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Seils-Sterling Circus Routes 1934-1936
1934 1935 1936Routes courtesy of Bob Cline.
Seils-Sterling Big 4 Ring Circus 1934
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April
14 - Mt. Vernon, Missouri 15-16 - Aurora, Missouri 17 - Ash Grove, Missouri 18 - Carthage, Missouri 19 - Joplin, Missouri 20 - Lamar, Missouri 21 - Nevada, Missouri 22 - Sunday 23 - Eldorado Springs, Missouri 24 - Clinton, Missouri 25 - Warrenburg, Missouri 26-27 - Sedalia, Missouri 28 - Carrollton, Missouri Sunday 30 - Moberly, Missouri May 1 - LaPlata, Missouri 2 - Memphis, Missouri 3 - Keokuk, Iowa 4 - Bushnell, Illinois 5 - Rushville, Illinois 6 - Havana, Illinois 7 - Canton, Illinois 8 - Galesburg, Illinois 9 - Moline, Illinois 10 - Geneseo, Illinois 11 - Kewanee, Illinois 12 - Princeton, Illinois 14 - Streator, Illinois 15 - Pontiac, Illinois 16 - Kankakee, Illinois 17 - Morris, Illinois 18 - DeKalb, Illinois 19 - Oregon, Illinois Sunday 21 - Sterling, Illinois 22 - Freeport, Illinois 23 - Monroe, Wisconsin 24 - Beloit, Wisconsin 25 - Burlington, Wisconsin 26 - Kenosha, Wisconsin Sunday 28 - Racine, Wisconsin 29 - Whitewater, Wisconsin 30 - Watertown, Wisconsin 31 - Madison, Wisconsin June 1 - Richland Center, Wisconsin 2 - Reedsburg, Wisconsin Sunday 4 - Baraboo, Wisconsin 5 - Portage, Wisconsin 6 - Waupun, Wisconsin 7 - Waukesha, Wisconsin 8 - West Bend, Wisconsin 9 - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Sunday 11 - (The Old Home Town) 12 - Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 - Two Rivers, Wisconsin 14 - Appleton, Wisconsin 15 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin 16 - Waupaca, Wisconsin Sunday 18 - Stevens Point, Wisconsin 19 - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 20 - Tomah, Wisconsin 21 - Sparta, Wisconsin 22 - Neilsville, Wisconsin 23 - Chippewa, Wisconsin Sunday 25 - Eau Claire, Wisconsin 26 - Stanley, Wisconsin 27 - Medford, Wisconsin 28 - Merrill, Wisconsin 29 - Rhinelander, Wisconsin 30 - Antigo, Wisconsin July Sunday 2 - Wausau, Wisconsin 3 - Shawano, Wisconsin 4 - Green Bay, Wisconsin 5 - Menominee, Michigan 6 - Escanaba, Michigan 7 - Iron Mountain, Michigan Sunday 9 - Crystal Falls, Michigan 10 - Negaunee, Michigan 11 - Munising, Michigan 12 - Manistique, Michigan 13 - Newberry, Michigan 14 - St. Ignace, Michigan Sunday 16 - Cheyboygan, Michigan 17 - Charlevoix, Michigan 18 - Cadillac, Michigan 19 - Manistee, Michigan 20 - Big Rapids, Michigan 21 - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Sunday |
July
23 - Alma, Michigan 24 - Bay City, Michigan 25 - Saginaw, Michigan 26 - Owosso, Michigan 27 - St. Johns, Michigan 28 - Ionia, Michigan Sunday 30 - Holland, Michigan 31 - Allegan, Michigan August 1 - Battle Creek, Michigan 2 - Albion, Michigan 3 - Coldwater, Michigan 4 - Three Rivers, Michigan Sunday 6 - Elkhart, Indiana 7 - Plymouth, Indiana 8 - Warsaw, Indiana 9 - Huntington, Indiana 10 - Bluffton, Indiana 11 - Portland, Indiana Sunday 13 - Hartford City, Indiana 14 - Elwood, Indiana 15 - Noblesville, Indiana 16 - Lebanon, Indiana 17 - Lafayette, Indiana 18 - Attica, Indiana Sunday 20 - Crawfordsville, Indiana 21 - Greencastle, Indiana 22 - Brazil, Indiana 23 - Terre Haute, Indiana 24 - Sullivan, Indiana 25 - Linton, Indiana Sunday 27 - Bloomington, Indiana 28 - Mitchell, Indiana 29 - Jasper, Indiana 30 - Booneville, Indiana 31 - Evansville, Indiana September 1 - Princeton, Indiana Sunday 3 - Olney, Illinois 4 - Effingham, Illinois 5 - Mattoon, Illinois 6 - Decatur, Illinois 7 - Taylorville, Illinois 8 - Pana, Illinois Sunday 10 - Hillsboro, Illinois 11 - Greenville, Illinois 12 - Bellville, Illinois 13 - Pickneyville, Illinois 14 - Murphysboro, Illinois 15 - Anna, Illinois Sunday 17 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri 18 - Sikeston, Missouri 19 - New Madrid, Missouri 20 - Kennett, Missouri 21 - Carothersville, Missouri 22 - Osceola, Arkansas Sunday 24 - Wynne, Arkansas 25 - Forrest City, Arkansas 26 - Brinkley, Arkansas 27 - Stuttgart, Arkansas 28 - Clarendon, Arkansas 29 - Marianna, Arkansas Sunday October 1 - Covington, Tennessee 2 - Ripley, Tennessee 3 - Humboldt, Tennessee 4 - Henderson, Tennessee 5 - Savannah, Tennessee 6 - Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Sunday 8 - Columbia, Tennessee 9 - Franklin, Tennessee 10 - Dickson, Tennessee 11 - Huntingdon, Tennessee 12 - Dyersburg, Tennessee 13 - Somerville, Tennessee Sunday 15 - Marked Tree, Arkansas 16 - Newport, Arkansas 17 - Searcy, Arkansas 18 - Beebe, Arkansas 19 - Heber Springs, Arkansas 20 - Augusta, Arkansas Sunday 22 - Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 23 - Paragould, Arkansas 24 - Corning, Arkansas 25 - Pocahontas, Arkansas 26 - West Plains, Missouri 27 - Mountain Grove, Missouri Mt. Vernon, Missouri (Winter quarters) |
Total miles 7,070. Performances lost, night show, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Parades missed: Battle Creek, Michigan; Escanaba, Michigan; Decatur, Illinois; Marianna, Arkansas. Parade ended, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, October 6.
Seils-Sterling Big 4 Ring Circus 1935
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April
6 - Mt. Vernon, Missouri Sunday 8 - Rogers, Arkansas 9 - Fayetteville, Arkansas 10 - Fort Smith, Arkansas 11 - Paris, Arkansas 12 - Russellville, Arkansas 13 - Hot Springs, Arkansas Sunday 15-16 - Little Rock, Arkansas 17 - Brinkley, Arkansas 18-19 - Memphis, Tennessee 20 - Jackson, Tennessee Sunday 22-23 - Nashville, Tennessee 24 - Scottville, Kentucky 25 - Glasgow, Kentucky 26 - Campbellsville, Kentucky 27 - Danville, Kentucky Sunday 29 - Lexington, Kentucky 30 - Frankfort, Kentucky May 1 - Jeffersonville, Indiana 2 - Loogootee, Indiana 3 - Robinson, Illinois 4 - Paris, Illinois Sunday 6 - Charleston, Illinois 7 - Champaign, Illinois 8 - Lincoln, Illinois 9 - Pekin, Illinois 10 - Bloomington, Illinois 11 - Peru, Illinois Sunday 13 - Dixon, Illinois 14 - Beloit, Wisconsin 15 - Janesville, Wisconsin 16 - Kenosha, Wisconsin 17 - Racine, Wisconsin 18 - Waukesha, Wisconsin Sunday 20 - Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin 21 - Madison, Wisconsin 22 - Monroe, Wisconsin 23 - Platteville, Wisconsin 24 - Lancaster, Wisconsin 25 - Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin 26 - Boscobel, Wisconsin (aft.) 27 - Viroqua, Wisconsin 28 - LaCrosse, Wisconsin 29 - Sparta, Wisconsin 30 - Tomah, Wisconsin 31 - Mauston, Wisconsin June 1 - Baraboo, Wisconsin Sunday 3 - Watertown, Wisconsin 4 - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 5 - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 6 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin 7 - Appleton, Wisconsin 8 - Kiel, Wisconsin Sunday 10 - Sheboygan, Wisconsin 11 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin 12 - Green Bay, Wisconsin 13 - Waupaca, Wisconsin 14 - Stevens Point, Wisconsin 15 - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 16 - Marshfield, Wisconsin 17 - Medford, Wisconsin 18 - Merrill, Wisconsin 19 - Tomahawk, Wisconsin 20 - Rhinelander, Wisconsin 21 - Antigo, Wisconsin 22 - Wausau, Wisconsin 23 - Clinton, Wisconsin 24 - Shawano, Wisconsin 25 - Onconto, Wisconsin 26 - Iron Mountain, Michigan 27 - Escanaba, Michigan 28 - Ishpeming, Michigan 29 - Crystal Falls, Michigan July Sunday 1 - Iron River, Michigan 2 - Eagle River, Wisconsin 3 - Park Falls, Wisconsin 4 - Ashland, Wisconsin 5 - Hayward, Wisconsin 6 - Ladysmith, Wisconsin 7 - Stanley, Wisconsin 8 - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 9 - Eau Claire, Wisconsin 10 - Menomonie, Wisconsin 11 - Cameron, Wisconsin 12 - Spooner, Wisconsin 13 - Amery, Wisconsin 14 - Durand, Wisconsin (aft.) 15 - Mondovi, Wisconsin 16 - Arcadia, Wisconsin 17 - Black River Falls, Wisconsin 18 - Elroy, Wisconsin 19 - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 20 - Reedsburg, Wisconsin |
July
21 - Richland Center, Wisconsin 22 - Dodgeville, Wisconsin 23 - Edgerton, Wisconsin 24 - Stoughton, Wisconsin 25 - Columbus, Wisconsin 26 - Ripon, Wisconsin 27 - Berlin, Wisconsin 28 - Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin 29 - Gillett, Wisconsin 30 - Menominee, Michigan 31 - De Pere, Wisconsin August 1 - Mayville, Wisconsin 2 - Port Washington, Wisconsin 3 - Waupun, Wisconsin 4 - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 5 - Hartford, Wisconsin 6 - Belvidere, Illinois 7 - Oregon, Illinois 8 - Savanna, Illinois 9 - Geneseo, Illinois 10 - Galesburg, Illinois Sunday 12 - Mason City, Illinois 13 - Springfield, Illinois 14 - Monticello, Illinois 15 - Tuscola, Illinois 16 - Sullivan, Illinois 17 - Effingham, Illinois Sunday 19 - Marshall, Illinois 20 - Clinton, Indiana 21 - Green Castle, Indiana 22 - Spencer, Indiana 23 - Bloomfield, Indiana 24 - Bicknill, Indiana Sunday 26 - Oakland City, Indiana 27 - Huntingburg, Indiana 28 - Tell City, Indiana 29 - Rockport, Indiana 30 - Mt. Vernon, Indiana 31 - Princeton, Indiana September Sunday 2 - Newton, Illinois 3 - Vandalia, Illinois 4 - Highland, Illinois 5 - Waterloo, Illinois 6 - Chester, Illinois 7 - Carbondale, Illinois Sunday 9 - Sikeston, Missouri 10 - Caruthersville, Missouri 11 - Kennett, Missouri 12 - Jonesboro, Arkansas 13 - Earle, Arkansas 14 - Somerville, Tennessee Sunday 16-21 - Florence, Alabama (Fair) Sunday 23-28 - Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Sunday 30 - Bolivar, Tennessee October 1 - Humboldt, Tennessee 2 - Fulton, Kentucky 3 - Tiptonville, Tennessee 4 - Dyersburg, Tennessee 5 - Brownsville, Tennessee Sunday 7 - Huntington, Tennessee 8 - Dickson, Tennessee 9 - Franklin, Tennessee 10 - Gallatin, Tennessee 11 - Carthage, Tennessee 12 - Cookeville, Tennessee Sunday 14 - Sparta, Tennessee 15 - Crossville, Tennessee 16 - Harriman, Tennessee 17 - Lenoir City, Tennessee 18 - Cleveland, Tennessee 19 - South Pittsburg, Tennessee Sunday 21 - Winchester, Tennessee 22 - Lewisburg, Tennessee 23 - Columbia, Tennessee 24 - Hohenwald, Tennessee 25 - Lexington, Tennessee 26 - Covington, Tennessee Sunday 28 - Marked Tree, Arkansas 29 - Paragould, Arkansas 30 - Pocahontas, Arkansas 31 - Corning, Arkansas November 1 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri 2 - Dexter, Missouri 3 - Senath, Missouri (afternoon) 4 - Malden, Missouri 5 - New Madrid, Missouri 6 - Charleston, Missouri 7 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri 8 - Perryville, Missouri 9 - Farmington, Missouri Home run |
Total miles 9,086.
