Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-18

mercial association and then the yot-
| ing will begin. The votes will be ten
cents each and there is no limit to the
| number of candidates who may be pro-
posed.
Many Visitors to, Come.
Indications are at present that OF
tumwa will have during carnival week
the busiest time in its history. From
every direction comes the report that
the people are preparing to take adj
vantage of the six-day special rate on
all railroads and visit the Industrial
City, in force The following is a
sketch of the program for the week Of
fun:
The Electric Fountain.
The Patterson & Brainerd Carnival
Co., which has been secured for the
carnival is one of the largest and best
equipped companies on the road today
eight cars are required to transport
the different shows and apparatus,and
over $50 people are employed.
The electric fountain is one of the
largest and most beautiful attractioni
OF the coming event, and is really q
wonderful sight, and no one should
fail to see it. Such fountain waa
exhibited at the worlds fair at Chicas
go and Paris and has proven a strong
attraction wherever shown. 1t wal
the best drawing card for the season
of 1902 and in every way has been inn
proved and added to for this year.
The effects produced are multitud.
nous, all colors and tints thrown on
mirrOred through the water, make it
a fir,1a Ia
liquid fire. Thousands of beautiful de-
signs follow each other in quick sue
cession, forming a continuous keledio-
scope, myriads of colors and rainbow
hues constantly interchanging. In the
midst of all mysteriously appears stat
| uary, poses plastique and skirt and
| fire dancers. This is sight none
| should fail to see.
| Ferris Wheel and Spiral Tower.
The Ferris wheel is a spectacular
feature in which the venturesome may
| get off the EARTH" in other words be
elevated to great height and again
| returned to terra firma. 1t is built ON
| the pattern of the famous Ferris wheel
shown at the worlds fair at Chicago.
Legare's spiral tower is the finest
and most costly apparatus ever con-
structed for such work and is a big alta
| traction in itself.
Lionel Legare one of the most dar.
| ing equilibrists the world ever saw.
| performs many wonderful feats on this
| huge tower He ascends and descends
| the spiral tower balanced on a globe
| twenty-six inches in diameter, propell-
| ing the same with his feet-stands on
fc hon on, orn xf,hil OF fho
| topmost pinnacle of the tower, and all
SO coasts down the same while ball
| ed on one hand on small truck.
Legare also performs numerous
| juggling feats while balanced on this
globe, at the foot of the tower At.
night the performance is given, light
ed by vari-colored lights and on final
| descent the lights are turned off and
simultaneously what appears to be a
| regular volcanic eruption takes
place from the top of the tower, follow.
ed by a fountain of beautiful fireworks
which envelope the entire tower, and
| continues until Legare reaches the foot
of the tower.
Other Attractions.
| Lunette is most beautiful illusion
Ia woman suspended in midair with.
out visible means of support" in fact
with no support whatever, performs
| dances, flies up higher than the heads
of the audience, takes a flying trip
to the moon and is indeed a beautiful,
sight.
The statue turning to life is also a
perfect illusion. A statue stands be-
| fore you, and gradually you see it take
| on flesh tints and finally appears liv
ing woman, speaking and moving. then
again turns to a statue before your
| very eyes.
Ragtime opera, consisting of troup
of jubilee singers, will present a series
of plantation scenes, old darby songs
| and UP to date ragtime music. This is
always treat and well worth hear.
| ing.
The White Star Comical company in
| the stadium is a complete and refined
! comedy company of high class special
| ty artists, singers, dancers, musicians.
and comedians; show for women and
children-including Little Baby White,
child artist and singer, is one of the
features.
The miniature railway should not
| be forgotten This consists of track.
miniature engine propelled by its own
| power, drawing number of cars
which will carry passengers, great or
small, old or young
No fair or carnival is complete
| without a merry-go -round to delight the
children, and there will be large one
and of the best make with plenty OF
room for all who care to ride.
| The cycle whirl, where two trick cy.
clists give many new and interesting
features; they can do anything that
anyone else can do and many things no
one else can do I
There will be many other featurest
! both In the stadium and on the streets.
and every one will be worth visit.
| There is not an act among them even
remotely suggestive of vulgarity, and
| not one that NAV moi he visited fraalx