The billboard (Sept 1905)

Xtie Billboard •BPTBMBER 23, tm, It la reported tm Unte. Iad„ that ao Sept. 13 ■ mU wi» lit* IB the eooatr mtt exceeded ttat 4C Ml thonMiMl. The Ndnmaiat SWr, tuM in Xif EUiabelk who Mdc to to the at ISS.OOO. The allcses that Bobaoo, sr.. rliited ia U*l aad ladaced Un. Enrily Welcb _^ : him ti«Te her children—Alice. EUzabetb ■'^K^V.Bobert—promiitlxi; to ^Te them an acco- 'ItHlll^ training and return them to her In three jVSBB. QQker alle^ that Mr. Hotwn necleirted to ^wti iiii coo tract, and did not return them t» their mother, nor did be pa7 them a aalarr In Uen thereof. The declaration allesea further that the plaintUTa and their bVotbera continued with the Nelson PamllT until 1903. when they escaped from the Berrltnde in which they were held. EUaabeth haa married and Urea in Pern. (The NelMO famllr played the Indiana State Fair last week and the plalntlfla tahfltff adran- tace of their beinK in the jHMWks. of the Harlon court, brousbt the salt flBl^li •erred spon the defendanls. •t-' .sN;/ - aennant and horrihle death 'paper, met death at ' hr ralUng^ from his _ ^ aee of fully 2.000 feet. '- Kr. Aosust was performing for Industrial Trades .Bzpoaltlon. His act. which included a number aC feata on the trapeie, had been at- tzactlDS thooaanda of people for two weeks. Specuton bellere that tSa arma gare oot be- miae of partial paralysis. The performer bad ^ust awmis himself from the trapexe bar. He grasped at the parachute rope, but failed to catch it- Failing in this, he made an effort to get npoo the bar, bat appeared to be unable to accomplish his purpo»e. The balloon appeared to wobble and before Use epectators knew It the aetooaut waa fsliin? earthward at a terrlflc ■peed. The body landed up<« a fadck pavement a * sbspeless mass of flesh and hnkea booes. A number of bricks were drlTcn four Inches Into the KToDnd. The Iwdr waa taken to an nndertaker'a estahUatamcBt a«d j>lw> d to aen- ■Bdoah, Pa., in ewnpHf to .yHtk'^lm^lKtBt am the father of the ttuL wm^,'j»:^~:w Aasnt waa iiiM Mina MB'«r~tte mkib bs ;.<jK-«MtttaB to Id»',paxMtate drop he — tke^!tnpese bar seldom I twenty^n yeaia mm wta. fluher In general, boalaeas waa wooA. Fifteen stables and five blooded horses were burned at the Butler, Pa., fair grounds Aug. 23. Two employes at the stable were Injured. Zeesle. Ozette and Boy D.'belooc- ing to Ttalner Demareat, of Kingston. N. 7.. were among tliofe that were Incinerated. Edward and Minnie Nelson, balloon- ists. made aaceaslona for the Bsltimore. Md.. Connty Fair recently held in Tlmonlnm. Dur- ing ooe of the sscensloiu Edward was Injured by i«TM<ii»y In the top of a Gree. Mlsa Nelaoa then did the act alwv- He- Kelsoo is Impror- ing. TI19 total atteadanee.at the <>iMi«Han mm, Ibk Ion talis. Robei^ Waldson is plajdns^ lOssonii tois with. Ua^Teavle of Masie. - ^ - - ^ - to Ms lieoa iswrltes that Ills elec- ]■ Twiriwf good money Tbe Mordlos are In tbelr third week OB tlie Herald Cox Cbenlt oe fairs. This week they are at Newport. Fa. The Morgan Grove Fair at Martina- horg. W. Ya., waa a great mmwt Tbe many line exhibits drew t^w**"«* oowtt dally* . A t yea tH 7 S,00ft_p e«H»le attai ded the ^ *** ~ SidM^^XlBai^n. IfL > .annual fair of the Colored A. M K. AasodatloD opened at I«lBCtoD. Ky.. i0U tt fkr one week. Tbe amusement features ■ere and attiactiTe. The Brocdwif^s. Charles and Maude, mt to LoBlSTme. he Bsc« te tbe czhlMIIoa of stock. Tbe amosements tkis year were of a higb order. Opposite the grand itand were the Fall of Fort Arthur the St. L«oo Family. Cunningham and the Doedooa. Oior Babeock. in loop (be loop: Calcedo. in hla wire act; tbe Nelson FamUy: Stiahl high dlTtf. and the Ladles' relay race were booked direct by the fair management. The GaskiU Ohnlval Co. fOTlabed attra cUons STRBBT FAIRS CARNlYAbS The People's Amusement OOi doeed s Tery successful week st PrlncetOi^ VlMlt the Collscam took top money. The Two Aniold's are making good with the "HdT" Soothem Camlrsl Co. Clia>. the Bed Dome. It has 7 that It la getting tbe ^.Tbe yat lB Ml A «ielatton «rf Pfamo •ff liiulul tasUuiuents mt thdr eoafCBtlfln to - he hdd In WashlUKton, D. C. acxt Kay. The engagement of the Ko3raI Italian ' Band at the Lewis and Clark Ejvoaltloa was ' cxteaded two we^s. The hand bai been de- ly**-!