Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-08-31
ADJUSTMENTS AT THE FAIR.
Attractive Midway Provided for Tx
Coming Tennessee Exposition.


Coming Tennessee Exposition.
After careful investigation, with a
view OF giving Tennessee State Fair
visitors the very best, highclass mid
way attractions obtainable, the Amuss-
ment Committee, of which Mr.. w. G.
Hirsig is chairman, has closed a con-
tract with the Greater United Shows of
Chicago for D llne of attractions that
will surpass, it is claimed, anything of
the kind ever seen in this city.
There will be two free midway at
fractions this year, the Great Holland
and Rose Dockrell, two great equestrians
in their daring feats on horseback, and
also La Noles, lady and gentleman com
edy trapolene bar actors, who are artists
in their line. The main or big feature
of the United Company is the great one
ring circus, in which horseback riding,
training of wild animals, clowns and
other features of the big circus are i'll.
troduced There is also a steel arena
in this circus, in which lions, leopards,
pumas and other wild beasts of the
forest give exhibitions. A special act
of six lions is one of the interesting
features of the arena show. The famous
Wallace fighting lion will be introduced
at each performance.
ether Good Shows.
Among the other good shows to be
seen on the midway will be princess
Maxine" the greatest educated mole in
the world, performing many wonderful
tricks, entirely new to the public.
"The Fat Peoples Convention" con.
sisting of two very fat people, one
skeleton man and a giantess woman,
will furnish side-splitting amusement
number.
'Little Lord Roberts, the midget, is
another interesting show that will in
terest the thousands of children as we'll
as the grown people.
The "Seven to One" Show, contain.
ing seven pits of freaks, is interesting.
A wonderful piece of mechanism IL
the Electric City" showing the mills,
factories, street cars, trains, fountains,
and everything pertaining to large
city in actual operation.
The six Diving Girls" will also give
exhibitions that are daring as well as
interesting.
"The Plantation" depicting scenes in
the South during the war, and intro
ducing old Southern songs and dances,
is another interesting show that has
proved very popular wherever shoyE-
Ard still another show will be the
"School Boys and School Girls Sou
boys and four girls and Dutch teacher.
This show is calculated to furnish sixsy
laughs in sixty seconds. A numbcr Oh
popular songs will be rendered BY Che
boys and girls.
LOLA" the dissolving model, is an
attraction that will interest all who see
it.
Heckler's flea circus, the Ferris wheel
and the merry -go-round will furnish
amusement for the child.
Nothing Objectionable
1t will thus be seen that the com
mittee has used good judgment in the
selection of the Midway attractions,
and no show will be permitted on the
State Fair grounds thot is the least OBJ
iectionabe The United Shows which
are to appear at the State Fair this
year have been engaged for the great
civic celebration at Minneapolis, and will
appear az tie konturlsv State Fair. the
Tri-Stste Fair at Mcmphis, the Alabama
State Fair At Birmingham, the Cotton
Palace AZ Waco. Tex, the big celcbra-
ton at Greater jacksonville. Fla, and
they viii al o appear at Key West, Fla,
on the occasion of the opening OF the
FlagIor railroad system, celebrating Que
of the greatest pieces of engineering
in the world, the building of railroad
from Miami to Key West through the
swar,ps and the ocean. Nothing is be
ing le't undone by the management TO
make tho Tennessc" State Fair this
year tEe b-s. in the history of tbs as
sociati~u md list erough harmless
anu ~op., rs haen added to give spics
ar, a-.s7a 70 the Big educational
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