Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-04
Citizens Join In the Parade, Going
to Tampa In Their Automobiles
Mayor Leads
JUPITER PLUVIUS MARS
THE OCCASION BY RAIN
Ringing Brothers VIII Boost Sara
sofa With Unique Advertising
Next Season

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry North have re
aeived a copy of the Sarasota (Fla.)
Times which says:
All roads from Sarasota led to
Tampa Monday. and the people from
tfis district availed themselves Of the
opportunity of seeing the greatest
circus in the world, owned by our fel
bow citizens, the Ringing brothers.
Hundreds of people went over by
automobile, some of them going Sun
Monday morning, and still others, who
did not own cars going on the early
train Monday morning.
That Sarasota showed up we'll is
evidenced by the following from
tuesdays Tampa Tribune.
Sarasota, Beauty City by the Bay
lost both population and identity yes
terday. The populace sojourned to
Tampa en- masse to attend the circus
in honor of our distinguished fellow
townsmen, John and Charlie Ring
ling while the identity of the city
they left behind was merged into
'Ringlingtown.' In short, both muni-
cipality and populace belonged to the
Ringing brothers yesterday-and they
belonged to the municipality and pop
ulace.
Before the cock-crowing hour ev-
cry person, every animal and every
vehicle was astir in Sarasota. Every
thing and everybody was bound for
the circus-and to give royal greet
ing to the Ringlings. Eighty automo-
biles ranging from Packards and
Pierce-Arrows to "Lizzies' of the
most ancient vintage were soon strung
out on the road toward Tampa, the
crowd being headed by Mayor George
Washington Franklin Col. William
Yulee Perry, president of the Board
of Trade; E. o. Burns, Arthur Ed
wards, Frank Dean and others. Six
hundred or more, not being equipped
with benzine buggies overran the
cars of the morning Seaboard train.
and when the bunch arrived and gave
the Sarasota yell, not less than a
thousand answered roll call and pre-
pared to follow the Sarasota Ring
ling banners in the monster parade.
did that parade start before Sara
sofa was ready for action.
mot on the lives of the Ringlings!
John Ringing, with an executive
sweep of his head, held the line in
status quo until the Sarasotans, or
a section thereof were ready to move
into action, and well Sarasota was
there with bells on. Some Of the
crowd got lost in the maze of auto
mobiles before the parade line NOV
ed, but fine showing "a typical Sar-
asota showing was made.
"The Ringlings had sent $50 tickets
to Sarasota for disposal by Ed Burns
and these went in less than jiffy.
Sarasotans were still calling for
'pasteboards' long after the first and
second shows were over, and many
were 'inevidence last night
Sarasota-there's no city on
earth like our home town. said John
Ringing.
amen, echoed Charlie.
And Sarasota has the same opin-
ion of the Ringlings, said Trade
Board President Perry.
"You bet" chimed in Mayor Frank
lin"
Arrangements had been made for
at least rs Sarasota cars to take
part in the parade, but owing to the
inclement weather and the congested
condition of Tampa this part of the
program was not we'll carried out, a
part of the cars becoming damned"
in the crowd and not being able to
get in the parade. However several
did get in and made fair showing
Everybody enjoyed the circus to
the fullest despite the constant ac-
tivities of j. Pu1vius. The proprietors
of the show, Messrs Charles and
John Ringing, made every effort pos
sible to make the day pleasant for
Sarasotans and the people of Sara
sofa are thoroughly appreciative of
the efforts made in their behalf.
On the other hand, Tampa, as a
city lost much of it's prestige in the
minds Of those who attended the cir
Gus.
1t is said that very little, if any,
extra help had been employed by the
restaurants and drug stores, and that
il was next to impossible to get any
kind Of service. 1t is further stated
that the restaurants were soon sold