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Folks, sooner or later - Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealer's dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, it’s worth all the time I spend.

CIRCUSES OF THE OLD WEST

OLD CIRCUS MEMORABILIA
IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING

Well folks, down below is what I started writing until I ran across this statement

"The next year (1916) the 101 Ranch had the show.
This was the start of the great Fort Worth Rodeos."

Well, I remember reading about the old Northside Coliseum Stock Show at Ft. Worth, Texas which was held in the spring of 1915 but I never knew about the 101 founding the Ft. Worth Rodeo. I spent some time researching the Fabulous Empire by Michael Wallis and he or his book sure doesn’t give credit but the author of this story was THERE. And, he was also at the old Wild West Show at the Wichita Falls, Texas ball park and a bunch of others. Here is why I love these old westerns in this great, documented (and for the first time, INDEXED BELOW) entitled CIRCUSES AND CONTESTS by Milt Hinkle which is a rare history of the early western circus and wild west ranch show. NAMES – NAMES – OF THE COWBOY GREATS AND NEAR GREATS – THE INDIAN PRINCESSES (straight from a Georgia cotton mill). There’s stuff here you would never find looking for it. For instance ever heard of the freak swell fork saddle – well it was invented by and called the Fay Ward Special and this author swears that the inventor and saddle were a great cowboy duo.

IT’S A ONE OF KIND STORY

Please read this. There were many a western story published – the common ones about Cowboys and Indians are listed on Ebay every day but the rarer ones about the old circuses and wild west shows of the old west like this one are seldom found. (AND I HAVE INDEXED THEIR NAMES BELOW – FOR THE FIRST TIME) . Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out because really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest.

Here’s one of ‘em.

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Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf gathering dust. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell.

This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost.
Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive.
I hope you appreciate the effort.

CIRCUSES AND CONTESTS

By Milt Hinkle
ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1900’s – 1920’s
ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: WESTERN UNITED STATES

GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE:
BEASON, Fred *
BINDER, Tiny
BURNETT, Tom, husband of Lucille Mulhall
BYERS, Chester “Chet”
CALEM, Bob
CAMPBELL, Dave
CANUTT, Kitty
CANUTT, Yakima
CASKEY, Slim *
CLARK, Lee
CLARK, M. L., owner of Circus
CLARK, Willie
COGGER, Lue
COOPER, Courtney Riley, of “The Saturday Evening Post”
DAVIS, Johnny
DOUBLEDAY, R. R., Photographer
ECHARD, Tom
FISK, Vivian, Pianist and Singer
FRANKLIN, Ben, Horse Dealer
GIST, Pinky *
GLOSSER, Sara
GRAY, Weaver
GRIFFITH, Curly *
GRIMES, Tommy
HASTINGS, Albert, Promoter
HASTINGS, Mike “Chew Tobacco” *
HAZELTON, Harry
HERRIN, Ed
HIGHTOWER, Fred (“Highpockets”)
HINKLE, Milt, Author *
HOLLAND, Heng
HOWARD, Tom
HUGHES, Florence (Princess Mohawk)
HUGHES, Jack, (1st husband of Princess Mohawk)
HURSAG, Charlie, Horse Dealer
ISLER, Louis
JOHNSON, Ben *
JORDON, Christ, Wrestling Champion
JUDD, Johnny
KEEFER, Al
KELSO, Shorty *
KENNEDY, Tom, Rancher
KERNAN, Tommy *
KIDD, Jim
KING, Cliff
KING, Jack, owner of LXL Ranch Wild West Show
LUCAS, Buck *
MASSEY, Gus
MASSEY, Jim *
McCARTY, Eddie *
McCLOUD, Al
MILLER, Zack
MOHAWK, Princess, Trick Rider
MULHALL, Lucille *
MULHALL, Zack, Colonel, father of Lucille Mulhall
MULLENS, Johnnie *
NEILAND, Texas Jack, owner of Circus and Wagon Show
NEWTON, George Fig
PADGETT, Walter
PENNINGTON, Red
PERKINS, Cy
PICKETT, Joe
PRINCESS MOHAWK
RANDOLPH, Floyd, 2nd husband of Princess Mohawk)
RAY, Montana Jack
RED, Bugger, Jr.
RISER, Fred
ROACH, Bryant *
ROACH, Ruth
ROBBINS, Walter
ROBERTS, Jessie
ROBERTS, Oklahoma Curly *
ROBERTS, Rube *
ROBISON, Lee *
SHERMAN, Tex
SIDELL, Dutch
SLIM, Nowatter
SMITH, Harry
SMITH, Rose
SNYDER, Frank, Horse and Mule Dealer
STECHER, Joe, Wrestler
STEWART, Buck *
STRICKLAND, Hugo *
SUBLETT, Red
SWARTZ, Vick *
TARR, Maude
TEGLAND, Howard *
TIPTON, Charlie
WARD, Fay
WHITE, Dave *
WILKS, Jim
WILLIAMS, Harry
WILSON, Homer

PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE:

Picture 1: Milt Hinkle bulldogging, 1912. *
Picture 2: Lucille Mulhall, “World’s First Cowgirl,” in the pose she liked best of all. *
Picture 3: Milt on “Old Ned” while with M. L. Clark Circus in 1909. *
Picture 4: Performers and roustabouts pose at “Entrace” to Texas Jack Neiland’s Circus and Wagon Show. *
Picture 5: An early oil-burning steam calliope used when Milt was with the Texas Bud Wild West Show. *
Picture 6: Rodeo star Pinky Gist and Freckles. *
Picture 7: Calf roper Milt Hinkle in action. *
Picture 8: Doubleday’s “handpicked” cowboys. First row standing: Johnnie Mullens, Curly Griffith, Rube Roberts, Vick Swartz. Center row: Hugo Strickland, Buck Stewart, Tommy Kernan, Howard Tegland, Lee Robison, Dave White, Slim Caskey, Shorty Kelso, Mike “Chew Tobacco” Hastings, Ben Johnson. Seated: Jim Massey, Pinky Gist, Bryant Roach, Buck Lucas, Eddie McCarty, Oklahoma Curly Roberts and Fred Beason. Photograph taken at San Antonio, Texas in 1923. *

PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE:
101 Ranch Show
Alliance, Nebraska
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ball Park, Wichita Falls, Texas
Bovina, Texas
Campbell & Reed’s Horse-Mule Company
Cheyenne Days, 1916
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Chicago, Illinois
Denver, Colorado
Durant, Oklahoma
Fay Ward Special (saddle)
Fort Worth Rodeo
“Freckles,” horse *
Fullerton, Nebraska
Garden City, Kansas
Grand Island, Nebraska
Hagenbeck & Wallace Circus
Hollis & Platt Horse-Mule Company
Homer Wilson and Lucille Mulhall’s Wild West Show
LXL Ranch Wild West Show
M. L. Clark’s Circus
Mexia, Texas
Miller Bros. Show
Neligh, Nebraska
Northside Stock Show Building, Fort Worth, Texas
“Old Ned,” elephant *
Omaha, Nebraska
San Antonio, Texas
Shelby, Nebraska
Silver Creek Roundup, Silver Creek, Nebraska
St. Louis, Missouri
Sublette, Kansas
Texas Bud Wild West Show Calliope *
Texas Jack Neiland’s Circus and Wagon Show *
“The Saturday Evening Post”
Wichita Falls, Texas
World War I

CIRCUSES AND CONTESTS

By Milt Hinkle

OLD CIRCUS MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING

While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. It’s a shame that our past is being lost. It’s as simple as that.

My wife kids me that after I find a piece I like, buy it, read it, research it, take a picture, scan it, write the blurb, pay the Ebay entry fee and commission, that I end up making about 50 cents an hour. But, OH HOW I LOVE THIS OLD WESTERN HISTORY. What a story, Rare Story!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was published in this old complete western magazine of many years ago. The issue is in excellent condition, the cover is pristine and in vibrant color.
As clearly stated in my description, this is featured story in a rarely found and seldom read unusual and complete western magazine. I don't give out name of publication or date because I have caught competitors copying my index and work and trying to sell it as theirs. I hope you understand.
Buyer pays postage of $3.50 First Class Postage to U. S., $4.50 to Canada. Due to outrageous increase in postage, we do not ship Priority Mail. $10.00 Par Avion (Air Mail) for International Mail. Texans must pay 8-� % sales tax. Thanks,
Tom

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