The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-26
a WEEK or FUN.
Wichita VIII Entertain on Grand
Scale.


One solid week Of fun. That IS
what this years street fair viii be for
people living within a radius of 200
miles OF Wichita. The attractions
that have been secured, far surpass
those ever exhibited at any previous
fairs. The management has secured
tine United States fro mthe Atlantic
to the Pacific oceans in an endeavor
to secure nothing but the best. and
a glance over the list Is sufficient evil
dence that they have been successful.
or the hundreds Of applications for
space which have been received. on
Ily the very best have been contracted
for
The attractions which have been
secured for the midway are unques.
tionably the finest ever seen at
western street fair First among the
free shows which will be on the grand
plaza, viii be two magnificent pyro-
technic displays by the cele hrated
Balm CO.. Of Manhatton Beach fame.
The cost Of securing this attraction
alone Is $4,000 The presentation Of
Niagara Falls is well nigh indescrib-
able. For Eve minutes the spectators
will be entertained by sething, rush
ing torrent of FIRE, 200 feet long and
100 fet high. Il costs $500 to pro
duce this spectacle. The fun worth
Of the Pain display viii be realized
when It IS known that they are the
official pyrotechnic artists for the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
An attraction which Is second only
to the Pain exhibit will be Dare
Devil Fitzpatrick the one legged man
who startled the world by riding a
bicycle at full speed down the steps
OF the national capitol at Washington.
A contract has been closed with
Manager Brainerd to bring his slO,-
900 electric prismatic fountain here.
It will be located in the plaza.
vaudeville show has been secur
ed to give continuous performances.
The company is one of the best on the
road and the management is TO be
congratulated on having secured
them.
on the midway there viii be the
De Kreko's strets Of Cairo and Orienr
al theater. Both shows have an en-
tirely new set Of features this year
The attractions consist of dancing
girls camels, donkeys, Turkish
smoking bazar and Oriental novelties.
Ferrari's Anglo American exhibit
tion of trained animals is one of the
best attractions yet secured. The
iv..siual cost of the show was 100000.
Wallace" the ferocious lion which
escaped at = New ork garden recent
ly and killed three men, is with the
show
Charles Payne will haze an exhibit
OF trained animals which will be de
cidedly interesting He is in the
west now in an endeavor to secure a
number of buffalo for the show.
Aerella, the flying lady viii be
here. She performs the mysterious
feat Of moving about the air apparent
ly without support.
The electrical theatre with its ser
pentine and fire dances will be on the
grounds. There viii also be a dane
ing theater.
A moving picture show will realist
ically produce scenes taken from all
parts OF the wrold.
Within few days the advertising
agents will be started out to thorough
ly bill the adjacent territory for a dis
tance OF 200 miles in all directions
from Wichita With the one fare
rare which the railroads have granted
for .he week It is expected that not
less than $4,000 visitors viii come
to the CITY 10 attend the carnival.