The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1917-10-26
BIG CIRCUS COMING. r-
ESTlkG FACTS A5oiIr

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A distinguished visitor
the other day and never avs here
mentioned the weather On once
he has tSo sons in the rss,,a al'oo.sh
OF once did he rer:, ID ~ ~ army.
but without any qualifyinp sa me var
he gave more interesting e;ectlyes
formation than this offies neus Ia.
sorb in week. uiu ab
The man was Frank p,,r.
special agent tor the OH vnaetr
Robinson circus with which t1shkse
been identified for over eiftaau ne has
Several things you can seafs
viii interest your rea lers.m h. nat
in casual way, for this o,5 oeSan
adding continually so man, snoW ID
features, it is even strenug,n. nivel
ment for me to speed ur Acite
high pressure gait. In adS,..W us
the greatest wild animal axhui 70
that has ever toured this Tuition
trained lions, polar bears oul'ry,
mixed groups of leopards, tigers sesls
pumas, a great herd of perforrsnd
elephants, days, ponies and cama,s
this old show has the wons neis
Buchanan prize winning horses ue I,
cake-walk, two step and walt, .lde
the famous Bessie Harvey ana alsO
! flock of pigeons flying ali ovsr a "
big arena until they are Gala 'ae
, her to alight all over this wonSa.. %
trainer. uerlul
: "All these marvellous wild az
/, nestle animal acts have mot nv 10
| prevail and admiration of tbors.ap
! OF visitors to the show this seasa.
| However, besides this enterta;nsau
! program this circus is the onIv .aus
ed enterprise on the road tha, I.
installed electric fans for the oa aas
fort OF the auditors, as the side wsn'
are raised this insures a breezy .sa s
during the long, entertaining NV
! gram. HO'
| The big street parade uses o,,u
open cages and dens, exhibiting ~,
over one hundred wild animals. whish
; is rare treat for the children sod
all our country visitors. The manv
bands of music in this parade ara u,
massed when giving the big show
| program and it is likely no circn,
ever had more or better skilled mn.
sicians than this same old Yankaa
Robinson show. Another thing for
the night exhibition the two electric
light plants, carried by the show
make the circus grounds as light A
| day"
Then the reporter had another sur.
prise, for in stepped a well known
merchant who contributed this ad.
dition TO the saw dust gossip: I
have decided to enlarge on my ad.
vertising space" he said, for have
/ just discovered something that |
never dreamed of, and | have had
many business dreams Yesterday I
took my family for seventy mile
joy ride in our touring car, around
this territory, and never in my life
did | see such publicity as this cir.
Gus enjoys in this vicinity. No won.
der we see such crowds in town
show day, for circus certainly goes
after business from all points Of the
compass, and they have to do 1t to
make expenses, chances on rainy
weather, big overhead cost of winter
ing and the enormous daily expense
while on the road This old show is
advertised in every direction for
forty miles around, and they are en-
tiled to a big days business in this
community, for they only help the
town when they help themselves"
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Ballinger ''the
program this season has the greatest
drawing card ever seen under can
vas. Battling Nelson and his com.
pany of athletes and sparring part
ners
Nelson has had over three hun
dred fistcuff fights for the boxing
glove supremacy He is WORTHY
example of clean living, has saved
his money and is creditable ex
ample of staunch young manhood
as will be seen VIXEN the show come
to Mariana on Thursday, Noyembe
first.