Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-27
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FROM CARNIVAL
The Brundage Carnival Company
Put on a Weeks Engagement in
DecOrah Which Pleased
Everybody Attending.
THE FERRIS WHEEL
ATTRACTED MANY
Al. Hs-h Rain Fell Practically Every
D.. '0x,uing the Week Over
$a Was Spent by
Anu snt Seekers.

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Last week Decorah enjoyed one
of the best carnival companies ever
showing in this section of the state.
The great Brundage Shows arrived
early on Monday morning from OF
tumwa and in the evening a large
crowd greeted them on the hitching
grounds, The company was one of
the cleanest we ever saw. There
was not bit of graft connected with
it, and the shows they put on were
moral and clean in every particular.
With good weather prevailing the en-
tire week it is hard to estimate the
amount of money they would have
taken in. AS it was the firemen Sc
cured ten per cent of the receipts,
which netted them $311.20, and it
is safe to say the carnival company
took in between $4,000 and $4,000.
1t was an expensive aggregation, and
we understand they cleared in the
neighborhood of $100 above their ex-
penses, which speaks remarkably
we'll on account of the condition of
the weather. And it also showed
that the American people are al
ways willing to spend their money
freely for good clean amusements.
The large Ferris wheel was great
attraction for young and old, and
averaged from 500 to 500 day,
at ten cents a. ride. Saturday night
with rain pouring down people were
riding in it holding umbrellas over
them to keep off as much of the rain
as possible.
Another great feature, and a new
one for Decorah was the motor
drome, where motorcycle riders en-
tertained large crowds. The drome
was 20 feet across the bottom, AZ
feet across the top, and set at an an
gle of rs degrees which made it al
most perpendicular. And it was 20
feet high. Three riders gave excit-
ing exhibitions on it. The machines
used were a twin cylinder Excelsior,
twin cylinder Indian and a single cyl
inder Thor. The record for a mile on
this track is Al seconds.
Alex Grinna, CT Decorah, agent for
the Thor motorcycles, and a we'll
known rider himself, decided to take
spin on the motordrome. The
riders told him that it would be i'm
possible for him to ride on it, be-
cause his machine was not built for
the incline. But Alex ignored their
ideas and attempted and accomplish
ed the feat with his own Thor motor
cycle, in q capital manner, giving
just as capable and competent ex-
hibition as the seasoned riders on
the drome. Mr.. Grinna was round
ly cheered for his exhibition, and
received many compliments on the
celebrated Thor.
Everybody connected with the
Brundage shows were ladies and
gentlemen, and made most favorable
impression on our people, and If
they ever come this way again are
assured of big business.
The company had in the neighbor-
hood of Is cars. The Transports
ton from Ottumwa to Decorah on
the Rock Island cost $545 and back
to Ossian $3.50. At the latter place
the Milwaukee took the train to
Minneapolis where the company is
showing this week.
| The firemen were more than
pleased with their treatment by
the company, and rendered the ladies
and gentlemen of the shows a bah.
quet at the City Hall.
B. M. Graham had the job OF
transferring the wagons back <1d
forth from the trains. The rain
came down in torrents Saturday
night and Sunday forenoon, which
made the work very disagreeable
Nevertheless at three O'Clock Sunday
afternoon the train was loaded and
started on its trip to Minneapolis.