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20 Ttie Billboard DECEMBER 9, 1905. Bxpo- xtmtaOng funoos paintliiis set Ins siottea. The X. las aiCBlM Its wUlliic- te be tensed Oe kSM et the lealtiictel fidr In sMltiOB to in ss tte "coBrentloii dty eC _ . b*M abcadr besnn irark Itr'tte ISsk'ttR ll t9 fee beU there next seuan. One ereiriiig Ust week a large nomber oC lepreaentatlTF dtlxcns J>eld_« meetlos end dl>- cnseed next jeer's HQlmftt^ and all twenty-sixth the bamcT one. ■Hon. Solomon Lnnw. a 'RepnbUcan national committeeman, president of tbe Bank of Com- merce, end one of tbe moat extenalTe sheep niam in Hie' terTlCoc7. was prermllcd OpoQ to eecept -the prealflefkcr -of 'tli* fair aei M l att D. A. BoacfncaU. «oe ot tte msi ^tflctcA sccictuj* ^< aasssasMlr'BaBased Uie Celt* aC s t e e p te d tlie poeUlaa of - .Ike sMmii hare started to -wotk la t siu ei t. ■sA slBBSdf «l.aoo has been Tbe Fumenr SWr. hdd at Olsrmiiia _ . I ter. B-Sil was _j lield late, and -tbat it was gotten up In ' IHttr time. Sleiaager Dakla did . ta& tmsOInc. and aaeeeeded In w iisMlilfislili iBteieat In 'the eroit. Next Ike tab- «m b* keld en a giaader scale " " ■ "*■ be STR&i^T FAIRS CAIINIYAI.S LOeWOOO-AOAMS A TeT7 prrttT- wedding took place la Que par- Son of tbe Hmrrej Bon»e, Temple. Tex., at 11 A. M., fWedoesda^. 'Nor. 2S. Tbe ccntract- iag partin were 'Edwin H. Locwood, tbe well- kDown treamrer of the "Nev Parka Amusement Oo.« QCsa dan. Male p^"** «C ISke [Beaatlfol Bagdad Co. Hie «ffalr was n. laioriiMd *ad pir ate ooe, and^Ber^ J. WILL ORGANIZE CARNIVAL COMPANY _ _ IHawes. who recently closed as man- ager of transportation with the Qilcago Amuse- ment Co., writes, from Fn-*""'". K7., that he la arranging -with C. A. Perry, of t3iat place, to pot oot a camlTal company in April. Iliey expect to bare at least seren •tope and a merry, go-roond, and are itow booldiig towns. Olr. Bawes ia apenrting tlie winter la Hlck- a. natsnail^ aad is * " ■ Notes ftom the ConnopoUtan Carnl lal 00.: Alter flBTliig a moat saeceasfol en- ft*—"* > at ■CsMcamery, Ala., we opened at 4te BWuslwlpid tednstrlal Exposition at Jack- aon Tneedar erenlsg. Bnaiiwas is good so far. and It iotikt like the two weeks' engage- ment wofrid be a "screamer." J. B. Anderaon, .«p some good towai UMr. and ve an Mw a nioe bwtiiesa. fair Oak. Via., was good lart week. At Cor- d^. 43a.. one sbow aad a ■sii j -aeromd IcA ns beeanse they did sot -mat to taKb the trip to Cobs. IWeaTer'a n>erry-go-pom>d and three new Shows beeldes a nomber of concessions hare Joined ns from tlie Hatv^ SIiows to take the place of those that closed. "We play Lakeland, Fla.. under the auspices of the K. of P.'o week of I>ec. 3, and Mr. Gorman has aecored the for tbe two feUoirlnc weeks Notes ment Co.: sbow up FoUowiog Is prletor and i , — — a_ Bich. advance men: CbMM* BoMia'a Oec- trtc Uteatre. P. J. VaivhT. decMdan: Jim Heam. on ^ tteoft; Kins Kaito'a Asa Sbow, with Karlo in fraot; ^ppr Katool's Streets of Calm. Klans' TVego, the wild girl; Doaglaai A Boss' Old Flaoution, wiHi Ed. Jfarsoo on tbe troot; Olme. Oamer, palmist; Fox's MIAel Aieade; Fred 'Walab'a FerTla.w^eel. and the Ungtf Trio of acrobats whldi Is oor free at- • Notes from the General Amusement Co.: "We opened oor winter season ilomlay. Not. 20. at Abbertlle, Ga., to