- thoosands of people at the Ezpofltlgo. '. ">'I<ei>-Steven's alnldit. The Arrow. Is - eK^lMMfto at the linetoetBcn' ExpoaltloB ctadnatfl. It ia possible that ' It win also he featured at the Oakley (Oblo) ■ X*lr. to be bdd Sept. 28-29. ThQ IjOtllsville Commercial Club has written Secretary Bain, of tbe Kentucky State ' mr, for 2.300 catalognea far Ita membership. > Tbe dnb has diartered a special train and win vlitt (iM lito lb a body. ■ Oont - IhMAw I th Is playing state and Hie aanasement of Jake & ■ ■■tMgs_ ftormerly of the Sbowa, ta dolttg the adrance and pceaa work. Ben Kraase la handling the front. Bandmaster C. H. Hassell of - the Irish Guards Band was presented with a hand- some gold watch, chain and lodcet by the management of the Canadian Natlooal Exhlhl. Hon at the dose of their big erent In TDranto Sept. ». The Marathon Connty CWla.) Fair. «cld Sept. was fimr days oC p ruuu uu ted ■iiross Tkc cxUHta. nees. etc much is said that the . than the a lt e udaue e. foe next season. Hardy, 'the .American Blondin." writes tliat he scored big at the western fair held In London. Can., last week. The fact that Hardy haa not bad an^ open' date since last November speaks for Itself as - to tbe character and drswluf; ix>wer of Ms act. He Is now open for fairs and expositions. Jim Key. the educated equine, will shortly be open for engagements at eahlbitions, etc Uanacer A. R. Bo^rs writes that Ms Fire and Flames Spectacle I5 Tnnklng apod at the Pittsburg, Pa^ Exposition.' taktoc-Jit ji.ooo dally. Huee Ore companies 'Ml-* US people are used in* the apectacle. The city of Spokane, Wash.^ lias oh exhibit at the Waahlhgtoh State - BnOdlng at the Lewis and' Clark Exposition' a thoosand .feet of mOTlDg plctnres representing wheat-growing and harrestin^ scenes. Irrigation work and other ssricoltural^ aetMties; In- tbe eUialtr •< Sfo- . ^ . kane. wm be cnlta.' ' At 'tiie dose' of the' fiilr in' Eldora, a., a ept. S^Fnr Uiade, atartinc. Jnd^ sprang . a snpdto bF date ;foc' gorcnar jc secretary oC. Ikie waa ^—'r.' *' . t'T aC HOoae at HMsre and Ja at soprcine court. Tke iwlMHto aras wOdlr ap^ planded. The Illinois state board of agricul- tme la wotUng earnestly for the success of the state fair scbednled.Or Sept. »H)CC. 7. The fiiMinalt apedal day*, ham been «raagcd for: Ig^a^Sft^BaMhieiiBr^i^ Ifcjl^^^ vine. Fasa'eal Tteisiii Oris, iretaidv. -L Old-'8oldiii^. aM'4MicMlle DnjK Ttanday. da^*7*^BdiS&?^^9te!£s'Mc»*'' and* ^Stmai^, l^ii^ttfAiati Dar. . Oct. S^C-llia 1ie.iini>orlant dates for soothem'mdilBi^ .'•■•'"the* Southern Michigan State Fair Is to fie bdd at Benton Harbor at that time. That It will be a winner has been definitely settled. Prizes to the amoant of $3,325 win be giren away. Tbe officers are as followa: L B. Hipp, president and trea- sarer; G. S. Arery, Tlce president and chair- man ptlTllege committee; H. A. Foeltzer. sec- Rtoir; ned 8. Un e tl i is . assistant secretary; Obtotto C Sweet; ^airman speed committee; J.