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Circus Day in Alpine Promises Thrilling A G Barnes Show
Alpine Texas October 26 1916 a full page ad touts the A G Barnes four ring wild animal circus coming October 28 in Alpine with lions tigers bears educated cats dancing horses and a hundred ponies plus monkeys and ostriches. Also notices of sheriff sales on Brewster County lands foreclosed under two separate judgments describe auctions set for November 7 1916 at the Alpine courthouse.
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America
Alpinet
A. G. Barnes
Royal Bengal Tigers
F. P. Newport
Lloyd Wade
Brewster
State of
Texas
Inc. T. Hale
S. A. Ry. Co
W. R. Todd
Alpine
J. A. Watton
Brewster County
Marathon
Anderson
J. Blackwell