Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-08
BIG HISTORICAL
PARADE OUTLINED
Thousand Men, Eight Hundred
Horses and Fifty Floats Will
Be in King AXIS Spectacle.
RENE READS UP ON HISTORY

rade, which Will depict the history OF
Nebraska as a part of the Ak-Sar-
Ben festivities in Omaha this fall.
This. as it is already outlined, will
he the grandest spectacle ever staged
In the state.
In observance of the fiftieth ami
versary OF the admission of Nebraska
to statehood, this grand pageant will
be given.
Volumes of history as thick as box
cars Gus RENEE has read in English,
in original German, in French, and
in translations Of the Spanish in or
der to get the details that go to make
up the wonderful romance of that
section of North America now known
as Nebraska.
The very first group in the parade Is
to depict the Indian life in America be-
fore the Indians had met white men.
Coming of Coronado.
Next is to- be shown the coming of
Coronado. the Spaniard, with his thirty
Spanish troops. Coronado is led by the
Indian guide, known to the soldiers as
done up like Turk. This guide is seen
in sign language to tell the Coronado
troops Of the wonderful land OF the
Seven Cities of Cibola and of TartaraX.
the mythical king of all the realm He
is endeavoring to lead the troops to this
mythical land, which they never reach.
He leads them, however, to the border OF
what is now Nebraska and as far as
the Plate river
Here follows a group OF Indians that
reveal the exact type OF Indian life
Coronado found in Nebraska when he
came.
Then comes the leading float of the
procession. This is a willow lodge, show
ing the type of willow hut in which
some of the Indians lived.
Another float is an Indian tepee. with
the children playing about the open tent
flap, the warrior lying lazily i'm the sun,
and the squaw busily engaged in scrap
ing hides and crushing corn.
Another float is to be labeled Vanish
ing Races" which will reveal some OF
the types OF Indians that have vanished,
and this is followed in turn by a group
or small cavalcade, representing the
Mallet brothers. Frenchmen, and their
body of explorers that started from the
Great Lakes in an effort to cross the
country TO the Gulf of Mexico. These
are the men that named the Platte river.
The Louisiana purchase is represented
by another float. Thomas jefferson, Ma
poIeon and other men OF the time con-
cerned with the negotiations Of that pur-
chase are shown on the float.
A monument to Blackbird. the famous
Indian chieftain, is to be represented IN
another float
al Nod
expedition up the Missouri river are to
be represented in a float. They came ur
the river in boat and for that reason
the float Is to take the form OF a boat
They made a landing at Council Bluffs
and Calhoun and the float will probably
represent them landing there and holding
conferences with the Indians.
A cavalcade of soldiers representing
General 2. N Pixies troops follow. They
are on their great march through TINS
territory, the march that led them to
the discovery of what has ever since
been known as Pixies Peak.
Hoist American Flags.
Another float shows Pixies men meet
ing the Indians down on the Kansas Dor
der and persuading the chieftain to hau
down the Spanish flag hoisted there som'
wears before and hosting in its stead the
American flag, thus acknowledging the
Americans as masters instead OF tho
SDanards.
still another group shows the return
of the seven Astorians. the shattered an
starved remnant of an expedition sent on
by the Astors.
Next is a float showing Peter Sarpy
early trading post near where Bellows
now stands
Then comes General Atkinson's grou
of foot soldiers. who built fort at wha
is now Calhoun and stationed themselve
there.
First Steamboat.
Major Longs expedition follows, comm
up the river in a huge steamboat tina
frightened the Indians by the smoli
stacks that emitted smoke and fire.
A float representing the Missouri com
promise follows. Then comes gTou
representing General Fremont the path
finder. and his men. Trappers and fl
traders. French. and Spanish follow &
procession.
Then come the Mormon prairl
schooners, treking across the countr
seeking their promised land of Utah. Fo'
lows then the hand cart expedition o
the MOrniOnS leaving flOIenCeg Nco
which was then winter camp of thes
people.
A float follows representing the I'M
provised Mormon tabernacle at Florence
string OF freighters. clumsy wagon
drawn by mules follows this, traversin
the Oregon trail.
Pony express demonstrations follow.
show Original stage Coaches.
Stage coaches, the original ones drive
here a half century sgo win then be I
line. Many OF the old drivers who drov
I'm those days are to be here to driv
them.
General Thayer. afterward the war gov
ernor Of Nebraska. will be shown in
float.
Dan Freeman, the first homesteader I
Nebraska, is to be shown coming to hi
homestead and taking possession OF TIL
wild, lonesome spot in Gage county
A restoration of the territorial capt.,
building in Omaha is to be shown in al
other float The territorial seal and II
later Nebraska seal will be in evidence.
Tribute 10 J. Sterling Morton.