Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-22
IT WILL Be GREAT.
che Sioux City Carnival and fitefs
state Festival Attracting
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Much Attention.
The Sioux City Carnival and Inter-
tate Festival; which will be held this
rear, October / to D.. Is attracting I
much attention throughout the terri J
'ory covered by the low rates on the
.ailroads, as we'll as far beyond that
init. The people of Sioux City have
faised a large sum of money and the
officers and Executive committee have
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 in6re gorgeous and elaborate
than ANY ever before given In a city
famotis for Its magnificent street
pageants. No expense or pains will be
spared to make this feature of the
week interesting to everyone. There
Is mteh enthusiasm among the mer-
ehahts, and the rivalry between them
will make their day coispietotis for
inc displays. Then organized labor
will make every effort to have the
spening day indicative of their
strength, ingenuity and intelligence,
ana they viii have mafiy ingenious
and interesting floats in line. Lalies'
lay, always the most beautiful OF tile
week, will be finer this year than ever
| before. For weeks hundreds of faith
hi women and girls have been work
hg OH exquisite designs In flowers
and other forms of characterization.
which will be combined into d haf-
monious whole on their day, covering
The most beautiful floats in beWilder-
.hg variety. One Of the handsomest
women in Sioux City will he queen of
he carnival, supported by d number
Of beautiful maids of honor, and this
Mill be but one of q vast array of eX-
1tiisite features of the day. The
stock yards men will have charge of
another day and they will make 1t q
good one, showing the immense re-
sources of the live stock and packing
house industries in the northwest.
Hundreds of mounted men will be in
.hese parades and the floats will show
the packing industry "from the hoot
to the hook" The Elks will control
,ne Of the days and with the assistance
IF the other fraternal societies will
give a fine demonstration of men in
varied and brilliant costumes, with
floats cmblematic of the different or
aers. The last day Of all will be Trav-
cling Mems day, and it will be a fit
ting end to a 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!
The free attractions will be the very
pest p%rocurable In the country.
Among them will be Mat Gay, the
greatest of high divers, who will make
A diva from n email f,1uffnfra 1nn fanf
to n tank Of water below, every after.
noon and evening. This act is per,
haps the most thrilling feat now be-
ing performed anywhere. Another
very interesting performance, which
pleases everyone, will be the balloon
ascension and parachute drop by
aeronaut. In the evening the rise Of
chute will be In the brilliant glare OF
an electric searchlight. Other free at
fractions will be provided. Their,
will be plenty Of music during thu
week by numerous good bands, and
special feature will be fine concerts
morning and afternoon of each day
by Reeds famous Fourth Regiment
band.
For the Midway, the celebrated ORR
entail Carnival company has been en-
gagged, with it's twelve great shows
including the famous performing ami
mails formerly comprising the Hagen
beck show; the Streets of Cairo; Al
gerian theater, Lunette, the wonder
full flying lady; the finest moving pic
lures in the countryi German village
and others, all attractive, clean am
respectable
The railroads have granted half
fare rates, good from Sunday, Sept. 80
to Monday, October s, nine days
Nothing will be left undone to max,
this festival full Of interest to ever,
one, and the indications are that Their,
will be a very large attendance from
all points within n radius of 200 miles