Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-12
WAS BIC SUCCESS
CELEBRATION MERELY DELAYED
BY FORENOON DOWNPOUR
NO ACCIDENTS MAR the DAY
In the Baseball Game Glen Flora
Defeats Ladysmith 5 to

Defeats Ladysmith to
From last weeks City Edition.
Yesterday was our greatest nation
al holiday, and Ladysmith fittingly
observed the anniversary of the ma
tion's birth.
From all the public buildings and
many a home starry banners sent
forth their message of patriotism and
our principal streets were arched
with bunting and evergreen.
Early in the morning, nearby farm
ers and visitors from the neighbor-
ing towns, began to assemble on the
streets and all looked fair for the
celebration, but the sky clouded up
and steady downpour of rain began,
which did not cease until noon, thus
causing the postponement of the
forenoon program. However by the
time dinner was over, old Sol was on
the job again and the days dOings
although delayed in starting was car
ried through.
At 1:30, the parade was formed on
Fritz Ave, at the 500 park. The
line of march was east on Fritz Ave.
to End ST., north on End ST. to Wor-
den Ave, thence east to e. Third,
| north to Miner Ave, west to e. End,
north to Lake Ave, west to End st.
west, south to Worden Ave, thence
east to First St and north to Miner
Ave. Marshall HI. w. True, assisted
| by F. l. Hughes handled the move
ments with skill.
Owing to street conditions, the
band and firemen marched on the
sidewalks. Next came r. r. John
son in his auto with Judge Maloney
and the Hon. and Mrs. George Park
hill, of Thorpe.
The various business houses were
represented as follows by floats;
B. Stelzman, City Market.
A. Rockstad, wagon shop and black
smithing
N. Hand, livery.
C. E. Cole, drayline.
O. B. Ellingboe, furniture.
J. L. Ryall, dray line and moving.
r. J. Sands, tinware, lumberman's
supplies and express wagons.
Bert Davis and companions, on
saddle ponies.
Northern Supply Co., flour, feed
etc.
The above floats were all on wag-
| ons Or buggies and with accessories
| and were trimmed for hte occasion
and the horses were also decorated.
Then followed elegantly trimmed
autos with the trademark as slo-
| gan, for the following:
The Fair Store, Rusk County Bank
Fritz Dry Goods Co., Thompson
Mercantile Co., F. E. Martin Co., and
the Chinese suffrage road cart,
pulled by a dnokey and carrying the
Misses Tella Miller and Margaret
Nelson, was another Thompson Mer-
fcantile Co. advertisement.
| Then came the Liberty car and
seated high on her throne of hon
or Miss Esther Harmony, as Goddess
of Liberty, surrounded by forty eight
of Ladysmith's most beautiful young
ladies.
The judges of the parade.-A. N.
Andersen, Will Hughes and w. A.
Carroll awarded o. B. Ellingboe first
prize of $40 for the neatest and most
classy display of business on float
and the Northern Supply Co. second
prize of S., while C. E. Coles dray
and attached hay tedder with chime
of bells took the prize for the most
comical ''get-up."
When the parade disbanded, the
band formed in front of Hotel Baker
rendering a couple of selections. Their
Judge D. w. MalOney, after a few
compliments to the celebrating peo
pie introduced the speaker of the
day, Hon. Geo. Parkhill, of Thorpe.
Mr.. Parkhill is a speaker o
marked ability and held the attention
of his audience with ease as he pic
tured stirring scenes Of early colon
. ial days and revolutionary war times
drawing apt comparisons on oul
present life and proving that ou
patriotism is not mere outward
show. He declared society the posi-
: tive pole of life and government a!
the negative and explained how on
helped the other. He pointed ou
that no other nation has day sim
) liar to our Fourth of July, which re
mains unchanged for nearly a cen