America's Favorite Weekly 3rd Year September 23, 1974 Number 38 DOING WELL ON NEW YORK TREK The Emmett Kelly, Jr., Circus played for eight days (Aug. 26-Sept. 2) at the Long Island Cerebral Palsy Fair, held on the Hofstra University grounds at Uniondal*. The circus was present- ed under a yellow and white tent, which offered seating for 2,500 people. The admission price was $2.00. The performance was backed by a band consisting of Don Freeberg, organist; L. Emerson, drums and Marc Donnally, trumpet The is Ian Stewart, who handles the job like pro. The performance ran an hour, A WINHER and 20 minutes with no intermis-1 Turnaway business at every sion. The Rossiro Family, long show has been reported by those associated with this show, was who attended the performances away, but was expected to rejoin of RBBB's Blue Unit at Fresno, the circus soon. Calif. (Sept. 4-8). The show The program, as presented played that city's new Conven- on this date, included: tion Center. The Ashton Family - risley On the last day of the Bertini Duo - Fresno engagement the show got Jacki Althoff - riding chimps started at 5»30 and was over at The Blue Streaks - rollerskaters 8:15. The teardown and loading Don Giovanni - high lamp post was completed in 90 minutes, The Andens - poodle revue but the train didn't leave town (2) - Washday Routine until 2 am,. (Continued on Back Page) (Continued on Back Page) Page 2 The Circus Report CIRCUS Daze NOW AVAILABLE The annual "Circus Daze", Facilities for boarding all scheduled this week (Sep. 26-29) kind* of hoof stock. at Milpitas, Calif., is sponsor- Charlia Allan, P. 0. Box 91, ed jointly by the Lions Club Pixlay, Calif. - 93256 and the Busirfess Association. The entire event has been promo- Phonal (209) 757-3501 ted by Charles Mason, former circus advance man. Throughout the four day ADVERTISING event a Foley & Burk Carnival Low-cost promotion for your cir- unit will be set up on the city cus, ring, tent, act, etc. good show grounds. The John Strong "circusy" matchbooks, pens, pen- Circus will come in for a least nants, bumper stickers, buttons, two shows on Sept. 29th. balloons, business cards, sta- Other features include a tionery, etc. free gift auction, a pancake All custom imprinted with your breakfast and a Parade, name, sales message and cut (il- lead-off by Ronald McDonald. lustration) . CFA State Meet State your interests as we have 1000 's of items. The annual Sells Bros. CFA Top*s Fun Fest will be held at -*- Columbus, Ohio this weekend — Old Lewis Bros. Circus (1928 to Sept. 27-28. The event will be 1944) items wanted. celebrating the fact that Ring- ling- Barnum is playing Columbus Write for free lists and samples — the first time in 16 yrs. DISTINCTIVE ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES Registration and headquar- ters for the State Meet will be Hayes Ganiard Enterprises at the Rodeway Inn, where space Clarklake, Michigan 49234 is to be provided for circus models and other displays. On Saturday (Sep. 28) the group is THE €JRCUS REPORT is published planning to attend the evening each week by Don Marcks, 525 performance of Ringling Bros.- Oak St., El Cerrito, Ca. 94530 Barnum & Bailey Circus at the fair grounds. The show's Red Subscription rates: $5.00 for Unit plays that city Sep. 24-29. six months; $10.00 per year. Air Mail service is $2.00 extra September 23, 1974 Page 3 Show Folks Take Postman's Holiday - See Circus Three members of the Great Y Circus (Warren Wood, Dave McLees and Chuck Craw) visited the Wenatchee Youth Circus (Aug. 9- 11) when the show was playing for the Alpenrose Dairy. The dairy complex includes a midget racing track, a bicycle track, picnic grounds, petting zoo, opera house, pony rides, milking parlors, clown and magic shows, antique autos and musical instruments and a circus arena. The Wenatchee show has a 40 ft. semi trailer, with a ren- ted tractor, which serves as the cookhouse. Parents chaperone the group and assist with meals, clowning and selling program books. The pre-show warm-up features Miscellaneous several clowns and a 20 piece band, directed by Paul Pugh. It Wallace & Rogers Circus plays some mighty fine circus presented three shows a day at music too. Vancouver's PNE, a date that ended on