Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-06
Ottumwa's Big Carnival Attracting
Much Attention.
INTERESTS FOUR COUNTIES FARMERS
Applications for Space and Premium
Lists Being Made-No Confetti Sold
or Return Balls Allowed-one Big
Free Attraction.
From Tuesdays Daily.

1t seems to be beyond all DOUBT
that the coming carnival will be inc
biggest achievement of it's kind ever
seen in Ottumwa. The farmers CT
Wapello, Mahaska, Monroe and Keo-
kuk counties are taking great interest
in it. They are already making APP
plications for premium lists, and some
are even registering their exhibits,
in regard to which the headquarters
are besieged daily with farmers MAX
ing inquiries about the rules. Some
seem to think an entrance fee is
charged, and are astonished to learn
that nothing of the kind is contem-
plated. OF all the exhibits it is thought
that the corn, potatoe and fruit dis
play will be the strongest.
Secretary Charles Hall has over
fifty letters from persons who desire
to sell confetti or return rubber balls,
but they caused so much dissatisfae-
ton and rowdyism last year that the
committee has decided not to allow
any sold this year.
The line of shows engaged will be
controlled by Manager Hamilton, and
he assures the public that those which
have been booked are of high class.
The majority will require a large a.
mount of space, in some cases 35 and
80 feet, and all have been selected
with great care so as to place before
the visitors who attend and the peo-
pie of this city an exhibition that will
be a credit to the carnival and its
promoters.
Guth; magnificent carnival o. mys-
teries actually costs $500 to build and
requires the time of eight men six
days to erect.
The famous Arrarat Persian eXhi-
bition under a canvas COX 40 feet,
will give the greatest study OttumWa
has ever seen in Persian, Arabian,
japanese, Hindu and Philippine vii
lagos, with genuine natives in their
mode of living and manner of amuse-
ments.
George A. Zellner's Midway exhibit
ton is another celebrated feature.
Mr.. Zellner has brought together a
collection of Russian, French, Arabi-
an and African exhibits. which makes
it very attractive. This show is one
of the best and most costly exhibitions
secured. 1t was brou,. It to this coun-
try for the great Pan-American expo
sition at Buffalo.
Lester & Kent's historic cyclorama
is the largest and best of it's kind,
and occupies tent large enough for
circus with one ring. This feature
will give hourly exhibitions of the bat
ties of Manila, Fredericksburg, Man
assas, Santiago and Mobile Bay.
They have given 1000 exhibitions in
the cyclorama building on Wabash
avenue, Chicago, for the past three
years.
The line of attractions also include
Cudlie and CahilPs Irish Market Fair,
the most laughable tented museum of
the age; solid laugh from opening
to close.
One big feature of the carnival will
be the monkey aeronaut Tue ami
NAL is as tall as man, and goes by
the name of Mrs. Murphy. She will
make two balloon ascensions daily,
and when at an altitude of 5000 feet
will cut the parachute loose and de-
scend to the earth. In the meantime
Mrs. Murphy will perform upon the
trapeze attached to the balloon. the
latter being 60 feet in heighth In
her ascension at night she will carry
two torches of red fire. This is the
highest price free attraction In
America.
Iaklng everything into considera.
ton, Ottumwa will have big carnival
and one that will be a credit to tbe
city. '-le