The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-01

Sells was sent 20 the oil fields %
Pennsylvania o. take charge ~ the
shipping Interests ~ Rockefeller &
Andrews the parent firm 90 the
present standard OF company
From the last named employment
b. went 20 Burlington. Ia. "a work
fof his brothers. Louis and Al. Who
were auftioucera Frum there he
went 90 Chicago and out Of Chicago
he and hts brothers neddled dry
goods Then followed the opening
~ an auction store In Columbus In
partnership with hla brother Allan
lu is7s Peter Sells with hia broth
era. Ephriam Louis and Allan.
founded the Sells Bros rircua Ito
has been in the show business ever
since and Il Is the sawdbst ring that
has made the family wealthy. II
started as wagon show. but 80
pruapcred that Ia ISIS IL became a
railroad show Sells neos vent into
the circus trust few years ago and
their Interest IL represented In the
FurenauKh Sells Bros division Of
the combine Petef has always been
manager and has had charge 81
the publicity end % the business.
Peter Sells has Travelled about 81
many miles and knows about a.
many different people as anybody
on earth al the present time There
H. perhaps not a town % 1000 or
over on the North American rputi-
nsut that he has not visited and tn
which he cauunt call the names -
several persons By saY u diver
sion. he picked up a good aequaiut-
anee In Australia. when. back In the
SOS. he took his show there.
lie Il a man Of remarkable mem
CRY and eKaetnsaa 81 dates and cir
cumstnnees Ask him where be- WA
on A certain DAY 70 years ago aad
he viii Instantly tell rou. naming
an incident ~ n certain hotel or
street corner. etc and recall the
Lames ~ persons with whom be
talked at that time and place
THO Fortunes made b. the Sells
circus are largely based upon the
prrannni Judgment % Peter Seila
II has ever been his trait a. travel
about the country each rear before
the shows route IL made up Tor
the succeeding seasnu.
These trips have been pulas-feel-
srs Peter woaid observe the condl-
tlnn % crops and learn from bust
ness and laborinE men alike the
condition ~ trade and Industries
III a certain community should be
found prosperlnE. e vas marked fot
q visit % the ahow otherwise g BE-
came a black spot on the circus
map
Pafer sa'ls chief Characteristic
has been iudefatiEahie application
20 business lie was always think
inG. always planning and alWaTa
studying human nature. and yet -
had snatch ~ aoclabiilfY that
made hlm en- agreeable beat On fire.
quenf occasions
The divorce suit brought ~ Peter
Sells IN 1900 waa ono ~ the most
sensational ever tried In Ohio.
TIE trial lasted FOR almost two
months and then abruptly ended
with an agreement By Mr. sei'a 70
resist no further she was given
about ga 600 aiimony and Sells got
the divorce on statutory grounds
Sells charged his wife with inf'del=
ftv and the evidence introduced m
meroua men. Harry lyons, a Hook
ing VALLEY railroad chief clerk. aud
william Bot. the billiard table
manufacturer. being the most con
zpicaour
LYONS Waa the "biue-eved baby
boy. % Mrs. Sells letters. and ship
loads ~ kiaaoa were conveyed from
him 20 her when she was IN Aus.
trails when the Show was there.
The evidence showed that during
the long periods u the absence ~
Sells. hla wife held high carnival
with other men AZ the Sells man
sion on Denniaon avenue.
Mrs. Sells made counter charges
~ inndellty. but failed 10 prove.
Mrs Sells was Mary Luker. daugh-