* K. Klo^ < 't M li iia n adrertlslng committee, and Hop. JB. H. Kdler, dialrman transporta- tlott committee. The outlook for the first grrand Mer- dianta' Exposition and unitary CamlTal, to be held in Lawrence. Mass., Not. 9-19, Is reiy bright. The erent will be held in the State Armory, said to be the largest In the New England states. All the leading business and professional men are working for the* ex- position. Some of tbe better class of cod. cessions will occupy a rery prominent position next to the bootbs of the Tarlons business houses. Tbe exposition hall Is on the ground floor and It la provided with erery modem faculty. An ad. appears In this Issue regarding this exp^fltlon The MUeclal events for the week at the Lewis and Clark Exposition are as follows: Mnedsy. 18: EUery's Band. 'Wrestling Cbam- liliM li ips and Oregon State Day. Tne«lay. 19: Ellay's Band, Temperance Coogress. Independ- ent Order of Good Templars' Day. Wrestling ChimpIODdilps ind Lewla and Clark Horse and Cattle Show. Wednesday. 20: EUery's Band. Temperance Congress. W. C. T. V. Day. Horse and Cattle Show and Wrestling Championships. TboTSdar. 21: Ellery's Band. Temperance Lon- rress. Wcmken's Prohibition Club Day. Wrestling Champlotisfalps and the Horse and Cattle Show. Ftldar. 22: Ellety's Band. Temperance Cooeress. Antl-Saloou League Day and Horse and Cattle Show. Saturday, 23: EUery's Band. Temi^r- auce CoDgresa. National Pvohlbitlaa AUtsnce Day. Organ Bedtal In Andltnrlnm and the Hocae and Cattle Bbosr. Notes from the Minnesota State Fair: The fair, held 44>. sraa tbe most snccessfnl eTer held by 4iat state. Tbe total paid attend- ance for the six days was 273.064. Beeelpta were S114.052.6O. to wMeh la to be added the rettims fn>m tbe raI]road*a and flie tickets sold down town. Tbe total wm probably amount to (1.^.000. Secretary Bandall and President Coe- grore are highly pleased with tbe icsnlts. which aasore toe b u Mfa is «( tbe sew s mpMt be s tre BeCbfs Electric Temple; Wiggins' Plantation. Uatte DeWoirs AIMelcB and Le- noia. In black art. Joined the Feeple's Amuse. ment Co. at Troy, Ind. The Lachman-Keetch Exposition Co. wfll put on the attractlaaa for the cantval at Iowa Falls. Ia.. week of Mffe.Sfc. Htaa^tm EDswortb, of the M,etrapMM ShMlM; k sff<nIsij of the committee. GlMn Carroll E^ners. who loops the gap ttmgk a paper boop, dssed with the Jot ■ llimi OaoM Oa^. to pin tbe Great f^'^^SSSlSe'iur^''MlMr^^' Prof. Frank X itf s l and his educated Arabian stallion, JBto^L' late of the Norrls & Howe Shows, played the camiTsl last week at Barllngtoo, la., under the auspices of the A. O. U. W. This week be Is at Keoknk. la. Capt. Sidne](. Hinman has closed with the EXcelalor Camlral Co. with hU Ufe- sarine dagB to play fairs. The captain opens his Tanderllle tear Oct. P at Boatoo. Be wm "y;Stosr.—d.to: > ssbsd Sir :thlrt7 weeks. ibs.-R.;A. Norman, one of the glass blowers with the Cosmopolitan Amnseaent Co., was taken to the hospital at Lemars. Is., to undergo an operation for an abseesa. n>e operation was snccessfnl and tbe patient Is rapidly recorerlng. The Grace Castle attractions fur- nished tbe entire proj;ram of free acts for the street fair recently held at Schut>ert, Neb. They then jomped south to Carthage, Mo., where they added three ^faon-s and some prlr- Ueges to their ontfit. The Atk-Sar-Ben Caniival. which wM. b«: bald-Jb ^ftsSbs. -JMh;:^Sept. S^Oet^ T. thers, scrobats: the Vou Lears, rerolTing Ud- ders and HI Wallace In his high dire Into a net. Jackson promises big bnsloess for the week ot 11. At C»tlptt»barg. Ky.. we expect to do the banner busioeu of tbe seeaoo. Wal- lace'a Oriental Show is tsklng top money. Notes from Ed. Foley's Crystal Pal- ace Co.: We bare been playing still tatnis nortbwestcxn Washington under canraa to good bnsiness. We are booked st the Dominion Fslr to be held st Westminster. B. C, this month. We stay oot all winter. Following la oar roster: