Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-15
Famous Old | n dia n
Will be a Feature of
I the Big 'Ollepaw"
Festival to be
Held Here
in Sc p
tember
COMMITTEES
NOW AT WORK

From Wednesday Daily
Chief Wapello, resurrected from the
grave, adorned in his regal head dress
Of feathers and flowing blanket, fol.
lowed by his retinue of warrior bucks
will be the main feature of the big
"Ollepaw" fall festival to be held In
Ottumwa September % to % inclu
Bive.
AS Of old, he will arrive in the city
by way OF the Des Moines river In
his canoe and will be piloted to the
wigwam which will in all probability
be erected near the city park.
This feature and many others were
discussed last night at the mass meet.
ing held in the city hall for that pur
pose. ]. w. Dysert presided as chair
man at the gathering. The prelimtn.
ary committee appointed at the pre-.
vious meeting had worked hard and
diligently, seeking cooperation and
compiling information and the result
was that careful and paintaking re-
port was submitted.
The committees arranged by the
first committee were unanimously
adopted. OF these there are seven,
the principal committee, being that
on general arrangements, Is composed
Of the chalrmen of all other commit.
tees.
The suggested program was DISCUSS
ed and left to the general committee
to be decided upon. It provides for
an intensely interesting six days Of
entertainment. "Ollepaw' place, Chief
Wapello's wigwam Will be erected the
I first day and all left over preliminar-
les will be completed upon that day.
| The most novel feature Of the festival
will be the air.ship flights, the head
on collision between two big locomo-
tives and the band tournament.
The following is the program which
will in all probability be adopted:
The Possible Program.
Monday. Sept. 23-Preparation day
Building Ollepaw place.
Prize for number contest exhibited.
Engines and airship for examina-
ton
Tuesday Sept. PA. M.-Agricul.
tural exhibit.
P. M-Arrival Of Chief wapello-
Ollepaw Place
First flight Of airship
Free street attractions
Wednesday. Sept. 25.-A. M.-Agri-
cultural exhibit
P. M.-Second fight Of airshfp.
Industrial Through Ollepaw
Place.
Fhee street attractions.
Thursday. Sept. ga. M.-Agrl-
cultural exhibit.
P. M-Third airship flight.
Free street attractions
Band O1lepaw Place.
Friday. Sept. IA. M-Agricultur.
al exhibit.
p M-Head on collision.
Free street attractions.
Night-Electrical parade.
Saturday. Sept. 2s.-A. M--Agricul-
tural exhibit. ~.
P. M.-Free street attractions.
Contest prize awarded
Fourth prize of airship.
Nfnght-Band concert-O1lepaw
Place.
Chief wapellos Farewell, 1890
o'clock
The committee appointed were in
structed to get to work at once and
are to meet. subject to the call Of the
chairman, ]. K. Dysart Following
are the committees appointed and the
duties of each committee:
Committees.
Location and General Committee
Geo. Haw. Jr.. T. J. Phillips, F. B.
Clark. j. K. Mahon. Phil Stafford. W.
7. Wilkinson. w. N. Rockwell, q. Fl.
Emery. q. j. Hinshaw. ]. X. Dysart, W.
A. McIntire, G. o. Arnold
Progran-Geo Haw. Jr., Joseph
Dain, J. A. Phillips.
Finance-F. B. Clark. c. c. Porter,
z. ]. Phillips. ]. w. Garner, ". e.
Creath. Leo Stevens
Reception-T. j. Phillips. ]. B. Sax,
w. H Cooper.
Music-T. J. Phillips. Frank Daggett,
James Swir1es
Advertising. G. j. Hinshaw, J. F.
Powell, j. F. Jersey
Transportation-J K Mahon, s. L.
Graham. Ernest Daeeett
Premiums-Phil Stafford, G. J. Hin
shaw. j. E. Scase.
Decorations-W. r. Wilkinson. w. ].
Dnnelan. w. T. Hall. Theo stoessel.
Floats-W. n. Rockwell. w F. Rab-
er T. n. Pickler, o. L. Shadford.
Parade-E. H. Emery J. ]. Cullen,
Jerry Shea. w. T. Wilson.
Concessions and Privileges-J. K.
Dysart w. T. Harner. F. D. Mckee.
Agricultural Evhibits-W. A. McIn-
tire. Roy E. Stevens A. Odenwalder.
Crowd Comfort-C. O. Arnold. John
Peach, w. H Keating. L. A. Gordon
Duties of Committees.
General arrangement committee
Conposed of all other committees
IA Advertising committee Duties, TO