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Show CIRCUS CROWDS BLOCK THE STREETS One of the largest crowds that has I ever gathered In Ogden to see a circus cir-cus with i's parade, began gathering on the streets of the city shortly after af-ter 9 o'clock The Dumber of people that went ' to the Fair Grounds to be ou hand i J during the erection of the tents and I the setting up of all apparatus lu I preparation for the two performances was amazing. All loads entering Ogden had of-fried of-fried ( heap rates ou account of Ring-lings' Ring-lings' circus and from the crowded condition of the Ogden Rapid Transit company, the Bamberger and the steam road trains it was evident great numbers have taken advantage of the rates. The streets were blocked with people during the parade The parade hili left the Fair Grounds at 10 o'clock, was oue long winding winder Tbere were horses titled With various trappings and bearing beautiful women and hand some men all clothed In glittering and gorgeOUS costumes ll wagotu were clean and presented an appeal ance that seemed to deny the Fact that the circus has been on the road seeral months. There were hands galore clown bands, bands ot colored Instrumentalists Instrument-alists and various sections of the big concert band that precedes the big show with a selected program. Two calliopes ph ased children (Jf all ages One was blown by compressed air and was played by a woman, but this one did not give the satisfaction that i he big steam whistler did The man ho operated the big one evidently is an anti-ragtlmeist. He confined his efforts to opera and was cspocialh Inclined In-clined toward II Trovatore ' His ren dition of the prison song made famous by Caruso delighted the crowd that lined the right of way Ten large camels hitched to a mon ster wagon upon which rode a group of Oriental men and women was but one feature of the procession. The herd of 20 huge elephants, lumbering along with shuffling steps, was another. an-other. Then there were a number of cages showing lions tigers, bears of all nrletles and a number of other cages that whetted the curiosity of the watchers because the wagons were closed, but there wag an occa sional roar and an animal smell. Throughout the entire parade and after, no one could forget that a circus was In town because the usual horde of venders of balloons, whips and pennants with various other novelties nov-elties were seen and heard upon all Bides. From the arrival of the circus from Salt Lake this morning, there ha been hundreds of people near the grounds and the performance this a ternoon is attended by a large crowd. The Ogden Rapid Transit company is operating all its extra cars on ths Fair Grounds track to handle the crowds going and coming. After the performance this evening, the big show will leave over the Short Line for Butte Most of tomorrow will be spent upon the road. on |