Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
IN R00SEVELT'S HONOR
Plan OF Texans to Welcome
President at San Antonio.
TYPICAL RECEPTION By COWBOYS
Movement started Among Them to
Give Guest of Rough Riders at
Their Reunion a Big ovHtion-'o"
Puncher Relates Experiences OF
Huntins Trip With the President.

The people OF Texas are preparing L.
extend TO President Roosrrejt ro!a.
welcome next April says q special Iii,
patch from Austin. Tex 70 the -.
Louis Globe Democrat. There promises
to be picturesque time IN san Antonio
during the rough riders reunion. IN
addition 10 the gathering OF that ry-i-
meut movement has been started
among the cowboys u give the pTeSi
dent big ovation He il admired 10y
the people Of the Texas ranches and
they want 10 show how much they
think Of him by giving him a typical
frontier reception. George Waite,
COW puncher on the Wilderness Lake
ranch, situated south OF JyaIde. il in
tertste1 in the cowboy reception move
ment. He was ROOseveIt's companion
when he visited the Seven ID ranch
near Uvalde. n 1872 and slaughtered
javelinas, or wild hogs. At the time lie
made the trip Roosevelt was Oh the
CIVIL service COulLlls>lpu-
In April, 1892, W. W. Collier. bank
er Of Uyalde, found man dressed IN
the garb OF hunter sitting on the
steps Of his bank building idly dipping
rocks at an object in TIE STREET The
stranger introduced himself ~ TAe1-
dore Roosevelt and handed Mr. Collier
letter OF Introduction.
Il have killed almost every kind Of
and | thought would take run down
here and try my hand at that sport"
he said To Mr.. Collier.
Mr.. Collier says now that If lie had
ever thought the stranger would me
day be president OF the United states
he would have accompanied him but It
was a busy time in the bank ana he
sent him down 10 the II ranch. on
/ the Neuces river That was the last
Mr. Collier saw Of Roosevelt. Here y.
( r. Wilson, manager OF the II ranch.
takes up the story.
81 was very busy at the time the
stranger arrived at my ranch" Mr.
/ Wilson said. Il was making a biz de
livery Of cattle and had number Of
herds on the road. was so busy |
wouldn't have stopped to entertain the
president himself had been up the
road with one Of the herds Of cattle,
and when | returned to my ranch |
! found there rough and ready sort II
chap who introduced himself to me az
Theodore Roosevelt learned that he
had been over on the Tapota ranch,
near Segtin, Tex, having been invit-
ed there to hunt jayelinas. The hunt
had been without success. | wanted
to join in the hunt, but that was out
OF the question. 1t was easy TO see
then that Roosevelt was no ordinary
man turned him over to George
Waite. cowboy, who knew the hog
country, and sent them over to the
Feyen y ranch, telling them to 20
ahead md hunt az long a. they pleas.
Ell Ny recollection Is that they killed
4ffy4t bslf dDnen iavelinas, some
dseT Rpd forr Or five wild turkeys.
7AffAT ne hunt Roosevelt made q
present ~ Wsits ~ tire ragn.fceIt
rife ubith no had used on the trip
50 giha. Here, take This rife and kccJ
II Al The nee ! had for II was 10 XIII
those hozs, I'm dime with It now
II saw very little ~ Roosevelt al
that time. and never saw him after
ward until the gsDlzatlon u tht
rough riders in San Antonio. One
I night while the regiment was AZ Sa5
/ Antonio. one Of my horses was stolen
! traced 1t up and found that it hnt
been sold to the government as cav
/ airy horse In the rough riders rcgi
ment. I determined to recover the AMI
NAL il | could. / went TO where TIL
! regiment was camped and wa. takcr
to Colonel Roosevelt's tent AS we me
| | said:
"'I suppose you don't recognize meT
His answer was quick as a lash:
"'Oh, yes, did. hunted hogs o.
your ranch near Uvalde
1.-THE government brand had alread!
been put on the horse. and | had to b,
satisfied with getting pay for tie ami
NAL"
George Waite, the COW punchcr. VIII,
was Rooseyelt's companion on the hunt