The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-22
CLOSING SCENES

The passing Of the wild west will
be marked in Oklahoma this coming
summer in q name alike historian
and impressive. The wild ives; naJ
been growing tanner these many
years, but semblance Of IL exists in
odd corners and few prominent fig
ures are still 20 he found in the west
ern states. The celebration Of the
passing - 20 be- fittingly held in OK
lahoma--,he hast frontier To give way
before the onward sweep of progress.
The occasion Of this review of the
past and comparison with the preser
is to bo TIE meeting Of the National
Editorial Association IN Guthrie next
iJunej After the meeting adiJurns
he entire party will go TO the great
1Oi Ranch on the Ponca reservation,
june IT, and witness the lat act.
Miller Eros. who own the ranch, VIII
present the spectacle Il IS expected
that $4,000 persons will be Witnesses
to the last wild buffalo hunt. the last
Indian fight the last roping contest
Of importance and the last roundup
Of az many as : 900 head Of range cat.
tie And 10 this same arena where
this reminder Of the wilder days Will
be represented, will be seen the new
est things; even automobiles. while
upon track al the side OF the sho
grounds will stand trains Of Pullman
cars aEd On ths benches built to seat
3O,QoG people will sit fashi1nabiy at
tred women and men 10 whom he
scenes that are spread before them
will be az foreign as # from another
land and cline.
The program announced by biiber
Bros would be Impossible Of accom-
plishment a. "a later date. The res
e~vatiou where II is 10 be presented
will all have been allotted before the
end Df aD1ther year. The cowboys
are scattering and forgetting their
cunning with the rope. The wild cat
the trained COW pony is fast hscom-
ing 2 curiosity. The wild horses for
the broncho busting contests are dift-
cult TO secure in the light OF modern
methods Of this section Of the COUP
try There will never he another
wild ives; celebration ike that 70 De
pgesent3t on the lo1 Ranch, June II.
Following il the program
Grand Parade--Indians and COW
boys in native dress; 1000 Indians,
$50 cowboys
Buffalo Hunt and Killing-Herd CT
thiry-fve genuine buffalo.
Speech by indian Chief.
Cattle Roundup and Branding
Herd OF 5000 range cattle
Ropine Contest for ChampIonshi
OF Sou;hwest-Largest prizes ever OF
fered, gold medals and cash.
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes-Val-
liable prizes offered for all events.
Lucille Mulhall-Champion lady
rider ana ,oper Of the world in daring
.eats Of horsewomanship with her
torse, Governor" she will rope,
throw and tie wild steer.
Pickett, the Noted Texas y grr
VIII jump from the back of running
horse onto the back OF wild Texas
steer, catch the steer by the no.
with his teeth and throw the animal
TO IL F-UUrd The most wonderful
feat ever attempted by man.
Grand sham Bat,ie--Between Unit
"a States regulars cowboys and In
DIAN, and aiding with the burning
Of an immigrant wagon train.
Grand Spectacular ENhibit,A-tL
!lstratlag ,hc rush at the opening Of
the Cherokee strip.
Indian Dances, Sports and Pastimes
win coa,est fer valuable prizes.
Music VIII b, furnished by the best
bands in Oklahoma
Excursion trains will stop at the
grounds
Special arrangements for serving
refreshments are now being perfect
eli and viii be on mammoth scale
An expert caterer will have charge of
this department and will be prepared
to feed $4,000 people comfortably and
quickly.