The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-04-06
Thursday Afternoon and Even
ing a Record Breaker in
Attendance.
IT WAS 6LKS' Day.
The Midway AttractiOn-the
Grounds Brilliantly Lighted
"A Notable Wedding.

at the Street Fair.
1t was Elks' Day, and many Elks
from adjoining towns were here.
Shreveport Elks was the largest
herd and then came the Elks from
New Boston, DeKalb, and from
other nearby towns.
The Texarkana Elks made the
visitors comfortable. They dined
and wined them and gave them to
understand that anything they saw
that their party wanted, to lay
hands on it and send in the bill to
399, and we venture to say that not
single "Bill" in the herd abused
his frank during the day.
The people who came in on the
trains scattered over the city and
contented themselves until the fair
gates we're thrown open in the af-
ternoon and soon after the Flower
Parade, the grounds began to fill
and the Midway did a fairly good
business.
At night the gates we're again
thrown open and the largest at
tendance yet had was given the
fair. 1t was estimated and the gate
receipts show that fully 5000 people
passed in and out of the grounds.
The great interest centered in a
"coon wedding" and promptly on
time the Elks over a hundred
strong, entered the grounds. Each
Elk had tin horn and each in
dividual Elk knew just how to get
all the noise out of the horn in it.
After the EIks came the band play
ing a lively march and following the
band was an open carriage bear
ing the bride and groom and the
colored preacher,
The crowd closed in about the
carriage, and the horses could
hardly be urged through the mass
of bowling people. The driver by
the aid of the whip and the police
with their "billies" finally got the
couple within twenty yards of the
grand stand where they we're escOr-
ted to the platform by committee
of Elks. One of the Midway Spiel
ers" who has a voice on him that
would shatter the transmitter in a
telephone, got the attention of the
noisy spectators, He said that the
couple we're about to marry. He
wanted everyone to keep still,
especially the old maids and bache-
lors, for marriage was solemn
thing. He said the Elks had selected
Hon. Lee Estes to deliver an oration
on marriage, and he would deliver
the address. Mr.. Estes was loudly
called for but did not show up.
Hon, Hiram Glass was substituted
and though against his protest, he
was carried to the stand. He made
short talk on marriage. Said in
part, we are now about to witness
notable marriage judging by
their names; a couple who perhaps,
has the largest claim to kinshlp
with the best and most numerous
family in the world. Here Mr.. Glass
said that the brides name was
Jones and the groom hired out un-
der the name of Smith. He then
turned to the bride and groom and
bade them stand up. The band
played few bars of Dixie and the
colored preacher joined them to-
gether, and the band struck up a
"Hot Time in the Old Town To-
Night"
The crowd dispersed and the
many attractions were visited,
NOTES.
The Sport Elks had their cake
walk on State Line and Broad
street, last night. Frequent cheers
were given for Secretary Sam Sol
insky and the TeXarkana B. p. Q, e.
of Texarkana.
The wedding was the swellest
fake on the ground because 1t was
mock affair, but the people enjoyed
it all the same,
"Hi Ki," the wild man drew like a
fly plaster Every one took look
at the dog-faced man from Boneo,
what eats raw meat like a lion,
laps water as a dog, bleats like the
billy goat and is as ferocious as a
setting hen, 1t only cost them one
dime two nickels or ten coppers,
The educated horse Tempest
Forrest" was a drawer from away,
Thel tent was crowded at each ex-
hihition