by guarantee required by the cont
pany given by twenty firms and indi-
viduals of the city, was the best feature
of the celebration and was attended by
immense crowds, particularly on Tues
day night when the attendance was
variously estimated at from five to six
thousand. The drill by Co. H, the par
ade of nations, the acrobatic work,
were a good show alone, but when
crowned by the grand display of FIRE
works was thrilling in the extreme
Many people went three times, others
twice and there were few who did net
see it either from the inside or outside
of the tent
THE BALLOON ASCENSIONs
The three balloon ascensions given by
Prof and Mrs. Meixwell, of Grand
Rapids, drew the attention of the
thousands of people each day. Each
ascension and the parachute drop were
entirely successful On Monday the
balloon was inflated at the corner of
Park and Williams streets and the land
ing made on the Grand Trunk track
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