Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Old Friends Of Cowboy
Days Meet Him at
Cheyenne.
MADE BIG OCCASION
Over 5000 Federal Troops
and Hundreds of Indians
in the Parade.

cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 2I.-InousanuS
who gathered at the station here today
to meet Roosevelt's special train did
of the United States. They came to
cheer Theodore Roosevelt, the cow
man, who ran a brand on the Little
Missouri years ago; the former bron-
cho ''peelern and Dakota deputy sher-
iff, and to greet him as a comrade of
the range extended him typical west
ern welcome.
Cowpunchers by Hundreds.
Cowpunchers by hundreds urged
their ponies along the track with joy
Gus yells while Sioux and ShoshOne
braves, gay in paint and war bonnets,
threaded silently through the great
crowd to see the chief of whom they
all heard Some of the Indian chiefs
who had visited Roosevelt at Washing
ton, crowded close hoping to shake his
hand again. To complete the scene
so typical of the old west, soldiers in
blue and Khaki from Fort Darussen,
massed themselves about the station.
Officers Greet Him.
Roosevelt was greeted by Governor
Brooks, Senator Warren, General
Smith, commanding the department of
the Missouri, and members of the
frontier committee. From the station
he was conducted TO the Industrial
club escorted by United States cav
airy and a mounted band. From the
porch of the club Roosevelt reviewed
a great parade arranged in his honor.
The parade was headed by regular troops
from nearly every branch of the SER
vice, numbering more than 5000 Off
GERS and men Following the soldiers
came 1900 cowboys and cowgirls, 200
Sioux and Shoshones, squaws and
pappooses Civic and secret societies
completed the parade, which required
an hour and half to pass the review
ing stand.
Delivers Address.
After luncheon Roosevelt drove to
the frontier grounds and delivered an
address and witnessed the finals in the
championship riding and roping con-
tests and frontier sports.
Newspaper Gets a Rise.
Cheyenne, Aug. 27.-Severe criticism
of Theodore Roosevelt by a New York
newspaper, the Evening Post, brought
forth a spirited reply from him today.
He learned he had been criticised for
some speeches which he has been max
ing on the western trip, particularly
concerning corporations in his Buffalo
speech. "It was just the kind of an at
tack l expected" he said, Just as
soon as a practical effort for cleanh-
ness and decency in New York politics
was made"
Custodian of Monument Fund.
In his speech here today Colonel
Roosevelt will propose the building OF
a monument to Frederick Remington
painter and sculptor of scenes in the
cattle country Roosevelt will be Gus,
todian and Homer Davenport, cartoon
ist. secretary of the monument fund
During the parade Roosevelt stood at
the front of the reviewing stand with
Governor Brooks and General Smith
When the colors were carried by
Roosevelt took off his hat and stood at
attention like soldier
Tells a Big One.
When the Indians rode by, yelling
war cries, the colonel waved his hal
at them, and 10 Governor bTOohS Sdiu
"Twenty-seven years ago we shot one
Of these Sioux in brush on the plain:
and the Indians shot cowpuncher.
stood off several of them for two hours.
The colonel liked the cowboys, but
did not think they looked quite as they
used to when he lived in the west.
"Mr. Roosevelt said: When al
the close of my hunting trip in Africa
! reached the borders of civilization
the first invitation L accepted was this
to visit the capital of Wyoming on the
day when the people Of the frontier
came together to commemorate their
achievements. l was glad it was so.
because l have a peculiar feeling for
the men and women of what used to
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