Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-01
Rinslinss Celebrate Quarter Of Con-
fury in Circus Business This Sum-
mer-started With One Horse, Now
Own Every Big Circus in the World
MANY Distinct Features.

ltorS Is the usual quota of the Noble
FED Man from the Tana reservation,
to whom the circus appeals more
strongly than any other one thing aside
from fire water.
This is The twenty fifth anniversary
Of the Ringlings' entrance into the cir
Gus business. A quarter century
ago this summer five brothers-tAl."
Otto, "Alf" r., Charles and John Ring
ling--gave what was the Ringing
Bros. greatest show on earth in the
jail yard at Baraboo, Wis The five
boys made the tent themselves. They
borrowed the lumber for the seats.
They manufactured every property
they used; they had one horse and no
lnenagerie. The performing such
AS it was, was done the the five brothers
themselves. They were the acrobats.
the contortionists, the slack wire walk
ers, the tumblers, and-the clowns.
These five brothers, all alive today,
and with a copartnership that is UNI
changed as far personnel is concerned
| own not only the great Ringing show
| here today, but the BarntIm & Bailey
show, the Forepaugh- Sells show, and
| the Buffalo Bill shown fact, every
big circus in the business. They own
q controlling interestin Madison Square
| Garden, New York, and own and main
tain aside from winter quarters for the
| circuses in this country, complete win
ter quarters at Stoke on Trent, near
Liverpool, Eng, which is used in case
OF an attraction being abroad.
Circus Late in Arriving.
The circus was late in arriving from
Mason City, owing to the fact that GER
tain Mason City streets, the most con-
venient for travelling to the show
grounds, were Torn up fol-, paving, and
other and more roundabout routes had
to be used The first section of the
circus arrived at S O'clock. This Is
what is known as 1.-THE flying squad
ron," containing the hotel and kItch-
en- outfit, and the horses and people
necessary to put them up. In this way
breakfast lis ready to be served on the
grounds as soon as the other sections
arrive.
The second section arrived at $3.50,
and included the shops and parade
wagons. At 9:10 the third and biggest
section arrived, bearing the baggage
stock. ;wnrdrobes. canvass wagons, etc.
An Interesting feature OF this section
is the alI-night lunch counter, built
on q car with counter and. stools and
coffee ur,1s Lunches are served the
EN- ployes at any time during the night.
The car Is lighted with Pintsch gas
svstem. M
The fonrth and last section. with the
rina. horses. elephants. other animals,
perforn1ers and business staff, arrived
At $40 and 1T was III O'Clock before
the unloading was finished. In all the
circus cars number eighty-five.
Parade pIeases All.
Thousands of people lined Main
street from 10 o'clock until after L.,
awaiting the parade. They felt repaid,
for the street exhibition was one of the
finest ever given even by the Ringlings.
| Five bands ara included In the parade,
which is eighteen blocks in length.
| The Afternoon, Performance.
| With tent capacity for $4,000 people
the afternoon performance was given
| unfler most auspicious conditions. The
crowd was variously estimated at any
where from 5000 up. At any rate 1t
was q, Dig, CIRCUS CrOWO, HNQ edW lIls1I
| the management could have asked.
Many distinct and unique features
are shown in the circus this year. The
d-fashioned entry is revived this year
in opening the circus, instead Of the
spectacular display that has been feat
ured for several seasons past.
The big feature of the afternoon was
the daring feat of Mile LaBelle Roche,
who rides down a long incline On an
automobile and turns a double somer-
sault in the air, alig1lting on 8 plat
form below.
The Mirze-Golem family of Persian
acrobats, twelve in all, did q unique
perch and acrobatic act characteristic
to their native country This is a new
feature for this country
The Marnello- Marnitz family gave a
finished acrobatic stunt, playing bells
while in the acrobatic act. This is one