gratifying busi- ness. On Tbnrsday the membera of the Son Broti«^ Sbow visited ns. and appeared to en- Joy oor shows hugely. Onr line-up la as fol- lows: Beynolds' Train Bobbery and .Maiden Sbow,- Otc«b dE Passman's Old FlantaUon, Obai. naj's_lfiii«sbliii 11 Carl Bobbfa mefz7'go-RNuL Xotes from the European Amuse ment Co.: iWe are In tbe fonrtb week of oor winter toor, and bare not played to a loeer. -We have six horses, a mezry-go-roond, .two free attractlODS and el^t eoocesaloos. Onr abowa are as MOama: Flic Mr flhosr. jr. IB. Al O. BVaaMk iatm of the Lachman- Keeteb ExportfloD Sbews, Is iiroaiotlng qoeen's contests and doing the programming for the Alabama CamlTal Co. K. Klnzo. the Japanese Jiigsler, has closed Ms camlTal seasaa. aad Is acnnlslBV TaodeTlUe companies In TTaaaai <MtJ, Msl James T. Porter. tbe ~ " ~ at I Princess Leagln. the that abe has booked with the Co.. and is msking good. The W. Ited tbe -WcUv OaOlMf Ob. at tly. .. BA. A. ETvana and nUi-VlIl. St rsct ATtbar, Tex. MIDWAY emiPANIES IN WINTeR QUARTERS ifiASBOLI. GAKNIVill. Ca master and tot VKttr res p o nse s were made by J. A. Danabr. Al. BCeyeis, B. T. Crawfora. dty alderman, and otben. The wedding pres- ents were elegant, nomeroos and costly. -Tboee present at .txie banqoet were Mr. and Mrs. E. S. iLiOgwood. air. and Mrs. J. A. Dar- naby. Mr. and Mrs. Al fMeyers. Mr. and Mis. A. G. Barnes, Mr. and Mia. Brace Ijogan. IMr. and 3i(t3. Carlisle. Mr. and Mrs. Walter IBee- mer. Mr. and Mis. Boni Scboenfelt. -Uie iUlssea IMtIa Maatac Onrbme iiiiiabsm. I«aa I<e- GMke. etsliy Tswasiad. CuuiUaii XHylor. TMct ^TOssB. aiailbd Staatsa, Ida Sisttin S «. Cbawtad. Jaa. & XeOaade. Tao qge m. ■Clsi*isat. iS. A. SCiBVEsCettCe 9» SCcOhbe* HDoe" Ttaiidsll, SaciT Vtyn^ Obadea OoBlns. Wimam (Hart. Tasi Oalaar. JaA Boedker, WQ Uam Badger. 'Wm - - — H. 'St. PARKER PROSPECTUS ~i*^ba'a*:^'-*sasa»rC^^j>w? Indian aad OUsbmaa Iint»sl1n», flgsssarl, Isisa and nUnols. Hie act Is to he rewritten so as to include In tbe story a nomber of Taodeville acts that bare prerlooSly been siren daring an inter- lirisslnn. Ibe east Is to be materially strength- ened by Ibe addltioa of serenQ new princdpala and tbe ^>ectacnlaT, cboms end ballet festnres will be heightened in elTect, enlarged and more artlstieally rounded oat. A well known coa- tnmer of Chicago Is preparing the wardrobe. Obe attraction will dot ipiwar oo tiie boards aa a epedal eairlBLtuaa atSlactSoa bi the Tlcin- Kj aC Aastin. Tec . Ob.. oC bla eoflip opened Dec d imder tbe anspltaa oC' Annna) Encampmcot. Jen, Flannaean closed aa leetnrcr and an- n e un eg i for tbe New Parker Amusement Co. at Temple, Tex., -to take a lbeaHlc«l pgtftlon in DaTcnport. la.. V Br rkaaiiliBia - "^th tbe same «ompaa|;.;;Ssa::lB'-.-aa~anM:>evatf<7 aex^ w aso u . , ■' IN'it.- tbiiiiiV'::-' Iter Zoo of the Great Ita^ (iMbliiiT I fai St. iaofM. asa.. KoT. SS. Jbdg- Ibe sltiadanra, <be apestng dajr, tbe win be a wteaar for CoL Moody. in gronpa. 4. Oscar V. Bab<x>ck.' tbe great feature of the Stadlam la his JMp af Daalli^ 9^ Jgsj. ^ announcer; c, J. Taals OsOgrn, press representatlre, and 7, *1 —^ — F U. Mliisliela wcfe Not. naded GoTcEBac Taidaaiaa at Jbcfeaaa ^pon ibe antral of oor eooiiaar la 4bet ^^^. Prof. Cbarles Strdd, wbo la Mbk a MMbot set dive as oor tree attraction, -was eaBed to bis home in St. 