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

God-given majesty. a prince. ruler
and lord of the foothills, ranges and
canyons, husband and father to the
brood that owns him and his spirit
retains the fire and fight Of the wilu
free country until 1t passes from his
body and returns to the happy feed
ing range of the outlaws heaven.
Despite the fact that bucking horses
have reached such an enormous val
real, first class, top-notch outlaws,
with national regulations, and horse
with reputation must make good or
else he goes down and out of the list.
lie most noted of these horses are:
Long Tom, Angel, whistling Annie,
Steamboat, Teddy Roosevelt, Cyclone.
Speedball. Tanglefoot and Hot Foot.
The first three named beyond to the
Roundup, Steamboat, Teddy Roose-
velt and Tanglefoot belong to the
Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne,
Wyo. Hot Foot who is an anamoly in
the bucking horse class and perhaps
tie most valuable if not the most no.
business, belongs to the Roundup.
The regularity pertaining to Hot Foot
is that he is perfect cakewalker,
an outlaw at that, but will perform
this stunt every time he is mounted
and given his head, and between his
cake-walking he bucks to some con-
siderable extent. having as many
I lrsHxN l.,
larger horses. But it must be remem-
neIed that he weighs about nine hum
dred pounds but will throw a two
NJ nGred pound man as quick as any
other.
Two of the horses are what is
known as high divers" Angel and
| Cyclone. This high dive consists
principally of a high leap into the
air. turn sideways with all four feet
off the ground. coming down on the
front feet with all joints still. accom-
| panied by swift. rapid undulating
movement of the entire body from
/ neck TO tail. There are two honest
to goodness buckers. Steamboat and
Sreedeall These are high. straight,
Quick nucks, the danger lying in the
/ weight ~ the horse and the quick
ness with which his movements are
executed Long Tom is a side winder.
whieh consists in taking long leap
forward, kicking up high with his
hind feet throwing the santle of tn.
saddle into the riders back, and then
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

on the market, And he never quits
he never gives up, he is never brok-
en-. his Spirit is untamed and uncon-
quered.
A rider may stick him until he
falls TO the ground exhausted but
when his strength returns he will get
to his feet and begin bucking. He
and around Pendleton, races which
may be petted, sugared and coaxed.
and even tanned To the harness but he
will never. so long as the breath is
in his body and the strength in his
muscles submit to being ridden. That
is the outlaw with his high flung
head, wide, open wondering eyes. his
long sleek body and qulvering flanks,
his light, quick step and smooth,
soft prancing. He is beautiful in his
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

detected, all hope gone from him, a
greater unknown quantity than he
was before he mounted.
But the outlaw has demonstrated
his outlawry. proved his worth OF a
thousand dollars, while in the ordi-
nary Industrial world his value would
be Just what his hide would bring In
pelt shop. Last year. 1918, Whist
ling Annie brought into this new out
lawry world an outlaw child. No
sooner did this scion of the outlaws
stand on its four tender feet than
dozen spectators were making bids
all the way from fifty to two hundred
dollars for the offspring, taking the
long end of the bet that he would
make a bucker like his mother.
Pan-hranders, horsethieves and cat.
tie rnstlers have given up their for
mer lucrative occupations TO search
the highways and byways of the COW
country. the remoste. almost inacces-
sible mountain canyons. plateaus ana
ranges for the outlaw horse. the fin
est specimen of this great country
mat God could not forget" knowing
always, like the gold hunter. thar
one good find viii pay them for all
their trouble.
The outlaw is natural born buck
er. Bucking is the term applied to
his efforts TO divest himself of sad
die and rider. The common sheep
jump or straight-aways are no longer
regarded as bucks. 1t is the fero-
eious. vicious outlaw leaping into the
air, shaking himself. throwing his
head high, whirling on his hind feet,
standing on his tail or head, throw
ing himself sideways to the ground
in the side whirl or whirling once
around in mid air as in the high dive,
executing innumerable twists. turns
and tricks with lightning like quick
ness that provides the bucks which
today are the only respectable bucks
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

