The billboard (May 1905)

Xtie Billboapd 21 ' :' The death of Gen. Fttshngb l«e will ■be a great ton to the Jamestown Ex- IKMitlon Co- which bad achieved much under his mana^ment and direction; but we are informed that the worlc wlU go ahead under the direction of Chair- man C. Brooks Johnston, of the board of governors, until a successor to Gen. I<ee has been named by the director- ate. Gen. liee'a Influence bad beea largely depended upon In securing Mate appropriations. In which he had accomplished so much. It was Intend- ed to have him go abroad and secure representation at the coming exhibi- tion from European and other coun- .trles, after the states in the Union had 'been bron^t in line. Ttala laborous woric win now fall upon tlw rtH wadera of some other person, not JVt appollltSd by the directorate. . • • . * Two more weeks only remain Cor tbe^eompletlon of the Lewis & Claric 'OentHmlal Exposition at Portland, but there is every reason to believe that this western world's fair will be ready for the opening when, on the first day QC«Jane, President Roosevelt presses -tlM?initton in Washington, three thou- sand miles away that will set the ma- chinery in motion. It is the first ex- position west of the Rocky Mountains ii»:>' Wliiidi.:,tlM aoMnuBMit has partici- pated. This fsct win afford new fea- tures, both to the eastern as well as the western people. A large majority Of western iteople have never seen a tte?ngirf: i< wri it « >i y win gtwm Itniitai liloerto unseen by tlw < ;;;Vi--FAIBJTOXBB. : Tli<B Kulslwwn^ lewL, gkir _ _ ItsB dMidcd to iBCMsie Ms f i i i lfsl stock ftfln nS.OOO to $20,000. The secretaries of the Kansas and Oklikmia circuit wilt meet In Hntrhliwin. In order to make a circuit of Riley, Clar CeMcr, Smith Centn, BelleTlUe, Mankate, Kortoo, Kan., aad HnbbeU and Nelaon, Neb.. the date* at day Centre liare been chanced ftvm Sept. 3-8 to Aug. 15-lS. Officials of the War and Interior De- partment* arrlTed la Portland from Wasbtng- too, and are hard at vvrk InstaUing tbe exliU>- Ita ot these execotire branches of the gorem. ■Mnt at the Lewi* and CUrb Eiposltloo. Fire destroyed twenty-flve stables azbd resulted In the death of orer a doaen race horses at the St. Louis Pair Anoelatioo track Slay 4. The principal lo«er la Frank Gerln^, whose entire string, with tbe exception ot Floral Wmtb, was destroyed. Concessionaires on The Trail at the Lewla aad Clark BxposHlcn are exceedingly MKjL A race to on. Among the coocesalonalres a good natnred rlraliy la manifest. Each wishes to have bl5 coDccaslon completed before his netgtitx>r. Tbe Tarknis cooceasloo bolldlnga are apparently being "bk>wn ap." Tlw Temple at Mirth, pofnilarlr dabbed the "FooUsh Boose;" the Cascade Gardens, Gay Paree and acTCial caXM are ready to recelre their Inlsh- faig toaches. The hoge amphitheatre for the CUalTal o< Venice, the Ala&ka and Klondike •zUhlta, tbe New . York Animal Sbow and the OalTeatOB Hood axe being harried toward com- pletloa. rarorit opoa the nnlone bolldlnga for the B U ee f ct Cairo are well imder way. also spoQ the banding* for Tbe I4uul of Tbe Mid- idght Son, Ttie satmteil Oastle and Tbe IHp t» Vanas, wbleb wlU be completed long beta* the «i|>ei»liig day. The ibowe ue of the blgheat (•■netcr. The Uat of coaceaatooB Inrlndea BrtaaBc Bam, liudm's OvtlT* nylac Ha- <klM. XUera*, TtlQ t> Waaata. Alaaks and XIiMdIkau OanlTCl «C TMlcCk Otf>K«tt IM. Temple «C Xlrtb. The Lnd «C Tk* WdBigM Soft, Infant Incobatoca, Hamited OMtle and Trip ito Venos. Jaqapeae VtUagCk Hwmted Swing, Gay Pane, New Tork Aalmal Sbow, CallfomU Radium Display. Street* *( Cascade Oardeos, Darkness and Chntes, Itarenport's rheasairt Farm, Village and Toaler'a Indian Village nWO HKWITT OPKIW WAtON The Fred Hewitt Shows opened their season at Vlncennes, Ind., May 1, with the following shows and attractions: W. A. Miller's merry-go-round, O. Wmi B|_ Fer ris wheel. M rs. Fr ed. Hew- prodigy, Freddie, the Human Spider; Geo. Hull's AthleUc Girls, Tschudl's XJUlputlaBak Joe Duxnlng's Vaad«vlll* Theatre, Hunt & Kelso's Philipinos. Sid W. Floto's Snake Shows, and the Great Train Robbery. Harry Mc- Gowan's Military Band (second sea- son) furnished music for the occasion. The free acts are Darwinia's Loop the lioop, with a. ilreworks display; the Great DeViers. trapeze and high wire: and the Two Hewitts in their well- known globe act. The above aggrega- tion, with fifteen privileges, surely guanmtMB' mmomm ' pHt ..th*- apMon in any dty fn wlidh fheir may plt«h their tents. The company opened at Lin- coln Park under the auspices of the Stre«t Saitway Co.. and did a goo<l BXBSET FAnt H0TE8. Matt. Reese and Enmer An^e Joined Ike WtldK CUBlTsl Co. at JaekMW.. OUa. Cumberland, Md., will hold a'street fair and camfral next month. Pllbeam Brothers' United Carnival OA opens at Elkhart. Ind., May 15. A mammoth street fair will be held In Cbarlotte, N. C, week of May 14. The Romolds have Dreamland with the QMst 'Staair nawa MBi X.-H*acaa is stoi wllb tkCB. his L See Eugene P. McKenna Ferris wheel with the meat for Cbe season. Dr. Horace Grant has been engaged bT 'tfae BetaU Merchants' Aasodatfam ot Mash. TlSe, Tenn., to take entire Chuge' «t all lege* and coacessLoos connected i*Jia*-|ka Fe*U*aI to be held week ot " advertisement In this Issne. What promises to be one of the best spring festlTals to be glTca this year will ba held at NashTlUe, Ttaa. Htiet^ote tb* Tcaa- essee Spring FecUTal has beci hdd at Chatta- nooga. TUa year the bostacsa am claimed with the aid oC itfth a nt* . tte Obamber of Com- merce and elTle and mlMf ly ccgsnliatVMi* they bare decided to give a fcctlTal tbajt will ezed anyttiing of U* kind erer before held In the state ot Ttanessee. The gnaraatee tnnd raised by tbe association amounts to $25,000. Dr. Horace Grant, ooe of tbe most successful men In the boslnes*. Has been engaged by the as- soelatloa to take charge ot the amusement features and prlrileges. Tbe program for the we*k (Mar 22-27). Is as follows: Monday— Pure Food parade. Tuesday—Firemen's con- test, aerial ladder cUiablBg oontest. Wednee- The Alabama Carnival Co. remained orer Iir JacfcaoD, Tenn., last week. Manager TyJer reports buslsesa good. The company t« booked for Portsmoitth. Ohio, week of June 6. Ritchie, the high diver, has signed n-itb the Alaa* CknlTal Co. for the season. Be will- leap th* gap as a free attraction. Kltchte has a new act which be has finally mastered. ■ Roy GUI, for the past three seasons coooeeted with the Fetarl