Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1914 — Spring Will Soon He Here, for a Circus Is Comin’. [ARTICLE]

Spring Will Soon He Here, for a Circus Is Comin’.

V. J. Foster, advance agent for the Haag railroad shows, was in the city yesterday making arrangements for showing in Rensselaer on Thursday, May 7. This show travels by rail and in its advertising matter says:

“When Mr. Haag decided to inau-! gurate his 18th year as a successful purveyor of first class amusements, to the public he mapped out his route from coast to coast, opening his season in early March at Shreveport. Since then the show has traversed the states of _ Texas, i California, Arkansas, Kansas, Okla-: homa, Illinois, Indiana, ..est Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, and part of Georgia; and before closing will make Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and j Louisina, establishing a transcontinental record never attempted by any show’ in any one season. The show has used 56 railroads so far this season, exhibiting twice daily with the exception of Sunday. "Nature has been very good to the mighty Haas shows this season, having been exceptionally so in the wild animal department. The baby camel, Lula, is easily the favorite baby, with the baby elephant close

behind. Daily you can witness the children of the different cities picking their favorite baby in the big menagerie, which is most always the baby camel.”