Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-18
GOLLMAR CIRCUS
PLEASED THRONGS
INTEREST SHOWN FROM UNI
PACKING TILL PACKED.
Gave Clean Exhibition and Feer
From FdkirS-AttenddnCe Not
What it Was Thought Would
Belief This Morning for Edger-
tOn-Street Parade Good.

1t requires no newspaper article to
convince the people of the city that
Gollmar Brothers Greatest of Amer
lean Shows, was in town. The big
show arrived yesterday morning about
7 80 o'clock from Kenosha over the
Northwestern road, after hard pull.
AS early as O'Clock in the morning,
many were on hand awaiting the ar
rival of the circus train. By
O'Clock there were throngs of curious
ity seekers present to watch the I'M
loading process and many of them
were forced to prolonged wait.
The crowds upon the streets, wait
ing anxiously for the street parade,
the hundreds of strangers in town,
the general desire Of everybody to
take "lay-off' and see the perform
ance, all went to show that it was
Gollmar day in Watertown. Young
and old went to the circus lot in the
Fifth ward to witness the work of
pitching the tents. Upon the arrival
of the circus train the scene of activ-
ity began. There was hustle and
hustle among the hundreds of employees
as the work Of hosting the huge
tents began. With clock-like regu-
larity, every man at his post of duty,
the great canvasses and seats were
elevated, and in few minutes the
tented city was realized.
The next great event after the ar
rival of the cars, was the street pa
rade. Main street was jammed with
spectators as the long and seemingly
endless pageant swept down the main
thoroughfares. The parade was a
great feature of the day in itself.
Although the noon hour had arrived
when the parade was given. all felt
we'll repaid for the time spent in
waiting.
It was an ideal circus day, the
weather being all that could be de.
sired. The attendance Fat the after.
non performance was not as large as
had been anticipated by many, it be-
ing estimated that the attendance wa.
about 1000, while at the night per
Torrance the attendance is said tt
have been less than half that number
The performances gave entire salts
faction and everybody has a goo(
word to say for Gollmar Bros. TIL,
costumes were new and beautiful, thu
equipment was the same. The actors
and actresses were artists and perfec
ladies and gentlemen wherever found
Some of the acts were entirely new
despite the oft heard remark Use,
one circus, you see them ALL Ever,
act on the program possessed meritor
ious features and added to the plea
sure of all. There were several fea
lures that have no superiors. The,
were the Noetzel family, high wire
artists, the best of their class; tn,
Nelson troupe, aerialists; the Pet
family, acrobats; Smith Bros, heat
balancers; w. F. Wallet and Lizzie
Rooney, equestrians. These were al
numbers that have never had an equa
of their kind in Watertown.
In their menagerie was seen thu
only genuine black African bloot
sweating behemoth in captivity, thu
mysterious and ferocious vlack vark
and scores of other rare wild beasts
making a collection most rare and ont
that was viewed with great interes
by all.
NOTES ON CIRCUS.
A feature worthy of note is the alb
sence of fakirs and grafters with the
aggregation. Gollmar Bros. will not
permit it.
AS far as heard at late hour last
night, there was no accident of any
kind yesterday to either spectators OF
circus people.
The circus left here shortly after
midnight over the St. Paul road fol-
Edgertown, where it shows today.
DFATH Calls MRS. HIIG0 WFGNFR