Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-16

rival at Cheyenne. They drove out across
the prairie in a cold misty drizzle which
narrowed the sky line to almost within
touching distance. Dress parade had been
provided for the entertainment of the visit
ors and the entire garrison was turned out.
They have a magnificent campus, in the
midst Of which the companies were drawn
up while the visitors looked on from head
quarters.
One company was detached from the main
body and preceded by the band, marched
to headquarters to receive the flag. AS the
glorious colors of the nation were brought
out the detachment presented arms tie
band saluted the flag, and the visitors end
bystanders stood with uncovered heads
while the colors trooped by. After dress
parade the evening gun was fred and the
garrison flag was lowered, every one again
standing In the rain. hats off, till the bunt-
ing was delivered to the color sergeant.
Then the visitors were entertained by the
officers at the bachelors mess. A few i'm
promptu speeches were made, some gridiron
stunts pulled off by the members Of that
famous organization who were in the
party, and the cavalcade drove back to
town through the lowering mist. =
Broncho Busting.
Some Of the Washington men had been
invited to ride bronchos to the fort, and
accepted. The Cheyenne people stacked the
game on them and worked off some risky
critters. There were several runaways and
some narrow escapes, but fortunately no
one was injured.
At Cheyenne, in the evening, smoker
was rendered the visitors at the Cheyenne
Club. Governor Chatterton, Senator War
ren Senator Clark, Representative Mondell,
all of the state and United States officials.
and the principal business men of Cheyenne
were present, well the officials of the
Union Pacific railroad in this region.
When l was introduced to Governor Chat
terton he said:
From The Washington Evening Star?
Why, l worked as a proofreader on that
paper in 1875"
He came west worked in a store during
the day and studied law at night, and to-
day is governor of a rich state. He will be
in the Senate some day. they say. He still
is quite a young-looking man and has won
the confidence of the people, I am told by
his conservatism. ability and integrity His
home originally in Washington.
The smoker continued for five hours and
a daisy. The local contingent and the
visitors brought out their best talent and
WED with each other to make things hum
They hummed.
Chairman Dunn assisted Senator Warren
in presiding during the evening Joe"
Breckons, well known in Washington as
sisted the senator. Major Carson, the dean
of the corps: Mr.. Frank Hosford, Mr.. j. D.
Whelpley, DR.. Bedoe and Mr.. Reginald
Schroeder contributed to the enjoyment of
the evening, and Mr.. James S. Henry. i'm
singer of the Susquehanna." with his
chorus. illed in the intervals with appro-
pirate songs.
Senator Warren and Representative Mon
dell were done a brown turn in speech and
song by the Gridron men present, much
to the delight of the local contingent
The Real Frontier.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the Chey-
enne citizens to kill the party with kind
fofa
o'clock in the morning the special pulled
out, with everybody safe and sound
Breakfast call was sounded at o'clock
and we turned out to view WaIcott typi-
cal frontier town Of this period Half a
dozen one-story houses, a little red depot
and two or three wheat and coal-laden
trains the siding came first to view
The rolling prairies stretched away to some
high bald buttes, which hemmed them in
all around. Half an inch of snow had
fallen during the night and a keen wind
came whistling down from the Rockies
Breakfast was served In little, low
browed but hospitable hotel near the track
The sausages and bacon. stacks of brown
wheat cakes and fragrant coffee made
great hit with the crowd, and the pro-
prietor looked aghast The broncho riders
of yester cen took their breakfast from
the mantelpiece.
miles across country to a branch of the
North Platte, where a trout-fshing stunt
had been arranged. The men have been
talking about this trout-fishing excursion
ever since they started, and books were
made on the prospective catch. A bunch
of bronchos and the two regular stage
coaches which perform the daily trip be-
tween Walcott and the mines were on hand
to furnish transportation.
Yesterdays group Of broncho busters
looked at the horses, turned pale and in
continently bolted for the train. The others
viewed the snowy expanse Of prairie and
butte. thought of those twenty miles of
wind-swept trail and allowed that they
never did care very much for fishing. any
how. So the special was hitched up and
the party logged along across the red
desert. heading for Salt Lake City
AS they had plenty Of time on account of
the abandonment of the fishing trip a stop
of several hours was made at this place.
Typewriters were brought out and for two
hours the correspondents INDUCED in what
Mr.. Ed Little calls "workfest" As stated
before. the men are enthusiastic about the
trip and scores of columns are being writ
ten for some of the, greatst newspapers of
the country. The interior Of the two Pull
mans resembles the editorial rooms of a
newspaper. With coats off, sleeves rolled
up and cigars a-going the men work every
day. N. O. NJ