The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-07-09
fourth OF JULY
WAS A GREAT DAY
oskALoosA CELEBRATED FROM
EARLY TS LATE.
FUN ENOUGH TO co AROUND.
Program Was Varied and Well Car
ried Out-Few Accidents Mar
F.. the Success of the Oc-
casion.

L
iday in Oskaloosa, planned and car
ried out under the direction of the
Oskaloosa Commercial Club, was a
successful affair, satisfying and COM
plete. There was noise galore, the
crowds came from all directions, the
morning parade was happy surprise
for everyone, the athletic sports were
entertainment for big crowd. the
base ball games drew well, amuse-
ment places received their bit, there
was good music and plenty of it and
| the day closed in blaze of glory,
with display of fire works at the cor
ners of the park.
! There were only few accidents -
mar the day and the greater number
| of these were not serious. There were
| several fire alarms and one residence
was destroyed, but this was not trace
able to Fourth of July causes. The
balloon ascension was the only dis.
| appointment
The day opened with the booming
| of hundred guns, and mat started
business, although the cannonading
of crackers started Friday evening
and never let up" unul the lasC tired
out urciYln was sound asleep Sunday
morning
The automobile parade was the first
thing on the program of the day. TIE
parade was somewhat of a disappoint-
ment to the committee in the small
number of cars entering. Only MI
teen cars formed in line on North Mar
ket street. They were nicely decor
ated and trimmed for the occasion.
About one dozen of the machines par
ticipated and made pleasing showing
about the streets. The first prize was
awarded to n. J. Augustine, who
drove his car. Second prize was
awarded to w. r. Lacey.
| The Industrial Parade.
i The parade was a pleasant surprise
! for everyone in its extent and IN the
excellent showing made by Oskaloosa
| business houses with artistic and truly
beautiful floats and equipages. The
parade started shortly before ten
o'clock 1t was organized by Colonel
Frank Stone and was well carrieu out.
The parade was made up OF the fol
lowing:
Chief Marshal, F. S. Stone, mounted.
City fire department.
Iowa Brigade Band.
! Company +, |. N. G.
\ Float of Red Men Lodge.
1 LaRue's Oskaloosa Band
| Baldaufs turnout.
| Float of ]. r. McGregor.
The Lyric Theatre. Spirit of '76,
/ mounted.
| Float of Hamilton Hardware Go.
| d. & w. Tea Co., float and four de-
| livery outfits.
i Frankel's Airship
| Redman Hardware Co., float.
l Lyric Theatre, battleship float.
| Hawkeye Lumber Co., float
Underwood Candy Co., float
E. Mendenhall Co., float.
l Adams express Co.
Oskaloosa Steam Laundry.
l Band of Indians.
| Boys in base ball uniform.
\ The prize for the best rig was award.
ed to Baldauf & Rosenblatt Co. Their
showing would have done credit to
4 any flower festival in the land. A
landeau was fairly covered with white
chrysanthemums. Not speck OF
black was showing. The carriage con-
tanning four young ladies', Misses Fern
Soseman, Fannie Krizer, Dora Hun
ter and Mrs. Ewing, was pulled by
four horses with handsome white har-
ness, driven very creditably by Mrs.
Frank Morrow. The ladies were hand
1 somely gowned in white and wore
4 picture hats, making a very striking
I appearance. The turnout caused ex-
carnations of surprise all along the
I line of march. The outfit was planned
and made by II. A. Snuffin and reiuir.
ed couple of weeks in the making OF
the flowers.
The second prize was awarded to
the ID. & w. Tea Co.. Their float rep
resented a tea garden, with a COM
pany of Japanese maidens. All wore
Japanese costumes and made pref
ty picture, with their fans and their
varicolored shades. The young ladies
on the float were Misses Esther Will
Jams, Grace Nagle, Helen Murphy, Ar
man Dickson, Misses Long, Bertha
Grimes, Tot Richmond and Mildred
Cunningham. o. Z. Dickson was the
decorator.
All of the floats made creditable
showing and everyone was surprised
at the interesting turnouts tina. had
been made possible. On the float OF
j. r. McGregor were Misses Lottie
Riegel, Johnette Ramsay, Dorothy and
Josephine Hiatt and Mrs. j. K. Nc
Gregor and son. The float was de-
signed by Dave Van Nostrand.
Other striking floats merit mention,
but the first prize for originality should
go to Hamilton's Hardware. They
had burro, shaved and painted in the
national colors to represent zebra.
II made great fun.
The Underwood Candy Co. float,
showing the process of making the
sweets, was a me display. II was es-
pecially attractive to the little folks,
as the finished DrOduct was generously