The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-06-13
BIG EVENT NOTES.
What Is Being Done for the Great
est Show on Earth.

and the Minneapolis & st. Louis
companies have agreed to make a
regular excursion rate of a fare az d
one third for the round trip to Red
wood Falls on July Sd and 4th,
good to return until July 9th. This
will be a fiat fare and not on the
certificate plan, which provides for
the sale of 100 or more tickets be-
fore the return tickets are issued
at one-third fare An effort is be-
ing made to have the rate commence
on ] uly I'd, and it is probable that
this will be done.
Since the announcement Of at
fractions in this paper two weeks
ago Harry Bernhardt, the Apollo of
the slack wire, one of the finest of
aerial artists, has been engaged to
give two performances each day on
July Sd and 4th. This makes al
ready three special attractions for
the occasion-the DeCIairvilles,
man and lady double trapeze per-
formers, and the Suwanee River
Quartette and Cake Walkers, in
Guiding Buck and Wing dancers,
all of them being signed to give
two performances each day for the
last two days Of the greatest show
on earth
Department Commander Hale has
received notice from Capt. S. r.
VanSant that he will be in Redwood
Falls on ] uly I'd and will speak at
the camp fire during the afternoon
and evening, and probably at a
meeting Of the old soldiers on Tues
day morning. Capt. VanSant is
booked to deliver the Grafton at Per-
ham on July 4th.
The big bills announcing the
event are now being posted all over
the country.
Some fine band music may be
expected, particularly when the
Redwood Falls and, Belview bands
get together on the National selec-
tons. They will compose a joint
band of 80 pieces, under the direc-
tion of Noble Coucheron, and the
latter is of the opinion that July 4th
in Redwood Falls will be the occas-
sion of some unusually fine rendi-
tions of National music.
The committee on grounds las
commenced the work of taking out
the underbrush and cleaning them
up for the encampment. A. C. Bur-
meister will furnish arc lights for
the lighting of the grounds. Some
system of lighting the hills across
the falls will probably be devised.
The committee on a speaker has
been having all kinds of trouble Sc
curing a man for a half hour ora
ton on July 4th. ]. Adam Bede
writes that all dates up TO Jan. 1st
next are filled. Hon. J. P. Dol
liver of Iowa, possible candidate
Of the Republican party for vice
president, writes that he is engaged
to speak at Big Stone on that day.
Gov. Lind will probably be attend
ing the National Democratic con-
vention at Kansas City and could
not accept the invitation, Ignatius
Donnelly could not be prevailed up
on to speak here; while other nota-
bIes made similar excuses. The
committee is now after Gen. Moses
b. Clapp, with the hopes of land
ing. Gen. Clapp has more pyro-
technics to the square yard in his
orations, than most of the speakers
in the State, and if the committee
succeeds in engaging him his audi
tors will not only not be disap-
pointed, but will be greatly pleased.
One of the most pleasing out-of-
door attractions will be Ben. r.
Brose, the musical king, who never
fails to please while doing his
specialties.