Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-29
IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIES
President Roosevelt Lays the Corner.
stone of the Entrance to the
National Park.
PRESENTED WITH AN EMBLEM
Grandmaster Frank e. Smith, OF Lew
istown, Acts as Master Of cere-
monies and Presents Emblem.

monies ana Pre6ents EmpieW'
Alliance, Neb., April 25.-President
Roosevelt completed a hard day to-
day, with 15-minute stop at Alliance
this evening. Captain Seth Bullock,
superintendent of the Black Hills for
est reserve, who Joined the president
at Gardiner yesterday, left the train
here. President Roosevelt, who has
a great admiration for Captain Bull
lock, invited him to accompany him
on his trip to the coast, but Captain
Bullock was forced to decline the in
vitation.
During the day the president trav-
eled in three states and made a num-
ber of addresses, both from the rear
platform of his car and from stands
erected for the purpose. The most
unique demonstration of the day, and
the one that undoubtedly pleased the
president most, was a cowboy demon
stration at Edgemont, S. ID. The dem.
onstration was arranged by the Soci-
ETY. of Black Hills Pioneers and con-
sisted of exhibitions Of cowboy rid.
ing. Special trains brought in large
crowds from the surrounding country,
and they were all at the station with
the three bands of music to greet the
president. AS his train pulled in the
cowboys yelled, band played and a
salute was fired. The exhibition stand
was but short distance from the
depot, and after the president had
made an address the boys began rid
ing bucking horses, and only horses
that would buck were ridden by the
cowboys. The president partook Of a
luncheon at the mess wagon. The on
ly disappointment Of the day was the
failure of the prize bucking horse ofM.
Sidon to perform. This horse has a
record as a champion bucker, and but
few people can ride him. Today, how
ever, he was as gentle as a kitten
and a greenhorn would not have had
much trouble In keeping on his back.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
cowboys formed an escort to the train
and after it had started they dashed
alongside the presidents car and he
shook hands with many Of them from
the window.
In his speech at Alliance the pres
ident referred to the work accomplish.
ed by the early pioneers. "All honor
to all good citizens" he said, but an
honor most of all to the men who
took the lead in tanning the scraggy
wilderness. to the trail-blazers, to the
men who first of the world marked
out that earliest of highways, the
Spotted line, who blazed the trail;
the men who first on horseback steer
ed across the great lonely plains and
drove their cattle up to feed on the
ranges from which the buffalo had
not yet vanished. To you from the
Black Hills, who coming here in 1876
or at a time Immediately around that
date, have developed the wonderful
mines of the region. have built up in
what was then an Indian haunt, a will
derness, cities, like Deadwood and
Lead, it has fallen to your lot to see
one of the great epochs of the twen-
tieth century. You are among that
body of men who conquered the con-
tinent for the race and the people,
who received your full share in max.
ing the nineteenth century the most
wonderful upon which the sun has
ever shone. The pioneer days have
gone, but the need of the old pioneer
virtue remains the same as ever.
(Applause). You have and you could
only win because you have the stun
out of which strong men are made.
In the days Of 1876, here In the Black
Hills, the room for the weakling and
the coward was small, and even now
the man who comes here must have
the stun in him."
Trouble With a Tramp.
Gillette, Wyo.. April 25.-Secret SER
vice men on the presidents train had
an exciting mix-up with tramp last
night shortly after the train left Liv-
ingston. The man was discovered be-
tween the baggage and club cars on
the outside of the vestibule. One OF
the officers raised the window OF the
front OF the club car and started to
grab the man, when the latter aimed
a blow at him through the glass, shat
tering 1t.
The officer caught the mans leg and
succeeded in getting him into the
car, where he showed fight. He was
a powerful man, and 1t took sometime
before he was overpowered and hand
cuffed. A card found on him shows
his Identification as Edward Russell,
sailor, member of the Sailors Union
OF San Francisco.
When the train reached Billings
he was turned over to the police.
When asked why he was on the train.
Russell said he wanted to reach st.
Paul, where his mother lives.
Cinnabar. Mont. April 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has finished his tour
of Yellowstone park. He arrived at
Fort Yellowstone about noon yester.
day, and today will inspect the post.
Secretary Loeb met him. and reports
that the president is in the best Of
health and enthusiastic over his trip
in the park. The secretary tonight is
sued the following statement:
Major Pitcher states that the pres
ident and he have Just returned from
their six days trip In the interior OF
the park.
"The narty went on sledRes but