The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-29
COLONEL WHOOPS
IN COWBOY STYLE
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weren't taking chances. The colonel sat
on the steps and spun yarns OF the Ol6
West as he knew II twenty-seven years
ago. He told OF experiences with Joe
La Force. a dead shot. who used TO be
feared when six-shooters were not hidden
from public view and were used without
elaboration.
Joe has had a long and varied career"
the colonel said; "a career of justifiable
homicide and things like that" And
Mr.. Roosevelt roared with the others
who. OF course. understood the circum-
stances. He was speaking Of the days
when homicide was always justifable
and open TO congratulations.
Well, T. R. got a touch OF the real
West this afternoon. The old banker
n,y for the plains and the plain people.
with whom he spent several years before
ne broke into the political game seri-
ogly, has been satiated. He mounted
horse and rode twenty miles out TO
Senator Warren's sheep ranch. He ate
game dinner that included sage chick
ems brought over from Laramie. And he
whoOped whenever he felt like It. For
mality had flown.
Cheyenne Rises Early.
Cheyenne spent Sunday in its usual
quiet way. Saturday night was not so
fast that 1t left hangover" and the
clear eyed inhabitants who lived on the
elevation OF 5000 feet rustled around
early in the morning. The colonel was
tired after a dinner party and late re-
Cepuons last night. so he slept later than
he does as a rule.
Immediately after church. be got away
from the congregation. put on his riding
| togs. and joined his party. Lieut. Temp
kins, r. S Van Tassel and Nat Baker.
a ranchman. went with the colonel Sen
ator Warren used an automobile. Van
Tassel is seventy-five years old. man
OF remarkable vitality. who years age
fought the Indians and nearly got scalp
ed. He's a scrapper from way back.
The colonel thought him. immense.
Pole Creek Ranch is about fifteen miles
from Cheyenne. Senator Warren bought
it some time ago to raise sheep. A two
story cement house. a bunk house close
~. "a
lngs on the ranch, covering 700 acres.
Gentle hills are scattered over the place.
Covers Stage Coach Route.
Roosevelt and his party started out
from Cheyenne for Poe Creek stage road
ell the way out The pace that old man
Van Tassel set for the bunch caused the
colonel 20 hump" but he stayed on the
I 4
/ They had three COW ponies ready for him
using them as relays. because the colonel
is heavy and keeps anything. whether it's
human or animal. working steadily. The
ride over the stage track was without
particular incident The colonel traliec
behind Van Tassel. and Lieut. Tompkins
and Nat Baker kept one another com
pany at a respectful distance.
Charlie Irwin and George Hersig and
the others who had the frontier day
celebration in their hands received the
! highest praise from the colonel He told
them that it was bully and that he'll
/ be out again IL he can get away. Het
like TO stay around Cheyenne, he said
| and live again the life Of the ranchmaT
| that he used TO live. He asked them tC
/ work for the statue OF Frederic Rem
ington that he spoke Of in his speech
yesterday.
Motors Back TO Cheyenne.
Along about o'clock tonight thu
colonel and others paid a farewell e
Pole Creek and began the trip homo
7. r. motored back II was not very
dark. for the stars shone clearly and
the way was easy picking. They Travelled
at a good clip and got back tired and
happy. Mr. Roosevelt went to bed. Hell
have 10 arise early tomorrow.
One thing that made the stay at Chey.
enne pleasant for the colonel and hi
party was the absence Of politics. There
has been no clatter about insurgents and
regulars, and II Senator Warren and
Senator Borah, OF Idaho, conferred with
T. r., no one hung around and waited fol
a statement.
Mr. Roosevelt explained this morning
that he would say nothing else concern
Ing the editorial in the Evening Post
He had been mislnfOrmed as to a news
paper story sent out, and his Statement
was directed at that as much as at III,
Post. He retracted nothing. however
The colonel spoke very highly to-nIgh
Of the Ninth Cavalry, stationed at For
/ D. A. Russell The troopers are black