Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-06-16
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Aid for Kansas Cyclone suferers--A
Candy rcddlor's Ambition and Pluck
How Circuses are being Forced Farthos
from l,uslness Limits.

Aid for Kansas cyclone sunerers--A
Candy rcddicr's Ambition and Pluck
How Circuses are being Forced Farthos
from business Limits.
ST.. LOUIS, June?--The strong bond
of fellowship which exists between ST.
Louis and the State of Kansas was
pleasantly emphasized few days ago,
when u telegram was received from q
mercantile house at Wellington, stating
that genuine distress existed in conse-
quence OF the cyclone and that aid was
needed promptly. Two representatives
OF the large Wholesale dry goods
and clothing interests OF st. Louis
went ON tho street us once, and three
hours after the receipt OF the telegram
response was wired that 81, lS5 had
been collected and that draft Tor the
amount would be honored ON the prin-
ciplc that he who gives quickly gives
treby. The help was timely in the ex-
IRENE.
There is an Italian in ST. Louis, who
has original ideas lie Is stephen
Dclacella, n handsome, stout, darlSish
man, who owns hotel and dabbles IN
politics lie was the moving spirit OF
the celebration here, few weeks ago,
of the Ancient Order of United Work.
men, which was one of the greatest
society reunions that has taken place
In the West llo got up rivec spec
tacle for that cele bration, and actually
induced the Gould people tn divide
with the local societies the money paid
at the gates by the people who went
ON the big bridge To see the brilliant
show. lie is now ut the head OF u
national movement by Italians which
will give the visitors who come here
this fall for the festivities additional
entertainment The Italians will have
n ri ,er pageant, representing the land
ing of Columbus on American soil with
decorated ships, Spanish costumes,
banners flying from mast-heads, firing
! Of guns, and Indians, of course. On
| one of the nights there will be fire
works on the river, and there will be,
besides, an afternoon of spccch-maklng
and music with the statue OF Columbus
out in Tower Grove park, and an even
| ing at the banquet table III viii DO
! the first occasion on which the thou
sands of wealthy and influential Italians
of the city have ever concentrated
! their resources on u national affair oil
more than local interest,
Every time one of the mammoth
circuses comes here, their managers get
u striking object lesson upon tho
rapid growth of ST. Louis. Twelve
years ago, when old Phineas brought
his first three ring show out West, he
pitched his world OF canvas on great
vacant lot near the corner of Eigh-
teenth and Pine streets. When he
came around five years later, he had To
take his circus n mile further west, 10
a vacant lot on the corner OF Jefferson
avenue, or Twenty sixth street and
Dixon, all the lots nearer the Mer-
chants Exchange having been built up
When he got here again, just before
he died, he could get no nearer the
business center than Thirty -sccond aud
Compton avenue. Last week, tho cir
Gus had to exhibit n mile west OF that,
again, at the corner of Vandeventer
avenue and Lnclede, Office blocks,
stores and dwellings having taken
possession of all the other circus sites.
The lot covered by the tents this year
is under contract of sale and will he oc-
cupied by flats when the circus at,iyes
next time. 1t will then have TO gpout
near Forest Park, six miles from the
river, before large enough lot can be
found. But electric cars have done 50
|
that Forest Park is now as near the
retail streets as jefferson avenue, foui
miles east, was when Bob Stickney used
TO delight the crowds under Barnum's
tents there, by his bareback riding.
Among the anxious people who have
been watching the floods for the past
month, none have been more worried
than the observers Of the signal Office,
| ,h,N h.I 30
the river was going TO do. Early each
morning, the river men would begin tC
call up the signal observatory by tele
phone, inquiring what the prospects
were for the day. Plans were made
upon these predictions that involved
thousands of dollars, and II the OBJ
servers made mistake they were re
viled without ceasing One day, whcr
the river was going up slowly, cottor
merchant who had several Thousand
bales of cotton piled upalong the levee
came to the signal Office and aslSOc
whether the river would rise higher Of
fall.
"It's going up much higher" sait
Observer ID. j. Herndon, who was thei
in charge of the Office.
at will cost me u thousand dollars
to move my cotton up out OF reach o
the water" snd the factor. "Shall
do it?"
81 can give you no advice" said tn
observer Eve think the river is gonI
to rise, but you must decide yourself
what is best for you to do"
The man went away uncertain, Ha'
did not move his cotton. The waite
came up, and he lost over five THOUSAND
dollars. The next day he came up L
the signal Office very humbly
800 you want adyice?" asked oh
server Herndon.
mo, | DON'T" said the factor, rue
fully 'lf you wink ut me this tim
I'll move my cotton"