The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-06
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"DIcK" HAMMErT's BIG AGGREGA,
TON IN TOWN.
Greatest Thing on Earth With Its
Grand Exhibition of Mastodonic
Wonders; @Thrills" and "Thrillers"
Do Remarkable Stunts for the En-.
tcrtainmcnt of Large Audience; the
Spoilers" and "Ballyho."
From Saturdays Daily.

lt was the greatest show OH earth"
Mankato lodge No. Is, |. o. 0. f.,
gave a unique and thoroughly enjoy
able entertainment at its hall last
night. Fully five hundred people at
tended, it is estimated, including the
members of Mankato and Schiller lodges
and their families and friends. The en-
tertainlucnt was in the nature of a
side show, resembling those with the
largest circuses, and it was carried out
with fidelity to the details, and made
decided hit withal. Some excel,
lieut. talent was developed.
Transformed BY Canvas.
The dining hall was used rs the
tent, being surrounded with canvas.
The outside of the canvas was ablaze
with the pictured attractions to be seen
within. banners We're floating, there
were ticket wagons, with umbrellas
over the heads of the sellers. and
this, and the spelling all added to the
realism OF the scene. A free perform
ance was given on Il raised platform in
front, while Gilmore's silver cornet
band played an overture. The ballyho
Included the snake clmrmer, Mrs. Fred
Prowse. with deadly cobra and boa
constructor, and the Dago and his blacl,
bear, characters assumed by W. t.
lIammctt and Fred W. Otto respect.
lively. These performances were so
good that it raised the anticipations
of the crowd to high pitch. and
when the gates were finally opened,
there was rush for tickets. The tent
only held quarter of the crowd, so
the performance was repeated four
times. The playing of the l. o. O. f..
string orchestra within helped draw the
crowd. and it took 10 time at all to
ill the tent
Great Array of Attractions. n
Inside was brilliant array of at
traetions,.. such as would have made p.
II. Barnum or Adam iForepaugh en-.
yious. They. were gathered at great
expense from all parts of the world.
George w. Scl,erer. was the lecturer.
and u distinguishing feature was his
brilliant necktic, which all but OUT
shone the posters on the tent sides.
He described each attraction in glow,
ing language. and got off numerous
humorous and witty sayings that took
with the spectators.
The German giant was the first at
traction George Schrieber filled that
part, and was SO big that the children
were afraid of him.
Mrs. Prowse as the snake charmcr
did some hair raising stunts with the
reptiles.
The living skeleton was w. Fl. Ward.
and one could almost hear the bones
clank against each other.
Willie GeegaD, the fat boy, was a
part that George Wiedemann was well
adapted to fill.
The Circassian beauty, "who bought
her complexion at Doxcy's,' was Miss
Lizzie Richards, and all of the young
men hung around her stand.
Mrs. Helene Raymond. the fat lady,
weighing 5l3,s pounds. according to
the lecturer, was Mrs. Wiedcmann.
The Limbless Wonder
l.. a. Radcliff was the limbless Won
der, with no legs or arms. and still
eats, drinks and sleeps"
Fred Clark, J. w. Wilcox and Fl. c..
,Iorgenson were three Odd Fellows. and
were rrotesauely gotten m
The wild man from Borneo. arrayed
i'm borsebide and with ring in his
nose. was HOMER Daniels. The lecturer
announced that he was caught in Jud
Humiston's woods near Eagle Lake.
1t took four ladies to make no the
two midsets, two feet. four inches tall.
Mrs. Will Girvin was the Gypsy for.
tune teller, and told the future through
palmistry. many taking advantage of
the opportunity afforded to take a
glance ahead. She received MANY com
pliments on her work. as well as make
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