The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-09

Thirteenth, north on Thirteenth to
Norfolk avenue, east on Norfolk av.
enue to Second street, In the following
order:
Carriage containing A. L. Killian.
president of the Commercial club, and
II. G. Matrau, chairman committee on
parade.
Marshal of the day, Frank Beels,
and assistant marshals. John Krantz
and Millard Green.
The Norfolk band.
Norfolk company d, Nebraska Ma
tional Guards.
Madison company f, Nebraska Ma.
tional Guards.
Norfolk Landwehr verein. being a
company of soldiers who had served
in the German army, carrying the
stars and stripes and the German col.
ors side by side.
The Norfolk fire department, repre-.
scented by the new fire wagon, hook
and ladder and hose carts, with fire.
men in uniform on foot.
Detail of Madison fire department
A. o. u. W. float, prettlly arranged
and conveying the lesson of the bene-
ut derived from protection in the or
der, with the destitute widows and
orphans side by side with those who
enjoy the prosperity derived from
membership with the Workmen.
The United Commercial Travellers
here had q number of men in the line.
Madison band.
Mays studio was represented by an
attractively decorated automobile.
Ahlman's garage was represented by
an automobile carrying an abundance
of red, white and blue.
Olmsted, real estate man, also had
an automobile in the parade that was
decorated attractively.
A novel feature represented the
Star clothing store. Twenty boys
marched in the parade carrying large
red umbrellas, announcing in big let
tiers that the Star sells clothing.
The Lewis band.
The Norfolk Furniture company float
showed a model home In which ar
ticles from that store were used.
The Sugar City Cereal mills was
represented by a mammoth load of
Bon Ton -four with an abundance of
decorations, while samples of Wheat
ling were distributed from the float.
The Automatic Telephone company
float announced that 1t represented the
"Girlless telephone" A number of
workers about the plant-all men
emphasized the point.
The Haley paper and paint house
was represented by a neat float and
ten or twelve men dressed in working
clothes on foot.
The Klug machinery and buggy
house showed mower in operation,
followed by gasoline engine drawing
buggy.
Ransom & Anderson, real estate and
insurance, were represented by an ar
tistically decorated float.
The Norfolk Shoe company was in
the parade with big elephant adver,
Using the shoe business. The fact that
human legs took the place of elephan-
tine extremities, did not detract from
the effectiveness of the illusion, for
they were properly covered and shod.
Klug & Heckendorf illustrated their
business by house built from cement
blocks mounted on a large wagon.
Miss Melchers' cutting and fitting
school had a float showing the in.
structor teaching bevy of young
girls in the art of garment making.
The A. l.. Killian store was illus
trated by large float draped with
materials taken from the store, beau.
tifully interspersed with national col
ors. Two clowns and other living sub
jects attracted attention to the artistic
design.
H. A. Pasewalk showed self binder
with the machinery all running to IL.
lustrate his implement business.
A big load of block coal profusely
decorated with red, white and blue
represented Matrau & Willie.
The Singer Sewing machine COM
pany showed a machine with lady
operating it.
The Bennett Piano company was in
line with an open hack, decorated In
national colors, and occupied by sales.
people.
Two boys carried a large banner in
the interest of Frank Beels the piano
tuner.
A large float representing the store
of Irwin & Melcher was drawn by an
automobile, making a novel feature.
The Norfolk Transfer company had
its big furniture van drawn by three
horses, driven by w. H. Brakeman,
himself accompanied on the seat by
his bulldog mascot, besides several
other of the wagons of this enter
prising company.
The float of the Bell Telephone
company was one of the most unique
features of the parade. On large
float were standing two telephone
poles, equipped with crossbars and
wires. Between the poles suspended
from the wires was large blue bell,
such as that company uses in it's
signs, the clapper of the bell being
represented by a pretty little girl
dressed in white.