The Ordway new era., 1911-08-11

sic, vast outpouring OF enthusiastic
citizens and under bright and cloud
less sky OF heckless blue. Crowley
county last Tuesday formally took
her place as one OF the counties of the
great and prosperous Centennial state,
Colorado.
The day was an ideal one in all re-
spects, and the town presented truly
gala appearance. Flags. bunting and
decorations of varied character were
everywhere in evidence. and the mass
es OF people that jammed the side
walks and crowded the open stores
gave the town most animated and
picturesque appearance. The crowd
was good naturcd and sociablc to a
most marked extent. and the city mar
shall and his aides had nothing to do
but walk around and enjoy the festiv-
iiics. Not an arrest was made and it
was even unnecessary for the police
to rcprimand anyone.
The town began to fill up carly,
people coming in in all sorts of ways.
BY train, automobiles. wagons, car
riascs and on foot. and many arrived
the evening before and spent the night
here. The hotels and restaurants did
land Office business, but SO far as
VIC have been able to learn no one
wcnt hungry and we know of but one
who was unable to get lodging. The
special representative OF the Denver
Post. whose business it is to write up
large gatherings in this and adjacent
.,atcs. stated to New Era represent
a,ivc that he estimated that there
were 5000 people in town Tuesday.
We are inclined to think these figures
too large. but there certainly were
plenty here and more would have
made the task of handling them very
difficult.
The parade moved nearly on time
from the intersection Of Denver bou-
lcvard and Third street. being in
charge OF James O'Conncll. marshal
oi the day. The order Of formation
and the different floats and other fca-
lures were as follows:
The Parade.
Ordway band. fifteen pieces.
Decorated auto. Crowley County
Improvement and Manufacturing
Company. Sugar City.
Decorated float, Flukc & Son. ST.
gar City.
Decorated float. bearing Wilmer
Blackmar post. G. A. r.
Decorated carriage and led Shet-
land pony. L. R. Henderson.
Decorated carriage drawn by Shet-
land pony and driven by Ruth Hen
icrson. r. L. Martin. druggist.
Float. display OF general mcrchan-
disc. Lcary Bros. & Co.
Float. Gallavan Bros. display Of
general merchandise and bearing ban
ncr reading. "Thc Store with the
Goods"
Decorated wagon. Ordway Bottling
works. display OF soda pop.
Decorated float. Kropf Bros. Mcr-
camille company. bearing about twcn-
,y-fvc little girls. with the legend,
Watch Us Grow"
Decorated wagon. Foley Lumber
company. display OF lumber and build
ing materials.
Two decorated wagons. II. c. Tie
demann. the first containing balcd
hay and the second coal and feed.
Led horse. Ernest r. Greene.
Dccortcd float. Griffin & Colgin.
The front part of the float contained
n display of furniture and houscfur-
nishings and the rear part was re-
production Of the interior of negro
cabin. with black nanny" and two
pickaninnics.
Miniature decorated auto. George
Boyd. This is homemade affair.
Led horse. Ernest +. Greene.
Decorated float. English Lumber
company, display OF lumber and
building materials.
Decorated float. Ordway Trading
company, display of machinery and
gasoline engine. with machinery run
ming.
Led horse. Ernest +. Greene.
Decorated wagon. Fred r. Hoff-
man. display OF whips. leather and
harness.
Decorated wagon, NJ. A. Rhodes,