The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-10
The Carnival Will Start Off Monday
With Many Visitors Here
Everything in Readiness for the Big
Show-Elks 10 Meet Tomorrow at !
a. N. al Headquarters.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE GROUNDS

or indirectly. In addition to the pro-
fessional people and the owners, man.
ayers and helpers of the various at
fractions, there will be many conces-
sion men here.
The executive committee is today
disposing of many more concessions
throughout the city, and expect big
rush Monday morning.
Tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock .
general meeting is to be held at Elks
headquarters on Broadway for final
conference, and il is urged that every
member of the order in the city at
tend.
The carnival train will leave Chat
tanooga in the morning at O'Clock
and will have nineteen cars and be
drawn by two engines. 1t is over
twice as large as the train last year.
Mr.. Potter, of the Bostock com
pany, writes that the success of the
Chattanooga carnival has been some
thing unprecedented and the various
attractions are new and elaborate and
have won much praise from the peo-
pie. He expects the carnival in Padu-
cab to be equally as successful
Mr.. Harry G. johnson, Of the tick
ct committee, will have on sale tickets
to the carnival Monday. morning at
the following places; Sleeth's, oehl-
ischlaeger and Walkers and James E.
Robertson's drug stores and Farley's
grocery In Mechanicsburg.
The band stand will be erected near
the big arch and every day Deans
band will give concerts beginning at
First and Broadway, TO the carnival
grounds. on each corner, at 80 and
@ p. m.
Today the arch will be completed
and tomorrow night the lights will
be turned on and tested. A watch
man has been on duty at it for the
past three nights, and tonight, owing
to the fact that some of the stock has
been moved out, one will be placed on
duty at the country store.
The platform for the queens coro-
nation has been completed, and every
thing is in readiness for the ceremony
Monday evening. The coronation
will be not later than p. m.
There is a continued rush of those
who will participate in the flower par
ade. The fire comm ittee OF the COM
mon council has decided to enter the
department machines, and Mrs. Wheel.
an has been employed to furnish the
flowers. They will be among the
most attractive Of the vehicles.
Contractor Geo. Ingram announces
that all arrangements will be complet-
ed by tonight and not a nail will have
to be driven tomorrow. This year
there was not so much work TO do. as
there were no booths to build.
Niagara, the greatest attraction
on the midway was the most emphatic
hit of all the many attractions at the
fair in Chattanooga this week.
Manager Rice who returned, from
there last Thursday claims it to be the
most wonderful illusion ever produced
in this country.
Niagara" is the an cient legend
illustrated. as told by the old Seneca
Indians of the st. Lawrence river re-
gion and is as follows: Once every
four years the Indians of this tribe
assembled at the falls ON the Cana
dian side and held their great pow
WOW and in answer to the prayers Of
the medicine men the maid of the
Mist" appeared to those assembled
through the falls and then slowly fad
cd away.
From this story the beautiful poster
used to advertise the Pan-American
exposition last year was also designed.
Wonderful electrical effects are used
to make tnis production as realistic as
possible.
Director General Lagomarsino states
that the carnival will be- ready Mon.
day and the people will be astonished
at the magnitude Of it in comparison
with the carnival Of last year. This
year there will be 10 cars and two
locomotives to haul the Bostock az
gregation here over the Illinois Cen.