The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-10-07
THE JUBILEE IS over
The Affair vas a Success From Start TO
Finish Accomplishing Much Good.
MORE THAN 200 DOLLARS ON HAND
The Roads Leading TO the Fair
Grounds VIII be Repaired with
the Surpius-sIigbs Trace of the
Missing Man, Cheney.

The Indian jubilee is q thing of the
past. 1t was gotten up on very short
notice and in the face Of some opposition
but the joint committee of fair commits
sioners and citizens was made of the
right kind OF timber and as result the
undertaking was decided success.
The attendance on the first day was
not large, as is usually the case in such
matters, still the gate receipts only lacked
few dollars Of being equal to the -e-
ceipts of the first day last year.
Fridays and Saturdays attendance
was all that could be desired. The grand
stand WAS we'll filed on both days and
the gate receipts were good. The races
were full Of interest as an Indian race
always is. They were rnn on the dead
straight and it was impossible to figure
to a certainty the winner before the race
ended.
The central feature of Fridays pro-
gram was the war dance given By the
Nee Perez Indians. The costumes worn
by the dancers were gorgeous and splen-
did. 1t has been estimated that they
did not cost less than 800 each.
Chiefs PEG, Wolf and Moses were there.
The latter rode black horse having for
a head dress a red hood reaching to his
shoulders covered with feathers and or
naments. and dangling from the martin
gale were jingling bells. Moses himself
outdid all his former efforts in the dress
line. He was decked out in feathers and
fringes having all the colors OF the rain
bow, and on his head wore red hood
crowned with horns and decorated with
feathers and ribbons.
He made speech about as follows
81 am glad to be with you today. am
the great chief. This country is mine; it
belongs to me aud my children. These
are my children tpointing to the assem-
bled siwsshes). am a friend OF the
whites. My heart is in the right place.
The whites look down on the Indian and
the same way the Indian looks down on
the whites
The war dance on Saturday was con.
Quoted by White Swan and was not quite
up to that OF the day before in int rest
and elegance OF costumes worn by the
participants. The barbecue was the
most interesting feature Of this day. The
bread and meat were placed on large
tables and handed out by twelve men to
the Indians as they He'd by As soon as
an Indian received his ratons he would
20 and cache it aud return for more.
There was plenty for all 80 the repeaters
were not seriously hindered in their
double play.
Altogether the Indians feel that they
have been well treated aud next year
may expect to see them return to our
borders in greatly incre ased numbers.
The baseball game between Ellensburg
and Yakima was played at the athletic
grounds Saturday morning and onr boys
never got past the - notch. The other
fellows scored 80 points and carried off
the swag.
The joint committee held meeting on
Monday and paid all known outstanding
bills and had about s225 remaining on
hand which will be spent on the roads
leading to the fair grounds. An itemized
statement is printed ia another column.