Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-25

Rock Islands Queen.
ever packed the streets of Davenport
to view a street pageant, Rock Island
and Moline, as well as other cities.
being represented by hundreds and
even thousands. The parade formed
shortly after = o'clock on West
Fourth street, with right resting on
Harrison. and moved south 10 Third
east to Brady, south to Second, west
to Warren, north To Third and east
to Perry, where the line disbanded.
OF course the queens were the cen
tcrs of interest, and il was they and
their equipagcs and attendants that
the vast audience jammcd and
iostled, and stretched and squinted
to see. As each in turn passed. the
residents of the cities respectively
represented expressed their enthusi-
assn in vigorous fashion. The spec
tacle presented was worth il all.
Rock Island Queen Looks Charming.
Miss Bessie Gilmore, of Rock ISL
and. occupied a throne surmounting
a barge profusely dccked out with
pink and white chrysanthcmums.
and looked strikingly handsome.
Her attendants were the Misses Gil
more, Dodge. Carver and Whistler.
acting as maids of honor; Florence
Spalding and Dorothy Tremann. flow
or girls; Marcus Brough and Ben
Blanding, pages; and Messrs. Charles
Rosenficld, Sam keator, Will MiXter,
James Preston and Leon and Ardo
Mitchell, as esquircs.
Miss Gilmore and her attendants
made a pretty and imposing picture.
She was such Il queen as Rock Island
might we'll feel proud of.
Mrs. First. who represented Moline
in regal state, occupied a mammoth
shell of white and buff, drawn by
two swans. She appeared as Venus
just risen from the sea. Her maids
of honor were the Misses Lulu Me-
Curdy, Minnie First and Alma Mucl-
Ter.
Miss Theckla Haak, Davcnpurt's
queen, occupied magnificent gun-
dola covered with purple and white
chrysanthemums. Her maids of
honor were the Misses Laura Krab-
benhOeft, Olga Hubers. Elsie Haak
and Martha Rochow. the latter being
from this city. Ollie KoehIer and
Margaret Mark were flower girls, and
the esquircs, Richard Haak, Frank
Kohrs. Louis Brandt, Henry Hubers,
Otto Kuehlllc and Frank Hetzcl.
What the Attractions Are.
y tour of the carnival district
shows plenty of entertainment every
where.
CONNER cing at the eastern edge
one finds the Oriental theatre. at
Third and Perry streets. Across
Third street on the south side is the
Ferris wheel. and further south on
Perry is the high ladder from which
Speedy. the high diver, makes 90
foot dive twice a day into az feet of
water. If YOU want to see an act
that makes you want around
and look the other way, 90 and see
Speedy dive. He is one of the free
attractions, and will make his leap
at 2:3O each afternoon and 10 o'clock
each night. South of his ladder ON
Perry street are the Crystal Maze,
in which you can lose yourself,
humping the bumps. and niagara,
the Maid of the Mist" On the va
cant lot at Second and Perry is the
Golden chariot.
Brady street has the dog and mon
key show at Fourth and Brady
streets. One of the monkeys escap-
ed Monday morning and had lots
of fun chasing the strange dogs in the
neighborhood before his keeper laid
hold of him again. He was then
taken within the tent and there soon
arose from within sounds that indi
.Ix-I
spanked.
Down below Third on Brady is the
snake eater. 1t is an alleged attrac
tion that ought to have been cut out.
Below Second on Brady is the
Country Store, in charge of Ned Lee,
who gets the proceeds to swell his
building fund. He has everything
for sale from boxing gloves to pianos.
and Carey NJ. Jones has volunteered
his services as auctioneer Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, which means
that there will be something doing
at the Country Store at that time.
The smallest horse in the world di-
vides the corner with the store.
Getting over onto Main street, say
on Second, the Moorish palace and |
Tne German village are south of you.
Here is where the free shows are
thick. The performing elephants
there at and s: 10, and the |
Watson sisters do their aerial act at |
$3.50 and $50. There is continuous
in front of and con
tinuous vaudeville inside the German
village.
The big animal show is on Main !