Sept. 2nd. They are The program itself features • currently playing dates on Van- a Grand Entry, swinging ladders, couver Island. bounding rope, , trap- eze, incline wire walk, tramp- The New Yorker magazine oline, , high wire, had circus cartoons in its is- tumbling, unicycles, whips, fire sues for: July 22, 1974 (Page act, slack wire and a flying 38) and Aug. 26, 1974 (Pap.e 78) act. The four clown gags also For its dates at Fresno, go over well with the audience. Calif., and Portland, Ore., the The show's appearance on the RBBB's Blue Unit prices were lot is impressive with lots of set at $3.50; $4.50 and $5.50. aerial rigging. Costumes are At Portland a tie-in with the great, made by the mothers, and local department store offered the kids do their own setting $2.00 discounts on all tickets up and teardown work. for the opening night. Warren Wood Hoxie Bros, office was reportedly destroyed by fire RBBB is looking for an old • while making a recent jump in chest that supposedly contains the east. the secrets of Houdini. They'd Members of the Mary Jo like to add it to their "Theatre Couls CFA Tent met on the Beatty of Illusions" at Circus World Cole Circus at Lafayette, Ind., Showcase in Florida. on Sept. 14th. King Bros. Circus Voorheis Bros. Circus Sep. 23 Fulton, Mo. Sep. 24 Newberry, Mich Allen's Pet Zoo 24 Jefferson City 25 Sit. Ste Marie Sep. 27-29 Ed.Air Base 25 Rolla 26 St. Tgnace 26 West Plains 28 Cheboygan Beatty-Cole Circus 27 Pocahontas, Ark Sep. 23 Springf'ld.Oh 28 Brinkley Shrine Circus 24 Middletown 29 Open Sep. 20-21 San Angelo.Tx 25 Lexington, Ky 14-16 Minot, S,D. 26 Frankfort Lewis Bros. Circus Small Fry Circus 27 Elizabethtown Sep. 23 So.Plainf'd, N.J Sept. 14 Little Rock,Ak 28 Clarksville,Id 24 Open 29 Fort Knox, Ky 25 Connellsville,Pa Weighed In Hubert Castle Circus 26 Rennersdale The elephants and their in- Sep. 23-26 Utica, N.Y. 27-29 Akron, Ohio dividual weights at Circus — End of Tour — Polack Bros. Circus World Showcase are: Circus Vargas Sep. 23-29 Pomona, Cal. Name "Weight Ibs Sep. 23-25 Stanton, Dela Ringling-Barnum Blue Unit Anna May 7,400 26-28 Glen Burnie.Md Sep. 25-29 Denver, Colo. Carmen 5,900 Rose 5,680 Gatti-Charles Circus Ringling-Barnum Red Unit Peggy 5,540 Sep. 23 Weyburn, Sask Sep. 24-29 Columbus, Ohio Modoc 4,900 24 Estevan Gilda 4,800 25 Moose Jaw Royal Lipizzan Stall. Show •H Sep. 28-29 Boston, Mass. Hugo 4,480 male 26-27 Saskatoon Rebecca 4,460 ft 28 Prince Albert Sells Bros. CFA Tent Fun Fest Manja 4,360 o 29 No.Battleford sH- Sep. 27-28 Columbus, Ohio Zina 3,980 9 George-Matthews Circus John Strong Circus Tagu 3,500 Sep. 23 Mankato.Minn Sep. 23-24 Oroville, Cal. Lalea 3,200 24-28 Brooklyn Cent. 25 Lakeport Minyak 3,000 26 Ukiah Barbara 2,960 Hella Temple Shrine Circus Babe 2,880 Sep. 23-29 Dallas, Texas 27 Antioch 28 Napa Josky 2,820 29 Milpitas Bonnie 2,660 Africa Sophie 2,520 Hope 2,360 ^ September 23, 1974 Page 5 HE KEEPS BUSY WITH ACTIVE SCHEDULE The world of motion pictures has been keeping circus star Bob Yerkes busy this year. Despite his tight schedule he managed to produce the Yerkes Continental Circus at Monrovia, Calif, on Aug. 10th. Several acts from Polack Bros, including the Grimaldis, Antalek Chimps, Polack Bros, elephants, plus contortionist Leanna Johnson - Miss California 1973-74, were incorporated in the show program. CFA Meet Among the many film pro- jects on Bob's calendar for the Members of the new D. R. year were: Miller CFA tent held their se- cond meeting (Aug. 24) on the Doubling for David Carra- Clyde Bros, Circus at Beaumont, dine in the "Vanishing Image" Texas. The circus was presented sequence of the TV show "Rung at the local fair grounds and Fu," and a Lincoln-Mercury com- this night was the one evening mercial, in which he is the car the show wasn't caught in a driver. downpour of rain. They gave an The picture "Earthquake" extra show on Aug. 26th, because stars Charlton Heston and Ava of some rained out days. Gardner, and has Bob getting Lucky Larabee, ringmaster, "killed off" seven different introduced each of the visiting times for the camera. He reports CFA members — Tex and Dorothy that Heston is a real circus fan Dreyfus, Joe Heiser, Bill Hen- and was interested in knowing derson and Harry Lea Kingston — what the performers, with whom and told the audience that a he worked in "Greatest Show on show like this couldn't exist Earth" were doing. without the circus fans. In the film "Towpring In- Harry Lea Kingston ferno" Bob doubles for an actor who falls from an outside ele- through the roof of a house.The vator into an airbag. This was stars of this picture will be incorporated in the film, with Charles Bronson and Robert Du- firemen bringing in the bag for vall. part of the rescue effort. Incidentally, you'll be Probably Bob's hardest able to see Bob Yerkes, Parley stunt is coming up, he is cur- Baer, Russ Saunders and Paula rently in France, to double for Dell in an upcoming segment of an actor who is shot out of a TV's Apple Way show called "The helicopter and falls 70 ft. — Circus." Page 6 The Circus Report thun.,*Sept. Crihune CWtorial Thank heaven for Evel Knievel! Knievel said he would try the This zany 34-year-old Montana jump and he did. The high drama stuntman tried to jump over the was all these: The dare-devil in his Snake River Canyon in Idaho in pseudo-space suit telling us he was something called a Sky-Cycle — not afraid to die; the band render- half rocket and half motorcycle — ing "The Ballad of Evel Knievel," a and failed. Or did he? giant device called the "Evel Kni- For a few dizzy, crazy days he evel Freedom Crane" lifting the gave us something to talk about stuntman into the skyward pointed besides inflation, Watergate, terror- Sky-Cycle; his pretty wife and chil- ism and crime. dren huddled at the canyon rim; his P. T. Bamum, the greatest grandmother sobbing quietly; then showman of all time, said, 'There the blastoff; the agonizing moment is a sucker born every minute." of suspense; Knievel coming back Barnum would have understood alive. what went on at the edge of that Will he try it again? Probably. yawning canyon last Sunday. He What a dull place this world would would have understood Knievel. be without the Evel KnieveU — the True, the flamboyant half-stunt- zanies who walk tight wires be- man, half-folk hero, didn't make it tween New York skyscrapers, across the canyon. The rocket mal- plunge over Niagara Falls in bar- functioned and parachuted nose rels, sail to Hawaii on a raft, and down, landing with a teeth rattling hang upside down in m straitjacket jar at the bottom of the canyon, from The Tribune tower. Knievel emerging with a wave and 'Evel Knievel came up with a a few minor cuts. new gimmick in a gimmick-ridden Barnum would have understood world. At a time when it is next to the crowds that gathered at the impossible to excite a thrill-jaded launch site and ponied up their world, let alone make a profit, hard-earned dollars at hundreds of Knievel did it with a new and closed circuit sites around the coun- different act. He entertained — and try to watch the death-defying he stands to make millions from it. plunge. They paid their money and The late Mr. Barnum would have they got what they came for. understood that too. September 23, 1974 Page 7 BARNUM WAS RIGMT Page 8 The Circus Report DURING ITS three day stand at the Mid-is- land Shopping Center (Aug. 21-25) on Long Island, Circus Vargas gave a special noon- time performance on Aug. 23rd for some 6000 mentally retarded and handicapped children. The entire engagement was sponsored by the "Shields of Nassau" a fraternal police or- ganization. Circus owner, Cliff Vargas has a huge tent — 315 ft x 165 ft and 48 ft high. The top is orange and white, a color scheme that is carried throughout the show. Music for the performance is LONG TOUR provided by an organ and full An extensive summer tour drum set, all mounted in a spe- has kept William Burger, of cial trailer, complete with even Lakeside, Calif., busy for most flashing lights. Sandy Dobritch of the summer season. He is now is the show's announcer/ringmas- busy booking dates for the John ter, and Clown Alley includest Strong Circus in Southern Cali- John Peers, Steve Brennan, Man- fornia. ny Laborin and Emera Boros. In Penna., says Burger,the The program as presented at roadside poles were covered this stand included:— with arrows representing many Spec - Entire company . Some poles had three Harry Thomas - tiger act (8) and four sets of show