The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-28
i. Roosevelt "came Back" to the
Frontier and Was Given a
Most Hilarious
Welcome.
bur IN CHEYENNE, WYo.
|Mld West Of the Real Kind. Was
| she Program When the Ex.Presi-
dent Visited in
Wyoming.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. Aug. 27.--Cheer-
hg wildly within Frontier Park track
On the back of big white cow pony,
COL Theodore Roosevelt today came
hack to the west Standing up in
BIS stirrups he held up the horse
nth one hand, waved his big black
felt hat to the ten Thousand people
hi the stands and yelled the shrill
sThoope ef es" of the cowboys.
and the thousands of cowboys and
xesterners went mad with enthusi-
asm
Roosevelt was an embodiment of
tbe spirit of the west today. He
spent the entire day in one wild
rontinuous rush of western events.
cowboys, cowgirls. Indians, squaws
and even the horses were the OBJ
Rets OF his enthusiastic attention. He
worked bully" in his enjoyment and
look to shouting the real cowboy
YELL All the west was represented
here today, and all the west paid tri-
butte of holiday enthusiasm to
Roosevelt.
There was probably the greatest
pogram of wild west that was ever
srranged and the colonel was kept
busy. Significantly all through the
Performance there hung in plain
Jew, before the big stand the colon
occupied, big colored banner in
Kribed 4Wyoming's choice for 1912,
#eodore Roosevelt with big
Eture of the colonel. When Capt.
Hardy crack marksman unfurled
he banner with revolver shot, the
crowd burst forth in cheers which last
ed for fully five minutes and the col
onel leaned from the stand and bowed
and waved his hat.
Cheyenne with the climax of the
week of frontier days celebration at
hand and Roosevelt in town was
Just about wild with enthusiasm.
The streets We're a rict of color with
fancy-dressed cowboys from all the
west from Idaho to Texas and gaily
decked Indians dancing attendance
on cowsirls and squaws.
When the colonel arrived here he
was met by Senator Warren ant
Senator Borah of Idaho, Gov. D. B
Brooks of Wyoming, Gen. Frederici
s. Smith, of the department of thu
Missouri, yelling escort of cowboys
and a detachment of the ninth cav
airy.
He had luncheon and was tnel
taken back to the reviewing stand.
Some five thousand soldiers, in
fantry. cavalry and two mounte,
batteries were in line. After tnen
came hundred or more Shoshone
Arapahoe and Sioux Indsrns in ful
war paint on their war ponies. Tn
Indians had come down from tn
Pine Ridge agency and Wind Rive
reservation. Colonel Roosevelt kney
several of the braves and he greete
Them with real Indian war whoo
as they passed the stand. Fhey hal
Leo and paid their respects with
wild whoop
One of the old Deadwood-Che.
enne stage coaches was followed by
thousand yipping COW boys and CO.
girls. They were dashing Wild
about yelling loudly for Teddy.
The trained buffalo hitehed to
cart and driven by Charlie Hirsini
= real westerner, drew the CONNER
rom the colonel Great bully
That's the best thing ] ever saw"
near riot followed rluabb
tetween soldier from Fort Russ
and special deputy sheriff. TT
sheriff tried to drive the soldi'
rom one of the stands.
One OF the contestants drew a gu
Bystanders mixed in and the tv
We're finally separated. AS thu
Struggled, another deputy sheri
struck the soldier over the head WI
astick The blood spurted and Il
crowd shouted, Coward, cowar
Lynch him! Take him out and sho
hint
Women screamed and when wi
guns in their hands fought to get
the deputy. The crowd cheered vii
" and the excitement subside
when the deputy's star was taxi
away. Immediately after his arriv
M4the park, Col Roosevelt dpliver
rs speech. He stood in the broilil
sun for an hour, talking
The colonel talked conservation,
flsation, and the advantages of We
ern life. In his conclusion, he paid