Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-21
FREE ACTS FOR
DELAWARE CO. FAIR
TWO BIG PROGRAMS DURING THE
WEEK. CELEBRATED PER.
FORMERS COMING.
SOIL EXPERT TO BE AT FAIR
Will Test Soils free for Farmers Of
Delaware County, and Ad.
,. . Joining Counties.

| Secretary T.. w. Williams mas Secur-
ed the finest line Of free attractions for
he Delaware County Fair that has ever
appeared here. An innovation this year
that will be highly pleasing to the pa
irons is the change Of programs. There
will be seven big feature acts Tues
day and Wednesday. September 3rd
and 4th. These will be here for two
days only and will be followed by sew
en- entirely different acts for Thurs
day and Friday. The acts will appear
both afternoon and evening. This
change Of acts, together with the spec
ial features which have been arrang-
ed for each day will make practically
Ia complete change Of program each
Iday.
Acts Appearing Tuesday and Wednes.
day. ..
The Kawano Trio consisting of two
Japanese men and one woman. This
act is distinctive and distinguished
foreign novelty, which amuses the pub
lie with the most intricate hand and
foot juggling. The Japaneses excel
all other actors in this line.
The Aerial Youngs were with the
Hagenbeck-W Wallace circus last year
and present a sensational double trap
eze act, introducing twenty-foot
break away drive also an aerial iron
jaw novelty act.
Fishers Circus is an act for the
amusement of the old as we'll as the
young, consisting of dogs, ponies and
monkeys in routine Of comedy tricks
This act is complete circus in itself
The Riva Larson Troupe consists OF
two ladies and two gentlemen, and
presents two complete and distinct
acts each a feature in itself. Their
apparatus is highly nickle-plated
towering high in the air, and the CO.'S
tunes worn by these people at each
performance are the finest. Every
trick produced by this troupe is new
novel and sensational.
Acts Appearing Thursday and Fri
day.
The Six Wild Moors are known as
the versatile whirlwinds of the desert
They are pyramid builders in human
form, introducing sensational feats o1
| lofty and ground tumbling. These
men, imported from the far east, are
the worlds fastest acrobats and excel
all others in their line in speed and
strength, one man alone holding all
other members of the troupe. OF all
the foreign acts of this style, the
Arab is in class by himself, as he
is placed in training in his early
youth and before leaving his native
country must pass all physical tests
On Thursday and Friday afternoons
these whirlwinds of the desert will
appear on the track in front of the
grandstand performing whirling and
acrobatic tumbling never before at
tempted by any other race.
The Six Galvins consist of five beau
tiful young ladies and one gentleman
and are known to the circus world as
the sensational cyclists supreme. They
perform variety of cycling stunts
unsurpassed by any other act of its
kind The young ladies are entitled
to especial mention inasmuch as each
performs hazardous feats on the bi'
cycle never before attempted by the
female sex.
The Ell Ray Sisters introduce q
splendid roller skating act. They car
ry their own floor and perform a ser
les of fancy skating feats, inter.
spersed with the latest and most popu'
lar dance steps. This act is splendid:
ly costumed This is the first yeal
this act has appeared outside of the
larger cities. They have Just com.
pleted an engagement at the Hippo
drome in New York, appearing there
as one of the feature acts.