The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-05-23

last Thursday evening, and listened
to very encouraging report from
the committee on subscriptions,
which reported over 5000 already
subscribed, and prospect that the
amount would be raised to 5000.
One of the subscribers put down
$50 and told the committee that il
any more was needed call on him
for $40 or more. Everybody is in-
terested accordingly.
The committee on attractions re-
ported a contract with the Belview
band for its appearance here on
July 4th from nine o'clock in the
morning, or before, until Z o'clock
in the evening. The committe was
ordered to make contract with the
Redwood Falls baud for an open
air concert on Monday evening,
music at stated intervals on Tues
day ard at more frequent intervals
on Wednesday. The committee
was also authorized to enter into a
contract with the Redwood Falls
Drum corps for all three days of the
encampment, the boys of the corps
to have from II o'clock noon until
the finish of the day on July 4th for
their own amusements or business.
It was voted to ask J. Adam
Bede, the well-known humorous
editor and orator of Bede's Budget,
which has had such general circula-
tion ali over this country, to deliver
the principal oration on July 4th.
An invation has already been ex-
tended to Mr.. Bede and the COM
mittee expects to hear from him
this week. President F. L. Camp
bell of the G.. & NJ. railroad will also
make some remarks during the en-
campment.
Brose, the one man musician and
entertainer, who entertained an
audience of Redwood Falls people
for more than an hour, one night
several months ago, will be one OF
the chief attractions on July Sd and
4th. He made proposition to the
committee some time ago, and this
proposition was accepted on Thurs
day evening, and a contract for
warded for his signature. Brose
plays about 20 different instruments
and his open air performances for
those two days will be the big hits
of the show.
Simon Bonomor S Five Whirl-
winds, or Arabian Wonders, a cy-
clone of Arabian acrobats, tumblers
and balancers, and composed of
Hussayn Ben Hassan. Frank Alb
dallah, Sala Ben Abdallah and Ben
Azeiky, with Bonomor himself
have written to the committee for
the purpose Of making an engage
ment for one or two days. The sec
retary has since written for terms,
and it is probable that these wor-
derful acrobats will be engaged fer
the occasion. In addition to thes
attractions an attempt is being
made to secure LaBelle Rose and
her Oriental dancing girls, Sheik
Habeeb katool and his monstrous
congress or Oriental performers,
who will be part of the show at
the Elks Exposition and Carnival in
ST. Paul from June Is to 30. Schul-
yer S Amusement Co. of Minneapo-
lis is being called to the assistance
of the committee in making up the
strongest list of attractions ever
presented in the State at July 4th
celebration.
Aside from these outside attrac-
tions there will be the usual num-
Der of street sports, such as races,
tugs of war, ETC., in which every
body is invited to participate The
committee is particularly desirious
of having a team that will pull
against the strong men of Delhi
township in tug-ofwar contest, !
and will offer a good prize for the
winners.
Attractions will be on the streets, |
or on the open grounds in the G. A.
r. park. This is done to avoid
forcing the crowd to walk long dis
tances to see the attractions. Ow-
ing to this fact there will be no ball |
game, but the other attractions will
more than outdo ball game in in