The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
CITY PEOPLE VIEW SIGHTS.
They Attend Entertainments In
Large Numbers.
vELARE HAS ANOTHER BAD FALL.
Auto Parade Early In the Evening At.
tracts Conside rabIe Attention; 4
Notes Of Day. ,.

The street carnival is now in smooth
running order, and the different shows
are all putting on their entertainments
on schedule time Owing to the extreme
heat of the day time, the evening per-
formances are the ones that draw the
crowds. This is also partly due to the
fact that the attendance from outside
of the city has thus far been light. The
city people, however, have turned out
literally and swelled the Golfers of the
show company. All are well pleased
with the entertainment that is to be
had in the different amusement places.
The merry go round was moved last
evening so that it does not block Front
street so badly as it did, and the police
had less difficulty during the evening in
handling the crowd. No disorder of any
kind was reported and no arrests were
made This is remarkably good rec
ord.
Thousands of Mankato citizens turned
out last evening and crowded Front
street. The places where the free en-
tertainments take place were packed.
Velaire, ''the Limit" repeated his BIZ
cycle act, and landed in the water tank
upon his back, in exactly the same way
that he did the evening before, when he
was laid up SO that he-was unable to do
his stunt yesterday afternoon. It did
not seem to affect him so much last
night
One of the, features of last evening,
that was not on the carnival program,
was the automobile parade. Twenty
six autos were in line, representing
little over half of those now owned in
the city. They travelled the main
streets, keeping a good distance and
speed on Front street, but getting more
punched on the other streets. The pa
rade was watched with interest and was
a decidedly attractive feature.
President C. M. Cosgrove of LIE Sueur
and Secretary f. w. Randall of st.
Paul, representing the state fair associ.
alton, were in the city yesterday after
noon, inspecting the shows with a view
to ascertaining their merits as attrac-
tions at the next state fair.
E. T. Davidson, manager of the st.
Cloud opera house, D. C. Ables, cloth
ing merchant of that city, and j. R. Jer-
rard, of the Journal-Press company, Wis.
tied the shows last evening. The Park
er company has made an engagement
to appear in st. Cloud, and the st. Cloud
gentlemen came at its invitation to In
spect the shows and be in a position to
recommend them, the same as the Man
kato delegation that went to Sioux
Falls, S. d., for that purpose.
E. E. Miller of st. Peter, secretary of
the State Fair Short Ship Circuit, and
c. NJ. Crowley of st. James, one of the
directors of the same, visited the shows
yesterday afternoon and last evening.
The weather has been highly favorable
for the carnival, yet more. farmers would
come in if the weather was not so good
Everybody in the country is busy hay
ing and cultivating the corn. This is q
busy season with farmers, and not q
very large attendance of these is an
ticipated by those who know the condi.
tions.
A number of st. Peter and Lake CrysA
tai people were in the crowd last night
The forenoon train from the south ON
the Milwaukee road today brought in
twenty carnival excursionists, of whom
fifteen were from Good Thunder.
If present indications point to anya
thing there is song being sung here
this week in one of the Parker per:
formances, that will outrival any.
'"S VI hNe nature thaI mas Deen
sprung here in years. 1t is named:
"Why Don't You Try" and is one of
the catchiest airs imaginable. Publish-
ed by The Bert Van Alstine Music
company, New York.
Mr.. Con. T. Kennedy, general man.
ager of the Great Parker company, left
this morning for st. Paul and other cit.
les which desire the Parker attractions.
to consummate contracts already under
consideration. This company now here
furnishes the attractions for the Min.
nesota state fair and Winnipeg, Can.