Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-26
|WILLMAR'S CARNIVAL
Thousand. of Visitors Admire the Exhibit, and Are Entertained by
the Sghs.Exhibits Very GoodSeveraI Free Attractions.

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the Sights...Exhibits Very Go
Notes Gathered Here and There by TRI-
- BUNE Representatives.
The city has been fairly teeming
with thousands of visitors and the
Willmar Street Fair of 1908 is most
decided success. So far the weather
has been most favorable and the Asso-
citation is thankful to the weather
man. The crowd is good n'atured
one and why shouldn't it be, when
there are so many things about the
city to amuse both the young and old.
Wednesday was the opening day
and more or less hurry and confusion
prev vailed in getting the exhibits
arranged for inspection, but in the
meantime the jolly crowds were enter
tanned by the different tent shows and
the scores of other attractions about
our streets. For all four days there
are plenty of events transpiring to
keep everyone interested.
Excellent music has been rendered
by the Jas. T. McAlpin Concert Band,
which appeared on our streets al
regular intervals. The band travel
with the "Hans Hanson" Comedy Co.
which closed it's engagement here las'
evening, after playing to crowde'
houses three nights of the fair, at tn.
opera house.
Today music will be furnished b,
the Benson Band and also the Juvenilt
Band of Cokato, and with all the other
musical attractions there will h
plenty of music in the air..
The ''Temple of Art'' on Pacific
n avenue and the Edison Electric Tent
Theater on Fourth street are drawing
their share of the crowds. In the latte
the eruption of Mount Pelee and tn
great Chicago fire are produced by Q
remarkable display of vari-colore'
electric lights. This is an attraction
we'll worth seeing.
Patton's merry-go.round is IS popu-
lar as ever with the crowds and both
the young and the old are enjoying
the whirl. We doubt If there Is q
more popular place for the youngsters.
"Why don't you eat?" is the cry
that greets the street travellers on more
than one corner as he goesthe rounds.
There is no need of going; hungry,
with the numerous sandwich stands
and lunch counters that are at present
in the city.
The shooting galleries, tho man with
the cane rack, the wheels OF fortune,
hitting the babies for smokes, etc ,
etc.,-all these are much in evidence
and the loose change is changing
hands at rapid rate.
Our enterprising citizens have added
much to the festive appearance OF
Willmar. The street fair colors are
we'll displayed on our business houses
AMI the decorations are in some cases
very artistic. Some very attractive
window displays are seen. Anderson
Bros big show window receives much
favorable comment. It is one of the
finest displays ever shown by jewelry
firm and is resplendent with the rich
articles that this enterprising house
has for sale. Space forbids special
mention of all the window displays,
but suffice it to say that the business
men have all shown commendable en-
terprise.
The free street attractions are all
very meritorious, and at regular inter-
walls the crowds are entertained by the
different artists. Frisco & Green on
the revolving ladder, Capt. Zeno in
his high dive, Green & Toby in their
acrobatic acts, Signor Frisco in his
loop-to-loop and combination aerial
acts,-all these have performed to the
admiring crowds and today will repeat
their novel performances.
&, THE PARADE.
The regular program OF events
started in on Thursday afternoon with
q parade that was very successful
Introduction to all the good things
that were to follow. The procession
formed on Sixth street and passed
through our principal streets, and
. many were the favorable comments
from the throngs of carnival visitors.
Quite q variety of turnouts were no.
ticed and some of, them were striking
II original. The parade was led by
six mounted policemen, then followed
! the city council and county officials in
rigs. Next came the McAlpin Great
Concert Band, followed by the WILL
mar Fire Department, which made an