Ed. Foley, proprietor; Ben Hlggina. ticket seUer: £. ^v. Frosr, adrance; Wiillaja Morten, Leroy Brown and' Elmer Boyd, glan blowers: Will S. Trttea has charge of to* engraving counter and net workers: Mrs,' M. Foley haa charge of the soarcalr cooater. Notes from the Hack Gsraival Co.: Ob anMas Is J mium lUs WMk «• woe sMt at tb» dip t by .WM S. HSefc «■< Pto sb dm. pBasclctar aad tvMssaert nsMdtvnp* AcbSMi loohcd ssad aad ire wen an bappr. Ibe cn^ oltal Is located on tbe fair gi s mi da aad aecty Bight the place haa heea pacbad with people. Dr. Unnt airlTed troD Dteamtasd. Ooocj. land, with flfteen more Ignmtes, "'^It • band of orer forty now with the Heck CamlTal Co. Tbcy ar«B a great feature. Jo Dnmlnc. "tbe parson," haa'joined the Princess Oorena show to handle the front. Mabel Dempster, tbe Kirl in red on the Pike st St. Louis, baa ala» Joined Princess Coreoa. WbUe In Lansing last week Princess Corens ordered from tbe Reo AutomobUe Co a fl,200 auto. It wUl be used for both adrertislDg and pleasure. Tbe firemen held a big tournament here Tuesday, and as several of them had seen Princess Coreoa In the Labor Day psrade st Lansing, they Insisted ■poo her going into :be:r parade. Tbe Shet- land ponies became frlKhtened sad ran away arith her. breaking tbe beautlfol Utile oanlage and throwing the prlnceas to the parement, Sbe aoatalned severe Injuries. Notes from the Cosmoitolitan Amuse- ment Co.: The CasmopoUtan to atlil "catlap them aUve." Despite notavocBblc wratber. St. James. Minn., waa one of the largeat] we have had on the atreets this season. Evening rains put a atop to harvesting, and farmers swarmed in to attend tbe eamlTal. As haa been the' rule In aU cases this seaaoo. the Eagles and tbe St. Jamea people vrere more than satisfied with our list of attiaetlocia: New Dim turned out In special trains of-seven cara each, beaded by the Second Regiment Band, and tbe visitors "went clean throogb." Lemars. Is., the second street fair In seven weeks, has been a big one. On the opening day 5,000 Woodmen, while at- tending the state picnic, visited our shows. Tbe remainder of the week has brought forth large crowds. Next week at Tracey, Minn., we plsy tbe streets, then to Waterloo for ao enclosure, and 00 tbe' atreeta 'at hotb Vaadalla and Pekln. DL Advance mcB - asy tbey aU look good. C. B. Dice left tbe Shoar at Monday to make Taadslla- rsnce. A. B. Miller- to: Mr , for tbe company. C- K .At|toS_.Ji the loa nlral st» aosplees .sC IkB' ^_ tioB. a. T. Xmb to;iMV>is-«sqir er.SK 1 ■mm.. %. take ease a»-tt?7St Recently while assisting Hari^- Sells in a tkaUooo ascensloiT at Sbelton, la., "Fat" David, of Wilson and David, was canght In'tbe rigging and before he conid extricate himself was far np In the' air. He then fastened him- self to the ropes and descended with the big hsUooo. The Barter Concessions and -Mtrac- tloo Co. waa reorganized at StlUwater. Okla., tUs week. . S. B. Harter is general manager, Uis. S.. B. Barter, la secretary. W. Morton Is in advance aBd_T. E; AasUa is '■**"*|i*nr the attraetloas. bnslncaa to tbe J. T. 9act«£. imps fl h t wiiaBi it of the Great^^Jta^rLSiMr.-has.jMt tseeleed two beaoUfMI MMaass «M(li ft Mads to nse in the baByba* to ftaat «C bk Vke aad Ptoses Show. It wm be iiwdima fbat mm Mor- phy. tbe baMwoo wbleh died to BsmUtoa. Cka.. recently, was on tbe front of this Show. A. F. Horman, general representative of the Riddel 1 Soothem Csmlval Co„ writes that he haa just closed Mlddlesboro, Ky., for week ot Sept. 25. with Jelllco. Tenn.. followint;. Jellico. he says. Is golDR to be big. It Is under thP annplces of the merchants. They have been stlvertielng for a month and hare arranged for a big barbecue. We are at PinevUIe, Ky- this week. 18-23. Notes