The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-18
Stories and Gossip of StOCkmen and
Delegates.

Charlie Could, Montana stock agent
I for the Chicago, Burlington s, quincy,
! claims to be a charter member of two
/ states. He voted in Nebraska in '67
/ when 10 was admitted to the Union.
and was later a voter in Montana when
/ that erstwhile territory received her
/ statehood charter.
| When c. F. Robinson gets his feet
planted two feet apart. with his hands
/ carefully secreted in his trousers peck
cts, he is at peace with the world. He
changed his attitude yesterday long
enough to fish a $1,000 roll out of his
jeans and turn it over to n. Z. Lowell
/ of Denver in lieu of two bulls which
he picked up at the auction.
Dave Gibbons. the genial hearted. is
going To take a trainlOad of feeding
cattle back to his ranch at Seneca,
kan, with him.
st. Joseph badges-the white cow
/ boy hat with "a rabbits foot depending
from them-are at a premium and
souvenir fends have offered as much
as S. and SO for them.
J. g. Massey of Fort Logan has trav-
eled all around the world and SAYS
salt Lake City beats 'em all when il
comes To merits as a convention city.
I've been In a lot of conventions.
said be, and never have I been so
royalty treated as here Nothing
seems 20 have been spared to make the
occasion a success. As for entertain
ments, why. I heard the EaIelujah
Chorus given by Sir Arthur Sullivan
himself in Birmingham. and il was not
as fine, in my estimat alton, as the rem
dlu0n given last night by the tabeT-
nacle choir That was superb. Mr..
Massey was in the TranSvaal four
and hnra Of
coins of the realm of Dom Paul which
ne carries with him. The coins are
$3.50 gold pieces and have curious
value, owing To IN error in the design.
and the issue was recalled by Kruger.
by some mlschance the letters 20. s.
appeared stamped on the shoulder of
the bewhiskered presidents likeness.
As Massey tells it, 'o.-s." in Boer
Dutch signifies OK, and President
Kruger Indignantly objected to being
branded that way. The other side Of
the die represented an OK cart with
two shafts, and as the native carts are
made with a single shaft for an OK
team Kruger recalled al the coins
that could be found and ordered them
destroyed Those which escaped are
valued now at $50 apiece.
Edwin Gaylord. vice president and
I treasurer of the Overland Racing assO-
citation of Denver, is at the !%nutsfOrd.
de states that his programme for the
tune meeting of the association is out
and predicts a most successful meet.
Hcjd's band rendered The Herald a
splendid serenade last evening.
J9slyn K Park have on exhibition in
one of -hcir windows a handsome Colts
six Shooter that has been presented to
Jack Sinclair. the leader of the visiting
cow boys band. II was given him by
the citizens of Colorado and is one of
those large 45-calibre kind. and when in
the hands of determined man he usual
Is obtains the right of way. The gun
is entirely covered with gold and silver
ana has over $50 settings OF precious
gems The handles are ivory. upon
which is engraved steers head and
on one side Is large gold plate with
the name Jack" embossed thereupon.
The gun IS One of the most expensive
shooting irons ever seen in this city
Many delegates win take advantage
of the Short Line excursion tomorrow
TO Portland. san Francisco and an
Idaho points. Il is half rate trip and
the tickets are good for thirty days.
treat preparations are being made
by the Oregon Short Line for the stock
mems excursion to ST. Anthony. Ida.
on Saturday morning, returning sun
day morning.
There is ore delegate in town who is
So unoftent7 tious and unasSumiug that
u would take bun night and a brass
band to draw MIN out. and yet he IS one
of me Weslthiest stOckmen Of Iowa
Tbs Is Uncle Peter Hopley Of Louis
iowa the thoroughbred horse and bun
raiser "a his quiet LAY he came into
salt axe anc settled down TO have
good time seeing the convention He
mas bad it. and now saws that Salt
Like has done herself proud and COW
cred. herself with glory. II is said of
Uncle Peter tnaf he has always had
whole Tot To do with animals of all
kinds, with the exception of those be
longing 90 the female class. A delegate
from his state was telling at the Clll-
len yesterday that he wasn't afraid of
any kind OF Eight place if there were
no females around. and that five stories
would look like FIVE feet to him if he
had to jump TO get away from
woman
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