The daily sentinel., 1909-07-28
THE BIG SHOWS
HERETOMORROW
Agents Here Today Completing Ar
rangements.- s.-Show Grounds to
be Near St Mary's Hospital.
HEAVY SUPPLIES BOUGHT HERE

This morning Charles a.
Pheency, the 2I-hour-min for
the Hagenbeck-Wa Shows,
arrived in the city To see that
everything il in readiness for
the coming of the big shows to-
morrow. Nr. Pheeney il con-
tracing for the supplies for the
dining department Of the big
aggregation, seeing that the
large feed contracts for the
horses and animals are To be
carried out, that the circus
grounds near ST. Mary's hospital,
in the southeastern part of the
city are in good shape, to lay out
the route of the parade and to
attend To many other details.
II il needless To say that MIR.
Pheeney il II very busy man,
nevertheless he has cordial
greeting for everybody with
whom he comes in contact and is
an exceedingly pleasant fellow to
meet.
The special trains bringing the co
cars on which the big shows are
loaded will arrive in Grand junction.
from the west during the early morn
ing hours. The first section Will be
in by > O'Clock a. m. tomorrow. To-
day one performance is given in
Price. Utah, and the show trains will
leave for Grand Junction late in the
afternoon.
Today Mr.. Pheeney contracted with
the Progress bakery for bread, pastry
for the several hundred circus en-
ployes and also placed big orders
IL
only for the employees but for the
many animals Many other supply
contracts were made The circus
buys hundreds of dollars worth of
supplies in every town or city ii
visits.
Doubtless hundreds of people will
be at the show grounds early tomor-
row morning to see the circus un-
loaded and get ready for the day.
Yesterdays leading Salt Lake pa
pers were united in declaring that the
performances given in that city on
Tuesday by the Hagenbeck-Wall
Shows We're the cleanest and most
entertaining circus performances seen
in Salt Lake in years and that the
work of the world famous Hagenbeck
animals is marvellous and astounding
TO the extreme There is no question
but what Hagenbeck has the great
est trained animal show in the world
The Salt Lake Herald states that
the total paid admissions for the two
performances in Salt Lake City Tues
day was over II 900
Two performances will be given in
Grand Junction. an afternoon and an
evening performance and with good
weather, day such as today, the big
tent is liable to be well filled at each
performance.
The big street parade of the Hagen
beckWallace Shows. said to be one
of the most magnificent street pa
rades ever given by a circus, will take
place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
II has been two years since Grand
Junction had a circus, as Buffalo
Bill's Wild West, here last Septem-
ber, cannot be called u circus Need
less to say everybody is interested in
the coming of the big shows tomor-
row and it will be a gala day in
Grand Junction.
Mr.. Pheeney, the 24-hour-man of
the big shows. is a former Coloradoan
and for number of years was locat-
ed at Salida. He was manager of the
Salida opera house for long period.
He stated this morning that he is
delighted TO be in Colorado again and
has met several old time friends here
including Mr.. Kraft. of the Kraft &