The Springdale news., 1889-11-01

| paper on which were written these words: We, the undersigned, resi- dents of Kentucky Jim's and vicinity. respectfully request Mir. Montgomery King, manager of The Greatest Show on Earth. that he bring his circus to this town, and we promise him here- with our hearty support.
 At noon the miners gathered around the oyersecr's cabin, signed the paper to q man. Off to Big Butte drove Mir. Hunter in the afternoon. with very much excited boy by his side Ofcourse all tho Big Butte men wrote their names on the petition with great enthu- iasm. Several begged to sign twice, but Johnny would not allow that. Even Ching Wan Lang and Hop Skip Hi, tho proprietors of the Chinese laundry. signed it. when they were made to un- derstand that circus was like tue big sest kind of "devil-driying. The st grew and grew Every man, wo- man and child who would promise to support Mir Montgomery Kings grand show was allowed to write his name on the great paper Johnny had busy day, and was scarcely through when his father was ready for the homoward drive.
 'Io-morrow I shall go to Jobs Creek and Silyeryille and tho next day Tuba Pond and Sim Bhls,' said Johnny Don't you think he will como for all these names, father?'
 Me. Hunter would not commit him. self, but ho did make it in the way of business 10 drive over to the creek next day, and Johnny and his petition went along, t0o
 Johnny walked about the town on air for the next few days. He haunted the small post-otlice which was kept in ono side of tho only grocery store in the settlement. and was always on hand when the big ten-mule team brought in the mailbag.
 At last the letter came-the first that Johnny had ever received It WIS q big, business-li<e looking letteg in d light buff envelope, and it was directed to "Master Johnny Hunter. Kentucky Jim s, Sligo County, California. On one end there was some printing: If not called for in ten days. return 10 Afr. Montgomery kfng, Palace Hotel. San Francisco, Cal. Letters being such T new experience. Johnny very naturally read tho outside through carefully before he opened the euyel- ope.
 Ills hand t.emblad with excitement as he unfoded the sheet and read:
 .sAfssffHJ JOHNNY HuSfEH-fj -fje7r .s.i.-Yours ot te ftth tast. rec.f.gt, ant contents noted. T. gives me pleasure to inform you. that h4Fe a ssa=ie tata fre' |. your xic nity next week, and s be glad t2 Yistt ks4tae.ty Jim's wltl lie ezfeas on Friday. sead ny agent Wttf psstsfz to faoago}.
 Very tfe.f.
 MONTGOMERY KING. San Francisco, Cal Ma lI, Iss-..
 .Lturay! Ele ctret@ i5 coni4q f' yelled Johnny, and he rushed down the street giving the Sioux w:tr-v hoop with all tho strength of q pair of very healthy lungs as he went Do you know what the Sioux war-whoop is? II not, can tell you that it is about tho most horrible sound that ever issued from the mouth Of white man, or m Indian either, and your mothers are to be congratulated II you do not know how to mako it.
 All the small boys Of the settlement came rushing after Johnny. and helped him shout, and such jolIiGcation had never been heard in Kentucky ,Jim's since the discovery of the great Pacer Lode.
 You can be sure every boy in town vas out to meet the agent next day, and oifor adyce as to tho best methods of posting bills, and that each boy was fairly wild as the gay red and green and yellow pictures were attached to the cabins and fences and rocks and trees by the wayside
 Perhaps you can imagine what tho real circus was to those boys. to say nothing of the fathers and mothers for they all went; and how the grand procession was met anywhere from two to five miles from town. by all the boys and dogs in the vicinity; and how they laughed and cheercd and enjoyed the elephants and ponies and gira.res and lions and parrots and monkeys.
 can not begin to describe to you what day Of excitement it was in that little place. happened to bo thero on q summer vacation, and as watch cd the people on their way to the big tent, it seemed as if all the inhabitants of California must have come LID to Kentucky Jim's to see the circus.
 And Mir. Montgomery King sent for Jonnny Hunter and comptimcnted him on his enterprise and perseverance,. and said that he shouldn't be surprised fl he took him into partnership some day.
 But although Johnny thought Mr. Montgomery King such wonderful man, and the c.rcus the most magnif- cent spectacle in the world, yet he ] l0lLtnl Yn.M Ir.Llch ,.hc.hn. h.o