The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-22
Big CARNIVAL
HUGE SUCCESS
GREAT CIRCUS AT FARGO col.
LEeE ALL THAT 1T WAS PLAN
NED TO RE-IMMENsE CROWD
PRESENT TO TAKE IN THE VAR.
IoUs SIGHTS.

The big athletic carnival given last
night at Fargo college was a huge
success In every respect. Six or seven
hundred people witnessed the perform
ance and by their frequent applause
showed they were well pleased. The
sideshows, band, vendors, clowns gym
nasts and concert were all excellent
and made up an affair unique in every
respect.
At Z o'clock crowds began to throng
up the stairs and down the Rialto
The cowboy band opened the perform-
ance and the bankers began to bark. In
few minutes there was the grand,
thrilling, glittering spectacle" of a real
carnival with all the noise and excite
ment accompanying such things
Crowds thronged the various shows
for somewhat over an hour and thes.
began to rush for seats at the big
show. The eight attractions on the
Rialto, each one feature by itself,
were all we'll handled and well at
tended.
At s:45. following a short band con-
cert by Prof. "Dadie" Stephens cow
an animal act. A monster African ele-
plant entered the ring and performed
ia wonderful manner. The Royal
Acrobats We're next. This aggregation
was composed of ten of the local Y. M.
c. A. gymnastic class. They put on
an excellent exhibition of skill ano
strength on the parallel and horizontal
bars. They concluded their act by
tunlbling stunt and human pyramid.
Mr. Harrison and his gymnastic squad
were given applause after applause.
Between acts the clowns, Becker,
Sandy and Mcdonald, kept the audi
ence bowling with their funny antics.
"Strongeo" was the next act. Walter
Bayard lifted a 300 and a 5O0-pound
weight with comparative ease, show
ing his powerful physical strength.
(The weights were carried out in one
hand by a small boy.)
The Artists of the Lasso, a feature
act was exceptionally well executed.
Wright and Miller. two local young
men, put on double roping act that
would have made hit on big vaude-
vile circuit. Their act was loudly
applauded
The last act. the grand finale, patri-
otlc anG inspiring tableau entitled The
Champions on the Hill, brought thun-
dering cheer. Several of the college
athletes posed in football end baseball
suits while various colorad lights were
flashed upon them They were given
a rousing college yell.
This monster athletic carnival was
concluded by a concert Cardini, a
&y-1Y ~
cracked jokes for upwards of an hour.
wound up the carnival in fine style.
Lyle Davis sang The Barber Shop
Chord and danced a typical colored
mans dance. William Jacobson sang
LOWE Joe, to the delight of all. The
Cardini quartette-Jacobson Haggart,
Sharp and Talbot-rendered several
excellent selections. followed by a
number of chorus selections. The con-
cert, the big show, the sideshows, were
all good and well worked up. The
whole affair was one bowling, scream
ing, "skilouvious" success.
Those responsible for the first Fargo
college athletic carnival were: Chair
man. James Sharp; stunt committee,
Melvin Hildreth; boosters committee.
Mcdonald; sets, Engerud: street, ia
cobson; co-workers, Becker, Turner,
Walker, Talbot, H. Haggart, Misses
Dart, Lowry, HOLSTER and Beckman,
Lewis, Horner, Drevelow, Stillwell
Behind the whole affair was Coach
Watkins to whom large amount OF
credit is due for the grand success
Every one in and connected with tho
college helped to boost and support the
affair. This carnival will go down as
one of Fargo colleges biggest and best
undertakings.