Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-07
BIG CARNIVAL IS OVER
Show Of 1902 Brought to a
Close...Mrs. Carrie Nation
the Feature.
Noted Kansas Joint Smasher
Not Much Of Drawing
Card.
The Closing Scenes .-- Arrests
Are Observation-Disclosures
Leave.
Are Numerous...Attracl
Leave.


over. The noise of the midway is
thing of the past for another year and
everybody is glad to again return to Il
normal state. The Marshalltown Calnl-
val Company played to about $4,000
people in the week, and Secretary La
Shelle claims that it has made no
money. That. showever. is matter
that admits of diversity of opinion
between Marshalltown people in gem
eral and the carnival company.
The closing scenes at the grounds
We're very similar to those of the prev
ious nights, with the exception that
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas JOINT
snlasher, who has ceased in way to
interest because of her taking to earnl-
val grating, occupied the pavilion for
an hour after the free show had been
given Mrs. Nation did not appear to
have been much Of an attraction, and
during the progress of her lecture the
German village. the Gay Paris show and
the gambling tents We're doing equally
as much, if not more, business. Mrs.
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and is easily recognized by the pictures,
With which the reading public is Ia
miliar. Her personal appearance is not
at all attractive, and conveys the 1m-
preston that she is untidy. While she
argued the question of home protectlon
in very able manner, her words were
spoiled by her final announcement that
she would now pass among the audi
cnce and offer for sale her hatchets for
10, is and % cents. This put her on the
same plane as the other midway graf
tiers, and her lecture in the light OF
bally-ho.
Mrs. Nation was late in arriving In
the city, and did not reach here until
5: SO, too late for the afternoon lecture.
She was at once driven to the carnival
grounds, but the crowd had got tired of
waiting and left. The management of
the carnival extended to all who desired
pass out checks. so that they could re-
turn in the evening if they We're really
DESTROYS of hearing the lecture. When
she arrived at the Pilgrim for supper,
she took occasion to deliver a heart to
heart talk to the young woman behind
the cigar counter. Don't stay, girl.
don't stay" she cried. ut shocks me to
see a young lady behind cigar counter
The men are bad enough without SELF
ing them cigars to make them stink.
To number of travelling men who
were in the lobby she extended an invi-
tation to her lecture. saying that II they
didn't have the price to "cut out cigars
and beer and get enough to hear good
woman talk. l am the right woman III
the right place"
The arousing from his state of hypn-
sis of the subject who has been under
ground for six days the IMAM buried
alive" show created quite little in
terest. DIR. Jonas and his men were
slow in getting the subject unearthed,
owing to the fact that the numerous
rains had packed the ground so hard.
Because Of the delay the crowd grew
impatient and many left who would
have otherwise paid their 10 cents to
witness the "bringing back to life
Several of the midway SHOWS of the
Questionable class grew a little strong
err on the closing night, and midnight
specials" were the order of the eve
ming. Shows that had been playing to
10 cents admission charged 90 cents,
and did business even at that price.
Where the Shows Go.
While some Of the carnival attrac-
tions made big money, others did not
fare so we'll, and for a time 1T waH
a question with a few of the smaller
shows whether they would be able to
leave the city, A number were brought
here by advance loans on the part of
the carnival company, and in many
1,.,c naJ
To these, unless they did make good.
there was but little left when the car
nival company was renunerated. The
MY Girl" show, which had been up
against rain for seven weeks and had
lost money, went away with money to
burn" Manager Thomas says that
when he opened up he had just $1.15.
He leaves with big roll Of bills and
they aren't Is and 2's either. Many
of the shows made big jumps for their
next stand. Miss Beckwith went to her
home in Chicago for Il short rest be-
fore her next engagement. The Will
lard musical team also went to Chi
cago and the N1elnotte sisters to Nash
vile, Tenn. The Gay Paris Company
left for Tekamah Neb., as did also
the Sielka Theater and the Sahara
Oasis companies. Sunetaro left for
Kansas City Sunday evening, and a
number of the gamblers went to ST
Louis. The My Girl" Company left
for Britton, S. d., this morning. A
number of the smaller attractions and
sideshow freaks Went to Belle PLANE
where there is a carnival this week,
beginning Wednesday. r. *. Moore
went to Chicago, and the mystic swing
to Lafayette, Ind. Davenport, the high
wire artist, left for his home in the
eastern part of the state. to visit rel
atives, he having cancelled two of his
engagements because of the fact that
his work was misrepresented i'll book
ing. The loading of much of the west.
bound carnival baggage delayed the
Northwestern Pacific express over an
hour here this morning.
CARNIVAL CRIME CONTINUES.
Big Day on the Fourth Did Not Put
End to the Police Troubles.
The police thought that after the
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