Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-07-09
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
PEOPLE BY THE ACRE

fW IOrly nine Times In success
sion, Extra The City Beautiful has
entertained the host that entered
this date each year.
And as the years go by something
different from the celebration
before it, is provided by way of "a
musement, for our people.
The parade was headed by the A
nita band, which aggregation is a
credit to amy city that sustiar S it,
and should be great pleasure to
its members who in such an artistic
manner, can mingle their efforts in
complete harmony.
The Boy Scouts followed closely
the band, in heavy marching order;
and their we'll trained maneuvering
with such Soldier like precision was
remarkable attraction of the
parade.
Then came the floats from the
it's own business and all were at
tractively constructed They were
of better quality than usual but not
so many in line. Jack Alsup won the
first premium as float best repre-
senting his business. The amount
was $1,000 while The Extra Drug
Company won second $1,000 with
their handsome float.
Automobiles were in line and the de
corations were elaborate and classy.
Some beautiful designs were to be
seen showing the skill displayed in
arrangement. Soren r. Nelson with
his Ford" all logged up with stars
and stripes and festooning, every
piece placed in its proper position
to merit attention, !. won first
premium $1,000 while j. B. j. Lo-
hner the real estate man won the Sc
cond prize of ten dollars.
Last but not least came the COM
ment by John VandeBrake but not
to represent his business only per-
haps in the care of the baby at
which John is certainly an adept
The child he carried was very qui ct
considering that he is raising it
on the bottle, while as fate would
haye it, he Left the bottle at home
But Johns imaginative brain secur-
ed the first premium of ten dollars
petition.
The singing was excellent and the
songs carefully conducted by Miss
Bessie Witthauer
The oration by Judge Church OF
Jefferson was a masterpiece of ora
tory. His thoughts led his hear.
ers to all the principal events OF
Importance before the nation and OF
inionated by one of the most able
jurists on the American Continent.
The plays staged by the Thurs
day Club in the afternoon and even
ing, were we'll rendered to am ap
preciative audience; Nbut the cracl
of the cracker, the squak OF th,
squakers, and the automatic grint
of the merry-go-round all served t.
disturb and distract those who triet
to hear. But all payed strict attent
tion and were loud in their praise
II the attraction
The trained dancing by Miss F'lc {
belle Houston charmed the audienf
Her dances were new to the people
her movements were graceful, he;
glides enchanting and withal it wa
witnessed with rapture.
Father Myers of the Catholic churc
delivered beautifully worded in
vocation that sparkled with rhetori
and was sabine in thought.
The sports We're carefully carrie
out as per program.
The gate receipts at the ball par
Were over $4,000
There were over thousand autom
biles in the city that day.
Among the friends present fror
a distance we noticed Mr.. Chri
Jensen of Chanute, Kansas, Clyd
Dimick OF Winfield la, Fern And
ersen, Deputy Game Warden OF Ca
meron township Bill Thielen G
Carroll and John A. Crow and wifi
of Coon Rapids and many other
that we cannot recall.
Forty eight guns announced tn
day while the Sabbath closed it, an
all were happy with not sign OF
drunk, as far as we know MARIE
the glory of this great holiday.