The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-11-14
END Of THE WAR
IS Celebrated
oSKALooSA PUTS ON AN ALL
DAY DEMONSTRATION.
A CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE
New Sharon and Other Towns Of Ma
Ihaska Moved to County Seat to
Participate in the General Re-
loicina-One Great Day.

Oskaloosa was intoxicated with Joy
Monday, following the coming of the
news of the abdication of the German
Kaiser and the signing of the armis-
tice. 1t was a spontaneous outburst
of feeling that found expression in
numerous eXtravagances.
The celebration lasted from before
daylight in the morning until near
midnight following, and even then the
tired populace appeared loath to de-
sist. 1t had been one grand, glorious
day. the memory of which will be
cherished in the minds of those wit
messing it or participating.
| The joy of the people knew no
bounds. Parade after parade passed
about the streets, morning, afternoon
and evening. During the afternoon
practically the whole of New Sharon.
something over two hundred auto
loads, moved down from the north of
the county and joined issue with Os-
kaloosa. Rose Hill, Fremont, Cedar,
Wright, Kirkville, Evans and numer-
Gus other places Joined in and helped
swell the crowds. If it was a joyous
crowd it was likewise a hungry mob,
and it ate Oskaloosa "out of house and
home" The restaurants were not
prepared for such turn out and
lwere swamped.
The night parade was a splendid eff
fort organized on a moments notice
, and it contained numerous spectacu'
lar features that could not be appre,
ciated in a night parade.
The noise of the celebration was
deafening at times. Torpedoes, can
non crackers, dynamite caps. cart
ridges, shot guns, revolvers, toy can
non, bells, whistles, horns. pans
anything and everything that would
make a noise was employed and add
:. ed to the general riot and confusion
8 1t was Bedlam turned loose. More
: over, this continued without appre
t ciable interruption or let up through
2 out the day and far into the night. ?,
Morning Features. g..
UP to 1870 a. M, the spontaneous
outburst of enthusiasm was general
= but by that time the boys of the Iowa
3 Brigade Band were in evidence anC
9 from then on, things were lively. Art
Oppenheimer and James A. Dewitt
I succeeded in getting a large GROVE
= together at the northwest corner o.
the square and after the playing Of
inspiring music by the band each o.
CT T1n fnI
t the interests of the United War Worl
g Fund and at their suggestion an i'm
: promptu parade was started south or
e Market street and around the square
d and everybody Clipped in and made
q a special contribution to the War Worl
}. Fund. In this way during the day
over $3.50 was given as free will
T Offering"
In front of the speakers truck was
laid out a dummy figure of the kaiser
= and the crowd passed by and view the
remains and later the body and the
casket were taken over to the band
!, stand and there the kaiser was hung
: over the west balcony in effigy. The
band gave a concert in the park up tc
the noon hour. Business in Oskaloosa
during the morning hours was only
partially suspended, but during the
AFTERNOON practically everything was
CLOSED. ...
: Afternoon Demonstration.
/ Early in the afternoon things were
again moving and about 200 o'clock
a parade was formed on North Mar.
: ket street under the direction of the
: Parade Committee, Messrs. Cleaver
r Blakeslee> and Porter, with George c.
} True and Mace Hagan assisting. This
7 parade was made to meet a big dele.
: cation from New Sharon with their
band of eighteen pieces and over two
hundred automobiles, among these be,
ing the funeral hearse of Tracy R.
Osborne containing the remains of the
kaiser and on both sides in regular
form were selected pail bearers ready
to see that he and his form of govern.
, Iment were never resurrected.
In the parade was almost every auto
truck in the city, loaded down with a
grotesque and joyous group of cele.
orators and some of the pranks kept
the crowd in the best Of humor. The
New Sharon delegation must have
represented almost all of that lively
city and left few at home to keep
, house. But in their joining hands
with Oskaloosa in celebrating the close
of the war they indicated in posi-