Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-28

Fridays Attendance Large..Gam.
blers, Quit and Fold Their
Tents and Leave.
This is the big day of the carnival,
and the Indications are that the crowds
at the grounds will exceed those of
Thursday. The regular trains this
morning brought numerous visitors
from all directions. while the excursion
from the south brought many more and
the special foot ball train on the North
western from the west brought several
hundred visitors for both the game
and the carnival.
Attic the crowds that came In on the
trains this morning We're not up to
Thursdays, there were many people
unloaded by the several morning trains.
The excursion train from the south did
not arrive until about noon, 175 people
being on board. The majority of the ex-
cursionists, or $50 in number. came IN
on the regular passenger from enc
south, preferring to nave more tire 70
spend In the city. The crowd from tne
north was cut short to some extent on
account of the rain north this mornins.
1t was raining when the t'afn ieie Ma
son City and continued 10 do 80 until
Eldora was reached. The crowds from
the rural districts today helped swell
the carnival attendance.
FRIDAYS DO1NGS.
While the number of visitors to the
CITY Friday Tss not SO large as on the
two previous days. there We're big
crowds In attendance at the carnival
both afternoon and evening, the night
ATTENDANCE being exceeded only by that
of wednesday and Thursday. Citizens
and their friends who are visiting them,
with many country people, made up the
crowd, and it was most orderly one.
AS usual the free show held the at
tention of the crowds from o'clock
until 1890, while prior to and after
that time the Midway attractions did
q rushing business. with a few ex-
ceptions. A few OF the very lneritor-
ious concessions, including Schude's
waragraph moving pictures, have been
playing to light business all week, for
some reason. The waragraph pictures
are especially interesting to women and
children, but the crowds have passed
them by for the bigger and more
elaborate attractions.
The afternoon program Friday began
with Ray Burton's exhibition on the
slack wire, followed by Frank Karchou.
the monologue comedian. in musical
turn. Leon and Lemart, with their trick
house act, came next. after which the
Maultbys appealed in their musical
sketch. The Miller aerial act followed,
in the evening tie s n q ..,..----
display opened the program, an extra
strong pressurepr oducing pretty eff
feet. The Millers in their bicycle act
followed, after which Belvllle and Con-
don appeared in their sketch. The
Wings, in their clever aerial acts, were
followed by Dionne & Harrington on the
triple bars, another very clever per-
Torrance Miss ManDell, in her songs
and dancing, was then introduced. after
which Leon & Lemart amused all with
their contortions and acrobatic work
with the trick house. The Orrs, with.
their dancing turn, brought the pro-.
gram on the platform to a close, after
which the Legare act on the spiral was
generally Witnessed.
GAMBLERS vAMOoSE.
None of the gambling devices were
in operation on the grounds Friday. the
operatives, who were assured OF no
by the management. hav-
ing become frightened because of a
disposition to make trouble for them.
The gamblers folded their tents and a
majority of them headed for Dallas.
Tex, where carnival is to be held
and where they have no fear of legal
The carnival has suffered
none from their departure and some
Of the unwise ones have been saved
money.
Carnival Notes.
The Streets of Cairo bear was on ex-
hibition again last night, and notwith-
standing the fact that a place was
roped off for him he attacked another
slght-seer. A man whose name could
not be learned, was foolish enough to
climb over the ropes and attempt to pet
the, animal, and was bitten SO severely
that blood flowed from the wound. The
man was more to blame than the BEEF
and the management In this instanc.
It was question today which was
the noisier place. the Midway O. Fin
kle's park, where the football CINE was
in progress
While the street cars to ne grounds
are crowded at all times ne haekmeil
have also done a good b.siness.
The concessionaires IN begin to pull
lp stakes early in the morning. "A
number of them vii 80 TO Mason City, T
others to Perry. mile most of them will
be a. Cedar Raids for the carnival that
begins Oct. z
The voice. of mary of the criers and
vendors oSvarious articles are go badly
fractures that megaphone does not
help them.
,UNkARp's MEETING CLOSES.
annual Conference Held at Iowa River
Church, East of the City, Brought to
Successful Close.
The annual meeting of the German
BAPTIST Brethren of the middle Iowa /,
istrict. commonly known as Dunkards,
fhich has been in progress during the 4
asst two days at the Iowa River church. 1
our and one-half miles northeast of the
ity, near Rockton. was brought to q
lose by the service Friday evening. i
L = I. l. a. 4