Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-07-23
Widest WEST At
THE STATE FAIR
IRWIN BROTHERS BIG CHEYENNE
SHOW FREE FOR ALL Ex-
POsiTIoH VISITORS.
PLEASED TEDDY AND BILL
Board Pays $4,000 to Bring Cowboys
cowgirls, Indians, 5ronehos
STEERS and suffaioes.
NOTED FRONTIER PEOPLE COME

villa west at the wisconsin state
fair.
/ All the thrilling features Of Uncle
SANS great out-of-doors, the prairie
and mountain regions west Of the
! Mississippi from the days OF 40 to
he present, will be presented free r
/ absolutely free-for ali patrons OF
( The Badger state exposition at State
/ Fair Park, Milwaukee, this year, Sep
tember S to r. The board OF agri
culture desires the best to entertain
/ patrons OF the great agricultural and
/ commercial event and is spending
/ $4,000 10 bring irwin Bros. Real
Cheyenne Wild West to give two
shows daily, the FIVE days Of the fair.
Entertained Roosevelt.
The round up" is exactly the same
as entertained former President
Roosevelt twice and former Presi-
dent Taft at Cheyenne. Wyoming
Wisconsin people and all patrons of
/ the state fair VIII be favored beyond
I Roosevelt and Taft in that the great
acme coming for prairie, ranch and
mountain win come to them instead
Of demanding that they make spe-
eial trip into the far west
Cowboys, cowgirls aud. Indians
numbering $50, win come with the
great cavalcade Every broncho bus
Ter, man or woman, and every In
dian, has record, some Of them
having provided sensations by their
leeds OF daring and skill for more
than quarter OF century They
vii bring the realism Of the wild
frontier into Wisconsin, with their
/ wonderful horsemanship, iassoing
and bnll-dogging OF yicioua steers,
and remarkable skill with rife and
pistol. The Sioux Indians VIII por-
tray the wild and picturesque life
Of the Redskins, in peace, in the hunt
and on the warpath Several of the
most noted chiefs living will be in
attendance
Famous outlaw bronchos, wild buff
raloes, and pugnacious, long-horned,
swift-footed steers to the number of
$50, viii be on hand to do their part
IN the sensational exhibitions. Many
of the bronchos never have been
trained for use because no man has
been able to accomplish the hazard
ous task, Only the best of wild west
horsemen are able to remain on their
backs momentarily Daring cowboys
and cowgirls, however, will try to
ride those horses for the entertain
meht of state fair patrons. Among
those uncomfortable beasts are Old
Steamboat, Teddy Roosevelt and
Blizzard, well known for years at
all the round ups" in the west.
Drive 5uftaIoes in Harness.
Among the features OF interest will
be the only pair OF buffalo bulls ever
trained to drive double In harness.
These two animals are as wild as any
others of their species.
Animal trainers says that II is more
difficult to train the buffalo than the
vicious moose
OF frontier characters who will
take prominent parts daily, one of
the most famous and interesting is
Charles Miller. better known
| throughout the west as Hot Shot, -
expert broncho buster and chief man
In charge or Irwin Bros herd of wild
horses. Hot Shot" will ride wild
steers, buffaloes, bronchos and nearly
every type OF western animal that
has four hoofs and back and life
enough TO be unruly and dangerous.
Famous among the eowgirls will be
| Prairie Rose Henderson. champion
lady broncho buster of the United
States. who won the contest at the
Rodeo, Los Angeles. last year, and
Fanny Sperry Steele, also of the
United States, who won the Canadian
championship at The Stampede, Cal
gary, Alta, also last year.
Charles b. Irwin, manager of the
show. has had charge of the Chey-
enne celebration for seventeen years.
He also is famed as a cowboy, having
won the worlds championship as a
roper at the Cheyenne Frontier Days
round up" by roping and tieing a
steer in IS seconds.
High Educational Value.
1t is of worth beyond measure that
citizens of the entire country may
have FIRST hand knowledge of the
characters and methods that have fig
ured in the development of the great
west, with its houndless territory snd
untold wealth. Grandfathe: and
grandchildren will be interested and
amused
Books have done much to spread
this knowledge, All have read of
the days of Custer, Miles, Crook.
Kearney. Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill, Tex
as Jack. Chiefs Geronimo, Sitting
Bull and Rain-in-the-Face; also of
the raising and handling of great
herds of cattle, in tens OF thousands.
but no knowledge equals that which
is furnished FIRST hand by means of
the eye and the ear This latter
knowledge viii be afforded in most
attractive manner by the Cheyenne
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