Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-05

uucSC MuSICdl OISdulZatlOuS tndC mas
visited our city. Their concerts twice
daily of classical and popular selec.
tions were listened to with great
pleasure. Looping the Loop. the lady
encased in hollow ball, and Looping
the Gap, the great bicycle act which
brought terror and fear for the safety
Of the lady at each performance, each
were eagerly waited for by the crowds.
What more can we say, than the en-.
tire carnival from beginning to end. in
every particular. has received the un-
qualified Endorsement of all our people.
Messrs. Raver & Darnaby, through the
q. w. Parker Amusement Co., are to
be congratulated upon the great suc-
cess they have made, and it is to be
hoped that financially they will reap
q rich reward for their efforts before
the season closes.
The closing OF the carnival on Satur-
day night was the occasion of a typi-
cal carnival evening. an innovation
for Decorah. Quite crowd was in
attendance, and all restrictions on the
crowd were removed. The result was
such night of hilarity as has never
been seen here before. Bushels of
confetti were thrown. clappers and
ticklers were in profusion. and every
where were friendly combats for sup
remacy. The company pulled stakes
during the night and left for Mar
shalltown. taking with them the good
will of everyone who had been present
at any time during the week.
CAMPBELL BROS. CIRCUS. :.
There was an enormous crowd in the
city Friday. During the week the
farmers had been too busy in their
fields to leave them to come and see
the carnival. and made up their minds
to come in Friday and take in roth
the carnival and the circus. The same
was true of the citizens of Calmar,
Cresco. Waukon. PostviIle and other
towns about, and the crowd was here.
EARLY in the morning they began
coming, and before time for the parade
to start the streets were packed with
much the largest crowd of the year.
with the exception Of Woodmen day.
The parade moved east on Water street
about eleven o'clock, and it was good
parade. The display was better than
was anticipated. The most amusing
feature. however. was the friendly but
intense rivalry between the circus and
carnival for the morning crowds.
The carnival had several men walking
up and down the street with mega
phones. announcing the good things
they had to show the people. and the
circus people met them with their men
crying free attractions on the show
grounds.
But before the parade had ended.
it began to rain, and such rain as
it was. It came down in torrents,
flooding the streets, and driving the
crowds into the stores. hotels. etc.
At the show grounds. on the city
hitching grounds, a small crowd
gathered, but were soon compelled to
leave. The carnival did quite busi.
ness for an hour or SO, but the very
heavy rains Of the afternoon. amount
ing to o fall Of two inches, kept the
people inside during the afternoon un-
til about five O'Clock. The circus
started its performance before about
three thousand peol le. but the rain
was SO heavy that the performing
rings were flooded with water. the
ground was covered with two or three
inches Of water. and everything soak
ed. After giving as much Of their
performance as they could under the
circumstances. being afraid Of high
water. they decided to pull uD stakes.
loading early in the evening and leav-
ing for Independence soon after nine
O'Clock. Those who attended say that
the performance was excellent. and
the show a good one. Although the
managerie was small. the program in
the big tent was splendid, especially
the performing. Had they been able
to show in the evening there would
have been a large crowd out.
We understand that Campbell Bros.
made arrangements while here to bring
their circus here next year on the
Fourth of July. when they will
doubtless exhibit to large crowds.