Seils-Sterling Big Four Ring Circus 1936
Seils-Sterling 1936 complete route book, pdf file
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April
18 - Macon, Missouri 20 - Moberly, Missouri 21 - Mexico, Missouri 22 - Columbia, Missouri 23 - Boonville, Missouri 24 - Warrensburg, Missouri 25 - Clinton, Missouri Sunday 27 - Springfield, Missouri 28 - Mt. Vernon, Missouri 29 - Carthage, Missouri 30 - Nevada, Missouri May 1 - Marrisonville, Missouri 2 - Lexington, Missouri 3 - Norborne, Missouri (aft. only) 4 - Chillicothe, Missouri 5 - Brookfield, Missouri 6 - Kirksville, Missouri 7 - Memphis, Missouri 8 - Keokuk, Iowa 9 - Ft. Madison, Iowa Sunday 11 - Burlington, Iowa 12 - Muscatine, Iowa 13 - Davenport, Iowa 14 - Maquoketa, Iowa 15 - Dubuque, Iowa 16 - Freeport, Illinois 17 - Dixon, Illinois 18 - Beloit, Wisconsin 19 - Janesville, Wisconsin 20 - Kenosha, Wisconsin 21 - Waukegan, Illinois 22 - Racine, Wisconsin 23 - Waukesha, Wisconsin 24 - Jefferson, Wisconsin 25 - Madison, Wisconsin 26 - Richland Center, Wisconsin 27 - Viroqua, Wisconsin 28 - La Crosse, Wisconsin 29 - Tomah, Wisconsin 30 - Portage, Wisconsin 31 - Watertown, Wisconsin June 1 - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 2 - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 3 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin 4 - Appleton, Wisconsin 5 - Green Bay, Wisconsin 6 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin Sunday 8-9 - Sheboygan, Wisconsin 10 - Burlington, Wisconsin 11 - Woodstock, Illinois 12-13 - Rockford, Illinois 14 - Darlington, Wisconsin (aft. only) 15 - Plattville, Wisconsin 16 - Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin 17 - Sparta, Wisconsin 18 - Black River Falls, Wisconsin 19 - Eau Claire, Wisconsin 20 - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 21 - Marshfield, Wisconsin 22 - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 23 - Stevens Point, Wisconsin 24 - Wausau, Wisconsin 25 - Merrill, Wisconsin 26 - Antigo, Wisconsin 27 - Shawano, Wisconsin 28 - Oconto, Wisconsin 29 - Menominee, Michigan 30 - Escanaba, Michigan July 1 - Iron Mountain, Michigan 2 - Iron River, Michigan 3 - Wakefield, Michigan 4 - Ashland, Wisconsin 5 - Hayward, Wisconsin 6 - Superior, Wisconsin 7 - Spooner, Wisconsin 8 - Rice Lake, Wisconsin 9 - Menomonie, Wisconsin 10 - Stanley, Wisconsin 11 - Ladysmith, Wisconsin 12 - Medford, Wisconsin 13 - Tomahawk, Wisconsin 14 - Rhinelander, Wisconsin 15 - Park Falls, Wisconsin 16 - Mellen, Wisconsin 17 - Ironwood, Michigan 18 - Ontonagon, Michigan Sunday 20 - Calumet, Michigan 21 - L'Anse, Michigan 22 - Marquette, Michigan 23 - Munising, Michigan 24 - Newberry, Michigan 25 - Sault Ste Marie, Michigan Sunday 27 - St. Ignace, Michigan 28 - Manistique, Michigan 29 - Gladstone, Michigan 30 - Gwinn, Michigan 31 - Ishpeming, Michigan |
August
