The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-05
GREAT CROWD AT
RINGING CIRCUS

| Hyrum hitched up the old farm wag.
on, and brought MIrandy and their
twelve kids in town TO see the circus.
Not only the little tots, but the large
folks. as well. were "tickled TO death"
at the bewildering performances put
| up by the Ringing people. If the broad
smiles and genial greetings seen and
heard afterward, wore anything to
! judge by.
The spirit of the parade was evi.
| IDENTIFY caught by local firm and the
result was a very neat and clever
device that attracted a good deal Of
| attention-"Uncle Sam" driving a
well groomed steed and supporting Il
novel banner, shaped somewhat like
4 four-sided transparency. done in the
national colors and bearing such
| catchy phrases as, IT'S the clowns
for fun. but the best laugh is for the
Paine & Hurst customers" The pro-
cession will soon follow-after which
trade at the Paine e Hurst Store.
where YOU get the best show for your
money"
The afternoon performance was
started at 2:3O and the largest part of
the main tent was filled by children
and people from outside towns. Tc
the chlldren-and to the old folks.
too-only they hate TO admit 1.-THE
clowns were the most important actors
In the big show Under the leadership
of George Hartsell, Ringing Brothers
have the largest and best band of
clowns in the world, There are fifty
five OF the funny fellows and they have
been gathered from all parts of the
world Every language spoken is
heard in the dressing room OF the
men with the cap and bells. Hartseli
is the fellow who introduced the
Roosevelt hunting exhibition into cir
cusdom and the thousands last night
saw the perfect control he had over
the savage beasts from Africa
The clowns were not the only part
of the program by any means. There
were tight wire artists, bicyclists.
trapeze performers, horseback riders,
elephants. ponies dogs, strong men, dar-
ing leaps in autos and the inevitable
chariot and running races,
Saxon Brothers, the strong men,
put up a wonderful exhibition of
strength and agility. Any one OF the
three brothers lifted a man easier
than some of the merely mortals"
would lift a baby. At one time the
largest of the brothers laid on his
back with his feet in the air and held
twelve men on plank, placed on his
feet, while his two brothers balanced
on his hands.
The Chanson bicycle troupe did
,,.it hni nirI
push wagons.
The Jordon family are the best
trapezc artists that have been seen in
these parts for a long. long time. every
move sent a thrill through the audi
ence and many a sigh of relief was
uttered when they safely concluded
their act
Johnnie Agee, the worlds greatest
rough rider" made the audience pay
attention when he went through his
many daredevil and difficult feats.
Mrs. Strickley did some very clever
work on beautiful large white horse
Mrs. Strickley is the only circus lady
In the world who has successfully eX-
ecuted the double hurdle on horseback,
and she is more than proud of the dis
tinctlon.
The elephants came in for their
share of notoriety and they earned II.
They are the most intelligent animals
In the menagerie. and in their act
yesterday they did everything that j
human can do, with the exception OF
talking, and in the telephone act, most |
likely they said things TO each other
in a language which human beings are |
too ignorant to translate.
Everyone was more than pleased |
with the clean, wholesome. delightful |
show the Ringing people presented, |
and already they are beginning to
wonder when the circus will come |
again.
Both performances we're crowded to
the limit and at the evening show the |
s r. o. sign was hung up, before the
show started.
An hour after the show was out. the |
tents had been pulled down and placed |
in wagons the animals had been Gagged !
and the show grounds were deserted. |
The circus left at one o'clock for /
Idaho Falls, where they will stop next.
thence going TO Butte and from there
10 the coast
1t is estimated that fully 10000 peo
pie attended the circus here.