arrows, Charivari - Arab tumblers along with chalk arrows, all Parker Aston - sway pole pointing the way a show should Prof. Shappi - comedy piano go. Must have been confusing to Armon Duo - aerial follow show arrows in that area, Semen's Chimps he said. Great Yashek - incline wire walk Burger spent a day visit- Wally Ross - liberty horses ing the Duncklee's miniature of Rogana - / the Ringling Bros. Circu$, an- Clowns - A Hole in the Rug other at the Circus Memories The Hassani Troupe - tumbling Museum, and some time at Circus — Intermission — Circus in Las Vegas. The Flying Farias » flying act Wally Naught in's bears Vashek Duo - motorcycle on wire Clowns - The Jack-in-the-Box Wally Ross - elephants The Villams - jugglers , Pat Bissonette' September 23, 1974 Page 9 Two Shows Visited DR. J. Y. HENDERSON is on When the Barnes & Daily RBBB's Blue Unit after spending Circuft played Republic, Mich., several months on the Red Unit. (Aug. 19) they had two full houses, with clear skies over- KARL WALLENDA is featured head. The show had about two ad- at the Western Washington Fair ditional weeks set in Michigan, this month. then planned to open in Indiana ERNEST SINCLAIR, British in early September. Circus Fan, has been visiting Bert Pettus was working shows and parks along the Cana- two bulls as part of the pro- dian border. gram, and then handled the ele- JOHN CUNEO and HERTA KLAU- phant rides on the midway. SER had their animals at Marine Also visited with the big land, Niagara Falls, Canada Beatty-Cole Circus at Ann Har- this past summer. bor, Mich. (Aug. 27). They have THE WAL-TIMS were advertis« a good show and drew big crowds ed as being part of the stage for both performances that day. show at the Big E Fair, West Jim Elliott Springfield, Mass. (Sep. 13-22) MIKE NAUGHTON and RUSSELL CARLOS OBANDO set a record BROWN (New York clowns) have when he walked a 484 ft. inclin- been accepted for RBBB's Clown ed wire, across the Genessee Ri- College. They'll report to the ver at Rochester, N.Y. show's Florida quarters on Sep. 22nd. ROMAN SCHMITT is currently working on a new act for his PAUL JUNG and PRINCE PAUL single elephant feature. (clowns) were the subjects of a photo exhibit seen at the Lodi MIKE NAUGHTON and PAT BIS- Grape Festival (Calif.) the SONETTE (clowns) recently visit- weekend of Sept. 13-15. ed MARY and BILL JENACH, found- ers of two unicycle associations REVEEN, magician from Cana- Their son, JOHN, will be teach- da, will play Sacramento, Cal., ing circus arts at Nassau Com- on Oct. 8-12. The prices arei munity college this fall. $3.00; $4.00 and $5.00. "HANABEL" BELIER and DWIGHT MOORE and his dogs "Punch" COUCH ended their sea- have rejoined the George Matt- son at Coney Island's N.Y. hews Circus for the remainder of Steeplechase Park on Sept. 2nd. the season. Page 10 The Circus Report A GERMAN SHOW Comic Sfrip Coming . In Germany this summer,the Plans are now being sched- Circus Gebruder Althoff has uled for the publication of an been managed by Corty and Giov- all-circus cartoon strip in The anni Althoff, sons of Carl who Circus Report. This new feature has been operating the family's will start the first Monday of other show. January. Among the acts featured on Watch for it, tell your the circus are:- friends about it, everyone will Ingalise - single want to follow this intertestinp Corty Althoff - elephants, po- and authentic circus story. nies and horses Giovanni Althoff - horses/ponie; Sergio Casagrande - tigers Charles Dube - lions Century 21 Shows - Blue Unit Mariani Family - clowns Sep. 23-28 Annistan, Ala. Dahli D^hli Co. - slapstick Century 21 Shows - Red Unit Marok-Marok - exotics Sep. 23-28 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Pilade Cristiani - chimps Circus Daze Celebration Michael Cheng - cycles/balance Sep. 26-29 Milpitas, Calif. Ton Rafaelos - rolla bolla Roy Clark Show 'uo Nandors - eccentrics Sep. 25-26 Bloomsburg, Pa. Charifien Troupe - Arab tumbler 28 Bangor, Me. Marquez Family - low flying act James H. Drew Shows Mary and Chris - Sep. 23-28 Lawrenceville, Ga. The Two Istvans - teeterboard Frazier World Fair Shows Aylime - contortionist Sep. 24-28 Roswell, N.M. Ching Tu Chenz - Chinese number Golden State Rodeo Two Kxistof - perch