1 - Hancock, Michigan Sunday 3 - Crystal Falls, Michigan 4 - Eagle River, Wisconsin 5 - Minocque, Wisconsin 6 - Crandon, Wisconsin 7 - Goodman, Wisconsin 8 - Wausaukee, Wisconsin 9 - Gillett, Wisconsin (aft. only) 10 - Marinette, Wisconsin 11 - Kewaunee, Wisconsin 12 - Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 13 - New London, Wisconsin 14 - Waupaca, Wisconsin 15 - Clintonville, Wisconsin 16 - Seymour, Wisconsin (aft. only) 17 - Chilton, Wisconsin 18 - Plymouth, Wisconsin 19 - Berlin, Wisconsin 20 - Waupun, Wisconsin 21 - West Bend, Wisconsin 22 - Hartford, Wisconsin 23 - Ripon, Wisconsin (aft. only) 24 - Mayville, Wisconsin 25 - Columbus, Wisconsin 26 - Montello, Wisconsin 27 - Mauston, Wisconsin 28 - Osseo, Wisconsin 29 - Neillsville, Wisconsin 30 - Durand, Wisconsin (aft. only) 31 - New Richmond, Wisconsin September 1 - Amery, Wisconsin 2 - Hudson, Wisconsin 3 - Ellsworth, Wisconsin 4 - Mondovi, Wisconsin 5 - Arcadia, Wisconsin 6 - Westby, Wisconsin 7 - Boscobel, Wisconsin 8 - Lancaster, Wisconsin 9 - Dodgeville, Wisconsin 10 - Monroe, Wisconsin 11 - Mt. Morris, Illinois 12 - Sterling, Illinois Sunday 14 - Clinton, Iowa 16 - Aledo, Illinois 17 - Monmouth, Illinois 18 - Canton, Illinois 19 - Beardstown, Illinois 20 - Quincy, Illinois 21 - Hannibal, Missouri 22 - Louisiana, Missouri 23 - White Hall, Illinois 24 - Jerseyville, Illinois 25 - Waterloo, Illinois 26 - Chester, Illinois Sunday 28 - Murphysboro, Illinois 29 - Marion, Illinois 30 - Metropolis, Illinois October 1 - Cairo, Illinois 2 - Anna, Illinois 3 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri 4 - Dexter, Missouri 5 - Sikeston, Missouri 6 - New Madrid, Missouri 7 - Malden, Missouri 8 - Kennett, Missouri 9 - Paragould, Arkansas 10 - Blytheville, Arkansas 12 - Jonesboro, Arkansas 13 - Wynne, Arkansas 14 - Helena, Arkansas 15 - Brinkley, Arkansas 16 - DeWitt, Arkansas 17 - Pine Bluff, Arkansas Sunday 19 - Little Rock, Arkansas 20 - Searcy, Arkansas 21 - Augusta, Arkansas 22 - Newport, Arkansas 23 - Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 24 - Marked Tree, Arkansas 26 - Coruthersville, Missouri 27 - Corning, Arkansas 28 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri 29 - Fredericktown, Missouri 30 - Perryville, Missouri 31 - Flat River, Missouri November 1 - St. Genevieve, Missouri 2 - Festus, Missouri 3 - Washington, Missouri 4 - Sullivan, Missouri 5 - Rolla, Missouri 6 - Lebanon, Missouri 7 - Bolivar, Missouri 8 - Home run to Springfield, Missouri |
Total season's mileage 8,906. Performances lost, night show, Clintonville, Wisconsin and Mt. Morris, Illinois. Season's banner day, Superior, Wisconsin. Winter quarters, Springfield, Missouri, Ervin Klauder, supt. Marriages, Vivian Knuffman to Capt. Klauder.
Dining tent: Whitie Carroll, supt.; Frank Denny, chef; James Banton, head waiter; Leon Johnson, Lester Gilbertson, Donald Taylor, Alton Nelson, Roy Perry, Albert Hellmantel, Geo. Ballwanz, Elmer M.
Main entrance: Tets Weber, "Sunshine" Lindemann, Freda Lighthart, Ted Stoltz. Reserve tickets: Jean Beck, Al. C. Beck, Mart. Goodwin. Advance banners: Al. C. Beck, Jack McFarlan, James Baker. Ushers: Charles Steffens, Grant Ames, Cody Gamrath, Frank Burns, Donald Ferch. Special police, Whitey O'Brian. Physician, Dr. Wm. F. Taylor; first aid, "Eck" Erdilitz.
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