The Ordway new era., 1908-07-10
THEY CAME AND
THEY CELEBRA7EDI
People. From All Parts of the
County With Us on the Fourth

Ihat Ordway is gaining reputation
as pleasure resort Is being demon.
stratcd more fully each year InS,
year the celebration was success and
the visitors were taken care of in ,
manner TO encourage their return nt
the next opportunity and the Fourth
OF 1908 will long be remembered by
those attending the Ordway cclebra.
ton. The day was ideal, and the
committee in charge had everything
arranged for the comfort and enter
tainmcnt of the crowd Barrels of ice
waller were placed at convenient
points about the streets and in the
park and plenty OF seats ia the shade
were available.
The stores and residences On the
streets travcrscd by the parade were
elaborately decorated and banners
suspended from cables stretched at
Intervals along the main thOroughfare
heralded welcome to all.
The program was carried out, with
out a hitch, throughout the day, start
Ing with the parade at $3.50 a. IN. and
closing with a splendid display Of tire
works AT 1000 p. IN.
Most OF the merchants were repre-.
sented in the parade and the skill dis.
played by some in preparing their
floats, was very creditable.
L. A. Henderson, marshal OF the
day. with his aides, Misses Ruth Hen.
derson and Georgia Estes, each proper
ly decorated with the national cOlOrs,
headed the procession followed by the
Ordway band in red uniforms Fol
lowing the band came Cecil lies and
| Helen Winfrec, dressed as COW girls
and acting as bOdyguard to the float
which followed containing the Goddess
OF Liberty and the Il states. Next in
line was the Grand Army Post on a
decorated float with Comradc Gayetty
dressed as Uncle Sam. bowling and
scraping to the crowds along the line
OF march. The Ordway |. O. 0. +.
| No. $50 was represented by several OF
its officers on an artistic float with the
lodge goat at the steering wheel:
band OF about seven pieces composed
OF lads Of school age and using tin
pans, whistles, tin horns, etc, as in.
strumcnts for splitting the air, were
mounted on float covered by numer-
Gus umbrellas bearing the Ordway
Trading Company's advertisement.
Roscoe Martin and wife, driving DR.
Woods blacks a la tandem TO a natty
decorated runabOut made good show
ing: ID. f. Calkins' float. which won
the first prize OF 500 was drawn by
Harry Learned's four horse team
Mounted on the rear OF the float was
an Indian tcpec surrounded by relics
lof various kinds. Several bucks.
squaws and papooses, all with good
make-ups, were grouped around The
proprietor, who was dressed in the
garb OF chief.
The Ordway Hardware & Furniture
Company employed novel way to
place their name before the spectators.
| A horseless carriage with Mark Piper
at the steering wheel IA hub with
few broken spokes rcmaining) and
Fred Steinhauer manipulating meg
aphone, was pushed by fullgrown
mule bearing one OF the firms blankets.
The boys wore full clown uniforms and
their make.ups were tirst'class.
The Foley Lumber Company's wagon
was loaded with all kinds Of building
material.
Gallavan Bros float contained a
neat pyramid Of breakfast foods and
various kinds Of package goods, the
whole surmounted by young lamb.
Fred Tiemann's float represented n
refreshment parlor with several per
sons seated at tables partaking OF
,Jupiper.ade, the new soft drink which
he int ends introducing here as sonn as
the bottling works begin operations.
The darkies' horseless carriage was
worthy OF especial mention. The
wheels were none Of them mates, the
box was almost to pieces, and the
whole appeared as II one side-step OF
the mule employed as propeller would
wreck the affair.
| A darkey band OF six pieces, making
all tile discords imaginable, was
mounted on tumblc-down spring
wagon. and amused the onlookers, II
not the listeners.
After the parade reached the park,
the crowd was treated to music ana
speeches galore. Judge Collins D,
Pncblo. who has addressed and pleased
many audiences here on previous oc'
casions, was first called upon ana de-
1li.a.ai n unnst nat rintlc address. lie