The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-29
Former President Visits
Sheep Ranch andAttends
Service At Church
MUCH IMPRESSED WITH
THE BIG CELEBRATION
ro,orel RooseyeIt Declares That He
Enjoyed the Sports at Cheyenne
Immensely as They We're
the Real Thing

Cheyenne, WyO., Au6 6uS' 80
tough, wiry ponies, Theodore Roosevelt
rode 30 miles today across the plains
of wyoming. He wanted to get back
once more among the cowboys in their
own country and mingle with them as
he did in the old days, 27 years ago,
when the lure of the west brought him
out here, young man from the east.
He 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 Senator War
rem and returned to Cheyenne tonight,
more enthu siastic than ever about the
wonders of the west.
Colonel Roosevelt began today by
going to church. With Timothy F.
Burke of Cheyenne, United States dis
trict attorney, he attended the First
Congregational church. After the seiN-
ice the people crowded around him and
he shook hands with everybody. Then
he had lunch and early in the after
noon put on his riding suit and mounted
horse.
There was wide difference of opin-
ion as to whether the colonel would be
equal to the long ride and some bets
were made that he would not be. He
had relay of three horses, and he rode
them like a cavalryma n. 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 spirit
ed ones, which gave him a little trou-
BILE. but he kept a tight grip on the
reins and never lost control.
Lieutenant Tompkins of Fort D. A.
Russell. r. S. vantassel, who owns a
ranch near Cheyenne, aud Nat Baker, a
ranchman, accompanied him.
Across the Plains
They cantered across the plains
stopping now and then while the colo
mel talked with some COW punchers,
asking them how things are nowadays
in the cattle country. They rode
through solitudes, with no human being
In sight except members of the party
and with the plains stretching out end
lessly on either side. AS 1T began TO
grow dusk they came to the ranch of
Senator Warren, where they stopped
for supper.
Senator Warren's ranch is 16 miles
from Cheyenne. The senator has 3d.
600 acres of semi-arid land which he
devotes to dry farming.
In the middle of the ranch there Is
little settlement of long. low-standing
buildings, of which the ranch house.
where. Senator Warren lives part of the
time, is the chief
There are sheds under which the
cattle are driven in hard weather; cor
rails, blacksmith shop, the house OF
the major domo, and the shacks IN
which the cowboys and rtnge riders
sleep. Everybody in the little village
turned out to welcome Colonel Roose-
Welt with cowboy yell and the colo
NJ al CD, nd
boys and sheep herders were dressed
In their Sunday best. They wore silk
shirts of flaming colorsr, with scarfs
around their necks and Chaps of red,
green or yellow.
Returns In Automobile
Colonel Roosevelt spent two hours
there. He said he was able to ride back
to Cheyenne on horseback but as II was
dark he decided to make the return trip
by automobile.
II am really very much impressed with
what I have seen here" Colonel Roose-
welt said.
THE frontier day celebration yesterday
was remarkable I want to call attention
to the fact that the people who took
part In the events yesterday are people
from this section and not cowpunchers
who have been 81 years with shows. They
are the real thing.
People sometimes feel regret because
they think that under our civilization
we are becoming too soft That exhibit
tion yesterday was great object lesson.
like to see such courage and such ad-
mirable qualities as were displayed
There was little Joella Irwin Her
face was red with marks of the injuries
she received by her two falls of Just
the day before and yet she rode in the
race yesterday, and won it, too Then
there was Buffalo Vernon. I noticed that
when he went out to bulldog the steer
he wore a leather bandage around his
wrist. asked him why he wore 1t and he
told me he had broken his wrist the
day before. Now. it is a pretty hard
Job for man with every bone sound to
bulldog steer Buffalo Vernon did it
with broken wrist
Praise of OMcer
The colonel also spoke Of Lieutenant
Tyndall, of the Fourth artillery, stationed
at Fort Russell
The lieutenant's horse fell during the
hurdle race yesterday and rolled over
him. Tyndall got upsin second, jumped
on his horse again and went back In
the race
Colonel Roosevelt said:
"That takes pluck. I was sorry I did
not see Joe La Force yesterday" the
colonel went on. when I was out here
seven years ago rode from Laramie.
Wyo, to Cheyenne, 81 miles, on relay
of horses. Marshal Horbell and Joe La
Force rode\with me. La Force is man
about Ave feet, four inches tall smiling
and pleasant, with long and varied
career OF justifabe homicide ike both
Horbell and him. l saw Horbell yester-
day and he told me Joe was in town and
tried to find him but could not.
Another old friend I saw yesterday
Is a man whom l knew only as Ed. was
riding across the country 2s years ago
and crossed the Missouri river at Clear
ford when ran across Ed. He was driv-
ing string of horses and helped him
drive them for half day. Yesterday
he came up to me and asked me If l re-
membered him.
Colonel Roosevelt will leave Cheyenne
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morning for
DenHer. He Is to spend the day there
and $speak to the Spanish war veterans
the legislature and the Livestock $3.50