The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-09-04
Governor Hams To
Attend Round Up

Attend Round Up
Idaho Falls, Idaho, Aug. 3O.-Gov-
ernor John M. Haines of Idaho has &C.
cepted the invitation of the manage
ment of the War Bonnet Roundup to
attend the Bonneville County Fair
and Roundup to be held in Idaho Falls
for five days, beginning September
Sth, and continuing until the 18th.
He will also lead the parade for the
two moving picture machines.
Governor Haines will share the hon.
ors with Pat Tyhee, big chief of the
Bannock and Blackfoot Indians on
the Fort Hall reservation, who will
assist in the starting.
The governor will be provided with
one Of the old-fashioned singlc-action
forty-fourcalibre six-shooters of the
smith and Wesson make, which was
familiar article Of apparel in the early
days OF southeastern Idaho. The gun
has quite local history, having at
one time been the property of a local
gun fighter in this section in the pio-
neer days, and was used by him in
his last stand against law and order,
when he fought the officers to his
death. The gun has q rumber OF
notches In the handle, a silent testi-
mony Of the use to which it was put
when its previous owner owned and
operated q private burial ground
which is still to be seen on the out
skirts Of Idaho Falls and is pointed
out to visitors as one of the sights OF
the old days. The governor will be
mounted on COW horse out of which
all the buck has been taken, and will
be provided with chaps and other COW
boy outfit, putting aside his 1914
model derby for the occasion and be-
ing crowned with a seven-inch brim
white Stetson.
Chief Pat Tyhec will wear the fam
GUS War Bonnet which was the sigma
for war in the old days and the sight
of which struck terror to the hearts
of the early settler, meaning as it dia
that the Indian was on the war path
1t was from this famous war bonnet
that the War Bonnet Roundup take.
it's name.
Tommy" Cannon, the silver-ton2uc
announcer of Oklahoma, will be al.
other familiar figure on the grounds.
Cannon recently severed his connec-
ton with the Buffalo Bill show and
will have charge of the big carnival
company which is to entertain the
crowds on the nights of the fair ani.
roundup on the streets with big fire.,
attraction. Cannon will act as Off
cial announcer of the events.
The War Bonnet Roundup in OF,
short year has gained reputation
which is as wide as the continent and
the fame of the first show given has
spread to such an extent that the
management has had difficulty in TAX
ing care of all the entries, The prin-
cipal reason for the success has been
that Idaho Falls is located in the CEN
ter of the last stand of the old timo
cowman. Agriculture has driven tho
old timer from the familiar range and
he has gone back into the hills and tn
isolated places and seldom emerges
except on an occasion whichgives him
an opportunity to meet his old pals
and spend few days with them in
the work which to him is sport
There are few, if any, professional
show men take part in the War Bon
net Roundup and for that reason it
appeals to the people who see it and
the men and women who take part,
as 1t brcathes an air of genuineness
with all the paid show feature elimi.
mated
The best riders and the worst horse
from the famous Jackson Hole country
take part, not show men but cow
punchers right off of the range, rid
ing horses which in many instances
never before felt the check of a rope
and who buck until the last ounce
of strength is bucked out of them
Riders who take part in the famous
shows Of Cheyenne and Pendleton
have entered, attracted by the prizes
offered, which are the most valuable
ever hung up In similar cvent.
1t can be depended upon that every
cowboy who ever straddled a horse
will be at the big show and most of
them will compete in the events.
Roping steers, riding bucking horses,
cowboy and cowgirl relay races, Iii
dian running and relay races, wil6
horse races, bucking steers, rope spin
ming and fancy shooting will max
up the five days program, which is
in the way of tournament or elimi-
nation contest, the winners of each
days events competing on the fina,
day for the big prizes. Idaho Falls
has made extensive preparations for
the event which will no tho hiuooct