Minot Memories is a blog that pertains to the city of Minot, ND. It is brief glimpses of people, places, things and events of Minot's past that will provide some insight into the history of Minot. This photo Main Street looking south from the railroad tracks about 1940
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Wild West Show
July 6,
1912 Minot Daily Optic – 101 Ranch Real Wild West Show – On
July 10, 1912 the Wild West show was coming to Minot. 50 cents was the
admission and they featured two shows, rain or shine. 101 Ranch Wild West Show
claimed to be the largest exclusive western show in existence showing the west
as it was. The show featured Dusky Demon of Oklahoma, the only man in human
history who fought barehanded a Spanish Bull. The show also had Cowboys, wild
west girls, Indians, homesteaders, pony express, senoritas, vacqueros,
buffalos, bucking horses and long horned steers. It claimed to show the history
of frontier life. The Wild West Show also held a parade in the morning of the
day of the event.
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