Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-07-05
PEOPLE COME FROM ALL
POINTS OF COMPASS
TO ENJOY FETE
WAS GRAND OLD DAY
PARADE, PROGRAM OF SPORTS,
FIREWORKS, STREET DANCING
AND ALL HELP MAKE DAY ONE
or MOST ENJOYABLE IN CITYS
HISTORY.

visitors when large numbers gathered
here TO attend the big July lth cele.
bration. Each incoming interurban
"a train brought in scores, while all
I. .uads leading INTO town We're
iilled with motorists from early morn.
ing, until late in the afternoon. To-
gether with the usual number of July
4th tourists who passed through OF
tawa enroute to the state park the
city was filled from early morning,
until a late hour last night
The Parade.
One of the biggest events of the
day was the street parade, which
passed through the loop at 1890
o'clock in the morning Headed by
the Heinrich Military band the pro
cession which was composed of dec
Grated autos, floats pony carts and
ponies and horses attracted a great
deal OF attention
Just behind the band, the members
of the G.. A. r. rode in a large decor
ated truck drawn by four horses
At the head of the parade was
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln" rode Mr.
and Mrs Lincoln" who were dressed
in their old fashioned costumes,
proved to be William Leverich and
Mrs. Elizabeth Kincheloe. They made
one of the most attractive turnouts
in the line of march.
A red cross float containing two
nurses and wounded soldier and
driven by an overseas soldier, which
had been entered by W. W. WHcoX,
attracted a great deal of admiration.
Some very attractive ponies and
pony carts followed. one cart which
was unusually beautiful belonged to
the sons of j A. Blackley, and was
attractively decorated in red. white
and blue with a canopy overhead. The
two Blackley boys and a tiny girl rode
in this vehicle.
Two autos, one decorated in patriO-
tic coors and filed with pretty girls,
and the other, containing a "rual fam
ily," and decorated with products Of
the farm, and signs advertising pro
duce for sale, followed,
The Illini garage, the Daily Mills and
the Miller Tire company had attrac-
tive floats decorated in their wares.
The Bannon Music Shop had very
beautiful float containing a Victrola,
which was elevated on platform. A
young lady rode beside the machine,
changing the records and keeping the
music playing all the time,
The Leader Furniture company en-
tered an immense flag, which was car
ried through the streets on the
shoulders of a troupe of Boy Scouts,
and made one of the biggest hits Of
anything in the line of march
The Liberty Fife and Drum corps
duplicated the big fight in New Jer-
sey on Saturday. Dempsey" and
Carpenter" dressed in fighting array,
gave exhibiting bouts as the large
float passed along the street A full
canvas ring was carried out on top of
the float.
Five BICYCLES, decorated very at
tractively, and thirteen riding horses,
which made one of the most beautiful
SHOW ings ever seen here, were fea-
lures of the turnout,
A mule, drawing sulky, and driven
DN d regular JbNh'g, hh''i tiSi'i9 ~
coming races, was another very at
tIactive sight
Prizes of $50 were awarded by the
parade committee for the best and
worst turnouts in the line of march.
Behind the decorated vehicles large
numbers of autos fell in line.
Parade Prizes.
The list of prizes as awarded Tor
the best outfits in each class sof com
petition in the parade were as fol
lows.
Best float or auto-$l0, Liberty Fife
and Drum Corps
Nest comical turnout-$5 to U. S
Griffiths, S. to Robert Speer, Art Ste
venson and Harry Kilburn.
Best horse under saddle or attached
to Vehicles to Justin Jaeger, s. to
Delmar Anderson, riding horses from
the Mccormick livery barn.
Worst horse or mule under saddle
or attached to vehicle-Sl0 to vii
liam Leverich.
Best pony-s5 to J. A. Blackley
$3.50 to William Colwell Jr., $3.50 tC
|, Ferne Conde.
The prize money can be received to