act Sep. 28-29 Visalia, Calif. Dos Rafaeles & Gloria - balance Longhorn Rodeo Gretu Troupe - teeterboard Sep. 27-29 Monroe, La. Rose City Rides Music for the show is pro- vided by the Polish State Cir- Sep. 23-28 Sikeston, Mo. cus orchestra, which is direct- Tennis Tournament ed by Zygmunt Michalek. Sep. 23-30 San Francisco, Cal Tip Top Shows HISTORICAL FACT Sep. 27-29 La Crescent, Wise. Corradini's Menagerie of Ukranian Ice Festival trained animals (zebras, horses, Sep. 25-29 Troy, N. Y. elephants, dogs) were at the Vandermeide (Hypnotist) Orpheum Theatre (San Francisco) Jto Sep. 28 Memphis, Tenn. the week of July 11, 1914. September 23, 1974 Page 11 FINALE He helped produce the Shrine DR. H. H. CONLEY, well- Circus at Evansville, Ind. for known physician and circus fan, over 40 years. Survivors include died early this month. He often his wifei Mrs. Gray, 700 Sweet- wrote and lectured on the circus ser Ave., Evansville, Ind. 47713 and served as a member of the CECIL "Mac" ROBERTS, who Board of Directors for the Cir- held various jobs with RBBB for cus World Museum at Baraboo. He 40 years, died on Aug. 31st at was also a past CFA president. Miami, Fla. His son, Tommy, re- E. R. "Pops" GRAY, died on ce.itly took over his father's Sept. 3rd, after a brief illness duties on the Blue Unit. c^Sii c^JVj f^JV. c^V> c'UVj cm* c^JVj c^V, f^V. c^Sd c^Vj cA!V» <~W> c^JVj f^JV*

R.B.B.B. CIRCUS Programs ~ 1939 thru 1949 just $7.00 each; 1950 thru 1955 just $6.00 each; 1956 Last program under the "big Top" $7.50 each; 1957 thru 1959 just $6.00 each; 1960 thru 1968 just $5.00 each. All programs in First Class condition, Price includes postage and handling. Some items are one of a kind. Billboards 1958 thru 1965. This is a complete collection of Billboards ex- cept for 1958, with only a few copies missing. All in good condi- tion. Price: $175.00 - you pay the freight. Collector's Items R.B.B.B. EUROPEAN LITHO — Each set contains (4) sheets to'spell out the shows name. Beautiful blue background with the trademark 'The Greatest Show on Earth" in German. Used during the early 1960's in Europe. When these go thats it. Just $12.50 and that includes postage and handling. A-l condition. Still have a few "Circusiana Super Specials" left. Price still $5.50 and that includes postage and handling. Be sure and check the October issues of "The Circus Report" for the Ringling Bros. Winter Quarters picture offer. David P. Orr 75 Doe Drive, Terre Haute, Ind. - 47802 Sep. 23, 1974 Page 12 A WINNER AT FRESNO (Continued) The SP had the circus rou- ted to Seattle via Sacramento and Portland, with the show ar- riving in Seattle at 11 am on Sept. 10th. The Seattle date was set for Sept. 11-16. This date, in the Pacific Northwest, was sponsored by the local Shrine club. The indica- tion was that the show would have another sell-nut stand,for the advance sale was described by one S^riner as being really big. Don't sit up nights worrying about show dates - get Circus Re- port and be sure. It's just $10.00 year. • Order your copy now by writing : Don Marcks, 525 Oak Street, El Cerrito, Calif. - 94530 .LY TOW (Continued) Emmett Kelly, Jr. - balancing a feather on his nose Miss Olg* fclinka - single trap. Bob Johnson - one finger stand The Clowns • An armored tank Gus, Ursula & Don - juggling Tino Wallenda - high wire Jackie Althoff - Brown bears (5) , Pat Bissonette Pictorial Supplement Page 1

Random Ramblings ... by ART "Doc" MILLER Animals are funny people! There is something about them that makes a parson wondsr if thsy could have been blessed with long de- parted minds. Matter of fact a lot of them really do think they are humans. Take for example the cotton mule that proceeded to make • dern fool out of me one time. I was driving my old Nash car along an Alabama back road when suddenly a mule raced out and galloped along in front of the car. I'd blow my horn, pull over onto the shoulder and attempt to pass, only to have him veer over and also hog that part of the road. ' sight of the trading post, h« This went on for perhaps would suddenly tea off and van- half a mile, my head out of the ish in the brush to await my re- window, yellinq nt him, while he turn another day* would turn his head around, give me a silly toothy