The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-29
TEDDY SURPRISES
THE COWPUNCHERS

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evelt rode thirty miles today across
the plains of Wyoming He wanted
TO get back once more among the cow
boys In their country and mingle
with them as he did In the old days,
twenty.seven years ago. when the
lure OF the West brought him out
mere, a young man. from the East
de rode far out Into the vast brown
stretches OF open country. leaving
the city and It's crowds far behind.
He visited the sheep ranch of SEN
ator Warren, and returned to Chey-
enne tonight more enthusiastic than
ever about the wonders OF the west
Col. Roosevelt began today by 60
Ing to church with Timothy F. Burke
OF Cheyenne, United States District
attorney, he attended the first con-
eregndonal church. After the service
was over the people crowded around
him. and he shook hands with every
body. Then he had lunch and early
In the afternoon put on his riding
suit. and mounted his horse.
There was q wide difference of opln-
lon around town as to whether the
Colonel would be good for the whole
ride and Somo bets were made that
he would not He bad a relay OF
three horses, and he rode them like
cavalry man. When the ride was
over he said he had enjoyed every
minute of It. and was not a bit stiff
or sore. His mounts were spirited
ones. which gave him n little trouble
but he kept n tight grip on tho reins
and never lost control
Lieut., ThompkiDs OF Fort d A.
Russell; r. II. Van Tassle, who owns
ranch near Cheyenne and National
Baker, ranchman accompanied him
They cantered across the plains.
stopping now and then while the col
onel talked with some COW puncher,
asking him how thines arc nova
days In the cattle country. They rode
through solititudes which no human
being In sight except the members OF
their party and with the plains
stretching out eudless'y on every side
As 1t began to grow dusk thew came
TO the ranch Of Senator Warren,
where they stonped for supper.
Senator Warren ranch is 16 miles
from Cheyenne. the senator has 80
600 acres Of semi.arid land. some OF
which he deyelopes for dry farming.
In the middle of the ranch there IS
little settlement of long low build
lnGs, of which the ranch house where
Senator Warren lives Is The chief one.
There arc sheds under which the cattle
are driven in hard weather: corrals,
blacksmith shop. the house of
which the cowboys and range riders
SlooO. EVERYBODY in tr' Ute aqe
turned out to welcome Col. Roosevelt
with a cowboy veil. and the Colonel
shook hands all round. The cowboys
and sheep herders were dressed In
their Sunday best. They wore SILK
shirts Of flaming colOrs with scarfs
around their necks and chaps of red
or green or yellow.
Col Roosevelt spent two hours
there He said that he he was well
able to ride back to CHEYENNE on
horseback but IS II was dark. he de-
cided to make the return trip by
automobile.
II am really very much impressed
by what I has seen here" the colonel
said The frontier celebration yester-
day was remarkable I want to call at
tenton to the fact that the majority
OF the people who took part IN the
events Yesterday are cow punchers
who have been 81 years with shows.
They are the real thing Peonle
some times feel regret because they
feel under our civilization we arc get
ting too soft Yesterday was a great
object lesson. / Ike to see such
courage and such admirable qualities
as we're displayed
There was little Louella Irwin.
Her face was covered with marks of
the injuries which she received by
her two falls Of Just the day before.
2Dd vet she rode ln the race yes-ar-
day and won it. too. Then there was
Buffalo" Vernon. noticed that
when he went out TO the bull ring,
that he wore leather bandage
around his wrist Eye told me be had
broken his wrist the dav before. No7y
It Is a pretty hard job for a man win
every hone sound Ia bulldog a horse
yet Buffalo Vernon did 1t with brok.
en- wrist
The Colonel also spoke OF Lieut..
Tyndall of the fourth field artillery.
station at Fort Russell, who fell dur
ing the hurdle race Yesterday and the
horse rolled over the rider
"Tyndall got up In a second. and
jumped on his horse again and went
back In the race. Col. Roosevelt said.
THAT takes pluck"
Il was sorry that I didn't see Joe
La Force Yesterday" the Colonel went
on. when | was out here seven
years ago. I rode from Laramie to
Cheyenne, 81 miles on a relay OF
horses. Marshall Hartsell and Joe
La Force rode with me. la Force
is q man about feet inches tall
smiling and pleasant with a long and
varied career and justifIable homi-
eide, I like both Hartscll and him.
| saw Hartsell yesterday and he told
mo Joe was in town. | tried to find
him. but could not
Another old friend | saw yester-
day is a man whom | know only as
Ed. I was riding across the country
26 years ago. and crossed the Miss !
ouri river at Clear ford when | ran !
across Ed. He was driving a string !
OF horses and I helped him drive |
them for half a day. Yesterday he |
came up to me and asked me II | |
remembered him"
OSAWATOMIE, Kan, Aug. 2S.-On
the battlefield at the outskirts Of this !
village, where Sc years hgo John
Brown. the lighting abolitionist. with
handful OF stern free-statc men
stood off ten times his number OF pro-
slavery guerillas, Theodore Roose
welt next Wednesday will deliver an
address dedicating this historic
a tat