Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-14

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Circus, Menngerie, H5ppOdrome AND
All the Etceteras-a Monster Show
! Which Gave an Excellent Exhibition
!. This Afternoon.
w. w. Coles colossal show reached
Yankton at 1890 last evening, via the
Milwaukee railroad, from Scotland,
where it exhibited to very poor
audiences. The Immense combination
is transported on yolling stock of its
own, and the train consisted of twenty
five very long cars. This morning at an
early hour the work of unloading began,
and before tha city was sstir the canvas
was nearly ill spread on the fiat near
the Northwestern depot. The work is
done in Is systematical manner which
~insures rapidly.
As carly as eight o'clock the crowd
began to flock to the grounds, and
steadily increased up TO the time
LET the afternoon performance.
The street parade left the grounds at
10 o'clock and took its line of march
through the principal streets of the city
and back again to the grounds, where
an exhibition of tight rope walking was
given. The procession was the best
ever afforded by q circus in our city, and
it seems that MIR. Cole endeavors to
present everything that he advertises.
The procession display upon our
streets Ineluded many novelties. There
were several animal cages with the
shutters off, giving the public a view Of
a number OF handsome menagerie speci-
mems. There was a team of elephants
drawings magnificent wagon, chariots
with female drivers, two bands IN elsb-
crate wagons, q steam calliope, and last
but not least, DIR. Caryer's cavalcade of
mounted Indians and plainsmen, a part
of his wild west specially. This depart
ment included a venerable looking stage
coach of the Overland route" days,
drawn by four horses. The street parade
took the procession over the business
portion Of the city and it YVES one of Che
most interesting features of Coles ex-
hibition.
A first class mepagerie is connected
with the show, and the side attractions
are filled with curiosities. The living
yo headed COW is there chewing her
eud ~contentedIy and monster serpents
are also on hand. L A&5aAG IlE
THE AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE.
About 5000 people were in Attendance
upon the afternoon performance in our
city given by the artists of the Cole
combination and we are able to say, in
brief, that the show has just what it ad-
vertises without any exception. Inside
the large tent, which will seat $4,000
people, are two rings and in each ring
theye is constantly going on some SOFT
ola performance. DIR. Carver shoots,
land his wild west combination, with In
dams in wafbaint and genuine cowboys
and Mexicans and an old time stage
coach are to be seen in an illustration of
g trip across the plains.
The menagerie is complete in every
detail, containing numberiess eurlosi-
ties, among which are the giant ele-
plant Samson. q rhinosceros aud hip
tpopotamus. A fine collection of Mexican
relics may also be mentioned.
The circus horses, trained animals,
athletes and last but not least, the gen.
tleman1y conduct of all the people con-
neoted with the show, are sufficient
guarantees of what Coles colossal
show is.
A detective force of marked efficiency
is retained by Mr.. Cole at all times for
the protection of the public, j. Q.
Wooters is the chief of the force OF
officers and by a general oversight OF
Ibis department makes the experience OF
the circus goer pleasant. -
class show-and deserves substantial sup
port.
The performance this evening begins
at 8 O'Clock sharp. $780,,
DR. cARvER's SHOOTING. sl55a.sa5
This famous shot uses in his shooting
exhibitions a Winchester rifle, evidently
of abont o thirty,six bore. He shoots at
and breaks glass balls thrown by himself
and assistants in the air. This afternoon
he fred at something like fifty without q
mics. and without seeming effort
Either on foot or on horseback he shoots
with perfect ease. DR.. Carver has q
canvas protector about an inch thick
stretched between himself and the audi.
ence and the balls from the rifle will moi
penetrate it, 80 there is no danger.
J, The Decorative Aar.
John Lang, Yankton's artistic painter
and decorator, has associated with hin
his brother, g. A. Lang, of Minneapolis
and the business will hereafter be con
. Quoted under the firm name OF Lang
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