The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-23

county had abundant cause for celebrat-
ing.
The banks closed their doors as did a
number of the business houses that ev-
eryone available could aid in the big af-
fair. Some FIVE hundred Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indians from Cantonment were
camped on the edge OF the tOwnsite and
aided a great deal in the amusemeuts OF
the day. These red men also helped gar
ner the sheckles of the visitors IN ex-
change for bead and leather trinkets of
various kinds Those who had something
to sell were very laxative but the 9TH
ers "spake not a word and this caused
a whole lot of fun for a crowd at some
poor fellows expense. Some one would
speak a word to Poor Lo the indian would
turn around, look stoldly at the ques-
toner, turn and walk away. The crowd
who had watched the performance gave
the fellow the merry 'ha ha," which
added to his discontinue.
During the morning a beef was turned
loose in the ndians camp for roping
contest among the sQuaws. a couple of
dozen women mounted and started after
the animal They chased ii into the
crowd and several children were slightly
injured in the stampede. The steer was
roped. knocked in the head. skinned and
cut up in a remarkably short time and
everyone started TO eating their rations
Some were so hungry that they did not
stop to cook the beef.
Along in the afternoon a creased pig
was turned loose for the squaws to catch.
They did it and while one held the sQueal-
ing porker another stuck knife through
its left hind leg and after allowing it
to bleed a few minutes three or four fell
to skinning it. Almost before the pig
was through kicking the hide was off
and big chunks were being taken from It,
During the afternoon several horse and
foot races were held. The one participant
ed in by twenty-five Indians mounted on
their wiry little ponies created the most
excitement. The race was quarter and
back The word was given apd they were
off in bunch, to the turn and around
It. the score of horses few and then back;
all in one bunch until within hundred
yards Of the post when the fastest pulled
away. It was a most exciting race as
the ponies were urged for all there was
in them. Several other races between
others of white men were pulled off. The
Indian riders, dressed in red shirts and
many ribbons, with their black hair fly
ing in the wind made a picturesque sight
as they tore down the track.
A large circus tent had been procured
and erected just east of the town and in
this the speaking was held. CamPmeet-
ing seats were provided and seats were
there for three thousand people.
Governor Ferguson was the principle
speaker. He talked earnestly of the prog
ress OF Oklahoma, the trials Of its peo-
pie In the tanning and development OF a
wild country and how now the people
who are prosperous, can place themselves
on the same plane with the citizens OF
other sections when it comes to raising
bumper crops of wheat. The governor
urged the people to further the steady
progress that Oklahoma may become an
empire in itself to which the entire
country will point with pride.
w. C. Edwards of this city and CON-
tracing agent OF the Orient. made
short talk in which ne told of the pro-
noting and building Of the Orient and
the part it was playing in the develop
ment of the country.
General Attorney Eaton Of the Orient
was another OF the speakers. He spoke
at length on the prosperity of the coun-
try and the part the Orient was doing
and would continue to do in aiding the
people TO make their homes the finest in
the land.
The Fairview and Cleo bands furnished
music until the Wichita band arrived.