The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-28
COWBOYS AT
INAUGURAL
Plan Of FrOntierSmentO Honor
President Roosevelt
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WILL RIDE THEIR PONIES
Captain Seth Bullock of Deadwood. S.
D., viii Lead the westerners
in the Great
Parade.
WILL RIDE THEIR PONIES

A band OF genuine western COW
punchers- who have rounded up
the herd, "hog tiedg and '.cut OUT big
steers, busted" bronchos, ridden down
and conquered outlaws and braved
many a storm and spent many cheer
less night astride their cayuses- are
going to Washington in March to take
part ii the parade at the Inauguration
of President Roosevelt. says a dispatch
from Deadwood, S. D.
With them will 90 liberal sprin-
king of western characters who, strict
" speaking, are not to be cIassed as
COW punchers, but who are closely al
lied to them, and, admiring the presi-
dent, wish to join them in giving him
send orr on the day he is to become
chief executive of the nation by com.
mission Of the people.
Captain Seth Bullock, one Of the best
known characters In the west and q
warm friend and admirer Of President
Roosevelt, is gathering the COW punch.
ers together for the journey to Wash
ington. He promises to take with him
to the national capital the most repre-
sentative crowd Of westerners that
ever took part in public function.
President Roosevelt, himself ranch.
man and COW puncher at one time
has signined his desire that these rep.
resentatives Of the wild, free life he
loves SO well shall grace the Inaugural
parade
The men are not only going to wear
the conventional cowboys apparel, but
they are going to ride their cayuses
(ponies) in the parade as well. They
Will be under the command of Captain
Bullock, who, while giving them suf-
ficient license and measure Of liberty
to insure their riding naturally, will
1 hold them to q strict accountability
for their department.
He declares that he will tolerate nc
foolishness on their part. and they all
understand that the former frontier
scout and former marshal Of Dead
wood, the man who In the early days
was a terror to all the bad men in the
hills, will see to it that what he says
goes"
Captain Bullock expects to take fifty
men and ponies to washington. lie
could take 100 Ii 1t were practicable
| TO accommodate that number, for near
IL every cow puncher in the region
about Deadwood wishes to go.
The men will gather at Belle Fourche
and start for Washington from there.
It is estimated that the trip will cost
each man approximately $50. Most OF
the men, they say, are going to try to
sell their ponies In Washington to cut
down the expense OF the journey.
'Deadwood Dick" the once famous
scout, bandit hunter and leader OF s.the
shotgun men" who guarded the Wells
! Fargo express treasure coach from the
Black Hills to civilization a quarter
of century ago, is one OF the well
known western characters who viii 60
with the cow punchers to Washington,
s.Tex" Burgess, king Of the cowboys
on the big Hyannis range IN Nebraska.
is another Captain Seth Bullock.
"Deadwood Dick and TEX Burgess
constitute a trio that alone would be
worth travelling 1900 miles to see in
an inaugural parade
Doubtless thousands Of persons who
know Of "Deadwood Dicks career on
the frontier ii the days when Dead