Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
OUR CELEBRATION
Pronounced by Many as the Best
in the History Of Extra

The day was an ideal one, coming
as it did after rainy day which
had dampened the ardor of our
young folks who, by the way, were
almost unconsolable.
AT the break of day could be
heard in the direction of Jim Rem
dleman's that sharp smooth crack
that causes you to evacuate the
bed, dress hastily, and go forth
and get patriotic too. Precisely at
nine o'clock Extras Sweepstake
Band commenced to discourse
sweet strains of fnelodious melody
that awakens the spirit within you
and makes you proud that you are
an American. At ten o'clock the
merchants parade sailed forth in
the following order:
Hensley, Thielen & Dimick, fat
stock dealers; their motto was
s'Exira for High Prices"
Fullerton Lumber Company with
a tine float fixed up as busy office
and Assistant Manager Pete Han
sen busy with the books.
Hugh Smith with a comfortable
float fixed to represent his tonsorial
parlor with victim in the chair
and Sam Hicks smearing on the
dope and occasionally using a
razor nearly aslong as Sam himself.
Jensen & Dye City Livery, with
bus to all traine, had fine team
and buggy fixed with our nations
emblems and colors.
Ed Cotton had his fine store rep
reserted in the parade with a rich
and very costly display of fashion
able and seasonable dress goods
arranged on large float.
Charles Findlay had a very COM
forta BILE "cozy corner" fixed on his
float where ladies could be seen
enjoying his excellent ice crea ~
sodas, ETC., while Charlie kept him
self busy throwing out ice cream
done up in paper blocks to the boys
as he passed them.
The Green Bay Lumber yard had
d play in the procession of orna-
mental doors, windows, etc, rich
and very attractive.
Jim Walker fitted his float with
the newest of furniture such as
Davenports, settees, etc, each occu-
pied by ladies.
Nick Doffing fixed fine piano
solidly in his spring piano buggy, F,
attached pianola to it and was
taken charge of by Will Turner
who furnished some fine music in
the procession.
The First National Bank ar
ranged a huge white safe on a
pair of bicycles which were inside
the safe and which were pushed
along by two boys. The emblem
was we'll timed and quite original.
johnson Mercantile Company
with their Monarch Steel Range on
new kratzer buggy, with range
at baking neat (:) and Mr.. johnson
assuming the role of cook, mixing
dough. rolling out aud cutting bis
cults which he baked and fed the
hungry along the route, was GER
tainly a demonstration that APP
pealed to the Gins aud outs" of the
farmers q needs.
Our mayor, Nels Hansen built his
ideas on four light wheels which
when enclosed and decorated ali
about the outside with some OF the
most popular goods that he han
dies, and the vehicle propelled by
four boys under the curtains, was,
to say the least, an ingenious CON
trivance.
Probably the most beautiful ar
rangement was the Giving Pic
tures," float gotten up by Petersen
& Jessen, to represent the Statue of
Liberty. 1t showed a lady seated
high up in the center of the float
with pretty little girls seated about
eight feet apart in square several
feet below as though to support
Liberty should they be needed. 1t
took much labor to produce this
fine display.
Jacobsen's Barn was represented
by Uncle Johnny Dimick driving a
double rig, but to the surprise OF
all the carriage was filled with gen
tlemen instead of ladies'.
G. v. Hansen, one of our black
smiths, had an attractive display
of his business with smiths tools,
aprons, anvils, etc.
Rendleman Brothers decorated a
buggy on which they had ''Put
your Feet in Peters Shoes. Sold
at Rendleman's."
Our implement dealer and trader
ii. +. Hansen, had new side de.
livery hay rake in the procession in
motion which completed and
pleased all who Witnessed
The merchants did thems selves