Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-20
lT WILL BE GREAT.
The Sioux City Carnival and snter.
state Festival Attracting
Nut.h Aifcntio.,

Much Attention.
Fhs Sioux City Carnival and Inter-
state Festival, Mhith W'l1 HI. held this
Year, October 4 to 6. is attfas,ina
much attention throughout the terri.
tory covered by the low rates on the
railroads, as we'll as far beyond that
Limit. fllA people of Sioux City have
raised Il large sum Of money and the
officers and executive COMMITTEES hose
been working hard for the past sis
weeks to make the festival a great
success. The parades, of which there
will be two each day during The week,
will be moro gorgeous and elaborate
than amy ever before given IN q city
famous for its magnificent streea
pageantS. No expense or pains will he
spared TO make this feature of tie
,"eel Interesting 10 everyone. There
is much enthusiasm among tho mer-
chants. and the rivalry hstweee them
will make their day conspicuous fo'
fine displays. Then organized labor
will make every effort to have the
opening day indicative of their
strength: ingenuity and Intelligence,
and they will have ntahy ingenious
and interesting floats in line. Lalics'
day. always The most beautiful of the
week. will be finer this Year than ever
before. For weeks hundreds of faith
fll women and girls have been work
ing on exquisite designs in flowers
and Other forms OF Communications,
which will be combined into Il hal.-
moilious whole on THEN. day, covering
the most beautiful floats in bewiltler.
ing variety. One of the handsomest
women in Sioux City will be queen of
the carnival, supported by a number
of beautiful maids of honor, and this
will be hut one of Il vast array of en-
qniSte features of the day. The
STOCK yards men Will have charge OF
another day and they will make il II
good one, showing the immense re-
sources oil the live stock and packing
house Industries i'm the northwest
hundreds OF mounted men will he in
these para,es and the floats will shoW
the packing industry from the hoof
to the hook The l.ills Will control
one of the days and with the assistance
oil the other tratcrnal societies will
give fine demonstration of men in
varied and brilliant costumes, With
floats cmhematic of the different or
ders. The last day of all will be l'rav-
cling Mems day, and ii Will he Il fi,>
ing end to great week. The boys
are all working hard To make it the
biggest thing OF the kind ever at
tempted and they will succeed, all
right.
ne free attractions will be the very
best procuruble in tile country.
Nmong them will he Mat Gay, the
greatest of high divers, who will make
a dive from small platform 100 feet
TO tank of water below, every after
noon and evening. 'flis act is per-
ilaps the most thrilling feat now be-
ing performed anywhere. Another
very interesting performance, which
lleases everyone, will be the balloon
ascension and parachute drop by
Mrs. Murphy.' the only monkey
aeronant In the evening the rise OF
the balloon and the fall of the para.
chute Will be i'm the brilliant glare of
an electric searchlight. Other free at.
fractions will be provided. There
VIII be plenty of music during the
week by numerous good bands. and Il
special feature will be fine concerts.
morning and afternoon of each day
by Reeds famous Fourth Regiment
!, band
For he Midway. the celebrated Orr
entail Carnival company has been en-
! gagged, with its twelve great Shows,
including the famous performing ami
/ mails formerly comprising the Hagen
beck show; the Streets of Cairo; AZ
| gsrian lhcater. l.nncttc. the wonder-
/ flll flying lady: the finest moving pic
lures i'm the country; Gcrmun village
and others, all attractive, clean and
respectable
The railroads have granted half.
fare rates, good from Sunday, Sept. 30.
| to Monday. October s, nine days.
Nothing will be left undone to make
this festival full of interest 10 every
one, and the indications are THAT there
4 will be YER. large attendance from
/ u points within radius of 200 miles.