The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-27
Picturesque and Novel Scene
Graces the Arrival Of the Ex-
President at Cheyenne,
Wyoming, Today
IS COMRADE OF The RANGE
Reviews Parade in Which Cow Boys,
Cow Girls, Indians, Soldiers and
Civilians Take Part
Gives Address.

cheyenne Aug. 27.-The thousands
who gathered at the station here to-
day to meet the Roosevelt special
train did not come TO greet a former
president OF the United States. They
came to cheer Theodore Roosevelt,
the COW man, who ran a ranch
on the little Missouri years ago; the
former broncho "Peeler" and Dakota
deputy sheriff, and TO greet him as a
comrade of the range and extend him
typical western welcome. Cow
punchers by the hundreds urged their
ponies along the track with Joyous
yells, while Sioux and Shoshone
braves, gay in paint and war bon
nets, threaded silently through the
great crowd to see the chief of whom
they all had heard. Some of the In
dian chiefs had visited Roosevelt at
Washington and crowded close hop
ing to shake his hand again.
To complete the scene. so typical of
the old west. soldiers in blue and
khaki from Fort ID. A. Russell, mass
ed themselves about the station.
Roosevelt was greeted by Governor
Brooks, Stnator Warren and General
Smith. commanding the department
of the Missouri, and members of the
frontier committee. From the sta
tion he was conducted to the Indus
trial club. escorted by U. S. Cavalry
and a mounted band. From the porch
of the club Roosevelt reviewed the
great parade arranged in his honor.
The parade was headed by regular
troops from nearly every branch of
the service numbering more than
five thousand officers and men. Fol-
lowing the soldiers came 1900 cow
boys and COW girls, two hundred
Sioux, Shoshones. squaws and pa
pooses. Civic and secret societies
completed the parade, which required
an hour and a half to pass the re-
viewing stand. After luncheon Roose-
welt drove TO the frontier grounds.
delivered an address and witnessed
the finals in the championship rid
ing and roping contests and frontier
sports.
Denver Ready for Roosevelt.
Denver. Colo, Aug. 27.-The fin
ishing touches to the preparations
for the visit of Colonel Roosevelt and
the convention of the United States
Spanish War Veterans. which the for
mer President will attend Monday.
are being put on today. Delegates
and visitors to the convention have
begun to arrive in considerable num-
bers and il is predicted that be-
tween 10000 and 100000 people will
be in the city by Monday noon. The
downtown section of the city is taxi
ing on a gala appearance. Building
after building is one great mass of
color from sidewalk to roof and the
national colors are everywhere in the
shape of shields, bunting and count
less numbers of flags.
The Roosevelt special train is due
TO reach Denver from Cheyenne short
ly before II o'clock Monday morn
ing. A reception committee of 100
will be at the Union Station to greet
the distinguished visitor. Following
a parade the ex-President will go to
Overland Park. where he will be en-
tertained at luncheon by the Denver
Press Club. In the afternoon he will
deliver two addresses. the first un-
der the auspices of the Colorado Live
Stock Association and the second be-
fore the convention of the Spanish
war veterans. In the evening he will
be the guest of honor at a roundup"
dinner at El Jebel Temple where he
will have an opportunity TO meet
many of his old comrades of the
ranch