Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-18
lison, Harlan, Hepburn and Hender.

the nome of a master mind for busi-
ness and affairs, my friend, Charles
q. Perkins, under whose control has
been built and are now operated the
many thousands of miles of railroad
known as the Burlington system. 1t
is railway system that has been a
great, il not the greatest factor in the
up-building of all the vast region west
of Chicago.
L have another, a selfish reason
for loving Iowa. 1t is one of the best
patrons of my entertainment. see
that your city is dressed in it's holt
day attire in preparation for weeks
recreation for the people. / am now
finishing a tour of the state. On ev-
cry hand have found prosperity. The
farmer has just finished reaping a
bountiful harvest and it is now fit
ting that he should, with his family,
enjoy just such holiday as see here
prepared for him"
In the Reviewing Stand.
The following is the personnel of
those in the reviewing stand this NOR
ming:
Col. William F. Cody.
Mayor of Ottumwa-T. J. Phillips,
also first vice president of the Ottum-
wa Street Carnival Association.
Manager of the Carnival-C. George
Hamilton.
Executive committee Stephen
Barnes, j. B. Sax and ]. w. Garner.
Ohicers of Wapello lodge No BAT,
q. r. .. Ell. B. Maynard, exalted
ruler; w. R. Beck, leading knight;
Morgan Griswold, loyal knight; F. H.
Carter, lecturing knight; J. D. Gray,
esquire.
Wapello Chief band.
City Thronged With People.
The weather is fine and all the rest
OF this week the attendance should
increase. Every day is a feature at
this carnival, and people who attend,
will get the worth of their none =.
All the hotels are full. in some cases
seven and eight people slept in one
room last evening. About noon all
the bakeries on the north side ran out
OF bread, but to remedy the defect,
will put on double force of men this
evening. Taking everything into con-
sideration the promoters are well
satisfied with their efforts, and hope
that the weather will continue to stay
as pleasant as it has been today.
Before daylight this morning the in
coming trains began to unload their
passengers, and when citizens came
down at o'clock, the crowd had al
ready reached respectable proportions.
Burlington No. 3 came in packed to
the steps, and left about fve hundred
people between Ottumwa and Fail
field. 1t is estimated that 15O were
unable to board the train at Agency,
the same at Batavia, and still
other bunch was left at Fairfield
The management, however, made up
a special, and sent it back over the
line to pick up the visitors whose dis
appointment was changed to joy by
the arrival of the train. Standing
room was at premium on the Rock
Island train which is due here at
1926, and other trains came in loade l
to the steps.
About noon the short order houses
ran out of bread. Visits We're paid
to the bakeries, but they too had sold
their stocks out, and it looked for a
time as if the hundreds of people
would go hungry, but by utilizing
their own cooks the restaurants man
aged to supply the demand.
Early Yesterday evening the trained
lions and tigers and bears and min
strel shows and theatres began to ar.
rive in the city. The animal shows at
once began to place their wagons in
ring in true circus style and hoist
the canvas. When pedestrians came
down this morning the fat boy was
ensconced in his place, the shows had
their gaudy painted fronts set up, the
man with the canes was hawking his
wares, and the carnival was on.
The great event of the morning was
Buffalo Bills parade, which cccurre. !.
about 9:45 O'Clock. Thousands of PEG.
pie lined the streets and watched the
indians and rough riders pass, and
then turned their attention to the
barkers with the fog horn voices who
We're telling them of attractions Just
behind their gaudy canvases.
At carnival headouarters the sta,,c
are filled with the exhibits of farm,
produce including ears of corn which
old residents saw are the largest tbeu
| ever saw. This disnlav is esnaoialIy y
complete. Then there are nmmnl,;n, !,
SO big one would nearly have to NM