Show I T lom om Mix sack Back In Ranch Show His First Love By RICHARD L. L HARKNESS united Press Staff Staf Correspondent PONCA CITY fly Okla Oklahoma Oklahoma has had much to do with do-with with the success sue sue- cess of at Tom Torn Mix Mix Mix-it ii gave him his start as a. a cowboy a-cowboy and two of the four lour wives he ho has had Twenty-five Twenty years ago Mix was wasa a a. cow hand on the famous ranch near here He earned 19 19 a month chuck and flop for riding the range and building fences In 1905 he made his debut a as as a rider and roper with the ranch Wild West show There were VerO no sterling silver spurs in those days no hand tooled leather chaps While with the show Mix met Elinor Ellnor Glyn authoress who de described described described de- de scribed him as the most perfect specimen of at manhood she h had d ever seen Miss Glyn's compliment It Itis Itis itis is said had much to do with Mix's start in motion pictures And now the worlds world's most famous cowboy is going to join the ranch show again but this time time time-at atthe at the most princely salary ever eyer paid I a man under canvas in America He lIe will start work May 23 I Coming to Oklahoma te territory In 1900 1 Mix was accompanied by his wife wHet who aided him In his work as athletic instructor at GUthrIe DRUM MAJOR OF BAND Not long after atter Mix became drum major of the Oklahoma t territorial band In this capacity he lie took part partIn In the inaugural parade of or President I McKinley in Washington 1901 After Atter that lie he tended bar In Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa City During the administration of Tom Torn Ferguson territorial governor Mix approached the executive for a raIlroad railroad rail raU- road pass for tor his wife wIte back to her home in Louisville Louisvill The pass was for the round found trip 1 said But governor she Isn't coming back While on the road with the Wild West show Mix lx met net Olive Stokes of Bartlesville Okla who was waa also a trouper They were married and now have one daughter living In Los Angeles Following ng his divorce from Mrs Olive Stokes-Mix Stokes the cowboy next married Miss Jewell Perrine daughter daugh daugh- ter tel o of a wealthy Oklahoma City family Then Then- came the third divorce Years later he met and married his present wife a screen actress The present Mrs Mix lx is said to be in Paris now applying for a divorce Now Mix and his wonder horse hors Tony are going pack back ck to to o their first job riding job riding and roping in the ranch show I |