The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-16
DEATH DEFYING ACTS
CARNIVAL FEATURES

The Merchants Carnival and Street
Fair, under the joiut auspices Of the
Commercial Club and the Hood River
Band, is now in full swing. Second
street has been transformed into q YER
liable Midway. At the lower end OF
the street an imposing Ferris wheel,
equipped with ten cars. s.overtops every
thing. In close proximity is the fes-
tive merry -go-round with its bucking
and galloping horses, while at the up
per end is the thrilling Death Nhirl,
q sensational bicycle act that is being
offered as one Of the free attractions.
Other free acts include the High Dive.
a head foremost plunge from the top
of q 80 foot ladder. This is located
directly in front Of the Hotel Oregon
and takes place every afternoon at two
o'clock. Then there is the inevitable
balloon ascension every morning at lq
o'clock at the Corner of Fourth and
Cascade.
Among the most popular Of the the
atrical attractions is the Alabama
Minstrels. The genuine southern mel
ody and fun produced by these real
darkies is delight to everybody. The
singing of the Maple Leaf quartet is
alone worth the price OF admission.
Then there is Julious La Verne 5snd
his startling illustrations. His eai6ty
bird trick is already the talk Of IT.
town. He takes a live bird out Of .
cage, goes down into the audience, end
in full view Of ell, places the bird IN a
paper bag. Holding the bag in one
hand, he fires a revolver with the
other, shooting the bird into lighted
electric light globe ten feet away.
The bird is readily seen to be inside
the glass and the globe has to be
broken TO take tkD5ird out. 99lnsieur
Verne's Mysterious SleepinIo Beauty
illusion has everyone guessir4
Tb>G other Midway features include
Roxy and Roxy, expert rope t%!Tiers
Clarke and Ca,rke. Canadian champion
rife shots; Gonzales, the man go
Ia I,hs 4t locksmiths. The Atter dWs
q barrel trick tt3t is clever. &f@E
being es idcuffsd. he is sa:urelS reiled
uI il fErrel by I loc&l cor9E Gtst.
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bacM tANl TIER cyptive AneIAas SsRl
tba 6arhsl, holding thB shp;ki1s in sls
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should all see tha glsaA locosos@
every part Of which has been blo@n
fFen ass.
TheV"DeAth Eh6l" is rtally vcsssy
of moAe than passfis notice. InOfront
Of the Stewart Hard 2trA Comp@ny,
circular. perpendicular fence, IL feet
high hV, been constructed. Inside Of
this and on the perpendicular Sursecs
of t& fence dasheg bicyclsrider at \
full sLsasI. When he has Vhirled
h@thwf6 1Ar a moment or ". the fence
10 elAvatsS into the air enothOr IL feet,
4ltil finally the rider is doing his s1ed
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