Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-06
RAIN DAMPENS
CELEBRATION
Big Crowd Attends and Program
Pulled OFF Under Difficulties

1t was the greatest celebration thai
Occur d'Alene has had for several
years. and it was probably the great
est that any north Idaho city has ev.
er witnessed, and had it not been for
the fact that 1t was marred by rain
II would have been a success In every
respect. The day broke clea- and
bright and during the greater part of
the forenoon hot sun shone. but a
little before noon clouds began to
make their appearance upon the hori-
zon, and when the noon hour arrived
drizzling rain was falling. During
the afternoon it continued until about
O'Clock when it abated long enough
for those attending the races to re-
turn to the city, and then heavy
rain came down and 1t continued
through the night, and when the sec
ond day of the celebration broke the
sky was still clouded and a rain still
falling. But in spite OF the rain and
inclement weather there was a man.
moth attendance, and every event OF
the day was gone through with with
out a hitch of any description. The
people had begun to arrive from the
mining district, from the up-riyer
country and from the towns In the
county the evening before, and
that night the hostelries in the city
were so crowded that they could not
AFFORD more accommodations, and
people were obliged to turn else
where-many going to Spokane. Dur
ing the forenoon of the celebration
the boats plying on the lake brought
more people. and every train arriv-
ing in the city was loaded, and by the
time that the parade was scheduled
to make its appearance the streets
were thronged with people, and dur
ing the day the crowd surged for
wards and backwards, eager to wit
ness the various events, The big
crowd seemed to enjoy itself, and ey-
erywhere mirth, good fellowship and
JOY seemed to reign, but it is differ
ent today. The constant rain has
had even a dampening effect upon the
most patriotic spirit. and the jostling
and crowding through the throngs on
the muddy streets had a fatigulng eff
feet on the people. and 1t is rest and
quiet and peace that they are in
search of today instead of renewed
noise, hilarity and activity.
Was Mammoth Parade.
The parade was a mammoth one,
and representative of the business in
situations and industries of the city.
The procession formed at Seventh
and. headed by the Harrington band
marched down Sherman until the
park was reached. Here the process
sion was concluded and the erowc
assembled at the pavilion to listen
to the address of the day which was
made by Hon II. P. Knight, of the
law firm OF Gray & knight. Mr..
knight made an eloquent and force
full address and held the attention OF
his audience throughout its delivery.
Besides containing floats representa-
tive of the business institutions Of
the city, Company C, /. n. G.. the
fraternal organizations participated
and also floats of an amusing charac-
ter. Some of the floats were unique.
The nn-Barr-Chainey company
had a novel float in the form OF an
air ship, which attracted much at
tention, and so did that Of the Black
well Lumber company with a load Of
white pine logs; that Of NJ. ID.
Wright, driven by himself and con-
sisting of a load OF ties: that of Bran
son & Max: the |. X. L. store, owned
BY E. Bjorklund II. Molkentine.
representing garden produce of al
most every variety. the Kaesemeyer
Meat Market. and many others. A
float that created considerable mer-
riment was one representative OF the
IRE department The residence Of
the mayor was represented in this
float By a miniature house and three
fremen were laboring hard to ex-
tinguIsh the flames that developed il
but without much success. The float
representing the Evening Press with
Mr.. Fudge as its clown, was
one Of the especially attractive
features and proved an ex-
eellent advertisement which was
made very effective BY the antics Of