Brothers' Camlral Ot>-, has canceled hi* engagement* for this sea. son on accoirat of lU bealth and will remain at bis home In LonlsrUle, lU. "Dutch" BarriU, the cyclone adver tlser. has signed with tbe Great Muidy SImrts for the season. He has the excluSlTC advertis- ing privilege, and sends all frlcaid*' hi* heat regards, wishing them succt.'S&. The Capitol Amusement Co. will this summer hare as free attractions Boee and Lemon. The af«tcdlth THab Th* Otnaja^ aad Wagner's MM|>iiy„' W a s t ^.v ^tfcM ' :!-.■>»» iJiiw '-'a Ferris wheel; asd amij itfiasei —d' lia ^taM shown. The San Antonio Spring Carnival and Flower Battle oiwned la San AntoolA Tex., April 3(. with one oC tba beat parade* ever witnessed in that dty. rdne Faiker Amusement Co. put on the atlnallMk Boat- IKS8 good; weatmr fine. v J>ete Conegr's Otlental.^8faaaiD»M'atlU in Jadtaan, ~3ilaai :d*iBS aa .laafiiB**: baaia***, Uoo M. BMfUt iHB ba aa**dat*d.'vlth Sir. OoofT la the- stetnte'. bialaiw^-lMa' gammer. ISiey will play camlral* ■■■"T*"''* "^ " They wrKe that they win liare a flae'eMtt. Mr. A. C. Bauscher, nMlaager of the Bauscher Carnival Co.. writes that they are in the land of money and doing fine. Tlipy have added ^arena's Itallaa Band of nine musicians; also BlUle Marrlam's loop tbe loop, and Jen. nle and Waldo upon the revoMag laMtta..- At Okolood, Miss., the commlKie-gM*.'Ati kMViet in honcr of the company. The Moonshiners Show with - the Ons Meyers' Amusement Co., sold 6i(IO0 dAets daring the wei^^k of April 17 at fifty ccntn each dcrlQg tbe engagement In Caname, Uex. All the shows did well. Fifty cents waa Charged at the main entrance. Mexico most be . Ziisetta; the UuOr, wbo^ leaps the gap oa a Meyde wMfc... -Or", IMIisT Amosement Co., mat with a ■ttlipa'.'aaaliiBt at Hastings, Nab.. Apm aa, 4ba,' ttml*'.atriklac the last iacUaSb OmriHC < tta?Wr; 'tM*r - avsa her AMMcn-aad tacad.''^ae^«M..iltkid>iV'lB «a oeoaaeloaa coadHIco aad' xcaMllBed' ao> for several bom. Ber Injuries are not ot a per- manent character. Notes from the Patterson & Braln- erd Carnival Co.: While en laute between Mena and Sylran Springs, Ark., ApiHl 30, we met with a serious accident. The mammoth organ recently purchased from James Bostock and valued at $5,000. caught fire from a spark tbpown from the engine and was completely destroyed. The fire also damaged an animal wagon, trat not seriously. Tiie company lias been playing to good basinet. Tbe advance staff Is as follows: A. H. I'.arkk-y. general conttracting sgent; C. W. NIohols, flrieen-day man, and M. N. Matthews, press representative. day—MlUttar Band* <1J|I00 a*a la Uae). Thoradaj^-floral parade or antaa and eatrtag**; pony class and Juvenile etinestrtan class; priaca In each clas!:. Friday—liham battle (stat* troops against Confederate veteran*); Miii «nt y street drill. Saturday—Grand Industrial Fb> rade. Every night—Pain's Fall ot Pott Arthur at Centennial Park sod the Seemaa-JUlIlcaB Mardi Cns Co. at Market square. i After long and continued service in tbe circus business Mr. Lew Nichols bss decid- ed to cikter another branch of the show busi- ness and has become aecrvtaxy and assistant manager of the at. ImoI* Syndicate Amusement CO.. taktas a half latcmt la (hat oompaay with Mr. B. W. Wearer;- Tbcae geatleiiiea Inteod to make thia a pcrmcDeat'OstaM. apoa the nad. Mr. Weaver and Bany-Daanlll* ataiahcM i have booked some «C tba ,biat tMias;iar~ t Bsee. 3ia. Nlchafe He «as,.4ha ;|Ma«atifa:i te'lM foartccn ot the beat *iid nioat, traction* ever seen with tfie Great Animal Jangle, Gibson CIrls. Hereafter, Mia* dog. Dreaniland, Coootiy dreaa. :^B*aat .Sbat Jack BuUt. Fire and Flame*, rnrt*Ma imont The Cbateih Gondoliers, Soatldand.