East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

morning of June .. They were
scheduled for lively ten minutes. A
band of Indians" was present as en-
tertainers extraordinary to give a real
Roundup welcome. Swarming from
their special car as soon as the train
came to a stop, the queen and her
sovereign court forgetful OF any
stately dignity that may vest in roy
atty, rushed through the crowd to
the green in the center OF which the
redskins in their paint and feathers,
heads ad bodies bending and twist
ing. We're executing the wardance of
primeval America to the beat of the
tom tom. Even II the faces of the
dancers were white beneath their
ochre, the dance itself would have
done credit to old Sitting Bull and his
braves, and the makeup of the
pseudo-aborigines was so good that
none of the comely maidens suspect |
ed the deception practiced upon them |
until some of the "savages" bade ,
them goodbye in perfectly good Eng
lish.
Queen Thelma. and she was a |
queen, and her bevy of rosebuds were
! quite enraptured at the novel well |
| come given them and their high spir-
| its found expression in an impromptu
dance OF their own about the group
of Indians. Before departure the
beautiful ruler of Rosaria and her
maids grouped themselves with the
4 redskins and had their pictures ta-
| ken. The queen herself set an ex-
ample of daring by accepting the
war bonnet of Chief Ja-ka-ko-hats
and donning it and soon most of the
maids were wearing feathers in their
}, hair, too. Their stay was brief one
but they enjoyed it immensely and
begged their entertainers to come to
, Rosario as guests Of the kingdom.
The presentation of the miniature
Roundup for the Milwaukee mill
/ lionaires was really the work of the
! Commercial association though the
directors of the Roundup put on the
; show. And it was a show that the
easterners, upon their own testimony.
|, will remember the rest of their lives
r The special train arrived at Pen
} ,dleton at 1890 p. m. on June 10,
l end the members of the party were
|, met by citizens in automobiles and
4 paraded through the streets to the
: park. There several thousand Pen
4 dleton people had gathered for all
: stores had been closed for the time
: being.
I The program began with trick and
Z fancy roping by Buffalo Vernon and
5 included the bull-dogging of a wild
: steer by Dell Blancett, the riding of
3 bucker by Bertha Blancett, trick
g riding, broncho busting by a half doz-
: en- cowboys, exhibition rides CD on
s Sharkey, the BULL an Indian war
e dance, squaw race and a number OF
e other typical Roundup events.
Never was an audience more en-
e thusiastic over a show than were these
IS business men.
"If we had known Pendleton to be
< the kind Of town it is and that your
people were capable of giving US such
an entertainment, we would have GU
= our stay in other cities short in ordel
to spend more time here" This wa!
the testimonial of appreciation glvei
~ by Mayor Bading of Milwaukee oil
the eve of the departure of the ex
~ cursion train to Chairman ]. F. Rob
inson OF the Commercial association
entertainment committee. AS it wa
a. they spent forty more minutes her
~ than their schedule called for, ar
. riving at 1890 and leaving at 3:1(
"a Until the train pulled out they wer
= continually expressing their gratitud
- to Pendleton people. THAT may nc
ie have been as good a show as you
'n real Roundup" said one man, "bJ
sh it was good enough for me. / neve
te lad seen a bucking horse before c
e any of the other events and / ma
&C never see them again. So you hay
I" given me something to remember a
my life Come to Milwaukee and L
h. quit work any day to take you or an!
w body else from Pendleton around
ng Thus the honors which Pendletc
an has won through her Roundup 81
ie- must maintain through the year Ar
Est though 1t takes time and money
stage even small frontier exhibition
the people of the city are proud
Or their fame and are always willing
OF extend the stranger within the gat
re- western hospitality.
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