The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-09

markedN "Circus grounds" began to
fill with happy humanity. The huge,
white tents, with flags and pen
nants swapping from poles and guy
ropes, were an inspiring and heart
quickening spectacle to the crowds
that massed in infinite variety Of
age and type at the main entrance.
Nearby hitchfng-posts were lined
with wIfinnering country horses and
automobiles cluttered every avail
able area.
side Shows Well Patronized.
The side show did a rushing bust
ness While the throng awaited the
moment Of their ingress to the big
ger tents. A quartet Of ttreless
announcers gave it their unqualified
endorsement, and huge, painted
banners, bullying in the breeze in a
long line, intensified the lure. It's
attractions were many and varied.
When the gates to the main tents
were opened by uniformed ticket
takers and the rapid-fire ticket SELL
ers opened the apertures in the red
wagon, the crowd made q massed
charge in each direction. So expert
and experienced were the circus
men, however, that quiet order i'm
mediately asserted itself.
A geological treat waited In the
menagerie tent. AS the outer gates
were passed, the spectators were
greeted with a vocal tumult which
resolved itself, as they progressed,
into the sullen roars Of lions, the
growIs Of bears, the snarls of n.y.
enas, the trumpetings Of elephants
and medley Of other expressions
nP iaI1
and Jungle. A hippopotamus splashed
in his tank, half hundred monkeys
chartered for peanuts and a two
horned rhinaceras excited wonder
The exhibit was a remarkable object
lesson in natural history for the
youngsters and one that made their
parents linger.
In the big top" a military band
entertained while the crowds strolled
to their seats, drank the proVerbial
lemonade and ate peanuts and pop
Pageant Is Opening Feature.
The performance began promptly
at 2 o'clock, when a cornet sounded
a melodious call. A monster spectac-
ular pageant was the inaugural pre-
sentation. It is the most ambitious
dramatic undertaking in the history
Of the Hagenback- Wallace circus,
enlisting the services of more than
1000 persons and indicating the
seemingly Iimitless resource and YER
satility of the circus man.
Following came the Kaleidoscope
and comprehensive tournament upon
the hippodrome track, the rings and
stages, in the labyrinth Of aerial ap
paratus and in the steel-girted wild
animal arena. The early numbers
gave assurance that the circus has
this season surpassed all its indivi-
dual and collective displays of the
past.
The final performance win be
given tonight There will be no cur
-failment or confusion or deviation
from the complete afternoon tourna-
ment. Electric lights, operated by
the circus own plant, will illumin
ate the grounds, tents and animal
cages.
Soon after midnight all the ant-
mate and inanimate paraphernalia
will be packed away in the trains
and the Hagenback- Wallace circus
will journey to other cities and to.
other children, leaving only the
marks of big, bare rings to remind
of the day it made this city's young
sters happy beyond compare and
their elders sweeter and brighter,
because they Travelled back across
the years, over the bridge Of dreams,
into the days Of childhood, where the
sun shines always.
Tomorrow the circus will exhibit
in Thief River Falls.