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

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, Sewing Machine was next and the
wagon representing the Swastika
laundry was neatly decorated.
| The land, loan and insurance bust
ness had only one representative in
| the parade-the hustler in these lines,
| MIR. y. NJ. Powell. The family carriage
| was transformed into a moving booth
of wheat, oats and other grains from
the fine fields of Henry Minette of
Freshwater township.
His farm insurance solicitor Mr..
H. o. Folkestad drove the buggy deco
| rated with signs of Powell's eleven
fire insurance companies and distribut-
ed memorandum books especially ad-
vertising the time-tried and fire-tested
Connecticut
The Powell horses bore blankets
with large signs advertising Powell's
job printing plant-Artistic printing
while you wait, etc., etc.
Mr.. Albert w. Powell was disguised
as a Sioux Indian bedecked in war
paint and mounted on his pony but car
rying peaceful transparency an
nouncing the different features of his
fathers business.
Have Powell help you to a home
why pay rent?"
Powell only sells Insurance that In
sures."
Job printing, prompt, reasonable
and up-to-date.
! For farm and City homes and loans,
see "Powell-the .old-time hustler
The New York Cash store had one
of the most attractive displays of the
day. Much time was spent in the
decorating Of the wagon and the har-
monizing colors and the very attrac-
tive display that had been prepared
for the occasion is worthy of most
favorable comment Powell not being
satisfied as boomer and live bust.
ness man and working for the inter.
est of the city at all times had the
second display in the parade in the
way of carriage trimmed with ad
vertisements of insurance companies
which insurance is one that insures
Following this was banner carried
by two men which reached across the
entire street advertising the Ramsey
| Drug store. Bert Johnson with his
Burgess Water Wagon was also in the
parade and F. H. Prosser & Co. was
of his sprinkling and sprayers with
| signs on which told that it was sure
death to the weeds and help to the
| soil.
| Geo. Locke with his water kagon
and fine team of mules followed be-
hind and then came Uncle Sam on a
| jackass. Although the animal on
which Uncle Sam rode is not signifi-
cant of the present administration of
Uncle Sam the Democrats applauded
loudly for their favorite. F. W. Mann
& Sons had very neat and attractive
display. The wagon was entirely GOV.
cred and painted with sunfiowers
from the center of each appeared the
head of colored boy who made
lspeeches soliciting trade for the big
store. Gramm and Lowell the con
tractor and lumberman had wagon
lloaded with. material and a number
of men at work at the various trades
: Ethat go to- construct buildings of al
kinds On either side of the wager
. were large signs proclaiming thai
| those on the wagon represented Unio1
: Labor. c. 0. Russell had another dis
play and Mother Joe Buddeh'' wa.
J herewith the jackass- Xix,
Ian old mother witch. The display of tn,
/ Chicago Piano company was one o
/ the pleasing floats of the parade. Thu
: wagon was neatly trimmed as a plan,
=. box and five-piere orrhestra discours
! ed music through the streets. Hurs
Y Bros. & Company's display is reall
g worthy of comment Their deliver
: wagon was covered with printed mai
Y ter advertising their famous brand
Y of canned goods, the "Nokomis' an
Y 'Hiawatha." On the top of the WACO
l. stood Stanley Hurst dressed like a
: Indian, which is the trademark &
s both of these brands of goods. On
d of the amusing features of the da
e was the makeup of a clown b
y Charles Henley who held his place i
S the parade. He drove a. jackass. On
: badly crippled and dilapidated sulk
d and. it would indeed be hard to de
e lscribe the arrangement he had in cor
Injection with the travelling vehicle
y He was the cause of much merrimen
/ among the children and was followe
n by them all through the parade. TIL
: Farmers Mills display was. very a
Thu crr,t1 inta ,,1 q