Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-05
CARNIVAL GATES NOW OPEN
big Crowd Gives Promise Of Most Prosper
- Gus Season Of Pleasure.
ALL ATTRACTIONS ARE UP TO STANDARD
Parade which Was Opening Event
of Carnival as Attractive as
Usual and Contains Some
New Features.


tendance both afternoon and evening,
Council Bluns fourth annual street fair
and carnival opened yesterday afternoon
most auspicously Within an hour after
the gates were thrown open the grounds
were comfortably filled and the weeks fun
and jolity had begun. The evening at
tendance was largely augmented by
crowds of merrymakers from Omaha, who
have literally patronized the carnival each
year since It's inception. with continued
good weather. President Van Brunt and
other members Of the carnival committee
expressed the opinion that everything
seemed favorable for the street fair being
q record breaker this year.
All Of the attractions offered by the
Brainerd-Patterson Carnival company were
wen patrohized and the free shows proved
fully up to the standard The "Kentry
Store" presided over by the young women
of st. Paul's Episcopal church, began do
ing business right away. and many dime
found Its way into the strong box Of the
guild. Many of the booths are especially
attractive this year and the general dis
play is conceded to be bigger and better
than last year.
Covalt's band. which has been augmented
to thirty pieces, is proving popular as
ever and its concerts attracted immense
audiences. In this respect an Improvement
is noted in the large number Of extra seats
provided by the management this year.
The opening OF the carnival was pre-
Needed by the usual parade. although this
e gar the labor organizations did not par
Hifsicipate as In previous years. Despite this
drawback the parade was a striking one.
and the white capped. brigade was. as
usual. out in large numbers. novel
feature of this years parade was the long
line of automobiles, headed by J. F. Will
cox's touring car, most beautifully deco
rated with flowers, the machine present.
ing the appearance of an arbor of Liberty
roses. Former Alderman Casper, who
brought up the rear of the automobile
Z, line, had his machine attached to a haul
sslg wagon by long rope, although it was
~ easy to be seen that the car was being
propelled by its own power. On the wagon
was big sign reading, ''slow speed" The
Dodge Light Guards, in command of Cap
tain Rutherford, made, as usual, a fine
showing, going through a number of in
tricate drills along the line Of march The
parade was formed as follows:
Major q, II, Richmond, Chief Marshal.
Platoon OF Police. n Command of Captain
Street Fair and Carnival Committee
in Carriages.
Covalts Band.
White Cap Brigade. $50 .sstrong.
Carnival Band.
Brainerd- Patterson Carnival Company,
in Carriages,
Uniformed Maccabees in Command of
Major II. Elgan.
Automobiles.
These citizens have volunteered to act
as ticket takers at the different attractions
today:
Afternoon-Gate: DR.. f. T. seybert, A.
j. Manderson, NJ. f. Rohrer. Stadium: L.
4. Shugart, Dillon Ross, Plantation: L.
A. Cooper. Steeple chase: A. p. Fair
Crazy house: John c. Small. Lost child
+. l.. Childs. Moonshiners: j. 1. Lutz
Day in the Alps: w. F. Quiny Texas
wonder: William I've. Ferris wheel Charles
Stewart. Glass show: +. w. Miller Kat
zenjammer: f. +. Smith. Evening-Gate
II. L. Tinley, {. Jensen, George H. Nicholl
Stadium: j. T.. HOllenbeck, John NJ Long
Plantation: Edward Canning Steepl,
chase: /. v. Edwards. Crazy house: o
p. Wickham. Lost child: c. A, Cooke
Moonshiners: N. Nelson. Day In the Alps
f. B.. Liggett. Texas wonder: John Kee
line. Ferris wheel: j. p. Mulqueen. Glasl
show, G., w. Mullis. KatzenJammer
!. Henry Cutler
~ At the headquarters of the carnival com
sARttee last night 1t was stated that the
total admissions for yesterday were Close
upon 1000 which is said to be a record
breaker for the opening day.