The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-07-04
ELKS' CARNIVAL
1t Opens Up With Attractive
Features.
What the Visitor Sees in Going
"Down the Line" Among the
B0stock- Ferari Shows.

The Elks' carnival opened up last
night and will prove an attractive
feature of the city's semi -centennia
celebration. The Bostock- Ferari
shows were all well patronized until 9
late hour, and if the opening night is
any indication of the crowds on the
days and nights to follow the week
will be great success from financial
standpoint.
Front street was brilliant with
colored lights last night, and present
ed most attractive appearance. All
the shows were going, and there was
q din from musical instruments.
magaphones and "spielers" that kept
the crowd moving from one show to
another. The various refreshment
stands and catch penny attractions
along the street were also we'll patron
lied.
The midway attractions are about
the same as last year. with an i'm
provement or change noticeable here
and there. Members of the EIks lodge
take tickets at the entrances to the
shows, and the employees of the COM
pany are courteous, and there is q
noticeable absence of rough talking
and profanity.
The moving pictures are up-to-date,
and include the recent visit of Prince
Henry to the country, and repre-
sentation of the eruption of Mount
Pelee and the destruction of st. Pierre
and the ships in the harbor. These
pictures are very realistic, and never
fail to attract.
The dog and monkey circus is
about the same as last year, except
that the bicycle riding is better. This
is a favorite show for ladies and chill
dren.
The maze is just as mysterious as
ever, and ''the fun begins when you
try 20 get out.
The Moorish palace has the same
attractive features as of yore, CISCO,
who subsists on snakes, and the
German village, with its pleasing
songs and cool refreshments, are in no
wise different from last year.
The Animal show is the greatest
show of all and attracts more people
at a higher price for admission than
any of the others. The performances
with the lions and tigers are the same
as last year, and are certainly fine.
The savage brutes are we'll under the
control of their trainers
In "going down the line, one
should not fail to see Chiquita, the
doll lady. The spectator can we'll
believe that she is the smallest adult
human being in existence, and she
differs from other dwarfs in that she
is well proportional and has pleas
ing figure. This little Cuban seignorita
comes out and seats herself while her
manager gives her history, and then
khe sings a song and walks to dias,
where she sits like queen on a
throne, while the people are permitted
to gather about her and shake her
hand, which is no larger than q
baby's. She wears a number of
souvenirs, presented to her by Queen
Victoria, Edward VII, William
jennings Bryan and others, and has
an automobile given her by the late
President Mckinley. The golden
chariots travel around in wild chase
I'D hill and down, the orient and
Niagara are as beautiful as ever, and
Speedy, the high diver, draws crowds.
All in all. the shows are we'll worth
visiting. They "jus: starting" every
half hour, and one does not have to
wait long to see them.
The various free exhibitions along
the street are also we'll worth seeing.