Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-08-24
Fort Russell
:. and Cheyenne
Happenings
Fort Russell. wyo.. Aug. 20. 1912.

Fort Russell. Wyo.. Aug. 20. 1912. E.
On account of he soldiers not hav-
ing received any money in over two
months. the Frontier Committee was
very generous to them during the
days OF celebration. The men in uni
form were permitted to enter the
arena every day free OF charge, and
on the second day they were even
given seats. The soldiers appreciate
the liberality of the committee, and
hope that Uncle Sam will enable
them to be in better financial con-
dition for the pext Frontier celebra-
ton.
The Ninth cavalry boys were not SO
conspicuous in the frontier events
this season as they we're in the three
years previous to this one. Their
stunts. though only a few. seemed to
please the spectators very highly.
The following are the exercises In
which sbr coio-ed boys took rNrt: :--
The hurdle race. first prize won by
: Corporal Smith of Troop b: Kennedy
OF Troop A second and Sergeant
johnson OF Troop ID third. Those
who took part in the Roman race
were Sergeant Smelly. Troop Il. :"
Sergeant Howard OF H" Henry VIII
liams OF 3D." Lewis OF d." Foster of
II" Prophet of &c" Trumpeter
Washington of T." and Corporal
weeden OF "B." Corporal Weeden got
hurt on the nrst day, and was not
able to enter any more. The high
school horses were ridden by Ser
gcants Johnson of Troop ID. Howard
of Troop IL" Trumpeter Fleming OF
Troop &C" Sergeant Woodfork OF
ID" Corporal Allen of d. and Cor
pora Norman OF ID" The fat race
was won by Corporal Smith of Troop
b." with Caldwell of Troop IL" sec
ond. The officers hurdle race was
won by Lieutenant Nicholson.
u. T. Grimes OF Troop b fights Kid
Howard of Frisco at Casper. Wyo.,
on Labor Day Grimes would like to
hear from some OF the 145-pounders
OF Denver for little side bet. Those
desirinE n match with him may com
municate with his manager, Walter
Keggan. OF Casper. Wyo. Grimes
claims the welter-weight champion
ship of the West
Sergeant Bleadsoe of Troop c is on
two months furlough, visiting
friends In New ork City.
Rev. Samuel II. McGinnis. who is
one OF the highest esteemed members
of the Ninth cavalry. Is making big
hit with the Cheyenne Christian peo-
ple. Rev. McGinnis Is an eloquent
speaker, and Christian in the high
est sense of the word. AS there are
80 many people inQuiring about Rev.
McGinnis. and as he is going to con-
ference this fall. the writer takes
pleasure in giving the following facts
conceraing him:
He WAS born in the year of 1876, on
the 18th day of October. at Kingston.
jamaica, y. I. His parents emigrated
to the United States in May In 1884.
and stopped at Jacksonville Fla.
Young McGinnis and his parents re-
manned here until November OF the
same year From hence they moved
to Charleston. s. G. Having received
a little schooling in the land OF his
birth. young McGinnis was enabled to
enter the public school in the city
near which the rebellion began. Here
he remained and studied until 1889.
In the spring Of 1890 he tried to enter
Aliens university at Columbia, 8. c..
but being OF poor parents he could
not get the financial aid that was
necessary. He then sought entrance
to Claims university where boy
could work his way-that was what
he was looking for. He was received
into this institution, and made every
moment while there count for itself.
Young McGinnis' first desire was to
take the study OF law, but for some
cause or other he could not get his
mind to It. After the first month he
therefore applied to the principal for
permission to enter the theological
class. This request being granted. he
took to his studies and saw an imme-
diate change.