The Lamar register., 1898-06-15
SHOW DAY.
There Was a Hot Time In the Old
Town and Don't You Forget IL.


Junta police last Thursday night.
II they referred to certain class of
suckers, who like to think themselves
gamblers, they came and picked;
but il they referred to the police, it
was different, for they picked more
flies of of Lemsn's circus than can
gather on the bunghole of 'iasses
barrel.
Be that as it may, when our citi-
zens awoke last Friday morning they
soon realized from the immense
spread OF canvas, that the best show
that ever struck Lamar was in town.
The people from the town and sur
rounding country began to gather on
the streets early, and by the time the
parade started the streets were lined
with people. The parade was the
longest. most imposing and best cos
tuned one ever seen here.
The parade closed about eleven
o'clock, and the side show was thrown
open to the public 1t was here that
the blossom picking" commenced
and feature was added to the pro
gram which the showmen refuse to
appreciate. The chief attraction of
the side show was two ''shell games y
and the crowd of suckers, who had
been practicing to do the show, were
being heeced in great shape. just
how long il would have required to
take the conceit and the small bal
ance of cash out OF this crowd is
predetermined, but Sheriff Mckenzie
and Marshal Wilson and assistants
interfered aud arrested the manipu-
lators OF the shells. About forty va
rieties of hades broke loose all around
the tent Immediately. The army of
showmen rushed to assist the gam
blers, while the citizens rallied to the
support OF the officers. Tent poles
and pins, clubs and reyolyers were
quite freely used, and many were the
bruised heads received. At first the
show people had little the best of
it, but detachment OF walking ar
senals soon arrived from town, and
the show made an unconditional sur
reLder. Seven altogether were ar
rested, and they made quite laugh
able parade as they We're marched
down Main street each in charge of
two officers, Merrill Markham bring
ing up the rear dragging along Mort
Strain, whom he had taken presum
ably on charge of impersonating
.Rajah.r II is wonderful that in
such serious affair, only one person
was dangerously hurt, one of the
showmen being laid up with broken
head
After dinner the seven prisoners
were taken before Judge Deeter and
plead guilty to C 1arge of assault
The Judge picked the alfalfa bios
SONS Off of them in the sum of Slo2,
and let them go with the admonition
that Lamar is hot thing, and should
be handled with care They paid
heed to this, and the side show was
minus its chief attraction the balance
of the day.
The attendance at the show in the
afternoon was hurt some by the
trouble in the morning, and also by
the fact not being generally known
that there would be no evening per
formance. Still there was large
crowd out, and they saw good show.
There were number of special at.
fractions such as Rajah, the huge ell
ephant, Mckinley, the tame lion, the
boxing kangaroo, Little Edna, the
phenomenal rider. and Clarence NJ.
the latter not being down on
the bills, as his reputation in these
parts would justify. The menagerie.
though not large, is well kept and
has a number of very fine specimens
in it. The performance is very cred
liable, and altogether it is much su-
perior to the usual run of shows that
stop in places of under 1000 inhab
itants. They carry along with them,
however, all the usual methods of
working money ont of the public and
a few extra, and the price they want
for reserve seats is simply oct of
sight. A man buys half dozen of
their broken down chair bottoms in
a,aar u, r,at tho privilapa pf onnIpy-