The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-20
GUTHRIE
Will Turn Herself Loose Car
niVal Week.
A WEEK OF WONDERS.
An Elaborate Programme of
Entertainments, Military
aud Civic Par AIDES,
Has ,BeeI Ar
ranged


for the fall carnival festivities in Ok.
lahoms's Capital City.
FIRST DAY, Oct. %.
Agricultural Display
Poultry show,
Miscellaneous exhibits
SECOND DAY. Oct. 2&.
10'OOa, m.- Opening OF territorial
> encampment; guard mount: battalion
and company drill at Island Park.
This is the nrst annual encampment
of the territorial militia under the act
of the late legislature. An elaborate
program has been prepared for the
occasion, consisting of battalion and
regimental parades, drills and ma-
nuevers, The encampment will be
under strict military discipline and
will be one Of the most interesting
and educational features of the week.
ip. m.-opening Of the mammoth
Oriental midway and Hagenback's
trained wild animal show. This Is the
largest and most splendid attraction
ever brought to the territory. 1t will
| give coutinuoug performances all
through tha week. Rich, rare, novel
and instructive. Nine separate shows
In one vast enclosure. Don't miss 1t.
4p. m. m.--Grapd balloon ascension
and parachute leap.
II tnestre. Egyptian theatre, In Gay
Paree. moving pictures, etc.
QUEENS DAY, Oct, %.
10 a, m.-Guard mounts and drills
by militia. High wire performance
by the human bat. This is something
entirely new aud will be repeated
" daily. Free to all.
p. m.-Flower parade-150 entries,
count them.
The floats to be introduced in this
parade cost over s., 900 and are in ad-
dition to the entries for the parade.
They are the first regular carnival
floats ever introduced in Oklahoma.
This parade will positively be the
most beautiful, gorgeous and dazzling
display ever seen in the west.
$3.50 p. m-opening OF the race meet
at the fair grounds.
Continuous racing, consisting of
trotting, pacing and running. Also
grand hippodrome racing as follows
Eight horse Roman chariot race, one
mile dash.
Race by three trained riderless
horses, mile dash.
All warm numbers.
Up. m.-Bend concert, Oriental mid
,way, miscellaneous attractions.
THURSDAY. ocroRER 26-- MERosAsrs'
10 a. m.-Drill and parade by the
! National Guards.
1880 a. m.-Bslloon ascension and
Yparachute leap.
D. m.-Grand regimental parade
and drill by National Guard at fair
grounds. The entire militia force OF
the territory will partici pate in this
event.
I3p. m.-Continuation OF race pro-
gram, also OF novelty and hippodrome
races, including a mile dash by lady
and gentleman in four horse road
wagons.
The celebrated PAGER Starlight
will &c a mile against time without
harness, rider or driver. This is one
of the most sensational features ever
shown ona race course.
p. Netherlands and travelling
mems parade-solid, substantial, rich
and elaborate. A great display, worthy
of careful study.
9p. m.-Queen's ball.
YnDAY, OCTOBER ~ CARNIVAL AND
TRAVELLING MEMS DAY.
$3.50 a. m.-Guard mount and com-
petitive drill by militia.
10 a. m.-Band contest, open to all
visiting bands, Fir.t prize, $3.50 Sec
ond prize, $50; third prize, S25.
These are the most liberal prizes
ever offered in the west and will at
tract bands from all quarters. The
competing bands will remain during
the week, rousing the echoes with the
concord OF sweet sounds.
Music lovers should not miss this
ehance.
200 .. M Racing at fair grounds,
Including hippodrome and novelty fea
lures. Grand regimentai reSse% oi
national guard by the governor and
his staff.
On this day all school schildren hav'
ing tickets signed by teachers viii be
admitted 70 the fair grounds for ff'
teen cents
s;sO o. n--Carnival parade.
The most elaborate, bewildering'
scintisihting, irridescent event ever
pulled'off in Oklahoma.
Beautiful allegorieal cars.
D. Gorgeous mytho ogical floats.
Glimpses Of fairyland.
Historical tAbleaux.
Masques. mummers, grotesque, nor
dcscripts
An indeseribable phantasmagoria.
Radiant and trailing clouds OF glory
Every body on the streets is expeetec
TO masque, but no rowdyism will e'
tolerated.
ANNOUNCEMENT ExTRAoRDINARY.
In connection with the carnival pa
rade the management takes pleasure
in announcing that the commercis
travelling men OF oklahoma will ex
hibit a flower parade the like of which
war never seen before in the heaVeni
above, the earth below or the water
un ier the earth This aggregation
has played before all the crowned
heads Of Europe and carries spccia
letters Of recommendati.a from tn'
King of BulRais, Dom Paul krpeger
the Prince of Monaco aud other Tor
eign potentates.
Positively their drst appearance II
America. BY special permission Of thu
Ahk0ond of Swct, under whose pat
ronage they are making the PFeben
tour. They carry their own sceneF,
and manufaeture their own costumes
At the head of the procession will rid
the $40 900 beauty who sci soap ol
the Choctaw. At the tail end viii
walk the Titan haired Adonis VIII
makes Guthrie every thirty days.
dream OF loVeliness. Please remem6e
that this Is the hottest thing that eve
came over the pike and Is shown with
put any extra charge.
$3.50 p. m-Carnival ball.
SATURDAY. OCT rs, CLOSING DAY
Parade and maRueVers by nationa
Guard Midway shows Awarding o