Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1903 — The Carnival Is Closed. [ARTICLE]

The Carnival Is Closed.

It fas a Great Success Io Its fay. The K. of P. street carnival ended late Saturday night and the big silence that succeeded the big noise was to most people a very weloome ohange. The oarnival people began pulling down and carting away their tents as soon as the shows were over, and Sunday morning scarce a vestige of the whole affair remained to be seen. •< .. v I 1 y / The show people themselves proved to be square and honorable people to deal with, and their shows were all clean and had considerable merit, except that the so-called Turkish or Oriental theater was a pretty poor affair, and there were some indications towards the last that it would be an improper one, in plaoes where it was permitted to be. The snake eater also is a feature that ought to be eliminated The Turkish Theater was a new acquisition to the Dixey oompany, and probably did not meet the approval of the oompany, as it did not go with them any further. The merry-go-round is another feature that joined and left them here. The reason given for this feature not staying with the company, is that it proved so popular that it left but little business for the company’s somewhat similar attraction, the Ferris wheel, The merry-go-round is staying here this week.

The attendance at the shows was 'large from first to last, and remarkably so considering that much of the weather was unfavorable. The managers said, in faot, that they soaroely ever exhibited at a plaoe where the people oame so largely in rainy weather'as they didJiere; The orowds tfere jovial and good natured, and out for a good time, but to a most highly degree, were well-oouduoted, lawabiding, pea'cable and sober. Of drinking there was comparatively little and of drunkenness practically none. Gambling and other vices were striotly barred out, and only one arrest, resulting from the carnival was made during the whole week, The various stands seem Lot to have done as large a business as they expeoted, and some of them claim not to have made tlyeir expenses. There were too many of them for one thing and the ooo 1 , wet weather was not oonduoive to their business, for another. The Castle Hall Association will realize about $1,300 dear money from the oarnival, including their per cent, from the shows, stand concessions and diamond contests.