the range no more for the petty wage
OF 5000 per month out from the
first OF July 10 the last OF October ne
rides in Pulimans from one city TO
another entering as contestant in the
innumerable Roundups. Border
Days. Frontier Days. Stampedes. Ro-
deos which have sprung from the
buch grass and sage brush drearines=
since the Pendleton Roundup was
first staged as sort of local enter
iainment in 1910.
The unexpected ani meteoric dash
OF the Pendleton Roundup into ma
ilonal and world wide fame inspired
every sage brush hamlet in the cow
country to put on a Roundup Of its
own. and the first and prime requis-
Ste Of Roundup is bueking horses
Riders are as plentiful as sands up
on the seashore AMI the COW country
used TO believe that bueking horses
were in inexhausiible quantity but
the unexpected demand has made
them thing Of great desirability'
given them a fictitious value which
they never could have attained oth-
erwisc and brought ruin TO the sad
die horse industry and TO the embryo
Daniel Boone. Davy Crockett, Al Jen-
nlngs ola sleuth ana other notable
western characters, for now every
boy In the COW country who can tel
horse from cow has but one am
hilton, the winning OF that champion
ship broncho buster cowboy belt ana
seeing his picture on postcards.
So the bucking horse. the outlaw
the chow bucker and the trained
bucker. has come into his own. He
the once despised and cursed. is now
desired and blessed But the outlaw
on account OF his outlawry, is the
chief desidiratum. the pride and glory
OF the city. village. county. commu-
nifty or state which can boast OF
Long Tom, an Angel. Rambling
sam, "A Cyclone, Hot Foot, a Steam
boat, Teddy Roosevelt. senior oi
Junior; a Tanglefoot. Speedball oi
Casey Jones.
You sit in the audience wher'
thiriy-flve thousand ordinary san'
people relapse into first-type insan
ity for the time being and hear then
audlbly breathe. "Ah. here come'
Angel Now wen see the high dive
THAT boy can't ride him. wonde
how long hen be in the hospital
Tho higher that boy goes and tn
harder he hits the ground when NJ
stops going the better pleased IN tn
audience and Angel, the outlaw. rid
erless. piunging and twisting aroun'
the arena while two pick-nps are try
ina Go corral him Is matinee idol
llo Is cheered and encouraged Will
-thet boy lmps off the field, sad
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-25

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
SWIMMING H0N0RS
FOR HERBERT COPP

Hsrbert Copp. Jr., s43 Twentieth
Ereet who is attending the summer
saool Of Culver academy, Culver, Ind,
gains special mention in last weeks
hsue Of The Log, the school publica-
uon' for his work. He was first in a
lass Of so to receive his bronze c in
recognition for a swim of $50 yards,
regarded as an excellent record for
O1e Of his years. Herbert is in the
.ooocrafter department, where he also
sOn honors for having the largest
humber OF hicks" Herbert will re-
.aln at the school through July and
August
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
MOTHER GIVEN A
TERM IN BASTILE.
Elderly Women Censured for
Neglecting Children and
Staying Out Nights.
NABBED IN CITY SQUARE
Officer Rolly Berry Arrests Pair Who
Were Given Ten Days in County
Jail by Magistrate.

Two elderly women, both residents
OF Rock Island, arrested at 1880
o'clock this morning in Market square.
were severely censured for their ac-
tons before being sentenced to the
county jail for 10 days by Police Mag
istrate c. ]. Smith this morning
Both women are mothers of children
just in their teens and are the only
support for the boys and girls. The
two gave their names as Mrs. Sarah
Brown, employed at a local hosiery
and Mrs. Carrie Durant, who resides
on Fourth avenue, between Twenty
second and Twenty-third streets.
Almost in Tears.
Mrs. Durant was almost in tears
when she was sentenced. She told
the court that she was the only sup
port of her son, aged Il years, and her
daughter, aged 10 years, and that they
could not get along without her. The
court refused to lend a sympathetic
ear, reminding her that she should
have thought of that last night.
Mrs. Brown has been in county Jail
before and has children in Rock Falls,
where she has been sent a number of
times from this city.
Officer Rolly Berry, who apprehend-
ed the two. stated to the court that
he had been watching the women for
some time and that they were with
some men near the Burlington depot
on Twentieth street
The excuses they gave for being out
at that hour of the might were not
very strong.
Speeder Fined $40.
Robert Fort, driver of the auto de-
livery of the Fleischman Yeast COM
pany, of Davenport, who was arrested
Saturday afternoon by officer P. J..
Carey, on the Seventh avenue boule-
ward for speeding, was fined SO and
costs this morning, which he paid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
VACATION CLOSES
FOR ARSENAL Men
Government Shops Will Resume
Work Tomorrow-Machin-
cry Is Overhau1ed.