- Oreattaa' and Ferris wheeL Two oC the laigeat poctalda' electric light plant* In the world an: part of the paraphernalia carried by Col. Mondy. Tb* special and rare features this year are Tbe Veatb Trap, Loop the Loop, Leaping tlie Fiery Chasm, and the High Dive. Two band*, <me ot eighteen plecea and one ot twelve pieces, are carried. There are slzty-two wagons, aU having tbe finest of fronts. Special mention ahoald' be given the animal front, wihch t* positively' the finest on the road. It waS painted by the beat artiata of Bnglsnd and la the moat coatly front ever pat out by any carnival company. Tbe train consists of twenty-four can. all new and up-to-date, being specially built for Col. Mnndy, the construction beli4P under his supervision. Vaalle Fopesesco wIU be the head animal trainer tbls year, and MUe. Van Gorder, tbe finest lady trainer la the world, will be Qneen ot tbe Arena. The feature ot tbe anlnt*! ihoir wlU be bar twenty UoD act. Another ationc act in tte aataaL Jangle will be Anita, Tbe Dancing GiTl. arbo dances with a group of lions, tigers, Jagaasau ' pumas and bears surroandiug her. The ex- ecutlve staff is composed of Col. P. J. Mnady.-^ sole owner and proprietor; Barry Van Gorder. ' treasurer, and Roger Flint, general manager, Tbe Mnndy Carnival Co.- Is booked solid to September, and only with the best dUes. CoL ' Mnndy'* Shows are greatly In demand by reason of their ezceUence. They 'were compeBed to ' refuse some excellent time, owing to their solid booking. Treasurer Tan Gorder and Manager Roger Flint are two ot the best men to b* bad In their line. Altogether, the Uaady. Carnival Co. la par excellence, and Us stag la;: the most gentlemanly lot of correspondent ba* «var met. Circus, Minsgirii ind Trained Animil Arenas. Thi Wiati Spniil •( Siipirbly Eqnippid Girt Lmtss Tek<i fir Fiidliy A. M. Iiy I8tli. WS ABM IT •» th* Woodmea of America's Katlonal OODTeBtlon held in Xnnakm, Wi&, week Jtine lOtb. Woed- nen of AnmiealB Ohmtral will be the bii^Eeat euniTal event In Amertea thte year. 1,000,000 people will be to town tbMX week. PrlTllece people atdrese Aseat Stearl Brea. in eaeh city; Feiaxi Bros, manage all privileges (legitimate only). WA:NT£D— OwlDK to ebangre of programite, 2 more Beasatlonal Frea Ai:ts; b.lso 2 good Clown Acrobatto Acts; good eanvasmea, talkers, raiorbaefaa, eeatmen, worklacmen ia all departatents; all kinds of circus acts, downs, acrobats, aerlaliat«, high dlveis, or any kin* of set far dicaa or vaadevOw. rRANCiSPieMARI. PrMldont. Harbt Habdt. Iiocal Oontrmethic Acent. Aetora and Acta addzeaa . . ., jea. <S. F WA P h lfe i»»aiditt. F. & BMcninbJUacd.Fxanotar. Muse Li FKAI Oaqaral Atwit. A. H..DXSXBB. Local Office : Wtnter Quapters» All otherg addicas OHIO. J£miiom"3%c odt. Mmtwa ''He BiUboatd" mkat unmeri a g odt.