The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-10-28
The Auto Parade

The Auto Parade
The Guessing Milling Co. was rep
resented by a large car which took
first prize and was unusual in that It
was all white. relieved by red flowers
being placed at intervals over it. The
wheels were white, being studded with
red flowers.
The Schramm Bottling Works car,
which is large and beautiful, was COW
cred with flowers in autumn shades,
then variegated colors and beauty,
winning second prize, and it was pre-
sented with the red ribbon.
Mrs. Lee Rariden drove snappy
little car effectively gotten up in the
Halloween idea, with jack lanterns,
black cats, etc, while Mrs, Rariden
and Mrs. Carlisle Rozier in costumes
to represent pumpkins with pumpkin
colored caps on, won the white rib
bon, third prize.
Mayor Tetley's car was very stun
ming in gold and black. while Miss
Marty and Miss Irene Rhodes rode in
the rear seat and carried fetching
sun shades of gold which matched the
large crysanthemums decorating the
car.
Mrs. F. S. Weber drove her new Mar
mon, which was very artistically dec
grated with autumn leaves in tones
of red, effectively placed against the
dark background.
W. L. Hoffman drove a ear that was
gayly decorated in autumn leaves,
national colors and bunting.
The Pennington Mercantile Co.
represented a white ship. the colors
being elevated and caught in the cen
ter where they foated the red, White
and blue. Leo 3lon1eyer was at the
helm.
The Davis Mnsie. Store float was
unique in that no driver was visible,
but little three-year-old Mary Shaw
sat on an inclined white seat sur
rounded by green ribbons, while in the
rear stood large Magnabox.
Mrs. J. E. Morris and son, Eugene,
were in their coupe, which was rich
in autumn colors of yellow with
great pumpkin on the hood crossed
with sheaves of corn and wheat
sprays of seer and yellow grasses and
autumn flowers added to its beauty.
Isenman and Son were represented
by a float bearing the large gray
horse which usually stands in the
door of Lockridge Harness Shop,
hitched to a new shiny buggy, their
own handiwork, in which sat Miss Ne
oma Gale and John Tetley.
The most up-to-date "out-of-date"
representation was made by the Tiff
fany car, here H. o. Tiffany who was
spendidly gotten up as Uncle Sam,
drove Mrs. Lionel Tetley and Mrs. K.
&c. Weber, who impersonated in their
dress the pretty and dainty costumes
of George and Martha Washington,
while on the wheels of the car ap-
peared the date. 1921 Missouri 1921,
telling of the one-hundredth anniver-
sary Of Missouri's statehood
Mayberry, Byington & Tullodk
was represented by truck with ne
gro overseer, who was gotten up for
the occasion with an additional coat
of black face paint and vermilion lips
and an extra jargon of talk,
Guessing Milling Co. also had a
truck heavily loaded with flour and
feed stuff.
Schramm's bottle pastuerized milk
in quart jars were built up in pyra-
mid style on a truck with perhaps a
hundred bottles.
Henderson's was represented by
their delivery in new white cover
with their name freshly painted.
Bogard's Coco Cola factory present
ed large float loaded down with Co
co Cola.
Among the new cars driven as adj
vertisements were: Rolla Cozean
drove a Dodge Sedan; st. Francois
Motor Co., Ford Touring Car,
Runabout and Sedan; Amos Nor
wine, of Bonne Terre. an 0ldsmobile
Coupe st. Francois Motor Co. also
drove Fordson Tractor.
The little pet dog at the Davis
Music Store was very popularly cam
oufaged for the occasion in a colored
suit, with ribbons.
y The large dog that decorated the
front of the Radle Music Store, while
not decorated, drew much attention,
especially from the little folks, and
added its full share to the pleasures If
the occasion.