Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-06
The cRESCo CARNIVAL.

A Big Success in Every Way in Spite
Of Unfavorable Weather
| Cresco's first free street Carnival is
a thing of the past and although the
elements were unfavorable we are
sure that everyone save few "chron-
les" are entirely satisfied, the people
with the amusements and the busi-
ness men with their patronage and
the many new acquaintances made
which will enlarge their future trade.
The town was nicely decorated for
the occasion, flags, bunting and gorge
GUS window displays being seen every
where, while several had arranged
various forms of electric light illumi-
nation, which was pleasing novelty
for this locality. To make special
mention of the displays would take
too much of our time and space-we
will only say that previous efforts in
this line were surpassed completely.
The attractions contracted for were
all on hand, with one exception, and
all gave excellent satisfaction. The
Alabama Minstrels and Arabian Tum-
blers were depended upon to furnish
the bulk of the fun on the platforms,
and they did it, giving numerous
cleansand meritorious performances,
varied each day. They have among
their number several excellent vocal
lists and musicians and Cresco would
like to see them again.
The Hyperion Band was in attend
ance the first day and surprised and
delighted all with their music. Sell
dom it is that you will find so good a
band in towns much larger than
Ridgeway.
The Minneapolis Journal Newsboys
Band was of course the big attraction
and it was BIG one If the musicians
are small. The IS small boys, some Of
them hardly as large as their instru-
ments, as band are wonderful, bring
ing forth volume OF music both pow
erful and harmonious. They are a
gentlemanly lot of little fellows and
are not stiDgy with their music, play
ing long programs of their popular
music at close intervals during both
the days. They gave such good salts
faction that Cresco will not forget
them should it ever desire like at
traction In the future.
The sham battle was postponed
from Thursday until Saturday and
then given under such adverse cir
cumstances as to lose much Of its et-
feet, but the parade Of Saturday night
made up for all the ppointments
of the week caused by the weather.
The procession was headed by Co.
'E" with Capt. Reed in command,
followed by band; next came the
beautiful float on which sat enthron-
ed the beautiful Carnival Queen, Miss
Agnes Glass, attended by the little
Misses Alice Clemmer, Ruthie Pat
terson, Dorothy Miles and Florence
McCook. Following these came Miss
Inez Snow and Mrs. r. A. Morton il
a carriage prettily trimmed in red and
driven tandem. Misses Clara Rathert
and Bonnie Beadle drove a carriage
elegantly trimmed in white and green.
Misses Sadie Thomson, May Thorn
son, Bessie and Winnie Barker occu-
pied a finely decorated carriage and
the Misses Angie Lyons, Tess Cannon,
Lottie Barnes and Lizzie Byrnes,
gowned in white and red, rode in a
carriage tastilY trimmed with the
same colors.
Two of the fraternal orders, the
w. o. W. and the M. w. A., had
floats in line, the first named repre-
senting the ceremony of the unyeiling
Of monument at woodman's s grave,
and on the sides the inscription, "No
w. O. W. ever rests in an unmarked
grave" afeature unique with this or
der. The M. w. A. float carried their
team Of foresters grouped around a
Woodlands grave. Also included in
the parade were two landaus, one car
rying the Alabama Minstrel Quar-
tette, the other the Arabian Tum-
blers and Manager George and wife
The Fred Swenson automobile trim
med in red was operated by Miss Alice
Swenson, accompanied by Miss Name
Grobel; and the John Swenson auto,
elegantly trimmed in white, was occu-
pied by himself and the Misses Kate
Reed, Helen Chaplin, Clara Converse
and Miss Robinson, of Iowa City, all
dressed in white.
| The carriage and automobile trim.
ming was distinct novelty for Cres
co and when the parade passed
through the brilliantly Illuminated
street, the glare of the rcd fire com.
pleted a picture that will long remain
In the minds Of the immense throne
of spectators.
II Football Friday and Saturday also
helped to amuSe the crowds and bott