The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-08-02
DR.. Preston Bradley Fills Big Gospel Tent With
Interested Audience-Dr. Wadden
Assists In the Service.
Dodson's Weird Fair Shows Pronounced cIeanest
and Biggest Exhibition Ever ON
the Ranges.

Frank I.ozar Post of the American
Legion was indeed fortunate in secur-
ing the services of the Dodson World
Fair Shows for their week OF enter
tainment being furnished the citizens
of Ely and surrounding country. The
twenty-five shows and twelve riding de-
vices have attracted the people every
afternoon and evening. Coupled with
these are . large number of conces-
sions which also furnish their share OF
amusement besides distributing mer-
chandise TO the investing public.
The two trains carrying the large
quantities of material necessary for an
enterprise of this kind, arrived from
Virginia late Sunday night. The work
of unloading was completed by Monday
noon as was also the work Of setting
up the several booths housing the
shows and placing the riding devices.
A fair sized crowd attended the OPEN
ing performance Monday afternoon
and evening, While the attendance in
the afternoon is not as large as expect
ed, the evening attendance makes up
for the afternoon discrepancy
without doubt the Dodson Show
appearing here this week is the largest
and cleanest carnival attraction that
has ever come to the ranges. Nothing
so far, has happened to mar the week
of entertainment put on by Col. Dod-
son and his talented performers The
crowds have been good natuFed and the
carnival people have tried in every
way to be ladies and gentlemen and
keep up the reputation of the DodSon
World Fair Shows which yearly exhi-
bit at the Minnesota State Fair the
biggest and best Fair in the world. The
mere fact that this snow has been
chosen by the state fair management
yearly proves them worthy.
A novelty in the carnival line is the
presence with the show of Chaplain DR..
waddell, who holds religious services
for the people of the tented city regu-
iarly and otherwise acts as publicity
man for the shows Doc. Wadden owns
the distinction of being the only or
dained minister of the gospel travelling
with q tented show and Dodson's Is
the only company of this nature which
makes services In the canvass church
mandatory on the part of the show
folks. In conversation with number
of those about the show we learned
that the services are eagerly looked
forward to and that the genial DR..
wadden enjoys the confidence and re-
spect of the men and women Of his
novel congregation, living his teach
ings, and in his ministration being a
friend to all the employees as well as
the attending public.
Wednesday afternoon, Ely went on
the map in top form" as one of the
large congregation expressed it. cas- all
things move by trinity. the three Civ
ing Ey the impetus to first position
on the map were: Rev. DR.. Preston
Bradley, proclaimed as one of the
mightiest and foremost pulpit orators
whose church is the wonderful Peoples
Church of Chicago: Rev. DR.. Wadden.
circus evangelist, "only circus preacher
in captivity as he puts it and who
has preached in most Of the big and
little churches of every faith. shade
and belief in the country, q member
of the Ohio NJ E. Conference his home
being Columbus; c. c. Dodson, show
owner, who maintains q canvass
church" for his coo people with the
show and who maintains minister
for it and Chaplain Waddell