The Washington herald., 1908-03-22
AT THE HOTELS.


start to finish What he wants he can
have.
We don't take any stock in the talk
that he has ruined the country, OF that
he has caused bad times. We know he
IS fair and square. and We trust him.
I'VE haven't any hard times We feel
that the people whom President Roose-
welt has gotten into trouble in most cases
deserve it
The colonel is here 70 have "a talk
with President Roosevelt. an old friend.
The Westerner is a large. jovial. fear
Iess-lookiEg man. with a yice-like grip
when he shakes hands
Col. PIunkett is one Of the most widely
known men in the West lie was born in
the North OF Ireland-county OF Antrim
where his forefathers and the ancestors
OF President Mckinley were friends and
neighbors- he came TO this country
when boy. and went West. where his
reputation for courage and honesty made
him a natural leader in the troublous
/ frontier days
He became United states marshal in
/ Oklahoma. and was later a sheriff N
Colorado. In these capacities he proved
terror 10 the bad men" and desper-
ADDE'S who overran and terrorized the
country Il is due more 10 him than any
other man that the reign OF law and
order became supreme in Oklahoma.
Although frequently wounded and in
jured. it Is the colonel's boast that he
has never killed a man. His courage is
only equaled by his modesty. He stead
fassly declines to talk about his adven-
lures and himself. although perfectly
willing TO talk about Roosevelt. whom he
admires.
The colonel bears on his face the scar
Of a bullet which passed through both OF
his cheeks He would not say anything
about il, more than that 1t was the result
Of slight scrap.
Col Plunkett is known throughout the
West as the Indians friend" At the
time OF the Mckinley inaugural II was he
who brought on a party Of Indian chiefs
al his own expense and marched with
them in the inaugural parade.
Col Rodman. Of New York. civn en-
gineer, with Offices in Gotham and Wash
/ ington. and formerly an army officer. IS
at the Raleigh. Speaking Of army horses,
the colonel said that with good care a
horse could serve about ten years.
/ THE government in those days" said
/ Col Rodman, had no farms where
horses are bred exclusively for use in the
army Ike the celebrated government
farms IN Austria. Germany, and other
/ foreign countries. Whenever horses were
/ needed q commission OF officers was ap-
pointed 20 scour the surrounding country
/ for the necessary material.
/ we used 10 send out posters and had
them tackled up in public places and at
/ the cross roads. These notinci farmers
We were 10 be expected at a eerG-a date
at their town for the purpose OF buying
stock.
1T was amusing how some OF these
country people tried to deceive US in or
der 10 ger rid OF their horses at a good
price. They used 10 doctor them and
paint them OF course. the imposition
would invariably be exposed by the severe
test We gave the horses.
\ -On one occasion farmer brought a
team OF fine horses. all black with the ex-
1 eeption Of the legs from knee down. which
was white Our captain wanted just such
Ia team. He insisted the horses. however
( being for the artillery. should be all
black
The farmer went to work and painted
the white legs black and offered them for
sale. The captain himself. a blunt and
I plain-spoken officer. discovered the fraud
I himself. He berated the farmer in no IN
certain terms.
Another scheme was for the farmers 20
combine and hold out on the prices. We
we're allowed $50 as a purchase price per
horse. Owners. peTCeiving The government
simply hsd 10 have horses, often combined
and We were obliged TO ask to have the
prices raised TO S2e0 which was done
We usually had a man along, mostly an
enlisted man. who understood horses. 10
examine them before we bought"
Denver is getting ready. and every
! visitor is 10 be treated like a guest" &C
cordins TO William G. Henley. Of Den
yer. a prominent business man Of that
city, al the New Willard. last night.
The plans which the different commit
/ tees are working on. said NJ. Haaley.
ARE entirely unique. though perfectly
\ feasible. and will be carried out The
/ Democratic national convention in July
( is 10 be made into history OF which Colo
rado visitors win have cause To be proud
I Outside OF her gol5 mines and agri-
cultural interests. perhaps the most
/ valuable asset Colorado has is her nat
urai scenery. As is we'll known, a fund
OF S100e00 for entertainment purposes was
! promptly raised when il was learned that
Denver could secure the convention.
This amount viii. therefore, be ex-
{ pended in showing visitors a good time
/ Il is only natural that residents OF Den
yer want the visitors tUs see as much Of
/ the STATE as possible. and with this in
/ view arrangements are being completed
+ whereby special trains will be run daily,
! If necessary. to carry strangers 10 in
terror points and sorts.
THE slogan. Treat all visitors as
guests. had been unanimously adopted.
/ Any person familiar with true Western
hospitality knows that the motto viii be
/ lived up TO the letter.
''The spacious auditorium VIII Be com
pleted early in June. Delegates to the
/ convention will see one of the prettiest
structures in the entire country.
1T is always cool at night ip Denver
and no matter how hot the sun may shine
/ BY day, a person Is perfectly comfortable
! in the shade The scitizens realize that
in the selection OF Denver as the meeting
/ place of the Democrats. an opportunity
/ for doing some judici0us advertising for
| the city has been opened up They are
determined 10 avail themselves Of and
make the most or it.
| Friedrich Wilhelm Heller. OF Stuttgart,
( South Germany, who is travelling in this
country for pleasure. Is at La Normandie.
I Mr.. Heller says he Is native OF part
Of Germany that used to be opposed TO
Prussia in every possible way UP to only
about fifteen years ago.