Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-08-07
Saturday morning dawned

farmers were seen winding their way
towards Devils Lake to be present at
the Market Day celebration which was
held In this city. This was the open
3ngj of great trade getting festival
sand will be the consequence of bring
eng many to the city to do their trad
Ink who have heretofore gone some
where else. The people of the city
turned out in force and at an early
hour the streets were crowded await
ing the festivities and the starting of
the great parade that had been adj
vertised. Promptly at ten o'clock the
parade headed by the Eagles band
started down Fourth street and near
ny every business firm in the city was
represented with lastly decorated
a1oats advertising their special line of
goods.
Closely behind the band were the
sOld Soldiers of the G. A. R. and the
Fire Department of the city with full
display Of all the apparatus of the
department. Mercy Hospital Ambu-
lance was on hand in case of acct
dent and followed the fire department.
One of the neatest and most attrac-
tive displays in the entire parade was
the float representing the E. W. Gill
Jbertson furniture store. The wagon
was Hastily decorated with striking
printed signs and a number of his
high class pieces of furniture were
neatly arranged on the wagon to rep
resent parlor.
Following the float of E. W. Gilbert
son was that of Chapman &; Barricl-
man. This float was made to repre-
sent miniature barber shop A small
Bath tub was in ore corner in which
a small boy was in the act OF taking a
bath \ chair was arranged near the
center in which was supposed Gus
toner and one of the firms tonsorial
artists was in the act of shaving him
with razor about three feet long.
Peterson and Adams float advertis-
ing the hardware store was neatly
favorable comment, as did Haslam' S
Bakery. The entire wagon was cover
~ ed with white and the front part Of it
was neatly displayed with a fine as.
:=sC:tI!if;.t of the fruits of the season
'aS.-i.e, IL the back of the wagon were
several tables where two bakers were
kneading bread and distributing samp-
les of the dough. Peter Haley had a
spraying machine in the parade to
represent the special line of Standard
machinery c. P. Brainard's Hard
ware was we'll displayed and the Jour
nal had rig in which road part of
the employees of the paper.
The Home Laundry had an attrac-
tive and amusing representation.
Stretched out on large hayrack were
clothes lines where woman was
busily engaged in hanging ont clothes
while there were several others iron
ing and washing. This float was loud
ly applauded by the ladies witnessing
the parade and although this was g
gala day it made them think of blue
Monday VIXEN perhaps they would be
engaged in the same stunt. The Dew
Els Lake Cement Works had a highly
lifting advertisement for their bust
display was carried was covered will
the cement blocks which they manu-
facture and it was indeed very taste
lily decorated and considered by thu
crowd as a fine display.
Mrs. Winan's Millinery store had
very pretty display in the way of
small cart neatly decorated with del
cate colors, drawn by a Shetland pony
Two little girls occupied the cart an
were dressed in white and it was yer
pretty Following this display wer
number of children with their por
les both ON horseback and in the tin
carriages. Then came the Ramse
Drug company's display followed b
one3of c. O. Russell's famous LitcE
field manure spreaders. J. W. Viii
for's general merchandise store wa
represented by very neatly trimme
I. carriage. The colors selected wer
very harmonious and lent sympath
10 the rest of the display. Sailor
Remedy Company had a wagon cove
ed very neatly with: red, white an
= blue bunting and inside were two littl
7 boys dressed in the sailor uniforms.
y. :. PoWelrs Insurance that. Insures
IS. .* was represented by a young man rie
2 ing on horseback dressed as an India
az and ~, .. sprague had a very attras
tive display. Goldberg's furnitur
s1ispIay was one of the: features of tn
s58 parade. The wagon was neatly trim
med with oriental rugs and tapestrie