The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-08
MANY ATTENDING
THE CELEBRATION
A Big Crowd on Main Street Today to
See the Many Sights of
the Free Fall cele-
bration.
IS ODD FELLOWS DAY
Big Parade This Afternoon Was Wit
messed by Thousands Of Out
of Town visi-
tors.

This is the third day of the free
fall celebration, and the biggest day
so far, there being large crowd OF
out of town people here to take IN
the pleasures of the celebration. The
Odd Fellows are in evidence, there
being great crowd OF them from the
three states, attracted by the meet
/ ing of the Lee County Odd Fellows
association.
4 The special excursion over the K.
! C. and North Road, which started from
Centerville this morning, brought In
big crowd of people. The steamer
/ Ottumwa Belle brought down a big
excursion from Dallas City and the
steamer Uncle Sam brought up an
other big crowd from Quincy. All
regular trains and boats brought In
creased crowds and the interurban
trains were crowded. Many people
drove in from the country and Main
street was filed this afternoon with
! large and we'll pleased crowd OF
visitors.
The afternoon program was given
with theexception of the high wire
! with the exception of the high wire
of the program on account of DoBell
j leaving for home yesterday afternoon.
! This afternoon, the Odd Fellows
gave their parade shortly after 2
/ o'clock, marching up and down Main
street and finishing the parade at the
upper market grounds where the
1 speaking was held. The parade was
/; witnessed by thousands of people who
crowded the street and watched the
men in line.
/ Tomorrow will be republican day
AMI there will be another large crowd
of visitors here, drawn to hear the adj
j dress to be given at Rand park in the
morning at 1890 o'clock by Hon.
/ Wesley L. Jones of Washington.
/ The program last evening went off
on scheduled time and there was big
crowd on the street from early in the
/ evening until after the high dive at
1890 o'clock
! 1t was the first pleasant night of
/ the week and although a trif1e chilly,
] everybody was having a good time.
4 The shows were patronized by many
people and everything went off nice
4 ly.
4 Lee Planet made fine parachute
leap yesterday evening at $50
o'clock, going high in the air and
making a beautiful jump from the
clouds. On account of the wind, the
balloon scared up from its starting
point at Twelfth street and on down
the line above the heads of the peo
pie who were gathered along Main
street. When high in the air, the per.
former cut loose from his hot air bag
and dropped through space, landing
at Sixth and Exchange streets.
The school children are out OF
school now for the balance of the
week and are noticeable on the street
Five bands are now busy on the
street and will play again tomorrow
giving the people plenty of music.
A number of new shows and conces
sion stands have been erected ant
the street is filled with booths ant
tents
The elephant was busy last evening
hauling people up and down the street
Tonighfs Program.
The program for this evening. vii
be as follows:
7:3o o'clock Platform Eleventh an,
Main The Poiriers.
500 O'Clock Platform Third an,
Main Namba Jap Troupe
500 O'Clock Platform between Sey
enth and Eighth On Main. The Den
tons.
9:15 Platform betwee
, Fourth and Fifth on Main. The Ser
+, sational divers.
1890 o'clock-The High Dive. Mint
and Main. Captain John strahl.