Between 1900 and LOO employees of
the Rock Island arsenal, who have en-
joyed a 15-day vacation with full pay,
will return to work tomorrow morn
ing. During this two-weeks' period
work has not been suspended at the
shops, however, about 400 men being
employed all through the period, rnese
being the new employees who are not
entitled to a vacation until they have
worked there a year or more.
Colonel G.. w. Burr stated this morn
ing that the inventory has been taken
and all of the equipment and machin-
cry has been thoroughly oyerhauled
and repaired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
CURTAIN is DRAWN
ON BILLY BAXTER
Famed as Minstrel of Pioneer
American Troops-Played 9
Before Thrones.
BILLY" Bakers banjo is still.

The famous minstrel man, who
amused the crowned heads of Europe
with song and jest, who played with
all of the large minstrel troupes in
America, and was one of the most
widely known and beloved characters
on the American stage, died Sunday at
the Rhodes avenue hospital, Chicago.
Wherever .Billy" Baxter went with
his mandolin, guitar and banjo mirth
and jollity followed. and new friends
were won. Born in Cincinnati on June
4, 1861, he turned early to the stage.
where his musical talent soon won him
a place among the stars of minstrelsy.
Few other opponents of this typically
American form of entertainment pos.
sessed so many winning Characters
tics.
He played with Hi Henry's original
minstrels and Lew Dockstader's orig
inal MINISTRIES and Lew Dockstader's
original company. He appeared at one
time or another in practically every
other troupe in the country. Stringed
instruments danced beneath his fin
gers, and few other men could strum
out the old southern melodies as he
did. He was a natural humorist, and
was known as one of the few great
end men.
Toward the later years of his theat-
rical career his hair turned almost
white, which made him one of the
most picturesque figures on the stage.
He toured the world several times, and
several Of Europe's rulers requested
him to play the old "darky" songs for
them. ~
A few years ago he retired from the
stage, and since had made his home
at the Chicago Press club, where he
was always in demand as an impromp-
tn entertainer. Wherever fun was to
be found there was Billy Baxter. He
was never too tired to play and sing
for the boys" who gathered at the
club when the papers had gore to
bed"
His spirit was untiring and he was
the leader in all of the clubs enter
tainments. The entertainment COM
mittee never was at loss when BIZ
ly' was around.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Mabel Johnston of Chicago. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow after
noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
lilies spent Wednesday at Watch

lilies spent Wednesday at Watch
Tower park in Rock Island.
The Misses Marguerite and Blanche
Leasure were visiting relatives at
Rock Island last week.
A large delegation from here attend
ed the arrangements picnic near Pre-
emption on Saturday.
Ben Nelson and family are home
from a months visit at Brainard,
Mimi, with relatives.
The Misses Minnie and Emma Roes-
ner. of Aurora are visiting at the
home of Mrs. H. ]. Schmidt. Last
Tuesday Mrs. Schmidt very delight
fully entertained in their honor num-
Der of her lady friends.
Mrs. James Perry is visiting rela-
tives at Poutoosuc, Illinois.
Mr.. Eaton and family visited last
week at Browns lake, Wisconsin.
Next Tuesday afternoon the mem
bers of the Crescent Embroidery and
the home of Mrs. H. H. Cowlcs on
Fourteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hickman
have had as a guest James Brazelton,
of Trenton, Mo-, who holds the posi-
ton Of store keeper there for the
Rock Island railroad
Willie Kindelsperger has returned
home to Upton, Iowa, after visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. w. d. Chapman entertained at
thimbIe party two dozen lady friends
at Campbell's island inn last Friday
afternoon. Mesdames l.. T. Outer, H
]. Love, A. B. Johnson, J. H. Long and
w. !. Taze of East Moline, Mrs. Har-
vey Hill of Perry Iowa, Mrs. Wilson
and daughter Mrs. Green of Moline
and Mrs. Buntin of Indiana, Miss How
ell of Colorado and Miss Stella Wayne
of Orion and Mrs. Stetson of White
sail attended.
The board of education met in reg
ular session last Wednesday evening.
There will be eight regular teachers
besides two special teachers employed
Mrs. James Shannon and Miss Mar
garet Shaughnessey have arrived
home from visit at Browns lake,
Wisconsin.
Mr.. Plemens and family spent Sat
urday at Watch Tower park, Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
SILVIS