grin and just The Canadian northlend can keep blocking «e. When he'd de- tell many a true tale that puta cided I'd bean plaqued enough, fiction to shame. Up in the Flin he turned into a side lane, look Flon mining are* a tiny settle- ad around towards me threw his ment was abandoned when the head back and brayed long once rich ore vein gave out. lustily. Everyone moved to another strike •ome 12 miles down the lake and If this threw up rough shelters — ex- isn't exact- cept one miner who was not about ly like a cer- to abandon* hia well built and tain type of snug cabin. road hog that re- fuses to let anyone Kith snow on the ground, he pass their car, well I sent out a call for everyone eat my hat. with dog teams to Join him for i party. They came from miles a- Then there was the whiskey round, for up there, there are jackbird up in Ontario that us- few opportunities during the ed to appear daily from nowhere endless winter* for hunter* *nd and fly just inches above my trappers to enjoy socializing car's hood. Up grades end down, with eech other. no matter how much I slowed for hair pin curves through these After generous drink* and • rock formations, or raced along big m*al, the host proposed that the straight-away. hi* guests all hitch their dog teams to the cabin, and "sled" The Jack always adjusted his speed. When I'd cows within (See Page 4 of this Supplement) Pag* 2

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L. CLAUDE MYERS and his band v'.th Rnaell Bros.' Circut this •eoaon. Reading from left, lower row, Myert, Bill O'Brien; second row, Fred Dupile, Don McAdoo, Spud Slavinsky, Jen Walton: third rote, Richard DeCarlo, Harry Hur- ray; top row, Babe Hutchinson, Rudolph. Anderson, Bob Herman. / q •* <"

SO WHAT IF THEY'RE LITTLE? It'l a tiger on an elephant, even if both ant babies, as Rex Williams shows the start of what he expects to become a finished act. Performers on the Van Amber 9, Shows of 1905 are shown at bottow right. They are, top ro«, l.t. r. Pee«ee Vendee; Ban Banof Ed Millattaf John Hineaf Joe and Charlaa Ball. Second romt Mra. Kellogg! Mra. Ed Millettei Kate Ooolayi Inaz Serina, former wife of the lete Jaaa Adkinaf Mra. John Mines« Maitar Jennierj Mrs. Jennier. Bottom ro«t Annie Carroll Hotsi} Jenny Roonayi Maaia Hard| Ira Millettei Roy Jennierj Guy Kiwble. Seated arei Mr. Kallyi Harry Mick end Mr. Burke. . ^ p«9« 4 The Circus rteport Photo Title The picture et the bottom, on the right Bide of the center spread, is of the Buffalo Bill C^ii* ' Show, taken during its tour of Europe. Seated at the table near the tent is Major John ID. Burke, we find we can no longer press agent| Hi 11 lam Langdon get by unless we have The Cir- and David Laurence. The heed cus Report each Monday. It lets ohef on the extreme left* is us know whet is heppening and Charles A. Smith. To his right where the shows are playing. is Thomas Jones and Francis The Merle Smiths Burns, who were Smith's assis- tants. The other two chefs nre Renew our subscription for unknown. the coming year, we think you'ri doing s really good job. Smith wea a hotel chef in Oes Moines, Iowa, and was es- «... Ken & Carol Benge pecially picked by Buffalo Bill Pleaee change my address for for his excellent menus. I don't want to miss an issue of The Circus rteport. RANDOM RAMBLINGS (Continued) • Judy Muhe it over to the new settlement. Your paper is providing us The astonished visitors mere with the best circus news that speechless for a moment, then as is available, and it arrives on one they burst into laughter anc time. a spokesman cried outt John Blanchard "By Car, shs is a big load, We enjoy Circus Report very but «s do have thees many dogs much. Please renew our subscrip- and she is one job we do.* tion for another yeer. .... Nines * Pattl Rucker With much ado the teams to* talinq by actual count 80 hus - kies were hitched to the build- en lake to the new location* ing. After many shouts in Cree, while this instence happen- French and English, the cabin ed 60 years ago, old timers broke loose from the ground, •ill often still chuckle and re- end away went the yipplng teams late how a thrifty miner moved with the strange cargo riding his domicile three miles by dog merrily behind, across the froz- power*