Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
THE CARNIV AL.
Fourth Day Sees Fine w cath
or and Large Crowds.
BABY SHOW is ON TODAY.
Public Marriage Ceremony Has Been
Declared off-"Mystic Crew of Pa
geantry" Will Parade This Evening
The Labor Parade Last Night.

The fourth day of the Ottumwa
street carnival opened today with
weather that is all that can be de-
sired. People from the country are
coming in freely as we'll as good
| representation from surrounding
towns. The meritorious shows are
doing a rushing business while the
few fakes manage to catch the usual
quota of suckers. There are some
shows that are well worth seeing and
the people are fast finding out the
better ones. Crowds of people throng
the streets where the stages are erect
ed and witness the performances put
up by the artists engaged by the asso-
citation.
Yesterday was really the first day
of the carnival. The weather began
to show signs of improving late in
| the afternoon and by evening the
streets were packed when the labor
day parade took place. The streets
were a blaze of light, representatives
from number of labor organizations
were in line, which together with the
three floats, made very good show
ing.
Today the most interesting thing,
perhaps, is the baby show at republi-
can headquarters in which over forty
babies, if expectations are realized,
will be entered. The other infant
show, however, the one in which a
prize is offered for the handsomest
boy and girl under six years of age,
has been postponed until tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, at the same
place.
The marriage ceremony which was
to have taken place has been declar-
ed off on account of the parents of the
young lady objecting to the publicity.
w. j. Donelan, of the st. Louis Store,
VINO offered $40 I'd the couple who
would consent to be married on the
streets, had taken the trouble to erect
a stage in front of his place of bust
ness, and had everything in readiness
for the ceremony, but the young lady S
parents, it is said, could not see it
that way. Mr. Donelan still holds the
offer good during the carnival.
This evening the mystic Crew OF
Pageantry,'' will parade the streets to
the lively music Of two brass bands
while tomorrow evening the secret
societies will march Saturday is
4 Emancipation Day. and the colored
/ people are expected to turn out in
large numbers.
The Parade.
Altho the labor day parade had been
postponed from Tuesday evening until
last evening, and postponed matters
OF this character are never so good as
they would have been had they been
carried out as originally intended, yet
the showing was very creditable. Over
200 men, representing thirteen labor
unions were in the parade which start
ed from the corner of Second and Nc.
Lean streets shortly after eight o'clock
i following Second street to Green
street, thence to Main and west to
Marion street where it disbanded.
Crowds of people lined the sidewalk
and road on the line of march They
began to assemble in knots as faI
west as the place where the line was
formed and when Court street was
reached, Second street was one long
wave of humanity. On Main street il
was with difficulty that room could be
found for the marchers, but people
We're good natured and permitted
themselves to be pushed back. II
/ really was the first day of the street
carnival and ottumwa people were
out in force to witness the event, thus
i showing that when the weather per
mits they never do anything by
/ halves,
Il The blare of the bands and light Of
many colored fires together with nu
merous arches ofcolored electric lights
lent a holiday ali. to the scene which
was also enhanced by three floats
representing the Carpenters and Join
ers' union, the Goddess of Justice, ant
the Setting Sun respectfully.
The first float contained four mer
holding aloft the stars and stripes anc
/ banner on which was painted the
name Of the order and its Affiliations
4 The Goddess of Justice on the sec
ond float was impersonated by Miss
Mabel Houdyshell. She was seated
upon white throne facing a pair o.
evenly balanced scales from the tor
of which garlands of flowers were fes
TONED to the rear. Appropriate mot
toes We're painted upon the float ant