LIE Roy Smith and family have ar.
rived home from a brief visit with rel
atives at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Miss Edith Swanson of Moline has
accepted a position as teacher at the
Mckinley school building for the en-
suing year.
Mrs. David Engler and son Hubbard
have gone to Peshtigo, Wisconsin, to
reside.
The Misses Luella, Beatrice and
Blanche Runsey of Des Moines are
visiting friends here.
Miss Irene Stout has returned home
to Marshalltown, Iowa, after visiting
friends here.
Roma Osborne has returned home
after visiting her aunt at La Fayette,
ILL.,
A baby boy arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hull Monday.
Mr.. PIumens who had the misfor-
tune of being hit on the foot, crush
ing it severely while at work at th-
shops, has recovered from the acci-
dent.
Little Conrad Schadt, JrY has been
i'll.
Mrs. Howard Huff and children are
visiting relatives in East st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Engler have ar
rived home from their wedding trip
to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Navin have re
turned home from a two weeks visit
at La Sale, Peru and DePue, III.
Miss Nellie Phelps of Sixth street,
has returned home from a visit at
Cambridge, Nebraska, with her cousin.
Mr.. Jones has rented Mr.. Stritmey-
er's rooming house.
Richard Walsh and family have as
guests his bother John and son of
Wisconsin.
Benjamin Haddock and parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Franck Haddock are visit
ing relatives at Vermillion, South Da-
kota.
Paul Harter and family have return
ed home from a brief visit at Coal
Valley.
Miss Emily Folda and mother of
Iowa City are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Jorn Kendrick of Fifteenth
street is recovering from recent i'll
ness.
City Marshal Hopson, who fell from
motor cycle breaking his collar bone,
has recovered from the accident
Mrs. Evans, Caleb Groom and Miss
Mildred Hood spent part of last week
in Davenport with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. Swanson has moved here from
East Moline to Seventh street.
According to the school census there
are $40 children this year as against
554 last year under 81 years.
George Hansen of Fulton, Ill, who
has been visiting at the home of his
son, DR.. A. c. Hansen here died Mon
day evening. his death resulting
from the infirmities of age, he being 80
years old. Interment took place at
Fulton, funeral services being held
here and also at Fulton The relatives
have the sympathy of the community
in their hour of bereavement
Mesdames Quinn and Shubert are
home from a visit at Schenectady,
N "
Mr., Tubbs and Mr.. Pine and fam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
Mrs. johanna johnson.

Mrs. Will Meier, 425 Fourth street,
has been called to Monmouth by the
death of her mother, Mrs. Johanna
Johnson, who was born in Sweden
March 8, 1888. Funeral services were
held yesterday Sunday afternoon from
the Swedish Baptist church, Rev. E.
H. Olson officiating. Interment was
made in the Monmouth cemetery.
Mrs. johnson was united in mar
riage in Sweden in December. 1862, to
Charles Johnson and nine children
were born to the union, of whom six
survive. In May, 1882 Mrs. Johnson
and her children came to Warren
county, which had been tho home
since. For As years Mrs. Johnson was
a member of the Swedish Baptist
church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14

