Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-27
Wyoming at Cheyenne Extends to
Him a Truly Warm Western
Welcome.
REVIEWED UNIQUE PARADE
Composed OF a. :. Troops, Rough
Riders, Cowboys. Cowgirls, and
Indians Not Taxed

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STATIONS planned for him in the far
west. From all over the state came
men and women to join In welcom-
ing the colonel back to the country
with which he became acquainted over
quarter OF n century ago.
Many events. in which the old and
new life of the western land were prom
nent, were planned for his entertain
mcnt.
Col. Roosevelt arose early today ana
when approaching Cheyenne sat on tho
rear platform Of his private car view
ing the long stretches Of cattle ranges.
At the station to meet him were Gov.
b. Il. Brooks, Senator Warren of Nyo-
ming: senator Borah OF Idaho, one oi
the insurgcnt senators who have been IN
close relations with col Roosevelt and
many men prominent IL the political af-
fairs of the state.
Drawn up In front of the station as an
escort Of honor was the Ninth cavalry,
United states army, the negro regi-
ment that co-operated with the rough
riders at Santiago. Some of the men
who were In the Cuban campaign came
forward to meet Col Roosevelt, one OF
them who was warmly received by him
having carried message at San Juan
hill ordering portion Of the rough
riders to lie down while the gattlins
guns were allowed to play upon the
Spanish forces.
A DAY OF FESTIVITIES.
The parade through the streets OF
Cheyenne headed by Col. Roosevelt
In an automobile. began the day OF
festivities Everywhere there were
crowds of men, women and children
cowboys and COW girls on horse back
and straying Sioux Indians awaiting 10
see the visitor
The new city rising amid the sman
cabins that had survived the transfer
nation OF the city from the crude set
Element OF the early days greatly m
terested the colonel. He responded with
cordially 10 the greetings of the throne
a. he passed along.
Reaching the reviewing stand erected
for the occasion, in the center Of the
city, Col. Roosevelt reviewed the
troops, the cowboys and COW girls,
remnant Of the Sioux and the various
organizations taking part in the parade.
A UNIQUE PARADE.
As col. Roosevelt took his place In
the reviewing stand the head Of the
parade swung by. led by Charles lr-
win OF Cheyenne, who forced ms
mount up 10 the railing for grasp
of Roosevelt's hand. Following the
frontier days committee came Brig.
Gen. Hoyt, commandant at Fort ID.
A. Russell. Mt the head OF battalion
OF the Eighteenth infantry which was
followed by the mountain batteries OF
the Fourth field artillery and the COLI
ored troopers Of the Ninth cavalry UNI
der col. Dyer Each dusky face OF the
cavalry was split with a wide grin a.
the command, eyes right, faced them
az the former president, who grinned
and waved his hat In return Then
came the feature Of the parade. with
their band playing Aud Lang Syne,'
800 cow punchers. each on his best
mount and headed by the best rough
riders of tho world flashed by the
stand with waving hats and shrll cow
hoy yells OF greeting. The steady pace
OF the regulars was too slow for tho
range riders and they urged their
sweating mounts past the stand In a
gallon with yells Of Hello Teddy"
and flashes from silver mounted sad
dies. pouring from the cloud Of dust.
SIOUX AND sHoSHONES
Close behind the COW men rode 200
Sioux and Shoshonc braves, squaws
war paint and war bonnets The war
cry that once made the residents OF
Cheyenne feel for their sCdlps burst
out as they passed and Goes Along.
squaw OF Charlie Two Bonnets. blow
a Kiss to Col Roosevelt team Of
buffalo driven 20 wagon plowed stead
ily past tho stand wearing trottinE
boots like park team. The Japanese
delegation closed the parade They
halted in front Of the stand and shout
ed three "banzais" while the colonel
smiled and waved his hat
Col Roosevelt watched the parade
Gfth the closest attention. lie stood AZ
the front u the reviewing stand, with
Gov. Brooks on one SIDE and Gen.
Smith on the other When the c1lors
were carried by he took IN his hat and
stood at attention. head thrown hack.
heels close together. like a soldier
INDIAN WAR CRIES
when the Indians rode by yelling
their war cries, the colonel waved his
hat at them. and, turning TO Gov
Brooks. said;
Twenty seven years ago we shot one
~ these Sioux In brush on the plains.
and tho Indians shot q COW puncher
stood on several Of them for two
hours"
he didn't think they looked quite as
Vost
Look az the chaps the boys arc
wearing" he said. They are a. god
deal prettier than we used 20 see whom
was out here
The cowboys were galloping past the
grand stand. when the crowd on IN,
sidewalks grew so dense that IL broke
out OF bounds and scores Of persons
were pushed into the street Tho cow
boys threw their horses on their
launches to avoid collision. and as
their companions gallopcd up from
behind II looked a. though there would
be n dangerous crush 81 horses In front
OF the reviewing stand. In minute 10
was all over Col. Roosevelt smiled
again and said.
Twenty six years ago ] saw 500 COW
boys ride into Giendive, Wyo.. on a
dead run. They pulled up their horses
lust Ike that massed in the middle N
the street This rs just like old times"
when the parade was over Col
Roosevelt said
1T was fine, fine, ! enjoyed IL very