The Greeley tribune., 1907-08-29
pawnee Bills Show.

and great far east Shu" wa 'P'N
its tents in Greeley, FRIDAY sep,
tember e, and give afternoon aiio
evening performances. Its owner Is
the man who opened Oklahuma 10
puhlic settlement, who is the only
white chief Of the Indians, ana
who is historically famous as cow
boy, scout, guide, explorer, pains
man and soldier. He founded the
city OF Pawuee, Okla, and Is presl-
dent of the Arkansas Valley Ma
tional bank of that place.
The organization travels in hity
cars and comes with metropolitan
demonstration of supremacy, luII ol
the honors of Europe, ana with i
It cord of more than a score OF years
of ever increasing popularity, It's
crowning feature, The Great Tram
Robbery, is the melodramatic spec
tacle which was the sensation of New
York city last summer. y locoho-
tive engine and trains are employed
Pawnee Bill has the exclusive
travelling rights. Nothing like 1t,
it is said, was ever seen under can
vas.
Pawnee Bill's explorers have ran
sacked many foteign countries IN
their search for amusement novel,
ties and sensations, and have re-
turned with Heterogeneous horde.
India was the object of their specia
industry. For months they sought
the most adept men of magic the
country yielded, and the result Is an
exposition which was never before
granted startled American eyes.
Every. trick which has for centuries
puzzled western scientists and lay
men is performed at all of Pawnee
Bill's performances-the marvels OF
the mango tree, the basket, the
sword, the gun, the grave, the bird,
the beast and the snake. They are
miracles, passing all under
standing and conception. A bloom
ing, fruit, bearing bush grows before
ones eyes from freshly inferred
mango seed: Hindo is buried under
six feet earth and emerges directly
from the midst of the audience; a
girl is confined in a small wicker
basket and apparently butchered, and
10 the receptacle is empty; pigeons
fly from eggs; lean dog is shut up
in box, it is opened and a litter
of puppies is there; balls are thrown
in the air and fade slowly from
sight: deadly snakes bite grinning
performers to no purpose, but insert
their fangs in live animals und they
die on the spot.
Pawnee Bill is, of course, the CEN
trail and picturesque figure in the
wild Vest division Of the show.
He is product of the days Of the
range and the trail, and typifies
them gallantly and picturesquely.
The annals of the early west afford
no more lively and adventurous
career than his. and lie reproduces,
without illusion, under canvas, the
life and environment OF the chapter
OF American history which he had a
conspicuous part In making.
OF Indians there are several hun
dred, fresh from their wigwams-real
children of nature, away from their
reservations for the first time.
Mexico contributes quota Of the
champion vacqueros of the lasso.
The vivid tournament they all
provide is the summary of the west,
the west before the long trails were
blocked; before barbed wire traversed
ranges; before the superb freedom
OF the unowned plains was exchanged
for the limits of extract ownership.
A street parade will inaugurate
the day.
Pawnee Bill has refused to follow
the example Of several other bis
tented enterprises and abandon the
traditional pageant, and has made
1t a great, distinct. feature Of hi
visitation this season. 1t stretche.
more than mile in length.
Cheap excursion to the Pawne,
Bill Shows will b.. conducted by tn,
railroads.