The daily sentinel., 1906-07-25
PLEASING BIG CROWDS.
The Carnival Grounds Visited by Hun
dreds of People Last Night,
Every Show was Well
PatroniZed and
Satisfactory.

The livliest place in the city this
week is the grounds of the Southern
Carnival company on the corner of
Fourth street and Rood avenue. Last
night that particular section of the
city bore a remarkable resemblance
to "the Midway" "The Pike" or
THE Trail" 1t was really the open
ing night of the company's week en-
gagement in Grand Junction and the
several thousand people that throng-
ed the grounds from early evening
till midnight made up one of the jol-
liest, best natured crowds seen in the
city in long time.
The various shows opened up early
and kept open until late and it SEEM
ed that every attraction got a lions
share of patronage, and there could
hardly have been less grumbling or
complaint regarding the nature and
quality of the various entertainments.
The Southern Carnival company
has not misrepresented its attrac-
tions. 1t has advertised truthfully
and the Sentinel is glad to announce
after personal inspection. that the
company has a group of attractions
worthy of the most liberal patron
age, all interesting. all amusing. all
clean and wholesome. No indecent or
vulgar exhibitions are to be seen on
the grounds. Every show is conduct
ed on the square. the employees and
managers are courteous and respect
full and all seem to be bent upon
giving the people their moneys
worth. There are no fakes, if there
were we would point them out to pro
tect the unsuspecting public but every
attraction we saw last night is well
worth the price of admission and sew
of l.
the price of admission asked.
There are ten separate shows in
Guiding the Roman Stadium and three
big free acts, the suicidal high dive,
the slide for life and the Hewitts,
each of these three features was sue
cessfully carried out to the delight of
the big crowds last night. Hundreds
of electric lights illuminate the car
nival grounds, making the scene one
of festive prettiness. the big sixty
siz foot ferris wheel is encircled with
electric globes and can be seen from
many distant portions of the city. The
ferris wheel is the largest ever
brought to the city and is doing a
thriving business.
One of the very best features of
the carnival is Peggy from Paris, "
the flying lady, this is one of the most
interesting and at the same time most
mystifying exhibitions ever seen in
the city. The young lady floats
through the air, out over the front
of the audience, around and around
the stage, lays in n horizontal po-
sition in the air with the ease of a
person laying on couch and vet
there is absolutely no apparent sup
port than the subtle and weird power
of the hypnotist who has the lady un-
der his control. Last evening when
suspended in the air an iron hoop was
passed entirely over her body by C.
w. Rumble, the mail carrier, who was
one of the spectators, absolutely as
founding those who claimed that the
lady was suspended in the air by
hidden iron or steel supports. 1t is
one of the most perfect and unex-
plainable illusions ever performed in
the city.
The Roman Stadium is a regular
circus unto Itself. Every one of the
many hundred seats was occupied last
night when this lengthy performance
was given. There are ten big fea-
lures. Chester. a remarkable hand
balancer, Tan Araki, the Japanese
slack wire artist, Little Tomo. the
smallest contortionist in the world,
and Fukino brothers. the foot Jug
glers. Fred Hewitt, on revolving ball
and Pop Fukino. the legerdemain ar
tist being the leading features.
The leading circuses of the country
do not provide better features of the
kind than some of those shown in
the Stadium.
Coon Town 400 is certainly a
good coon show the singing is es-
pecially good. The electric theatre,
Willie, the fat boy. and the various
other shows deserve equally as much
credit for their exhibitions.
The carnival will be open every
afternoon and evening during the
week.