Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-10
STREET CARNIVAL
IN FULL SWING
Cold Weather Makes Crowds Small.
Attractions ana Shows Good
"Skin Games" Shut Out

Two days of Ladysmith's street
Carnival have passed. The weather
has been too cold and windy to be
conductive to large crowds, although
last night and tonight the streets
were thrOnged with good natured
people from all over the county out
for time.
The little folks never tire of the
merry -gO-rOund, which is set mp on
Miner Avenue between First and sec
ond streets east. 1t is kept busy all
the afternoon and till late at night.
The numerous other attractions,
including the Ben Hur moving pic
ture show, the Mysterious Cabinet.
the Smallest Mother in the World,
the Wild Girl that eats mud, The
Georgia MinstrelS, the Glass Blow
ers, and the HOOchie KOOchie and
Oriental Dancers (for men only are
ranged along Miner avenue to First
street west. All are fairly we'll pat
ronized and give numerous perform
ances during the afternoon and even
ing, the ''speilers" Introduction alone
in many cases being worth the price
of admission.
The free attractions are all first
class. The horizontal bar and trap
eZe acts are put on at the Manley
Hotel corner, a vaudeville perform
ance an | contortiOn act at WOrden s
corner, while Volo vaults the death
chasm on bicycle twice daily near
the Last Chance saloon.
The electric light plant, which was
disabled last week, was repaired
Sunday, and the well-lighted busi-
ness part OF the city presents a gay
appearance every evening.
The Ladysmith Band has been fur
nishing excellent music and demon
strate that all they need is some
gaudy uniforms to make them equal
of any show band that ever came
down "the pike"
A half dozen or more F'sure thing"
gamblers had set up their stands
along the street and shared a few
suckers last night, but Rev. Thos.
Barker heard of them and personally
made the rounds this morning and
shut them all up. The carnival COM
pany claimed to have no connection
- F>If
at Mr.. Barker's action. Gambling
devices had also been set up in two
or three saloons. but were stopped
at the same time.
The Ladysmith Fire Department
has stand in front of Moneys,
while the Christian ladies are serving
meals i'm he Filipec building. Sever
al other refreshment and novelty
booths are lined up along Miner Ave:
The hotels are all taxed to their ca
pacity to accommodate carnival Wis
itOrS.
The public schools were called at
s a. IN. and were dismissed for the
afternoon today and will be again
tomorrow to permit the children to
get their fill of the carnival.
There have been no accidents aud
very little disorder, considering the
fact that every one expects the priyi-
lege of turning himself loose" at "a
street fair.
The II. |. Cash Carnival Co. is also
conducting Il carnival this week at
Luverne, Mimi. place much larger
than Ladysmith, in a thickly settled
country. A telegram received from
there tonight indicates that their
business amounts to no more than
here, although they have more shows
here, which indicates that the
weather is against them at both
places.
If the weather is favorable there
will he balloon ascension tomor-
row and Saturday.
A boxing contest between two MIL
waukee men will be pulled off" at
the opera house tomorrow night,
following the play "Texas Sweet
hearts"