Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-05
AAR&8ALL|0NN'S
BIG CELEBRATION
City Thronged With People Fri-
day to Attend the
Carnival.
MANAGEMENT Sells Between TO-
600 and 10000 Admission
Tickets.
Grounds Filled With Visitors
from Early Morning Till
Late at Night.
Number of Houses Burgled =
Pockets are Picked-Other
Crime.

The great and glorious Fourth of
1902 is a thing of the past, the eagle
has screamed for the 126th time, and
the country is saved for another year.
Marshalltown celebrated at the carni-
val. as did also her country cousins and
the residents of neighboring towns
within the radius of 100 miles in each
direction. Not since the mammoth cell
ebration of few years ago has there
ever been such a crowd in the city. and
as a result the carnival company is "on
velvet"
The morning trains of Friday began
to indicate at an early hour that the
city was to be crowded, as the coaches
were packed and damned even to the
steps. From the Story City branch
commodate the visitors, and they had
to content themselves by riding the
tops of the cars. No. IL, the fastest OF
the limited trains on the Northwestern,
did something that it has never done
before, and perhaps Will not again IN
years-stopped at State Center for zlo
people who had bought tickets to Mar
shalltown and could not be handled on
the local train that was following. one
hundred more came in on the local.
Similar conditions were experienced on
the trains of all roads from every di-
rection, and they were crowded even to
the baggage cars. The local train from
the east on the Northwestern brought
In 700 people, and the thru train had
half that number. The Central trains
from both north and south We're packed
and standing room was at a premium
Passenger traffic on all the roads was
delayed, owing to the extra time 1t took
to load and unload passengers. From
the country districts the teams began to
pour into the city early, and kept 1t up
all forenoon, so that by noon there
wasn't one of the numerous feed barns
in the city that had an inch of ground
space to let. Eating houses suffered all
of the Inconvenience OF a rush, not
withstanding the fact that great
many of the country people brought
picnic dinners. The owners of the eat
ing privileges at the carnival grounds
were eaten out several times, and at
1880 last night had not one scrap of
food left, not even as much as sand
witch.
The weather man was good Friday
FOR the first time during the week. The
day was all that could have been desired.
in fact an ideal Fourth. A fresh breeze
was apparent all day, and yet it was
warm enough to remind one that July
had really arrived, somewhat different
from two days ago, when light over
coats and wraps were worn.
While a number of the country peo-
ple and visitors from other towns left
the city during the afternoon and early
evening hours, enough more came in on
the evening trains to counterbalance
the crowd. The carnival grounds had
the appearance all day and until mid
night Of one seething mass Of humans
ty. The Office Of Secretary La Shelle
shows that between 10000 and 1900
admission tickets were disposed of
during the day. While the crowds We're
large they were in the main orderly.
But very little, comparatively speak
ing, in the way of depredations occur
red, and there were only a few cases of
spickpocketing The grounds were adj
n1irably patrolled, and this precaution
on the part of the management is in
great measure responsible for the good
behavior Barring few arrests for
intoxication, there was but very little
doing on the part Of the police. An
other bit Of precaution by the manage
ment was in the prohibition of all fire
crackers, dynamite canes or other noise
makers from the grounds. Every cane
was taken at the gate and returned to
its owner when he left. Consequently
there was no noise excepting the din of
the midway. Up town, however, the
scene was entirely different, and old
timers in Marshalltown say that never,
In their remembrance, have they ex-
perienced such noisy Fourth. While
there were no cannon crackers explod-
ed during the day, the dynamite canes
more than made UP for them. The boy
or girl who didn't have one was not to
be found, and it didn't stop with the
children Middle-aged men, old men,
young men and their pink and White
attired sweethearts, all carried canes.
1t wasn't because the canes were fash
ionable, either, but because they made
q noise. The dynamite caps on the
street car track were another big noise
producer, and hardly trip was made
by the cars but that the passengers ran
a gauntlet of the deafening roar and
smoke that might have been taken by
veteran as the din of a battlefield.
The Evenings Fire Works.
The grounds We're crowded almost
to capacity in the evening to witness
the pyrotechnic display An expert
from the Chicago house from which the
fireworks were purchased was in the
city to superintend the work, and OBJ
tanned excellent results. The display
was really enjoyable, altho to a great
many Of the spectators it would have
been more so had it begun earlier in the
evening, 1t was 1915 before the first
bomb announced the opening of
that portion of the entertainment. and
1t was 1870 before the attraction was
at an end. This made it inconvenient
for people who visited the grounds for
the fireworks alone, and who had been
sitting or standing several hours await
Ing the display.
The Top Business.
The top business done at the carnival
will fall to the Beckwith show as the
reports last night at the secretary's