The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-10
ROBINSON 'SSHOWS|
TO BE IN CAIRO UNDER AUSPICES
ELks-THE BIGGEST
EVER.
Prominent Parts In Parade and il
Tent Assigned to Members
Of the Cairo
Lodge.

hest attractions, new. c;ean ami vi
to the quartersacond, will be In
Cairo next Saturday, Man IA. under
the auspices of Cairo lodge. No. G5l,
B. Y O. EiRs.
| Before signing a -on;fac; for the
appearance OF the circus In Caro- ufl-
ler their direction the Elks seat 4
| committee TO Chattanooga, Tenn, &c
| se;. the performance and report 10
the Cairo lclge The report was eX-
ceedingly favorable and the public IS
| sured good clean performance.
| After securing this big attraction
| he Elks decided that some features
| ,oud be added that worli make the
| circus a greater success. ani VIA
tbs in view local talent has been
called upon to do some surprising
stunts,
1t may saem impossible to convert
Elks into zebras, elephant. noun
tain goats. giraffe. wild Doars. lions,
tigers and the like but it is to be
lone If possible and in addition TO
ne above a great tribe Of monkeys
viii take part in the street parade.
Thos ] Pryor expects TO take part
md he estimates tina; the local lodge
viii turn out fully 200 strong while
several are expected from Mound
,ity. and surrounding towns.
The circus has two or three fine
bands. The main band wagon is a.
'ine one drawn by several beautiful
1orses driven by Daniel Hartman.
has. R. Start, Attorney NJ. j..
fo'Shea, n. Sander and Pert Redman.
The horses are tame aad will be led
Wy howmen to prevent accidents and
I any drivers are needed in addition
% those above mentioned the circus
viii furnish thtn..
The parade will diIier from others
n that many Of the wild beasts viii
perform in their cages while the pa
.ade Is in progress. 1t is understood
hat DR.. ~ w. Cox and II S. Steinel
got acquainted with some Of the ami
mails during their visit 10 -ne c;rcus
1T Chattanooga and it is expected
that they will occupy two dens of the
'erocious beasts during the parade.
It is claimed that the electrical dis
play at night will excel anything
heretofore attempted In Cairo. It
will be under the direction of NJ c..
Metzger and son Arthur, who supply
their own juice" from Metzger's
Electricity Oil.
There will be no gambling per
nitted on the show grounds.
Some minor difficulties have been
encountered. one of which ii is fear
n cannot be overcome and that H.
that the homemade elephants may
he a little off color as it has been
found almost impossible to make any
bit white elephants Of Etks. Another
difficulty is that no one can be
hippopotamus until it can he learned
definitely what Is expected of that in
fantile rarity. Max Kaufman, Carl
Schulz. Ed Cantwel and Ed. FHz-
gerald have been suggested as pcssi-
bilities but have declined.
The shows have sn unusually fine
ooking lot of horses, and everything
from the girls in the side show to the
big white canvas of the big tent
ook. new and fresh.
One Of the most wonderful sights
n the side show will be the tran for
nation of huge boa constructors in
20 rattle snakes. This viii be &C.
eou.plished by one of Cairo's leading
physicians, iDr. Paul G. Scnuh with
Schuh's Rattlesnake Oil.
| In bidding for the positions as
| make charmers in the side Show
/ John B, Greaney, Adolph Kaufman
and r.. A. Brder presented very
strong claims such as personal beau
1 ty, symmetry of figure and previous
| experience with snakes. but the con-.
mittee set aside their claims in favo,
OF G.. RI. Jackson, w. l.. Pomeroy
and II. S. Antrim offering as suffc
lent explanation that snake charmers
were supposed to have hail
where hair ought to grow.
| The toy balloon privileges have
been let to jesse Gross and Cap
Clarence Nichols, since the former
declined to be shot out of cannon
and Capt Nichols refused to walk
the tight rope to the top OF the cir
Gus pole in tights.
Each day adds something to the
long list Of featurts and the parad.
alone will be worth coming miles tC
see.
Strict compliance with the spe
ordinances is expected of all who
take part in the parade in automo
biles as Alderman Mcdaniel will ride
one of the camels behind Fred Haas
and Leo Kaufman.
| The parade starts promptly at II
o'clock.
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