The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-15

ana Bailey's Greatest Show on
Earth was on his job at an early
hour this morning at the circus
grounds, stalking out" the locations
/ for the twenty tcnts-big and lit.
tle-which 90 to make up Circus
/ Vile" Yesterday the circus exhibit
/ ed In Dcnison to enthusiastic thou.
sands and long before the average
/ man turned over for his beauty
| sleep this morning the four long
/ trains bearing the peripatetic organ
/ ization arrived in town. The first
/ section pulled into Ardmore shortly
after midnight but not too early
/ To De greeted by small mob OF
| youngsters whose fond parents ar,
probably wondering now where the
/ pride and joy of their hearts may
be. \ little later all Of the trains
had arrived and disgorgcd the thou.
sand and one things which go to
make up the immense Barnum
show Soon after the arrival of the
last train ther, was a cry of Here
they come from the crowd of
early "rubbernecks' as up the thor.
oughfare poked the trunk Of the
first pachydsrm. The circus was
really in town. Oh joy,
llFa rft.. ....T. l..
in the quictncss Of the morning.
and with the ineyi'able escort OF
small boys who are all trapeze per.
formers, lion tanners and bareback
riders in embryo. All of them today
wanted TO carry water to slake the
thirst of the elephants. help to
move hay. or do other stunts"
whereby they might secure the GOV.
eted pasteboard which carried them
beyond the fairy portals-the on.
trance to the big show. "Nawthin'
doin, bawled the boss canyasman
| this morning to the army of small
volunteers. II got TO keep my men
busy till we get whore we can
spread some canvas on the lot. CT
back, thar" As he mopped his
brow and took up his hike to
the show grounds he sagely OBJ
served: These city kids is Just
about as crazy over the circus as
a bunch of country kids" The last
show train brought the animals that
/ the show people term lied" animals
elephants. alapacas. camels. zebus.
/ llamas, sacred cattle. zebras. ct al.
/ The giraffes were hauled to the
! grounds in their comfortably up.
| holstercd vans, which even the
most curious eyes could not pene-
trate. Baby Bunting. the infant
pachyderm, also had private con.
vcyance. There's a report" said
one of the elephant men conriden-
TALLY 10 a nearby rubberncck. that
they've arranged to put those high
hall necks, the CRATES. in spe-
cial place of honor in the 700.
l The lord help the thirsty. hate
/ 10 look at them sober. They don't
seem natural 10 me-"
Long before the parade reached
! the downtown streets the crowd be-
| gan 10 gather and by the time
| the cavalcade hove in sight points
of vantage Were al premium. The
! parade was delight to everybody.
Nothing better, If as good has ira
verscl local streets. The triumphal
cars. with gold leaf trimmings,
sparkl.d in the bright sunlight.
| scores of handsomely attired WON
on passed by splendidly mounted.
There was a generous display of
open cages the inmates OF which
were I'm fine condition. There was
a fun caravan of camels and TWEEN
ty-three OF hte herd of thirty el5-
plants ploddcd stolidly along.
The mounted band was an attrac.
tive feature and the long column
made a brave showing of fine
horses and fair women. The ward.
robe and trappings We're clean and
bright and the entire ensemble was
Northy of the best traditions OF
his worldronowned show. Every
thing indicated lavish outlay Of
money and the determination 10
have nothing but the best One OF
me clowns in the clown band ha0
plenty of fun with the Merry Widow
hats along the route, lie wore a
Tam-o ,shan,er, and every time he
saw cart-wheel crvrtiun il was y