Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-30
A STORY IN REAL LIFE

the worlds championship contest for
the best cattle roper and wild horse
rider of the world Is TO be staged
and created. The diamond medal
is this year made tho trophy which
will brand the successful steer roper
at this contest with the honor
and distinction of being the greatest
man In the world in that particular
line, and will be the goal set for
all aspirants Of coming generations
for the same glory and make him
champion cattle roper Of the world
1t Is intended to invite our great
est American sportsman-statesman
the Honorable Theodore Roosevelt
to open this, the greatest contest
of It's kind held IN the country, this
year, by pulling the rope to let the
first steer out OF the pen, for the
roping contest, and thus add the
2est OF his presence to the occa-
sion.
No better man for this purpose has
ever arisen than the man fostering
this great and good cause, Mr.. Joe
A. Bartles, OF Dewey Oklahoma, who
himself is one of the Mobiles Of the
plains, was born and reared In tho
midst Of strife for right that has
been waged in the West so many
years; schooled and tutored by a
father whose acts and deeds have been
placed to his credit on the tablets OF
endearing memory and written on the
pages of American history, thus given
training that has incucated In him
desire to forever cement that bond
Of brotherhood that exists by nature
between every true, honest man OF
the great frontier.
Mr. Bartles is not simply Cow
puncher," "bronco buster" or
steer roper. He Is a business man
simply, a man of great business af-
fairs, the son OF the man that the
most prosperous town in Northeastern
Oklahoma bears the name Of, Bartles-
vile, q town founded by Mr. Jake
Bartles years before any railroad was
built In the section.
Mr.. Joe A. Bartles is today building
at Dewey, Oklahoma a second city
which Is destined to out-class the one
founded by his sire 1t Is this spirit
of desire to be only great American
Constructlonist, a progressive, that
places Mr. Joe A. Bartles in the an
nails Of the twentieth century as q
man Of the hour"
On the Fourth of July the National
Gathering Of the Early Days Amuse-
ment Association will celebrate its
fifth anniversary Celebrities Of tho
cattle and cowboy and prize winner
frontier sportsmen world from the four
quarters Of the globe will be in the
No event in history will
compare with this one. Money has
not been spared in any respect to
make Of this the greatest meet Of
its kind ever planned.
An invitation is being prepared to
present TO Col Roosevelt to attend
this meeting and grace Oklahoma. the
state that first came out and demand
ed his election as president of these
United States In the Peoples Cam.
paign OF 1912.
VIII Teddy rope the first steer!
No, but as Oklahoma was the first
state to demand his nomination and
VIII be among the so-called Democratic
strongholds to give him their electoral
vote next November, Teddy no doubt
will be Interested in our welfare
and why not be held on Independence
Day, on an occasion that will appeal
to him? Watch and see. Coming
events cast their shadows before, by
signs and tokens, and If Teddy can
resist the hearty invitation Of our cit.
zens or the spirit of the event It viii
be because he has prior obligations
hat must be considered.
Anyway you should be there. Teddy
Is sure to be If he can break away.