Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07
"lOl" RANCH CONES TO TOWN
Miller Brothers Will Introduce Their
Great Show Here.
REAL COWBOYS THEMSELVES
one Lariat MaEieians Fresh
from the Plains Are with h
Unique show from the
Southwest.

The three Miller brothers. most famous
ranchmen Of the great southwest. viii In
troduce their newly organized wild west
show to Omaha on Tuesday. giving after
noon and evening performances at the cir
Gus grounds and -inaugurating the day with
an overland trail" parade. The organiEa-
ton is unique I'M that its member include
only regularly enrolled employees Of the
Mfliers. They are making their first pro-
fessIonal tour and having the "gee-Whz
time Of their lives.
There are three OF the Miller brothers
Joseph C, Zack T. and George l. They
own more than thirty miles square OF
oklahoma prairie. with official headauar-
ters at Bliss. Their cattle and horses run
into many thousands and they are rated
as mimonaires. They organized their cow
boys. cowgirls. - buffaloes. horses. long
Aorned steers and other picturesque ranch
2igures and features into two amusement
institutions last summer and sent one to
the jamestown exposition and the other
10 New York City. Both shows attracted
great favor and patronage. Their success
prompted the Nnlers to put on the road
this year a pretentious tented travelling
enterprise. Edward Arlington. a well known
circus figure. became their partner. The
a NllVM spent NhU WINS 81 Nh0 0NAAoNhhA IL
Chicago in April and later visited St
louis for one week. II has scored quite
a sensation.
The MiIlers declare that theirs Is the only
possible real wild west" show. They in
terpolate no circus. vaudeville or theatrical
features. Every man and woman is a
champion in som branch Of western phys
icai endeavor. and all are straight from
the ll ranch More than 100 Indians are
enrolled. most Of them from wigwams on
or adjoining the Oklahoma home Of the
ranchmen. Every buffalo. steer. horse.
mule and pony bears the brand OF the
lu ranch.
True knights of the Plains.
The cowboys are true knights OF the
plains. Injured to hardship, accustomed to
lonely days and cherries night out on the
open Oklahoma range. where the hot sun
bli-ters the flesh. and sometimes sand-
storms blind the eyes. and winters blast
pierces to the very marrow: where he can
gaze far as the human vision can carry
without catching a glimpse Of human habit
tation. or Of any living creature. except the
bunch OF cattle that Craze contentediy
on the dried grass OF the prairie.
The ranks OF the 1m Ranch show cowboys
are alike hardly two days in succession.
The ''punchers" fluctuate between prosiac
ranch duty and show display. Today they
are riding 'sAuekers' and twisting the
lariat for the edification Of the amusement
issfh sahale: tomorrow they may be on
their way back to the prairie. replaced by
comrades fresh, from the thirty square
miles called hons. -
The lOI ranch comprises one Of the few
remaining sections where the west is still
wild and woolly.' Through the years It
-. - -rsfL a. 4-t.~,.f,,haa .rv,an.
OF prairie. It's picturesque unconveEtionality.
It's show pictures are OF the real west
not the west that can be seen from a car
window. However ignorant the casual
spectator may be OF western life he will
quickly identity IN the arena the past mas.
ter of the rope. the branding iron, the
saddle and the gun
Must BE Master OF Lariat.
No cowboy is eligible TO ride the prairie
for the Miller brothers unless he be prac-
t!caliy proficient with the lariat, whose
utility is required in almost every sphere
Of cowboy work. Branding. cutting out. IS
the capture and subdulng of horses and
cattle. and The roundup would be impossible
of accomplishment without its twisting aid.
Constant daily resort to II makes the gal
looping cowboys aim unerringly accurate,
Soon his restless vitality will not permit
him to. be satisfied with the sole ability TO
make his lariat perform prosaic duties.
He experiments with knots and loops and
fantastic turns. The possibilities fascinate
him with the grazing cattle as his audi
ence. ne spins and tests and practices hour
after hour. The repertoire Of the rope be.
comes his pride.
one hundred OF these lariat magicians.
fresh from the plains. are with the l0l
ranch show. Rivalry among them is
Keen. Few OF their tricks are alike. one
handles a ninety-foot stretch OF rope In
his exhibition; another prefers half the
length. Tom Mix's feature feat Is the
ueing Of a bowknot in his rope as II
curves above hin head. Guy Weadick lies
flat on his back as he performs. and
Frank Maish stands on his head. sam
Garrett shows his a~mbidexterity by
changing from III 20 hand. Dan DlN
lGssoes a horse by the nose, neck ana
one. two. three or four legs as II gal.
lops at top speed. The infection of Tho
rope lures the eowgiris 70 learn ITS won.
ders. The i0i ranch girl wants actor
and stir and movement. No ping-pong Of
h~ide-and-seek for her. Her brothers skil
piques her and stimulates her jealousy
She tries to Guido im-and sometimes
succeeds.
Like IRdian for Finery.
The true cowboy OF the prairie is not IA
behind the Indian In his love Of finerl
and snow. Attlred for public scrutiny OF
MS horse. ne represents an outlay In ap
parel Running sometimes into four fis
ures, He strives 10 be the best &C
coutered man OF the ranch and 10 adheF'
70 the latest fashion in chaps spurs
saddle or shirts. for the plains hav'
their fashions as well as the cities.
Jack T. Miller. one Of The brothers VIII
own the lei ranch. is a good Illustration
on display OF the sxtravagancies OF IN
prairie dress. His horse is an importe'
Arabian steed valued at S2.5OO. His sad
die cost $500. with Hams skin lining
alligator leather trimmings. white buck
skin edgings. silver mountings AM
eonchas and hand carvings. Saddle horn
and spurs are silver. For his sombrero
wide OF brim and monumental OF crown
he raid $50. His chapareios. buckskil
sewed and fur-frtnged. represent an out
lay Of $50. All cowboys are not a
paeuniarily fortunate as Jack Miller. bu
their -outfitE' are beyond all rationa
proportion 20 their wages. The l0I raRcl
cowboys receive an average OF $50