'Panl, Minn., from Jackson be- caoae of OlneaB is his tamDy. 3. G. Miller, manager of Mysterloiu (Mamie, will pat oa a laODdoo Gbost Show at Meridian. Mlaa.. Dec 4, -attb the ccmpany. Be pronilses the meet eUbontte sbow of its kind erer seen wUh a tlallve of body, _ _ _ money. Boataicss ads ipeek at Wynne Is an tt>at eooM be desfced. It la a mslden town, snd we sre on tbe mala areime. At Newport we bad tbe pleaenre of meeting Ibe John Bob. teacn Sbow. and the Donnelly & Satdeld Mln- •tr^s. In addition to tbese, there was a Dem- ocratle rally and on Saturday 'tbe town was crowded wltli people. "Doc" WaddeH, of the Bobinson Show, was entertained by Mr. and Mra. A. P. "Wbitiiey at ithelr hotel. Amoog tbe party ware also Hairy Wolff, superinten- dent of tbe midway, and tbe writer. Notes from the Alabama Carnival Co.: Tbe wealber la a little eool tbla week at CoeittKtoD, TCBS.. bot we axe blee bad- ness. The Old 'Plantation Sww is taking top moDCT- Ben Bur. tbe educated borse* and cbe Bed [Dome Sbow bare new froscta. aad tbe Ftftrylind Show will soon bare a new one. Tbe Bed Dome Sbow also hare a new elec- tric light plant. 13ie Great Train Bobbery Is doing a fine boaineaa, as is also the B«'man C(^team nnder the masngemenrt of Edw. Keith. We bffre ten paid attractloos and twenty-two c o pcesstona, which are all doing weH. iNeraxla, In a Jump tbe gap, is our feature tMe atine- -Uon. IWe have played fonr towns la VHaHMe and they bare all been llTe manager; Great Train Bobbery, Pegjy Paris. Boy al 'Merlnin Clrcoa, Hatcber's Weodertid. 'Wnkafa Tasaar Olrla. Wbo la Wbat (ptatamaa saoir). B. I«e Wnbar. pro- prietor; a aaake Aoir and band of twelre pieces. Filnce Tootnrkey is our featnre tree attractloa. Notes from the Moody Igorrote Vll lage: <%as. 8. Moody baa come on to take personal diarge of the Show after a Are montha* absence. Since learing Dreamland, Coney Islsnd. Sept. 2S -we liaTe been doing a pbenomenal boslneas. "We remain out all win ter, and bare many good offer sfor next sum mar. Oor cxecattre staff is as foOowa: O. S. filoody. pcopiMar; O. W. TOmasao, manager; O. E. Depnty, U e asai e i. J. B. Sbaw, leetoter. witb two aselstants, and Jeba Doyle, master of piopertlca and canTas. The fifth annoal carnival at inn/niii^^ Ala., was faeld oa Qmad s liest w* ~ 20, aod tbe Boblmon Amusement Oo. pot aa the attractions. TsTorajble wealber pre ~ " uirtll SatnrdA^ wben a drlxrling rain kept many rlaitors. Otber-wlse the bnsineaa m ' and the shows were satlsfaetary. Tba go-TOond took top money, witb tbe Wild "Wcat, Japanese Theatre. Ferris-wheel. Electrie Voon- utn and the Millie Oirlatine Sbow not ttr be- hind. Dr. Horace Grant Is furnishing the sbows for tbe IVtemen'a KardI Oraa wblcb opened at Key ■West, na., Dee. 8. Ibe ercnt Is taklag pisee oa tbe principal atreets, and wBl coatlnae nnta -Dee. 16. Fred. A. Dan ner Is assisting Or. Grairt. Chas. W. Tyler and Jas. Olfers have par<^iaaed from Wilson. Bojan aad sbow known as tbe Trip ATomd ibe Wocld. They showed tbe florlda State fair and then went to Key "West. Frank E. Montgomery has closed wHh tbe European AmnacMat Oi» Hatcher is general manager aat W. T. ley la general contractor. Notes from the Riddle Southern L. Morris can be addressed at 202 CaislTal Oa.: Onr giaiisl np s mata tlf^ A. V. math strsat. St. Lools. Mo. Ameot's. Capt. W. D., Sbon-s.inot Springs. Ark. Arnold. E. J.. Sbowa Portland. Ore. Baoscher Cain. Co De Soto. Mo. HI;; Otto Trained Anfanal Cb 290 Third St.. Milwaukee. WU. Capitol Am. Co Landing. Mich. CroDse A'm. Co.. S91 Preston st....Phlladelphta. Casii, T. 1., CarnlTal Co.....