The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
NORTHWESTERNERS
GET PUBLIC EYE
Roosevelt Club, Flambeau Club
and Seth Bullock s Cowboys
Attract Attention.
BY w. w. Jermane.

BY w. w. Jermane.
Washington, March 1.-The Roosevelt
club of Minneapolis was rather more
fortunate in arriving time in Washing
ton than it's friends here thought would
be the case. The special train came in
at 6 o'clock last night, just an hour
behind time, and the club was COM
fortably housed in time for a late dim
ner. The Barton hotel is right in the
center OF town, half a block from
Pennsylvania avenue and block and
half from the White House.
Coming late, the club did not have an
opportunity, yesterday, to greet the
president, but this formality can be at
tended to early next week after the
crowds get away.
Every Face Smooth.
Every member of the club rolled into
Washington with a smooth face. eve
had nine men with mustaches when we
left Minneapolis, - said a member Of the
club this morning, "but we quickly
never do. At Chicago we prevailed
upon three. of the nine to CALI on the
barber, and at Cincinnati we prevailed
upon four more. This left us two men
with mustaches. Notice was served
on them that they get into Washington
with smooth faces, and SO these last
two were shaved on the train rather
under protest, during short stops, which
we made from time to time.
Clubs Good Showing.
The club uniforms are attracting a
good deal of attention today and the
men promise to make a fine showing in
the big parade, which leaves the CAPT
tol at 3 CLOCK.
The civic section, in which the club
appears, will not get under way much
earlier, than 4 o'clock, but it may be
depended upon that everything which
should be done to uphold the reputation
of Minneapolis and the northwest will
be done by every man in line. Every
body is well and in fine spirits and the
trip was without incident worthy of
mention.
The Flambeau club of Minneapolis is
still attracting much attention by rea-
son of its unique uniforms. Strangers
on the streets in many instances mis-
take the Flambeau men for rough rid
ers, or think they belong TO Captain
Seth Bullock 8 famous command Of cow
punchers, who also are attracting much
Favorable notice, by reason of their pic
turesque costumes and their horseman-
ship.
Bullock's Cow Punchers.
The COW punchers have already made
several spectacular raids up and down
portions Of Pennsylvania avenue, in
parties of two and three and singly, and
| it is believed they have arranged to do
some special stunt when they go by the
president $ reviewing reviewing stand.
just what this stunt is to be, nobody
will tell, but it may be depended upon
that the cowboys will present one Of
the most interesting features of the big
parade.
The Rough Riders went to Fort
Myer- yesterday afternoon, for prae-
tice drill. Their ardor was somewhat
dimmed when they discovered that the
war department officials had provided
them with artillery horses instead Of
cavalry horses, as had been the under
standing. The Rough Riders did not
Like that, and some of them went to the
White House to complain to the presi-
served cavalry horses in preference to
ter of the mounts necessitated the drill.
| Riding Artillery Horses.
The rough riders went thru the drill,
Juggling and pulling artillery horses
this way and that, some of them using
language indicative of ruffled tempers.
They were mostly dressed in citizen 8
attire. The unexpected drill had caught
several of them with their khaki uni
forms still in the hands of the tailors.
but is probable they would have declined
to wear them before the parade, even
had they been finished.
,, Fussing with the artillery horses,
which one of the rough riders said are
; undoubtedly the most docile creatures
on earth. was Colonel Alexander Brodie,
former governor of Arizona, to whom
the president first announced his in
tention of selecting rough riders for
his escort. Major ". III. II. Llewellyn,
who is to command the rough riders,
was there to supervise matters and
to assist in teaching the horses to go by
tours and Fights instead of twos.
Escort to President.
The rough riders got around in time
to act as escort to the president this
forenoon and they made a fine appear
ance going down Pennsylvania avenue.
Their horses are not adapted to active
life, but they will probably so behave
themselves as to save their riders from
The cowboys from South Dakota
were more fortunate in that they
brought their horses with them, and
this has enabled them to clay it all
over' the rough riders in the matter of
Workmanship and other spectacular do
ings. This has caused Seth Bullock
much Joy. This is the first time in his
tory that features of this sort have
ever been part of an inaugural