Word: zack
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ranch land in Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip, was for two generations a rich cattle range, a richer source of oil until Depression hit the oil industry. But its greatest fame came from the Wild West circus organized in 1906 by the first Col. Miller's three sons, George, Joe & Zack. The troupe comprised some 1,400 cowboys, cowgirls, Indians, Cossacks, animal trainers, 600 horses, hundreds of wild animals. Cinemactor Mix and Funnyman Rogers got their start there. Col. Joe rode in a saddle set with 246 diamonds. Gems glittered in the neckties and on the fingers of the other brothers...
Fuming against the pass to which Depression had brought him, 52-year-old Col. Zack Miller lay abed. Two employes tried to talk loudly enough to keep him from hearing the shouts of the auctioneer. Then two attorneys for Receiver Clarke entered the room, announced that harness, cows and pigs were being sold. Up jumped Col. Miller and reached for his shotgun. As the two lawyers turned to run?Bow!?he fired into the floor behind them...
Died. Colonel Zack Mulhall, 84, first Sheriff of Oklahoma, cattleman, Wild West showman; at Mulhall, Okla. where he once claimed 500,000 acres as his "Kingdom," independent of the U. S. He first introduced Will Rogers in a show at old Madison Square Garden, N. Y. City. In 1897 he arranged the McKinley inaugural parade, led by Drum-Major Tom Mix at the head of the Oklahoma Territorial band...
Suit Won. By Col. Zack T. Miller, owner of the 101 Ranch circus; against Cinemactor Tom Mix. Col. Miller charged that Actor Mix had agreed to appear in his circus, had joined instead the Sells-Floto circus. Col. Miller asked $325,000 damages...