Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1905 — THE CARNIVAL. [ARTICLE]

THE CARNIVAL.

The carnival being held here this has not been very well attended, although the shows connected therewith are probably as good or better than those of any previous affair of this kind here. The free acts are good, including the balloon ascension and parachute drop, which takes place from Milroy park at 5 p. m., each day. Thursday’s ascension in point of height attained was the best one the ropes became entangled on leaving the earth and the aeronaut was unable to cut loose, but had to come down with the baloon. Thursday was the best day in

point of attendance. It is a rather poor commentary on the intellect of those attending the carnival that the disgusting and hideous snake-eating show seemed to be about the best patronized of any. Such exhibitions ought not be tolerated in any civilized community. There has been an entire absence of street gambling, but there is said to have been plenty of games in upstairs rooms and there were several drunks in evidence Thursday. The company goes from here to Paris, 111., we understand. They bad made arrangements to show next week in Fowler, having been granted a permit to use tbe streets, but John P. Carr, editor of the Fowler Leader, who is strehuously opposed to carnivals because of the harm done to a town, the schools and to the youth of tbe community, threatened to sue out an injunction, and the date there was canceled.