The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-03-26
OSKALOOsA GETS
A PLEASURE PARK
WILL BE BUILT AND RUN ON
METROPOLITAN PLAN.
ON INTRRURBAN NEAR BEACON
Large Pavilion VIII Be Built At
Once and Other Structures
and Attractions Added AS
the Season Advances.

Oskaloosa has been discussing the
park proposition year after year with
mfailing regularity. Now that the
project had been about discarded by
the people, the park proposition has
been discussing Oskaloosa, whether
or no an entertainment and amuse-
ment place of the park sort would
warrant investment and give the man
agement reasonable return. The
matter has been thoroughly canvassed
and the announcement is made today
that Oskaloosa is to have new park.
The park is located southwest OF
the city in an ideal strip OF native
forest land of ten acres extent,or more
liz necessary 1t lies north and east
of the land of tho Raven Coal Com
pany and north of the Rock Island
track that runs to Beacon. The park
is accessible from the lnterurban line,
]. Mace Hagan has secured a lease
of the land for a term of years and
he, together with the mterurban Com
pany, will make improvements on the
property aggregating between five
and six thousand dollars, to give the
people of the city an ideal summer
amusement place.
The Interurban Company will make
a new station on the line for the use
of the park visitors. 1t will stand
near the turn as the track curves to
enter the Phillips cut" A switch
for the use of the extra equipment will
be put in at this place. A viaduct or
foot bridge over the Rock Island track
at this point will be erected to give
access to the park, the entrance OF
which will be about one block distant
from the Interurban tracks and north
from the station. The park and the
approach will be amply lighted by
electricity for night entertainments,
and the grounds, driveways and paths
will also be illuminated.
The main building to be erected will
be a structure forty by eighty feet
This will be called the pavilion and
will be for dancing, roller skating, OF
gatherings of parties who desire the
shelter Of building. 1t will be suit.
able for picnic parties, meetings or
gatherings where a program OF
speaking is desired. The floor will be
of hard maple and will be equal tc
that of any hall now used in the city
Other buildings will be utilized by
lunch counters and refreshment
stands of various characters. There
will be bowling alleys, shooting gal
lery, moving picture show and penny
ARCADE, "merry-go-round," and other
places for entertainment and amuse
ment.
The park will contain a small rivu
let which may be transformed into a
miniature lake.
Mr. Hagan proposes to give the PEG
pie of the city park that anyone
may visit at any time for recreation
fashion of the better class of metro
politan parks and will be made a re
sort for gatherings of all kinds, 70:
picnics, for family gatherings, frateP.
nal meetings and family outings
Every convenience and accommoda.
tion will be provided and perfect or
der will be required
Mr.. Hagan proposes to make his
park popular and to that end he will
have a couple of carnival companies
at the place during the season and
will also provide accommodations for
the annual horse show. Mr., Hagan
will live at the park and viii give his
personal attention to the management
and operation of the property Ell,
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