The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-19
THE BASE BALL Fab.
Great Annual In Door Circus Opens
In Blazs Of Glory.

Don't forget it. There's real live
Fair on in Oskaloosa. 1t is big sue,
cess from right now. 1t is complete
in ali the elements that go to make up
an enjoyable fair, and from its for
NAL opening at s O'Clock last night
there was not minute but something
was doing at the big and busy Base
Ban Fair.
There was jolly crowd, and a
noisy one, two hundred and fifty peo-
pie in the hall last night. and for not
a moment did they allow things to lag.
About the big mill wheel the crowd
surged and swayed, eager to spend its
money for a paddle, around the big
room folks sat and chatted and visited,
and at the various stands they cIus-
tered, and what is more to the point
they purchased. Now and again
one was besieged with salesladies,
who had something to sell that you
didn't want-or maybe you did-any-
way you bought it.
And then the orchestra played. In
a few moments the floor was covered
with gliding and whirling dancers,
who enjoyed every turn in the dance
and clapped a riotous encore when the
last strains were finished.
1t was all brilliant, it was all fun,
jolly, i've, clean Jun. There were the
rounds" to make and as one went
the rounds" what he saw was this:
The Merchandise Booth.-This was
in charge of Misses Stella Pugh and
10 Boyer last evening and was situat-
ed at the south end or the hall on the
west side. Articles of every descrip-
ton were offered to prospective pur-
chasers. They were articles worth
while, things that one wanted, and
last evening the store prospered.
Next was the Mill Wheel. The Mill
Wheel get its name from it's paddles.
You pay the stipulated price and get
a paddle, but the paddle isn't all you
get There's your moneys worth in
fun, and excitement-and other things.
Charles Waling, Andy Darnell, Fred
True and Evan Morgan were the busy
promoters Of the Mill Wheels water
ed stock, and the result was fun
and money for the Base Ball associa-
ton.
"Come in, boys, the waters fine"
called the management, and the boys
plunged in above the mill dam, and
the old wheel turned on its steady
way and their money was lost in the
fast current that went into the treas
ury, but it was great sport.
There was the Country Store again,
1t was an attractive little country
store, and its offerings were really
little notionable articles, not half bad
in their way. Mary and Julia Mel
vern and Grace Miller were in charge
of the store, assisting Fred Van Sick
lie, who was busy man.
j. B. Doll had charge of the lunch,
and it was lunch booth. Dan Ken
ner assisted last evening with the
task.
Eagles were In force last evening.
There were numbers of them and
they made Things go wherever found.
ne members of the lodge took a no
ton that new broom would sweep
clean or help some and started a
lodge contest with Isl votes. The
Elks were given three votes to start
things and the Odd Fellows came in
before the evening closed with 10.
For the watch, to go to the most
popular lady clerk, or Office or fac
tory employee, the vote was:
Kate CASSIDY ................... 70
Grace Cunningham. 800. ......... 70
Eva Cooper ................
For the diamond ring, to go to the
most popular miss OF rrom to Is:
De Elite Dunsmore ............. 10
Lurane Abraham ................ 10
For the most popular railroad
mans wife, lamp the prize: