Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-25
SECOND DAY or
The CARNIVAL
CROWDS AT THE EAST END
SHOW GROUNDS ARE IN
CREASING.
rs RECORD BREAKER
The Management Believes Attendance
at Patterson Shows Will Sur
| pass Anything Here
tofore.
is RECORD BREAKER

FROM Wednesdays Daily.
The carnival that is being given this
week is proving to be the best attend
ed ever held in this city. The Great
Patterson Shows, which are furnishing
the attractions for it are the magnet
that Is drawing the large crowds
Their attractions are all worthy AMI
deserving of the large patronage that
they are being greeted with. Last
night the carnival grounds were pack
ed. The crowd started coming early
III the evening ana they stayed unlll
late. All of the attractions Of the
Great Patterson Shows enjoyed capa-
city business throughout the entire
evening
The Patterson Trained Animal Show
which is the feature attraction Of the
company, gave their regular perform
ance last night before an audience tina;
taxed the capacity of the big tent and
mere received frequent and hearty APP
plause The work of Capt. Scott and
the three lions In the big steel arena
and the fight for life Of Major DuMoLu
IN the iron bound den Of the untam-
able lion. Mayo, are worthy of especial
mention. This attraction gave it's re-
gular matinee performance yesterday
afternoon and was greeted by large
audience. 1t should be seen by every
resident of this city during the week.
Ida Gay Pleases.
Inc Ida Gay show entertained large
crowds last night, being compelled to
turn people away at every perform
ance. The program in this attraction
IS pleasing and will no doubt draw
large crowds every night.
All of the other attractions at the
grounds We're open from early in the
evening until near the midnight hour
and each and every one Of them did
a capacity business during the entire
time The attractions are all clean
and are well Worth the price of ad-
mission that is asked for them.
RMS afternoon there is another large
crowd present at the carnival grounds
and If the weather continues good
throughout the evening it is certain
that there will be an exceedingly
large crowd present again tonight and
II IS sure that even last nights record
will be passed
Carnival Notes.
The Lovers Tub. on the Patterson
$4,000 Steeple Chase is creating a
great deal of amust nent. To miss =
ride IN the Lovers TLh is to miss one
OF most delightful of sensations.
Inc big ferris wheel has come in
LOT large amount of patronage and
large numbers have taken high ride
in it. -
At the Eagles carnival Is the first
time that many have had a chance 10
enjoy ride on an elephant and t Gvns I,
as she is called was kept busy last
night carrying large numbers on a
trip through the Midway.
me crowd last night, although yery
large, was orderly and no cases u
trouble Of any kind are reported.
from the attendance during the first
Two nights of the carnival it is posi-
that eo.,
at affairs of this kind in Ottumwa will
be broken and a high record set if
the weather continues favorable dur
ing the balance Of the week.
Giggle Alley and Holey Policy enter
tanned large crowds last night. They
are advertising as sure cures for the
blues and they certainly fill the bill
| in this respect
The animals in the Patterson Train
ed Wild Animal Show are said to he
the finest specimens of their kind in
the world
Gypsy the trained elephant that
carries eight people at time on a
trip through the Midway, is the largest
elephant In captivity being eight fooot
and six inches in height
| Capt. Scott, who handles the three
lions in the big steel arena and Major
DuMond, who fights for life in the
iron bound den of the untamable lion
Mayo. have had several narrow
escapes from being torn to pieces dur
Ing the past seven weeks, but so IA,
have failed to lose one iota Of thcir
nerve
The Old Plantation show gives ar
excellent performance and the artists
that appear are good sinners anC
dancers and crack some clever pokes
Texas Buds Wild West Show ha,
been patronized by large audiences
and those who have seen the fame,
roping and shooting and the riding 81
1 the bronchos there. say that it is the
best exhibition of the kind that has
ever visited Ottumwa
The Patterson Carnival Band Civ
a concert on the streets every after.
noon and evening and their music has
been enjoyed by a large number 81
people each time that they have ap.
peared.
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