Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-08
CARNIVAL BEATS RECORDS
Expectations Of Promoters More Than
Realised in the Results.
GROWING OF QUEEN COMES TONIGHT
Contest for This Honor Growing
sharp, with Miss Mncrac Slightly
I'm tho Lead-Others Are
Close Ia.

After a week of unprecedented success in
every respect the fifth annual street fair
and carnival in Council BLUFFS will be
brought to a close tonight. Everything In
dicated that this years carnival would
be record-breaker and 1t has proven so.
UP to Thursday night the ticket sales at
the gates had reached within a few hum
dred OF 5000, and this does no' include the
coupon tickets, season tickets and passes.
over 1000 coupon books were sold, besides
over 800 season tickets. and upwards Of
800 passes. The holders of these classes
OF admission, It is estimated, added about
1900 TO the daily admission. not to mention
the large number of employees and attend
ants at the various booths and conces-
slons.
The closing of the street fair tonight will
be marked by the browning of the carnival
queen. CHARLES w. Mcdonald president OF
the Commercial club, has been selected to
place the crown on the head of the for
tunate young woman and this is In itself
a guarantee that the ceremony will be per-
formed with all due dignity and eclat. The
browning will take place in the bandstand.
in full view of the thousands who are ex-
pected 10 be in attendance on the grounds
tonight.
is becoming keener as the closing hour for
voting is getting near. The vote last night
at O'Clock stood as follows:
Miss Marian Macrae. .....................197 1875
Miss Hazel Ehle. .................,....... 1,9O2
Miss Florence Squire. .,............1,Se
Miss Bessie Sherlock. .........4. ..........1,722
Owing to the immense crowds anxious to
witness Beautiful Bagdad the management
found 1t necessary to give two peform-
nj oh ineN IF vyhirh had
prevailed UP to Wednesday night. Even
with two performances hundreds were I'M
able to secure admission to this popular
attraction. II is generally conceded that
Beautiful Bagdad is the best attraction Of
fered by any carnival company at any of
the street fairs in this city.
One thing especially noticeable about the
carnival this year has been the absence OF
the rowdy element. The grounds have been
we'll polioed and there have been no dis
turbances A few persons have been
showed the outside of the gates because
they evidenced the fact they were more or
less intoxicated. but this was to be ex-
pected. Special precautions will be taken
tonight to prevent any rowdyism at the
closing.
Today will be designated Elks' and
Eagles day and members of both orders
are expected to turn out In full force.
These are the ticket takers for today:
Acknowledged c.: J. sayles, Paul
Wickham; Creation. ]. r. McAneney; We
suvius, Claude Lewis; Novelty Theater.
L. b. Lidgett Hales' Tours, Charles
|, Paschal; Carry-us-Ail, T. A. Barker. 9. F.
Hughes; Bat, F. L. Reed; Burros. T. J.
Shugart, L. "A. Casper; Around the World.
Chris straub; Gates. w. II, Dudley, f. T.
True. J. f. Wilcox. F. ID, Empkie; Three
Lsgged Calf; G; w Lipe. 6. B, Snyder.
| ken; Creation. c. Konigmacher; Vesuvius.
A. V. Frush: Novelty Theater. T. @.
Carry-Us-All, Charles Parks. e. E. Min
nick; Bat, F. ID. Empkie; Burros. s. 8.
Elliott, Frank Fox: Around the World,
stock, Ray Bixby; Gates, F. A. Spencer,
w. c. Cheyne. James Bradley, Tom Lacey /;
Three Legged Calf, D. A siegfried, ID. l..
Ross.