Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 218, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1911 — Better Crowd at Horse Show Today—Weather is Threatening. [ARTICLE]

Better Crowd at Horse Show Today—Weather is Threatening.

The heavy rain Thursday morning, the rain again last night and the threatening conditions that have prevailed all day have doubtless kept many people away from the horse show. Today there is a good sized crowd present but not nearly what might have been expected under better weather conditions. The horse show today is good and is complimented by horse judges. The diving horses have proven a great attraction and last night a large crowd waited until 10 o’clock to see the brave little animals perform their stunt T he boxing kangaroo and freak animal show is doing a very good business. The vaudeville show opened up Thursday night and had a very good business. Mr. Meek, the manager of the shows, has not yet returned from Chicago where he went to procurejprother attractions. He wired to have the tent put up for the Minstrel show and the colored singers and dancers are expected to arrive this evening and to give a. show tonight. The various concessions seem to be doing a very good business and judged from the number of rigs at the hitch barns the crowd is almost as large as it wds the biggest day last year, notwithstanding the un favorable weather conditions. —-_ Wadena’s hall team came over this afternoon and is Engaged in a game with the Wrens this afternoon.