The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-06-23

1t has come and gone. All that was
said OF 1t year ago is applicable today
it is excellent and clean. At an early
hour on Tuesday morning the city began
to fill up with farmers and their families
and by ten O'Clock they could, with pro-
priety, have hung out cards: standing
room only" It is estimated that there |
were eight thousand people in town to
witness the great show, and all who wit
messed will agree that in no particular
were they disappointed. The enormous
stretch of canvass was in place at an
early hour, and so systematic and we'll
organized is the labor that scarce a
word was spoken in all the preliminary
work of getting ready for the great
event. 1t was wonderfully orderly and
courteous crew of employees. Promptly
at ten o'clock the mammoth parade took
place, and it's equal was never witnessed
in this city. Long lines of beautiful
chariots. wagons and cages, with sleek
and well groomed horses drawing them;
elegantly coparisoned horses ridden by
richly costumed men and women; several
bands discoursing the best of music; ele-
plants, camels and ponies without num-
ber-aIl i'll long line presented scene
Of bewildering beauty. The parade was
a great show in itself.
The menagerie was exceptionally good,
the animals all in excellent order and ap-
parently as happy and contented as
when occupying their natural habitat.
One notable feature was great ioness
with three eight-week old whelps of
which she was as proud and tender as
was eyer human mother of her offspring.
The circus performance, in three rings.
was of a high order throughout, abso-
lutely free from any approach to course
ness and vulgarity. For three hours the
vast concourse, estimated at 5000 was
held with breathless interest. While
much of it was, of necessity, OF the old
stereotyped style OF circus performances,
yet every act was so we'll executed as to
give an air of novelty, and there was
enough that was absolutely new to keep
the vast audience on the alert. Since its
previous visit the circus has been greatly
improved and enlarged-at least a third
having been added.
One great feature is the total absence
of any catch-penny tricks or games by
which the people are feeced. The Ring
lings will not tolerate anything OF the
kind. They demand of their employees
the most gentlemanly courtesy to ALL
and in this they strikingly contrast with
many similar concerns. 1t was first
class circus, and justly entitled to the
magnificent business it enjoys.
NOTES.
Altho ugh circus day passed off very
quietly. and the city was Orderly, yet
there have been several complaints
lodged with the police of pocket-picking.
Mrs. F. E. Smith Of Willard was relieved
OF pocket book containing fifty dollars
in cash and certificate of deposit in the
Bank CT Sank Centre for SITS. The lat
ter is of no value to the thief. Several
other similar losses are reported from a
dollar to ten dollaas.
A horse belonging to the circus died
here, but the Ringlings made provisions
for having it buried.
The circus was transported in thirty
three cars, in three sections. The equip
ment embraces 800 horses and 500
people, 100 of whom are on the road in
advance Of the show
The largest audience the company has
had this season was ~ OOO-about
1000 more than they had here.