Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-07-07

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Cresco's Celebration 4 Great Success.
The weather man favored Cresco with
an ideal day for its 5Oth anniversary
patriotic celebration and the town was
filled with one of the largest crowds
in its history, probably 10000 people
having been entertained that day and
well entertained too, according to uni
versal comment. But best of all, in
spite of the large number present, not
an accident occurred to mar the pleas
ure of anyone and not an arrest was
made, and the police had little to do
except to regulate traffic at the con-
gested street corners in the business
section of the city.
The Calmar and Lime Springs bands
arrived early and at nine o'clock the
fast gathering crowds were entertained
with concerts by both bands.
Promptly at ten o'clock, the parade
moved from its assembling point on
Market Street, moving north and west
several blocks and returning to the
place of starting. Everywhere was
heard words of praise for the parade
which was one that would do credit to
city of ten times the population of
Cresco, forty-seven societies and busi-
ness enterprises being represented and
nearly everyone with beautiful or
novel float. The order of parade was
as follows:
Head Marshal, M. J. Macarthur, on
horseback.
Color bearer, John Coyle.
Calmar Cornet Band.
Goddess of Liberty and girls repre-
senting the states.
Uncle Sam.
Bank of Cresco.
Miller Bros, furniture.
Watts Bros, timers.
Royal Neighbors.
Melvold & Thsyer.
Modern WOOdmen.
Huber Furniture Company.
Cresco Grist Mill.
Hardy & Peters
H. c. Moen, plumbing.
Lomas Hardware Co.
Champlin's- Bakery.
Alliance Store.
w. D. Kellogg. Victrolas.
i First National Bank.
Cosy Theatre.
Ahefn bros, Overland autos.
Wentworth & Burr 49,
McHugh & Lusson. implements.
M. o. Swenson, plumbing.
Strayer's Tin Shop.
Hub Band.
Electra" Lightning Rod Co.
C. Weatherford, Monuments.
Cresco Union Savings Bank.
Cresco Implement Co.
w. F. Scholz, Druggist.
Woodmen of the World.
Woodmen Circle.
Farmers Creamery.
SINGERS Restaurant.
o. w. Clark's Dry Goods Co.
Mi!ler's Garage.
Jno. Clemmer, Edison Phonograph.
Cresco Auto Co., Maxwell.
Mott & Co.
Freeburn's Cafe.
Lime Springs Band.
Pierce & Cunningham.
Farmers Mutual Ins. Co.
E. T. Lomas, Druggist.
Peterson Bros. Co., Hardware.
Cresco Steam Laundry.
Odd Fellows Lodge.
Zbornik Bros, General Merchandise.
Sam Feldstein, Junk Dealer.
John Ingraham, Fish Market.
Maruska, Smith & Co., Hardware.
Miller Bros, Pumps and Windmills.
Louis Ptacek, Blacksmith.
Bounding hayrack.
1t was universally conceded that
among the many artistically decorated
floats, that the one representing the
Lomas Drug Store was the daintiest,
while the Peters & Hardy float with its
miniature barn which was nearly COM
pleted by its five or six workmen dur
ing the course of the parade, and the
revolving battle-ship constructed by L..
v. & R. A. Strayer chiefly out of the
various products of their tin shop were
the two most novel floats in the parade.
Of the societies, the Odd Fellows
were represented by three decorated
held together by the familiar three
links. The Modern Woodmen were
represented by . nice float and a line of
marching neighbors The Woodmen of
the World presented their uniform drill