The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-10
COWMEN A-PERCOLATIN' IN.
SETH BtLLOCK'S BUNCH HITS
IHE METROLOPUs IN SPOTS.
You'd Think They were Plain American
Citizens II They'd Change Their Hats
They Certainly Have Had Great

Yisages and guns packed out of sight.
crossed the Pennsylvania Railroad ferry at
o'clock yesterday afternoon They never
had seen New York before. Tho North
River panorama, especially prepared for
all such, appealed to them as largely as
possible
"A leetle higher nChicago, said Madison
Ballantyne OF Lead City, 8 D. All per-
sons on the ferryboat sank back satisfied
at the compliment
These were tho cowmen OF Wyoming
and South Dakota. who had come East
Tor the Inauguration OF their old pal and
were now bound for the city of their dreams,
the place Of which they had seen pictures.
the town Of which tenderfeet had made
strange remarks. Now they saw all the
tai buildings and the hurrying fleet and
they were a bit "skeered" not having Id
CURED since Warrington, D. c.
they landed at Desbrosses street and
! gazed about For a man OF a ranch. even
II he had been basking in the glamour of
the capital and whispering in the ear OF
President, there was something TO in
terest
NY Godl' said Shock Hall Of SpearAsh,
where do all the people come from?' And
the rest let it go at that. They wandered
through the crowded ferry streets TO Broad
way and, under the leadership Of the Hon.
William j. Mclaughlin of Spearfish. sought
rauspo tation northward
They all got on surface car The native
New Workers sized them up rapidly
Just plain Americans they said, with !
queer hats The hats we're queer They |
We're all OF fel, and wide brimmed. Some |
were black. some gray. soma tan. but all |
hup ID
bands were gold. some leather. some IN
tho national colors. The hats and tho
bands wero the only distinctive badges
OF the West except in the case Of one Of
the party, who wore his riding boots The
whole party jamned into the car in the
most conservative fashion.
II was like going through stampede
o wild cattle. said Ed Bowman of Ma
teetse chats where Thompson-Seton found
MS queer bearsl. I never got into such a
crush in my life
However. they arrived in safety at Four
teenth street aud strolled toward the Union
Square Hotel Tom Sharkey, out for his
matinee promenade. throw out his noted
chest, but gave them tho right eide Of the
walk
-Geel' said be. I'D like to get that bunch
at my place tonight, they look like ,
They were made quite at home at the
Union Square Hotel for Devil Dan Rob
erts and his con Henry, who hail from {
Belle tourche, S, D., had been there over !
night and had prepared their reception
Do4droo a. s b w Il. Bonbam obi. :
Tor the Pioneer Times J VI. Rickei I'd
.essna, Able Holmes. Ed Hostetter John .
A. West, j. =. Bentley,
leo F. Mclaughlin, George Holmes. T. + II
Newcastle, wyo- Tom Howell. r y. k
Keys, Mac Quest. I'd Leppla, J. Z Duling r,
Belle Fourche s p-stanley Bullock
D.. p. Roberts, Henry Roberts ''0>"' u
Lead city, :. D.-Madison Ballautyue. n
Custer. Theodore Shoemaker. y
Mateetse. Wyo.-E. p Bowman =
Strangely enough, Ed Cessna Of Dead <
wood 50 lied 20 the liquor emporium. When !
- dug down 70 pay for round u plain ci
water with something on the side there 70
Fas a revelatiouSto Easterncrs I'd had 80
'othing but hundreds and two and a halfs A.
II the quarter eagles he carried twenty. ~
mall and shining Whom the bartender
naklng change gave him one dollar
al he laughed coarsely
When We get one OF those Ia my place II
. Deadwood. he said. -ws throw il in
he postage stamp drawer IL never would
o TO mix 1t with the bank roll
An, we had great time in Washington Ia
nmarked Mac Quest. (That's two nainest tn
vb
avenue, but outside of thai
was great. IL there 10 lie a horse show :"
ere next month"; Some one told me there lst
as and that was wanted. won't ride or
any circus, hut II It's show for the in VII
ruction OF the human race I'm willing 10 vi
ay around here Union Squar. looks va
retty fine How is it uptown
Nothing but water for me said the W;
on. Bill Mclaughlin. I'm The shepherd CHI
this flock and I've got to zee that they get be
'me safely from the joys Of Broadway ~
ell he here until about Sunday noon and "'d
en- its back home for US We've Ger nal
inly had wonderful time all along the no'
ute AN
: Rather a gay experience for an old. dig as
he'd citizen like me. said Alhie Holnes "a
Deadwood. but ! guess IN manage haI
iast II through. BOYS will be boys" son
r Holmes sports the only whsker in the Y
Henry Roberts, the son Of Devil Dan -.
lare Jawed Dakotan, is the yo,ngster -
the party He Is Is years old and was -of
ending high school when he heard of tio
; Eastern expedition He took two be
rses on the journey BY the way all the gin
rses brought to Washington werp aold Fl
ere Harry left Deadwood on Feb. p hrs
j reached Washington two davs before the
: Inauguration. he and jess Driscoll Of OF
eariish and Bill Mnnock Of Texas had sior
great time along Pennsylvania avenue will
'lng negroes on March 3 The next day ;
y prepared for the parade. but did not HeI
' r
When the President saw us he waved leRi
hat, said Harry. @Afterward we had disc
nance 70 shake hands with him tod
l m glad TO meet you said l. Hep
Same TO you said he ton
Don't mention it, said
l met Kermit Roosevelt continued NJ
rry, and found him a very nice bow
5 al right. Father and brought Pilot Wal
Tony, two ponies, to Washington and "A
!, them for about 800 apiece "
Would you like 10 live in the East,- B,
Try was aaked four
No-o-o. said Harry There's more a,r
out there and they're not watching !.
all the time AT I
newspaper photogra pher decoyed the Ten
men 10 parlor on the second floor OF dete
hotel, where he lined them up for a rett
hight. 80
ed when the ernlosinl itoc,,-s TisS. tablt
parcel OF gun toters, was too much Nj
they laughed raucousiy her
'th Bullock hnst Sheriff OF the Black n.en
: gold fields. and now a mining CAPT. -
u, did not come on from Washington enc
the rest II was said that he had ,oI
engagement with the President and uy
10 he here to-day. His SON. Stanley va
here. however Tlsk
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