Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-01
SECRETARY
IS DElUcED
Vast Letter Mall Is Now Belag
Received BY Mr.. Osmess Of
Fair Association

without 0Ount famed tar ana near ~
Ii evidenced by the voluminous amount
OF correspondence that II pouring in
through the malls to Secretary OsmerA
Letters have been received ct his o1llce
from different sections Of the Iynitsd
States many of them relating 10 the
attractions that should BE- feature or
the coming fall fair. The bulk Of the
correspondence comes from speciality
performers and acrobatic ARTISTS who
desire to become the crowning feature
Of the big show. One letter coming
from the Marvellous Taggart faimily
committing Of three persons Who adver-
tfse tAsnselves - ssnsAtionai Gyii-
nasts and acrobats being the only now
city OF the kind In the country This
aggregation II now enroute with a car
nival company In Missouri. Another
letter comes from the famous BicIkett
familyof nve who do m aerial act with
hair raising feats Of acrobatic stunts
They are willing TO come to the biz
fair this fall II the association wants
them. One Of the most unique and sem
sational acts offered IL from Lionel
Legare whose profusely decorated let
ert heads show the performer on q
spiral tower 1856 feet high who ID
spirally travelling from its disxy heights
on 2s-inch ball. He claims to ascend
and descend keeping his equilibrium on
the ball and while descending maintain
gradual speed. He IL now travelling
through Indiana and Michigan and
wants to come to Lewiston.
Even in far on Coney island near
New York City Lewiston has been
heard Of and w. 8. 6hedman writes
asking to have the privilege Of intro.
da,cing shedman's famous dog shOw in
which are twenty trick ana isiteiligens
CANNES. He invites any Of the direct
ors who may happen in New York to
COME to Coney Island and zee his dogs
perform at the Imperial thsater The
Alpine family Of four persons who are
now travelling In Oklahoma doing q
turn at acrobatics also want to exhibit
here this fall and offer inviting terms
Besides these letters there are letters
from horsemen. Jockeys, and applies.
tions for special privileges and whole
grist OF letters from numerous papers
in the country who want To advertise
the wonders OF the fair and Secretary
Osmers says that he will have to stay
awake nights to keep up with the vast
correspondence.
The fair al, ectors will meet NEXT
week and take up the various matters
that have accumulated In the past few
days and dispose OF them as well AZ
bring up the question or engaging the
music for the fair week. The PROPOSE :
tion made by the Lewiston Military
band to play here for the week IL very
liberal and the directors are very fav-
orable to giving the home band the
contract. The Canadian band which
made application to play the engage
ment here still desire the dates and II
was learned that the Spokane fair
management had engaged them for ita
fair.
& The fair association have Just been
notified that II has been accepted a. q
member Of the American Trotting asso-
citation. The notifications comes from
the ofices of the secretary at Chicago
Bids have been received at the Of
nee Of the secretary from outside towns
asking for the race program privilege
This matter will be disposed OF by the
directors at an early date.
The contract for the printing Of the
fair posters has already been let and
the directors have planned to have q
hns line Of advertising matter placed
cut this fall. II = preposed to bill the
country very thorouoh1y tAiD year and
the paper WIN - put out ponetims In
Dep3o0boe.