Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-19
Second Annual Children's Car
nival Is Great Event For
Youngsters of City
ATTRACTIONS ARE NUMEROUS
Rain Interferes With Opening Night
Parade Gorgeous Pageant, and An
ma Katherine Mccombs Wins Prize
for Most Stylish Turnout = Feat
ures of Midway.

White City is made to look like a
Canadian quarter with a hole in it in
the Boucher back yard where, or
Monday night, was opened the second
annual juvenile carnival A circus press
agent could not do justice to the spec
tacle so gorgeous does it appear to
the eyes of hundreds of youngsters
who have been working and saving to
earn pennies that would gain them adj
mission. A big crowd was on hand for
the opening night, but the rain inter-
fered, and the doors were closed
without a full performance. With
favorable weather conditions, Leo
Boucher, promoter, owner and general
manager of the carnival, will do an
immense business ON the week.
An army of sturdy chaps, glad that
there is no base ball at home just now
to tempt them, have been working for
ten days in getting the Boucher yard
in readiness for the big show. A
mammoth Ferris wheel, built by the
boys themselves and tested and pro-
nounced safe by an expert mechanic,
towers over the yard in all the majes-
ty of it's nineteen feet of stupenduous-
ness. The midway is a dream OF
beauty, of the oriental type of splen-
dor, and everything may be seen that
is reall ,orth looking at. Eyes OF
fat little boys plugged out to almost
point of bursting; demure little
maidens shy with expectancy and
semi fear at the wonderful sights,
gazed at the free show in utter horror
for fear that the contortionist would
unjoint himself, or that the tight rope
walker would fall and break his neck.
1t was a sight full of amusement to the
older ones and overfiowing with en-
joyment to the children.
A gorgeous spectacle is the daily
street parade, which, however, was not
given today because of bad weather. A
prize of $1-"one''-is given by the
management each day for the best APP
pearing turnout. This was presented
to Anna Katherine McCombs, aged 7,
who appeared with her baby sister,
Elizabeth, in her Shetland pony trap,
driven by her own coachman, Holmes
Packer.
On the midway at the carnival
grounds, attraction is centered in
many different lines There is variety
for all. Ingledue & Gerhart are the
heaviest owners of the percentage
shows. running two of their own and
third with another partner. julius ST.
mon. In the barn is one of the Ingle-
due & Gerhart shows. "Dreamland," a
toy tlleater and scenic production.
The Ferris wheel is run by Howard
Miller and Carl Schwarting. The mig
ger" baby rack and French waffle
stand, operated by Donald Judd, of
Clinton, and James Boucher, did the
top business of the day George VII
ley's Temple of Mirth" is another fea-
ture. Robert Bishop and Melville
Thurber run the shooting gallery. while
the Bump the Bumps" is looked after
by Lowell Burrows and Harold Min
eah. Clark Powers and Jamie" Swim
gley run vaudeville show, which has
not even been questioned as to its re-
finement. Cat Bigalow and Jay Fet-
tiers own the museum and Herman Ga
belman is proprietor of the refresh
ment stand. Another Ingledue & Ger
hart show is the San Francisco disas-
ter in moving pictures Ray Winery
and Norman Putzel conduct the
French theater, where many times
daily is produced a comedy, "The Stu
pid Servant" Pegad Moorehouse runs
the Living Skeleton show, but the
skeleton was not able to be out on the
opening night owing to the damp wea-
Their. In the cellar is the 'Palace of
Mystery" consisting of sleight of hand
and other features of prestidigitation,
optical illusions, etc. This is the In
gledue. Gerhart & Simon show.
In the big free show, twice daily,
may be seen Bayliss Olson, the con-
tortionist, first time here; Johnny"
Carlton, the celebrated tight rope
walker, who made such hit last year
and was engaged at an enormous ex-
pense; and Fighting the Flames"
realistic presentation of the dangers
OF fighting fire in a big city. Jen-
nings fire department., assisted by
Biermann's patrol wagon, give this
show.
The A. o. U. w. band was present
Monday night and played for the OPP
ening. and has also donated its serw-
ices for Thursday night. The entire
grounds are lighted with electricity.