from the Parker FUiyland Co.: Business baa been quite good the paat few weeks. At day. Center. Kan., a new show. Creatkm, waa added. Bertino, trick and fancy bag puncher. Joined recently. Fairyland is No. 4 of the C. W. Paifctf attraetlooa. and while not so large as tbe otbers. It manages to give sstls- facMoa. At Empocto iR plaicd acdaat a stock company, bet bastoeas sns' Mt SBMtaS to the least. Kaaaaa baa beas ««• pMpall»,flar Mo. 4. The New Bsiter Amnsement Co. Is reeelTiac newspaper aaltoca to Mlaaonri that waold do Jostlce to see aC Bemy W. Sarage's mmrtcal fiipaatoa, Is «ba ImMm Aralaacbe. na"^ iSPmASSi xraf^Oe Isashmalii to^ShSlTna OMe nnde Sam OMsfiBudad tbst bak as csIb and petite as any mnaleal come dy stars. On his way from Cleveland to Cbi- dnnatl last week Dr. Horace Grant stopped over at Carhops Falls. Ohio, to -visit the Robin- son Amnsement Co. The first person he met WS8 Danny, who took bim to his prlvste csr where the doctor met Mrs. Robinson snd par- took of an excellent dinner. Grsnt says Kobtn- son has the best sbow on the road. AU the shows were visited and tbe docton renewed ac- qnatataaoea with IMIy Lyons. Aimee. Peter- son (tbe old eencesslooalre), and others. Notes from the 'Will H, 'Welder Car- nival Co.: We opened onr big eollsenm ahow for tbe first time st Portsmootb, Oblo, to big boslDess. Tbe roster Is as follows; Baby Vema, youngest trapese artist In the world: StUson Bratbant barrel Jamp a ia ; nuaa Uagar Bco- Dramatic Editor Mencken of tbe Baltimore Herald has prepared an Invaloable estimate xa the stock market. whM wlB be.«(Icvcctol Interest to those asplzing ysoasatoaa a)l|e aiC ■eeklng ptofetolnnil engsgemeat Band lb "Leadlac Ven—Tbe kat MkUB of tke De- part of Cacamcree and laibor. l e iMHilia a sIsMe . snpply a( 14.SS7 head. had.a dcpceariag eflkcl on the ■ »Mtthafcmid. e .i ig aea u a bear rald^^by tncreaaed tbe dasrinsatd MMcarr. Aa a ri s al t Ko. 3 pttaae slwk (5. Crct M'tocbes dress salt grade) to «Da«cd at P4T.1S a snefc, less raOioad fares to polnta east ar PMto, m. Beceat receipts of large shipmenta froai England here had little permanent effect la tbe oplnke of experienced brt)hers. "Comedlana—A shipment of twenty-two grad- nstes of the Lincoln CNeb.) College of Arta and the Drama forced down the current quotations to f29JI0. hot anthorltles look for an Im- provement In the tone of the market at the begliming of tbe anmmer park season. Dealers rerkort a stTwnr deasaad fk<em tbe sonOrwest for good healthy i Befined Ge market. "Ingemjes—A stroog demand for weltw-. weights Is reported from Canada. Banttto- welgbt blondes with - a good wardrobe lis qtmted at t3S.33 1.3. with a fair Inquiry. An upward movement Is expected at tbe end of June, wfien the Hne. Tom and Ind. med. man- agers come esst for talent. "Seabrettes—^Pst contraltos are going begging at $10.80. bnt there ta a good demand far natnxal bloodea of 110 pounda weight. A reporta a market for forty assoKed I Off dmiWlng In tbe tlck^'t wagon. "Walking genta—^The demand for baileudeiS' at the summer resorta vrlll soon dear Iba - market of Ita damaged atoek. No. S'a (arttb ■ a i di abe and vaeeinatlOB eertlOeato) are new at <UJW eaab. "OH Mm—N& 2 Oslen aic looktos mi. ««h - - . - Bt "~ demand Cor tomby Itoi. VS. fls and lend a hand witb tbe caans. show demand has slackened. A carload a( pramlatag yoongaters from the Sheboygan Bebsd of Praawtle Art brongbt tI8.«S f. o. b. Chicago. CaMe adrtees fix tbe Engllab aelUag pHca at £S Ss. less exchange. "Bx4tara—An Innnliy fee twenty bead for a western all-atar Why Woaaea Steal company foreed the rarrent qnotattnaa op SH P"*"^ Chtrairo re porta a alruag dtmasd flran 'sted| company manpns fbr Ns. S Ibatss. A i lot of - - - - - - - to