Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-29
Fines PARADE IN
DuRANd HISTORY
Merchants Vie With Each Other in Beautiful
FIoats-=-V Volunteer Fifemen Make Kil-.-
City Makes Splendid Showing

bells, sat queen ADA llcnaruSOut with
her maids grouped to the front Each
maid wore gilt crown with stars, and
dainty white dresses. Two small tots,
Frances Hord and Phil Alexander sal
Frances Hood and Phil Alexander sat
in wee chairs in the front The maids
carried pretty banners in red and
white, bearing the legends Trust
worthy" "Up-to-date,' etc The float
was drawn by four yoke Of oxen. typi-
flying our mode OF locomotlon in Du-
range in 1876.
John olbert had neal float, the
ice reposing in the center OF The float,
containing a wreath Of flowers. in its
frozen center. and another block hold
ing bottles of julep, etc. There was a
sign on the float which read, I'VE
Keep You Cool and Quench Your
Thirst"
The Peerless Coal company had a
neat float, decorated with flags and
pennants with the legend Peerless. ="
on them. Two little colored boys, Les
ter and Milton Edwards, distributed
sticks of candy to the crowd, a cute
ad for Peerless"
The North Side grocery, c. r. Cobb,
was represented with an elaborate
float, decorated with about everything
you could think of from the latest
brand of breakfast food to bacon and
ham. Please think of the things you
may buy in grocery store that is up
to-date, and you'll have list of the
articles used in the construction OF the
Cobb float. They told the public. not
once but many times, that the North
Durango grocery is TOP in Quality
Harry Jackson's auto. skilfully driv-
en- by Mrs. Berkheimer came next
A good looking squaw made one of the
party, and looked as if she was hav
ing the time of her life
The Gallotti machine was bower-like
in pink and green, and big red ap-
pies. In the back, dressed in white,
and almost buried in the foliage were
Mesdames Turner and Woods, both
their respective husbands on exhibi
ton on the front seat
A number of fine horses. including
some of the prize Percherons, pranced
along proudly. under the guardianship
OF j. P. Lowell. Nearly all of the
animals wore fair tags
The representation of the city of
Durango followed. This was preceded
by the Durango band, who played their
prettiest this morning-one OF the Sc
lections which struck a responsive
chord in many hearts having the re
frain of There's No Place Like
Home" Beau Dale, who has lately
it seems, deserted the fire department
led the band today
Two small boys bore big sign,
Durango. These, in turn were followed
by an enormous picture of key, with
an inscription which read, ITO Our
Visitors. 1t is Yours" The two signs
read together made it easy to under.
stand that the key of our city is turned
over to our visitors this week
City Marshal Gillespie, and his two
police, came next Then three boys
bearing the sign Water Department"
preceded a handsome boatshaped
float, representing the Durango water
system. There was a big painting of
the city eservoirs-forty-mlle and
reservoirs and g. and the pipe line,
showing its progress from the Needles
to the city streets. A sign on the
float said, Cost 100000; worth 49,
100000 Men employed on the pipe
line, bearing their shovels on their
shoulders followed in long line T.
]. Ballard, Water Superintendent Red
man and Miss Jessie Potter were on
the float
The water wagon was gaily deco
rated and its sign aroused a ripple of
amusement as it. passed. There Are
Others Who Ought to be On This
Wagonl" 1t said
The street department by a sign,
1--WE Are the Boys Which Make You
Keep in the Middle of the Street." ap-
propriately introduced was large dis
play, comprising at least fifty men
A fine float with painting of a street
scene in Durango al the present time
advertised the advantages OF broad
streets and cement sidewalks. The
smooth streets suggested that as the
sign read, "Boulders on our Streets
Like Kickers, Are Gradually Fading
Away"
Then in regular order came wagons
loaded with bags of cement; a shove
brigade with about twenty men in line
bearing spades, picks and different i'm
plements used in construction of side
walks. and on the streets, big floa