The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-12
MILLER Bros WILD
WEST BIGGER AND
BETTER THAN EVEN


Anpqqncqmenh WAS made dqqax ri
the lOt RaRck Wild Mest Show
whicp'fs probably the most remark.
able travelling tented Amusement Or
ganizailon Of the country. Ever3
member Of Il Is q resident Of the 100.
ooo acres Of prairie the Millers own
and operate at bliss. Okla. One Of
the advance Representatives character
ICES Il as the '1Q1 Ranch transported
IN miniature for a day 70 this city"
The Millers are undoubtedly the
most famous cattle men OF The great
Southwest. There are three Of them,
and they started out with a HOMESTEAD
allotment Of 1860 acres when the Cher
okee strip was opened 10 settlement,
"Ioe' Miller made the run and plant
cd his flag Of ownership on the hanks
Of the Salt Fork. d slender tributary
Of the Arkansas river. Today the
Miller holdings include three towns
and parts OF three counties and some
Eu.opean pr~inclpailues would be lost
hi the vast i01 Ranch area. Cattle
and horses roam the fertile acres In
thousands. and the Mlllers buy and
sell by the train load. The small
farmer may till his quarter section IN
Oklahoma. but The tO1 Ranch remains
u~nenoroached upon. Here remain the
wild buffalo. the cowboy and the COW.
Girl In their pristine glory. and here
the Indian still smokes, undisturbed.
IN tepee, hut or possibly rough lodge
0f skins.
The Millers SIRE new Corners In the
professional amusement field, and en-
rolled more b. accident than design.
rwo years ago they yielded q insist
nee Of the directors OF the James
town Exposition for q w%hooplng illus
tration OF real western life hy send
lng q show 10 the national fair which
created an immediate nifor. Whether
Or not the exposition h whole was an
irtlstic and financial success. Il
ierved 10 attract the attention OF the
musementlovlng public upon the en-,
iertainment which the three Okla.
homa ranchmen provided. Nothing
quite like this Oklahoma show had
syer been seen before. BEFORE the
air was half over New York city de-
handed a duplicate show. and another
Gray was made upon the ranch t.
fratlfy the eastern metropolis. It re-
nalhed at Brighton Beach, New York
lily. for six weeks. and crowds came
n unceaslng numbers.
Hundreds Of cities clam0red Tor q
'ight Of the it0l Ranch arenlc won.
lers. but the Mlllers packed up In
he fall and i%onrneyed back to the
Oklahoma prairie with no thought Of
'urther experiences rs showmen. Bui
'ase and astute professional amnse.
nNnt puryeyorn wllled otherwise. By
prlng Edward Arlington. d well
tnoWn circus man had formei Oh all
nee with them. and the 10f Ranch
Wild West SHOW was o permanent
actor IN the amusement world. The
brighton Beach and the jamestown
Exposition organizations were consol.
dated. The. success Of the big new
Institution lastl year has never been
lQualied In the records Of senled
entertainments. In cities great and
mail. In Canada ana as far south a.
Mexico City. Mexico. It gave rs tour
lament before cheering crowds.
The show which IL coming 10 this
'Ity Is an amplined version Of the
me which broke all records IN pat
f0nage and popularity last wear. 10
ieph G. Miller senior member az the
hree brothers ~ personal charge.
lie nromises that patrons viii witness
! tournament that departs absolutely
rom lhe familiar. tedious routine Of
he so called 4Wild West exhlbl
ions. It's home and its origin are
he Oklahoma prairie. Evefy persen
nd feature Is real Vital and caarac
lerlstic. The performers are not pro
'esslonals. but men. women and ehil
lren IN a lark from the l0l Ranch.
Every name Is known on the ranches
II the southwest for skill or daring II
av0cations OF the range. HulTalleg
steers, bncking and saddle horses aud
0wp0nles belong on the i0l Ranch
ind every champion or the larlal
harp shooter. cowgirl, cowboy. trick
'lder and other participant Is perman.
sntly on the pay ron OF the I0i Ranch
l. herd Of the gaunl. long horned.
Western steers Is a fantastic feature.
There are more than one hundred IN
lians. many OF them fresh from the
wlgwams OF the tribes VINO have their
homes on the 10l Ranch land. Re
nowned chieftalns and warriors
suaws, papooscs and Indian bellies and
beauties are among them. They are
making their Iirst acquaintance with
mleface civilization.
Performances win be given here
afternoon and evening and II viii III.
irodnce itself IN lhr forenoon with a
street parade which Is unique IN the
annals 6 out doofs pageants. II
stretches more than a mile in length.
and the romance and adventure and
f%anclful spirit Of the actual west
peryaded throughout.
Foley's Honey and Tar Is 4 safe.
nard against serious results from
lpFlng colds, which lnflame the lungs
and develop into pneumonia. Avoid