The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-09
THIS IS CIRCUS DAY.
Crowd in Town Large and Show
Is Well Patronizsd.

Is this an unusual occurrence for
Iopeka2' asked a man from out of
town this morning who was listening TO
an lmpromptu concert by the Cowboy
band from Oklahoma City, was lodging
automobiles and new coWcatchered
street cars and waiting for the Sells
q E0repaugh circus parade before dim
ner ana expecting after dinner to wit
ness the parade of the Commercial
Travellers.
1T happens every day, now and
then, said the reporter who was wait
ing for the circus parade and who wish
ca the out OF Town man to understand
that Topekans do not get at all excl
TED with a continuous performance run
ming over two days and two nights.
I've been watching for that circus
parade for two hours, said that OuS Of
Town Man. Every time 1 hear band
1 think it is the parade and l make z
run have sprinted from Fourth street
to Ninth street and back five times and
the parade hasn't come yet. Each time
the music came from a band here for
the Knights of the Sample case"
1t was strenuous morning but after
time, about 11.30 o'clock the circus
parade moved and the Out of Town
Man saw the elephants and all.
The circus band men didn't like It a
bit. The visiting bands from Independ-
ence, Oklahoma City, AtchisOn, FIT Ri
ley, Salina and other towns made life
average run of show bands is not up
to the standard of the Kansas Land.
But the visiting bands were considera te
and kept quiet while the parade was
passing.
I've seen the Mardi Gras at New Or
leans. said the out of Town Man. and
have been to the Denver Mountain
and Plain Festival but by gee, if you
people in Topeka don't crowd the mour-
ners I'm off. I'm on the verge of nery-
-
rest and / understand you will continue
this for a few days next week"
This was real circus day. The
usual number of Indians were in town
and the farmers wagons began arriv-
ing at daylight When the circus pa
of march was crowded. 1t has been
some time since the Sells & F'orepaugh
circuses were here. but they have not
been forgotten, and the old-time en-
thusiasts were on hand. The small boy
was going to get into the big tent il
L have to carry water to the elephants"
and the Out of Town Man said, I
haven't been to a circus for ten years.
but I'm getting enthusiastic again and
m going to this one"
The parade was a stupendous. start
ling selection of wonders, making one OF
the most magnificent, naonstrous and
mammoth 2ageants that ever traversed
the thoroughfares of the city. There
we're four bands. count them, four. The
lions and tigers cages were open. The
alephants-14, count them 1.-THE great
est herd of DachydermS ever brought
together, shuff1ed along. making a noise
With their feet swishing along the pave
ments like a wagon makes being driven
through field of withered corn stalks.
The man who rode the largest elephant
mad the brute trained to keep its ears
Tapping. They beat half a dozen palm
eaf fans. and the man on the elephant
was given a continuous tanning
The circus tents are pitched in the
Douthitt tract where the Sells & Downs
tents We're. but the S. & f. tents cover
a good deal more space. The street cars
were crowded this afternoon carving
the crowd to the show grounds. Ever.
the rev double truck cars, or some OF
hem were pressed into service owing to
the demands on the city railway.
At the afternoon performance and the
night performance Death Defving Dan
ger Deriding. Desperate. Dare Devil
Oisvolo win do the feat Of looping the
COP. and make every effort to live nm
% the eight "Dsv in his title.