Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
BIG CARNIVAL MEET.
Seems Practically Assured-commit.
tee Seeking Funds.

AT the meeting of the board OF d.
|rectors of the Ottumwa Commercial
club, held last evening in the Office Of
Secretary j. H. Mitchell, the matter OF
holding a carnival in Ottumwa during
Fourth of July week occupied the at
tention of the members during the
Greater portion of the evening. A NUM-
Der OF communications were read and
all We're laid upon the table for the
present. Delegates We're appointed to
the good roads convention which is to
convene in st. Louis April IL to May 2.
A. I'll. Barley. manager of the firm
of Patterson & Brainerd Carnival COM
pany of Kansas City, who are negoti--
ating with the club relative to the
matter of holding carnival in Ottum-
wa during Fourth of July week, was
present last night and the matter of
the entertainment was thoroughly
gone over. The Patterson & Brainerd
company come we'll recommended
Letters were read from many towns in
the west, north and south, where the
firm has furnished the amusement dur
ling carnival weeks such as it is pro-
posed to hold here, speaking highly
of the class and character of the en-
ltertainment.
The Board is Satisfied.
The members of the board express
themselves as well satisfied that the
company represented by Mr.. Barley
will be able to give to Ottumwa the
class of entertainment which it is
thought desirable to have. The shows
are all to be of a strictly moral char
acter, and the management offer to
submit the exhibitions to a committee
OF business men and ministers before
the carnival opens, and if anything of
an Objectionable nature is found it
will be cut out. There are to be no
games of chance or gambling devices
of any kind.
The Attractions.
The firm asks that a space eQuiva-
lent to about 300 feet square be en-
closed with a solid board fence eight
feet high. Within this Enclosure the
company will place ten shows of a
strictly moral and a highly entertain.
ing character. These attractions are:
Ferris wheel, miniature railway, a
steam carrousel with capacity of sew
enty-two people, Edison animated pic
lures, palace of mysteries, dreamland
vaudeville performance. the stadium
rag time opera, Bohemian glass blow
ers, spectacular fire dances, living pic
| lures and an electric fountain.
| In addition to the enclosure the club
is asked to furnish eleven ticket tax
ers, all the licenses that may be re.
quired from the city for the various
concessions, all light and the water
necessary for the electrical fountain
and other purposes and to stand the
expense of the advertising. The total
cost to the club as it is estimated, will
be about $780,
! No contract was signed with the
company last night. While it is believ-
| ed that no trouble would be experience
ed in raising the money necessary it
was thought best to have the funds
practically all subscribed not only for
the expenses incidental to the carnival
week to be conducted by the Patterson
& Brainerd company, but also for the
Fourth of July celebration which it is
proposed to hold on Saturday, the last
.lday of the carnival. A committee OF
seven was appointed to begin the can
vass of the business district this morn
ing for the funds. If they meet with a
reasonable amount of encouragement
the board will be called together to-
night and a contract will probably be
lsigned with the Patterson & Bfainerd
company.
/ The committee appointed to call up
on the merchants for funds began their
canvass this morning at 8 o'clock. Il
lis composed of the following mem
lbers: Mayor T. H. Picker, chairman
d. w. Garner, ]. c. Manchester, j. B
Sax, F. B. Clark, w. v. Silvers, J. Fl
Mitchell.
Delegate to Des Moines Convention.
In pursuance with the recent cal
of Governor Cummins for delegates tt
a Good Roads convention, to be held il
Des Moines April Is, Henry S. Mel
rick was appointed to attend as repre-
sentative for the club. Eight othe
| delegates are to be appointed, five b.
the board of supervisors and three b.
the mayor These have not yet beer
named.
i To Attend International Convention.
| Seven delegates were appointed t,
attend the International Good Road
convention, which is to be held in st
Louis, Mo-, April ~ to May 2. In ad
dillon to its regular business the De
Moines convention will name fifty-fiv
delegates to attend the st. Louis as
sembly as state delegates. Those az
pointed last night to represent tn
Commercial club were: President
: I'll. Harper, Secretary ]. H. Mitchell
Joseph Dain, J. c. Manchester Johl
Pallister, Leo Stevens and A. w. Lee.