Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-17
BIG MUNDY SHOWS
WILL SURELY CONE
REPRESENTATIVE ED DAVIS Is
HERE PAVING THE WAY.
All of the Milwaukee Papers Are
Lduding Them to the SkGS-Ap-
pear There This Week Strictly
Moral Shows Given-Here for
Week Beginning August 81.

Ed. Davis, a representative of the
yesterday noon and throughout the
afternoon and evening was busily en-
gagged in paving the way for the ap
pearance of the great carnival COM
pany, which will show here for
week beginning Monday, August 9th,
at the show grounds in the vicinity
of the |. L. Henry factory on the
west side
The members Of the Maccabee lodge
under whose auspices the carnival
company comes, are working like tro-
jens for the success of the affair and
from indications they will be reward
ed for their labors by large crowd
during the week. The Mundy people
have added much to their good reputa-
tion as carnival company by their
appearance in Milwaukee during the
Eagles, convention. The papers of
Milwaukee have lauded them to the
skies and lay special stress upon the
moral side of the question which goes to
show that all carnival companies do
not look alike to them The manage
ment of the carnival company pride
themselves upon the cleanliness of
their shows. which carry none of the
Objectionable features often found
with such amusement concerns. Many
of the Watertown people have seen
the shows this week and their reports
go to substantiate the flattering press
notices given by every one of the Mil
waukee papers. The Mundy people
come to Watertown with q clean re-
cord and declare that every one of
their shows are of such character
that it Will be perfectly safe for
ladies and children to visit them at
any time during the week unaccom
panied if necessary. The management
and employees of the shows, as we'll
as committees of the Maccabees will
| be Jealous in their effort to see that
perfect order prevails and eliminate
all disturbing elements from the
grounds.
At meeting of the Maccabees last
evening the following carnival CON-
mittee was appointed: DR.. j. E.
Simpson, chairman, J. B. Cleminson,
C. E. Wright, w. Dollase, F. Braun
schweig and A. Schucnke.
Upon arrival of The Great Mundy
Show train on Sunday Aug. 26 over
the Northwestern road very interest
ing sight will be seen when large
band of Iroquois and Sioux Indians,
dressed in their native garb Will i'm
mediately start for the lot and COM
mence erecting their many wigwams
IN which they will make their home
during their stay in our city. Col. A.
P. Whitney, general manager of
Great Mundy Shows has, at an enol-
NOUS expense arranged with the United
States Government to carry these
native Red Men and their families
during the season 1906 and every one
who attends the carnival should pay
a VlSlt TO the lndlan village DIS
this will be a rare opportunity to
study this peculiar race of people. In
the company will be found an Indian
of more than ordinary fame. We re-
fer to "Chief He Dog" nephew of
old Chief Sitting Bull, who achieved
so much notoriety as a warrior and
leader during the Great Custer Mass
acre. Wait for the Great Mundy
Shows and remember the pass word
for the week commencing Sunday
August 26: "Meet me at the Carni-
val," coming soon, coming sure.
Biggest Grandest and best in the
world Under Auspices of the Mac
cabees.