<l3S Wabasb are.. St. Paul. Minn. Dreamland CanmiTal Co ATOOdale. Ala. Bsgle Caralral Co., 25 S. FMat at IWIIming- loa. N. C. Bxomlor Cam. Co. of N. T... .-K enlsloaa . Pa. ~ LcBelie. Sbow .SIS Gnnd at.. u K. J. Tierail Bms.' Sbows nalt(d..ne Soa, TbMe, O. Flash & Wood-8 Carairal Oa...JK:M. Bleb St.. Columbus. O. Great GaskUl Shows ......-....^Aognsta.Ga. Greater Smith Am. Co (Mobile. Ala. Hatch. J. Frank Sbows Pittsburg, Pa. Hewitt's (Fred )i:xp'n Shosrs.iWashiogton, lod. LalBose Electric Foontaln 210 Ft. Scott St.. 'Ft. Scott, Kan. I^chman-Keetch Expo. Co Ijumberton. Miss. MdElwee's Merry-O'Bound lielayres. Pa. McCarthy Am. Co JacksoarlUe, 111. Mitcbell'a Anthracite Band Kelayres, Pa. Metrapolltaa An. Co OtaattaDOOga. Tenn. Moaatcb OtalTal Co. —.....flsebwtoa. lad. armwilJ * HStdMr ..^...tw.'IWlas. XSa. iriisMi alii Carairal Oa....'JBat ttrntaga, dak. Moody Sbowa .*lsli sbarg. HI. Jethro Almond'a Bible Sbow. -AlbtsssTls. R. C. Parker New Am. Co AMIeae, Kaa. Parker'a Fkliyland Am. Oo. Abilene, Kaa. Parker, Great, Am. Co..^ lAbtlene, Kan. Parker, C. W. Am. Co Abilene. Kan. Paterson'Bralnerd Carnival Co. ..Windeld, Kap. Pierce Amusement Co Philadelphia. Pa. Pilbeam's Am, Enterprise Lansing. Mich. Bobinson Am. Co..Bodman BIdg.. Cincinnati, O. Bobinson. Billy I^ularllle, Ky. Seeman.MUlIcan Mardl Gras Oo Piedmont Park. Atlanta. Ga. Tennessee OsalTal Oiw J^irlllgton. Kr- Weider, WBl H.. Osntial Oa....'W«lla*aB. Ok Wcatlake Oualsat «C tkmtT ■U New Task CMV. Wbltney Am. Oo Wrijght'j .*.Tn':s...me::t Oo. .M8 .. .'Baton Rouge, Ka. gavannsh. Ga. PARKS NEW ONK FOR MBMPMHI Jaa. Im. Giam baa ytuicd ^a >>s W '_da of ^iuuud adJotalBS OTCrSoa P*«W at aad wn waaan an a iiiiin Olaai ennoonoes ttat imiioTementa to tte amount of ten tboosand dollaia wfll be made on the aite. Including a llmlil Is aaat 2,000 people, and wblcb wlU be a assaMT for 4be Donna Troy Stock Co. Tbe PKanoter further states that a full eqnipmmt of park attractions will be Installed and -tisat work will be commenced at oaoBt to make it one of tbe best long tba covatry. FABE NOTES The following' people axe engaged at the Chutes Park. San Trssdseo, Cel.: Stere Lawrence, superintendent; Albert Alien, late of the RlngUng Show; TaL Olsiauil. late «C the Kioto Sbow: ling Show, and L. Clark Sbow. Manager Daklns of Olsrmplc Park, Chattanooga, Tenn.. announces that before next season be wlU.tostall a number of amusement teatnres In tbla well known resort. Tbe thea- tre win be altered, and tbe stage enlarged and bc aa tll led. A number of new ballillngs wlU be ecaeled. The Venetian Gardens at Venice of Aawtloa; Los Angeles. OaL. were opened Not. SB to buse oaarda tbat flstcaed te tha OM- eerta at the lliij Band. Dm eailsa* aC palms deesc a ted Hie latCTlor of the Oaideaa. COMIC POSTALS: Orer SWOT In stock; tbS larffe«t uMrtment In the country. Sample frM. Price per 100 aaaorted; no two alike, eoc posC-pald, or par 1000, Sa.00 bTsxpceas. IdsailaaU Idads sla&''lS?'|gggsials». a* I. W HITESON 240E.ila«iMSL.MeiM. wit