New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-25
CIRCUS DAY DRAWS
! A RECORD CROWD
OVER TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
ATTEND AFTERNOON
PERFORMANCE.
CITY PUTS ON GALA APPEAR
ANCE. DAY GOES BYWITH
NO ACCIDENTS.

1T was Sir-Kuss day in town yester-
day." Not that this fact had been ken
mystery needing any more publicity
not at all! Approximately with the TING
scheduled for sunrise the advance cohorts
OF the big show began to creep and craus
in: street vendors of circus peanuts and
popcorn, fake and real cripples from the
entire Northwest, kids" in for good
time, hobos in for a good spree, and
ceaseless stream of automobiles and
Fords filled with the population of the
three adjoining counties, besides several
special trains and jitney bus. Yes
it was record crowd! With "a score of
eagle eyed officers of the law assisting
Chief Klause in keeping order land
nabbing would-be speeders, Minnesots
street took on the appearance of Market
Street, San Francisco, at fair slime.
Quite a cosmopolitan crowd it -swas,-a
sort of melting pot mixture of townxand
country Joined by the single desire fore
good time.
Two hours after sheduled time az
usual the parade made it's appearance.
Everything that could walk, ride, CREEP
or limp, from the steam caliope to 3
superannuated Ford, put on a bit of
tinsel and glad smile and was given
place in the parade. The fierce ion
roared just at the opportune moment
to give little thrill of horror for che
kids" who clustered around mamma
and the American flag was prominently
displayed with the Union Jack to get; iF
little patriotic outburst of applause.
VI The big show has seating capacity
Eof nine to ten thousand, hut standing
room only" signs were out long before
the hour set for the beginning of the
performance. And the kids" wen
there, too, for this was to be "a redletta
day in the lives of quite a few youngsters.
They stared open-mouthed at the biz
elephants, got into everybody's way.
smeared their happy faces with sticky
popcorn, and cracker jack, and in genera
had a glorious time of it. The santim
OF the clowns meant more to the kid
than the most wonderfully daring per
Torrance on the flying trapeze, and they
stared at the big elephants with open
eyed wonder and faith that they wers
really as monstrous as the, advertising
posters made them out.
Three rings of performers inside the
big canvas tent, that is if one still had
little of Uncle Sans universal pass
word left after running the gauntlet
of side shows, all intent upon separating
you from your money AS quickly and
painlessly as possible. The gymnas
tic work was up to the usual Ringing
Brothers standard; the trained .ele-
plants again gave their exhibition a
near-tragedy; but the act that seems
to have won favor in the hearts of the
most was that Of the posing dogs and
horses.
The regiment of soldier boys who,wenE
sworn in to help Chief Klause in main
tanning order had an easy time of L
during the day. Not a single accident
more serious than a blowout was nj
ported to the notice OF the police during
the day. While many of the s.your
bloods" from the country who were IN fx
the day with their very, very best gid,
were at times tempted to burn up fen
speed ordinances, curt reminder from
the ubiquitous officers of the law soors
sobered them down. Chief Kause is =,
be congratulated on keeping the crowds
so well in hand.