The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-10-18
A MAMMOTH FALL
FESTIVAL NEXT WEEK
RUTHERFORD GREATER SHOWS
TO FURNISH ATTRACTIONS.
MANY BIG FEATURES.

Great preparations are being made
by the baseball association for next
week when the Rutherford greater
shows will arrive in their special train
carrying all their paraphernalia for
their big shows to be exhibited in this
city, and, according to the interest
| taken in the event, the affair will be
! one of the most successful ever held
here.
The management of the shows take
special pride in the cleanliness of
the amusement, and the fact that
they cater especially to the ladies and
children shows exclusively the shows
stand out on their merit alone. Every
afternoon and evening the all-Ameri-
can band of twenty pieces, under the
direction of Prof. Chapel, will hold
concerts on the streets and on the
grounds, which is absolutely free and
the residents are invited to attend.
The show employs about 400 peo-
pie and carries over 60 amusements,
giving the place the appearance of
one of the largest circuseS; each show
is the best that could be obtained in
their particular line, including the
Whip, the greatest riding device of
the present century, and many others
of equally high standard.
The Rutherford greater shows are
new departure in the outdoor
amusement field, and are not to be
classed with the ordinary carnival
company This is the age of progress
and keeping abreast of the times the
| Rutherford shows represent an en-
tfrely new and different form of
amusement. Recreation is as vital to
the people as the clothes they wear
or the food they eat
The public is tired Of the old hum
drum carnival show. This company
is not travelling on a past reputation,
as it is practically young organiza-
ton, but is gaining many laurels on
new one which it is establishing. In
speaking of amusements t. H.. Golden
special representative of the above
shows, has this to say: 81 have been
identified with number of Americas
leading amusement enterprises, but l
am frank to say that never before
have l been in a position to promise
and deliver to the people entertain
ment of such peculiar character as
is provided by the big Rutherford
greater shows"
The Whip.
This is the first season that the
Whip will be seen upon any of the big
fairs, as it only appeared at Coney
Island last year, where it proved very
popular and big money getter, and
the lovers of outdoor amusements
who visit the festival will have an OPP
portunity to take a spin in this pleas
ing device, as the Rutherford shows
are one of the few midway companies
that have been fortunate enough to
secure one of these rides
The Whip is indeed a novelty in the
way of a ride, deriving it's name from
the old "crack the whip" game, the
chariots in which the patrons ride
whipping around the ends of the oval
shaped platform upon which they re-
volve. Screams of laughter from the |
riders attest the delight and pleasure
they secure from a whirl in this pleas |
ing device, and it affords nearly as |
much fun for the onlookers and is the |
center of interest at all times upon |
the midway when in operation.
The aIl-Amerlcan marine band of /
twenty pieces to furnish music day |
and night and free acts and many
other attractions to make this festival |
the best that has ever been held in
this section of the South. Everything |
for big time. Five big days and |
nights of fun and frolic. The old I
town will be wide open for innocent |
Joy and amusement. Be a part of it.
Help make it a success.