Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-05-27
The First Advertising Car of Sparks
Circus is Here This Week and
the Men are Busy Billing
the City and Surround
ing Country.
CIRCUS WILL APPEAR
HERE MONDAY JUNE 8
Will Arrive in Decorah From Post.
vile Over the Rock Island. A
Big Free Street Parade Will
be Given at IL O'Clock.

The Sparks Circus Advance car
arrived in the city Sunday and bright
and early Monday morning the bill
ing of the town and surrounding
country for the appearance of this
we'll known show here on Monday,
June 8, was commenced. This car
carries crew of eighteen men,
commanded by James Randolph,
and is a 76 foot pullman, equipped
with all modern conveniences and
the men who travel thereon enjoy all
the conveniences of first class ho-
tel. Van o. Diver, the press agent,
states that this season this show is
entirely new and greatly enlarged,
and maintains its we'll known policy
of tolerating no gambling or dis
honesty, and visitors to this exhibi-
tion are assured of polite and courte-
Gus attention. From now until cir
Gus day hardly a day will pass that
there will not be some representa-
tive of this exhibition in the city
looking after some of the many de-
tails necessary to the advance pre-
paratiops of their appearance here.
Circus day is fast approaching and
the small boy is on his best behavior.
If it were not for the fact that his
mother is wise to his methods, his
| angelic goodness would give her
some alarm. She knows that he is
working to see that circus. For
that matter mother wants to see it
also Father is non-committal but
it is the one best bet that he will be
there if it is for no other reason than
to take the boy. You see he has not
forgotten when lie was little shaw
er himself
Sparks Worlds Famous Shows
will be here Monday, June s, and
will then unfold its myriads of Won
ders gathered from all portions Of
the universe. The principal query it
presents is: Are you going to the
circus?" The answers give rise to the
belief that show day will see the
greatest outpouring of people from
all parts of the county this city has
ever seen. There is every reason to
expect this. The promises held forth
are simply wonderful, and they come
from an institution which in over a
quarter of century has never brok-
en- faith with the public or advertis-
ed things it did not have.
There is undoubted truth in the
statement that the Sparks Shows has
reached in all its departments the
highest perfection of excellence. 1t
has ransacked Europe in its search
for wonderful acts and feats. The
performance is enc of infinite s-,rie-
ty, containing many acts, the ere
description of which pales before. the
acts themselves.
Every regard is held for the COM
fort of the people on the show
\ grounds. The tents are all new and
of the finest waterproof canvas. A
magic touch seems to have been
placed over the entire circus city, and
the parade to be given at IL O'Clock
noon, will furnish a glorious prelude
to the circus itself, for it will dis
play a thousand wonders. Magnifi-
cent chariots and floats will be drawn
by handsome horses, beautiful open
dens showing their ferocious inmates
will be in evidence, and there will
be many comical features to make
the youngsters shout with glee.
Thousands of visitors are expected
to come from the surrounding coun-
try to see the parade and take in
the exhibitions, and it will no doubt
be big day for Decorah.
Young fellow have you got your
job cinched for vacation. If not