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Show I J 4 4. j Left Speaking Stage to TAin Elephant Herd ' w . ; v c' i" ") ''jhJ M ' A ;-, Yr:;. ;":SY"3S .: ". j Yes That is just what Kla Dolmo did She was ploying In stork In Portland, Port-land, Ore. A ffW winters ago a snm carnival got stranded in that terrjafpry and amongst tne animals left the- receiver, was three- elephants Ida heard about this and went out to .so thm. 1 ne of tln-'pachyderma was a baby. Ida started to pet lt a littlo. and it wanted to follow her, She was so much In love with the little fellow that eery day after her etoc.lt rehearsai. Ida would go out to the park and cuddle around. Jt is just as well to state here that Ida was born in Denver, thr- homo of the Sells-Ploto circus. Her suucesH In handling the elephants in Portland gave her th Idea that she would like to b a trainer. She wrote to the circus people and the result was as nn-ntioiifd. She ' went to work with the big outdoor at- ' tiviction. N'ow Ida handles the midget lepnant herd, with the Sells-Floto Circus, now combined with the Buf-j ialo Bill s wild west -show and you will bee her her on Saturday. August 19. when America's real circus unfolds un-folds its "big . top." You may be able to spot her In tb big street parade. which gets down town about 11 o'clock, but re-membor re-membor there are b lotf r;irls , about 200. in fact who S- Just as pretty us Ida Del mo. |