The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-05

With all the pomp and display of =
medieval city sending forth a crusade
centuries ago. the second annual Fall
Festival will be ushered into the
Panic Proof City" tomorrow morn
ing. With a court of honor down the
main street and al tho business houses
decorated for the occasion. with tha
yellow and white waving proudly and
defiantly about the city, Richmond
will welcome the thousands of guests
who will pay homage to this city's an
nual pageant.
A band concert by the famous Smit-
tie military organization will be the
means of announcing to the guests
that the Panic Proof City welcomes
the vanguard to her city. Smittie has
a reputation that is nation wide and
all who attend this years festival. will
hear some of the best music ever
played by a band.
Agricultural Parade.
At 10 o'clock the agricultural pa
rade will be formed and for several
squares agricultural and live stock ex-
hibits will be on display. This will
be one of the features Of the opening
day and will be interesting not only -
the farmer. but to the resident of the
city who will have the pleasure Of see.
ing what the farmer is growing In its
best form.
When the clock announces IL 30 to-
morrow morning. George L Bumbaugn
will begin his wonderful flight In his
dirigible balloon. Although the ex-
hibits open half an hour earlier, every
person in the city will stop his work
to see Mr.. Bumbaugh fly over Rich.
mond with the greatest ease. Like Q
large vulture flying toward the sky.
the large balloon flies easily and
slowly, forward or backward At the
will Of the aviator. In this day Wheh
the Wright Brothers and Zeppelin are
making their wonderful flights in the
East and in Europe, the Panic Proof
City" will witness an ascension equal
ly as great Mr.. Bumbaugh says that
he is an anarchist and has always
wanted to do something that no one
else has done. and he has certainly ac-
complished an anarchy in the all.
This will be one Of the greatest exhib.
its of the festival and the visitors will
be able to see . dirigible balloon and
the first aviator in the middle west
Some Other Events.
The horse show. airship flight and
display by the fire department viii at
tract the attention OF the visitors dur
ing the afternoon. The horse show
this year will greatly surpass that Of
1908 and all the fine horses. Of all
classes will be exhibited and the COM
petition for prizes is expected to be
very keen. Many horses in and about
the city have won prizes at the state
and county fairs.
The second airship flight win occur
late in the afternoon. Mr.. Bumbaugh
waits until the air is quiet and then
takes to his favorite element-the air.
1t only happens in a great while
that the citizens os this city or any
city witness an exhibition run by It's
fire department. Tomorrow afternoon
all companies of the Richmond fire de-
partment will make an exhibition run
down North A street and will also give
a water display.
To Award Prizes.
The prizes for exterior and interioe
decorations win also be awarded In
the afternoon and the displays By the
Richmond merchants will attract mot
only attention but comment. They
have spent more money this year o.
their decorations and the windows and
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