The billboard (Aug 1916)

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The Billboard ENTIRE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE FOR $30,000.00 WHICH INCLUDES ABSOLUTELY COMPLETE SHOW, EXCEPTING HORSES, OF THE MILLER i ARLINGTON WILD WEST SHOW CO. 101 RANCH SHOW Account of my desire to retire from active General Management of the above Show and Mr. J. C. Miller interested in the oil fields and ranch, we desire to dispose of entire physical equipment 101 Ranch Show, consisting of the finest show train in America, including six Pullman coaches entirely equipped with first-class bedding, and the private car (Cody) used by CoL William P. Cody (Buffalo Bfll). Also ten 60 foot flat cars, six 60-foot stock cars and one 60-foot stock car; two advance cars, including No. 2 Car equipped with three auto- mobile trucks; six big tableau wagons, complete steel weld steam calliope, two ticket wagons, three big tableau band wagons, all of which carry loads; one automatic stake driver, and about twenty other big baggage wagons, total of forty-five wagons. Complete seating ca- pacby of over 5,000, including 15 tier of blue seats, 12 tier reseived seats, and 12 tier grand stand with 1,000 McHugh chairs, complete Milburn carbide'lighting plant, fine cook tent outfit to feed over 400 people, including special constructed steam boiler wagon, Studebaker water wagon, complete canopy outfit, poles, stakes, etc. Abo Side Show and 64n-l Pit Show, complete with side show paintings, rigging and steel collapsible banner, poles and center poles, in fact everything to make the most compact, largest show ever ORGANIZED ON ONE TRAIN. The show can be easily converted into a circus without any expense other than new canvas. House earned over 100% annually for the lastfeeven years; has been the wonder show of America with a new feature each year. be purchased for actual value. The show will be delivered any point east of Missouri River 3i-.Hi (Wide route of S can be seen until August 27th at Chicago Round-Up, Cubs' Ball Park; after that, per Further particulars and terms address GEORGE ARLINGTON, General Msnagsr, Car* National Printing <&. Engraving Co., Chicago, Illinois. General Manager Victor Lvrilt i •\E5 ft SHittV^S^ 1 ^ PARKER'S GREATEBT SHOWS i. Bll Jdnnl Filrlj' U TEH'S BIG THREE-RING WILD ANIMAL CIRCUS McFALL'S DOG AND MONKEY CIRCUS DOG FEATURES—Front ud Hind Foot Walking, Mi'OAAit, WaltxJnt Somersault, Palm Dogs. Barrel Rolling. Funny Clown,--Tight "Wire Welkini etc MONKEY FEATURES—Eats with Knife and Fork. Soldier. Num. Shales on Roller Skates. Rides Bicycle. Monkey Automobile, Monkey High Diver, etc AS A FREE ATTRACTION THERE IS NOTHING BETTER. WAITED, Sll BROTHERS* SHOWS, ADVANCE .„ Grccnllpld. AugTLst »1; HllLiboro, o., Aug. S3; Aurora, IniL. Aug. SB; North Vernon, Ind-. Aug. ST ud 28; Brownstown, WANTED FOR TWO-CAR SHOW SPARKS' SHOWS ««™ FOR SIDE SVKs-J 1 The Great Frederick Fair FREDERICK, UD., OCT. 17-18-19-20, 1916 WANTED— Good, elm shows «ao coactnioaa of *□ Unas. Reasonable charge for space. For ipse*, etc., address H- at- CRAMHB, Superintendent of Prlrilai.se. 355 ™ '*)! mf^mSSft or prtitj rirta. ■ eriuos ft and fi HELP BEN HILL RUTHERFORD GREATER SHOWS WANT ,or of I first-crass Shows. Or two I Will consider placing Shows for balance of Fairs I and season of 1917. SOUTHERN ROUTE of FAIRS after State Fair of West Va., Wheeling, Sept. 4th to 9th. Addreia IRV. J. TO LACK. G«. M.r. Ruthrford G,«l« Sho. h Eutt™. .~k A... 21-, WINDBER, PA.