Brooklyn, y. Y, July 14.-Lawrence
Sperry. a young Brooklyn inventor.
has just returned from Europe after
having won the $4,000 prize offered
by the French government for the
best safety device for aeroplanes.
The Sperry invention is a series of
four horoscopes which automatically
maintain the equilibrium of the ma
chine. In the test, ISperry flew to a
height Of 600 feet and stood with his
hands raised free from the controls,
then his mechanic climbed out between
the planes to try to disturb the bal
ance. But it was found that the sta
bilizer would Immediately right the
machine.
The Sperry invention will be taken
to Pensacola, Fla, and tested with the
purpose of supplying the U. S. govern
ment. It is hoped that one could be
put in the Wanamaker machine, the
America, in which Lieutenant Porte
will fly across the Atlantic. but MT.
Sperry says he will be unable to sup
ply one in time for the Americas
flight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
WH;SKER CULTURE.
A Critic Who Does Not Like the Hang.
ing Garden Effect.

A Critic Who Does Not Like the Hang.
ing Garden Effect.
In the American Magazine James
Montgomery Flasg. writing n piece on
"Whiskerculture." contributes the fol-
lowing permit to cultivate hanging gar
dens on the face:
This is to certify that the bearer.
-, has permission to stand on
the grass in any purt of Central park.
or other city parks. during May and
June and pretend he is spiraea bush.
IF by any chance he should begin to
bear currants or marrons glaces he
must allow the commissioner of parks
first pickings.
He is required also to permit any
uniformed official of the Long Island
railroad lost and found department to
enter his beard at will. without writ
ten order. and search for lost purses.
umbrellas or packages of pressed beef
or coins of any denomination.
ION the I'd of February he agrees to
step out from his cocoon and. IL he
sees his own shadow. report il immedi.
ateIy to the board of health and era wi
back again.
I'm going over his privet hedge in
the fall. before putting it in camphor.
he must destroy all nests he comes
across.
"On national and state holidays be Is
permitted to string japanese lanterns
in any part of the shrubbery above
Forty-second street, but he is forbid
den to set of any Roman candles OF
red light In it.
During the open season for grouse
or caribou he must have his entire
beard adequately patrolled. He agrees
to report to Washington II any careless
tourists start fires In any portion OF
this tract. especially near any ranches.
He agrees to see before retiring that no
lighted cigar butts are left smoidering
in the underbrush.
"lf all these regulations are faithfully
carried out his beard Will be set aside
az national park in January Of tss
following year."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
RECEIVER FOR BIG PLANT
Encouragement of U. S. Light and
Heat Company Is Charge.

Buffalo, n. Y, July 14.-Judge Hazel
in federal court here yesterday ap-
pointed receivers for the United
States Light and Heating company, a
s17,5OO,O0O corporation engaged in the
manufacture of car lighting and heat
ing apparatus. The application for the
receivership was made by Frederick
r. Humpage, one OF a committee Of
three appointed last December to in
vestigate the operations of the COM
pany. Mr.. Humpage said the COM
pany was solvent. The assets of the
company were placed at 100000 and
the liabilities at 100000. Misman-
agement is charged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
CARS STOPPED As
REPAIR IS MADE
Break in Trolley in Business
Section of City Cause Pow
er to Be Shut Off.

Street car service in the business
section of Rock Island was stopped
for about ten minutes, commencing
at about o'clock last evening, when
a trolley wire broke and fell to the
street at the corner of Second avenue
and Fifteenth street.
The wire snapped after car passed
and fortunately no one was hurt, the
break being Immediately discovered.
Linemen of the Tri-city Railway COM
pany were on hand in a short time
and had the repairs made promptly,
the current having been turned off
while they worked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-14
NABS GIRL AFTER
sHEATTEKPTSTO
SECURE LIBERTY
Nelson Runs From Court
poom and Is Caught by Of
fcer Charles Ginnane.
VAS SENTENCED 10 DAYS
bathurst In Which She AsssiIed
,.;s.rzte, FIees TO Market
Square but Returns Smiling.

..,,rr her way clear TO the door OF
.o,,ce station, and forgetting for
:. moment the feet-footedness OF the
cs,na Nelson. Forty-fifth street,
leland made a dash for liberty
:. 1890 o'clock this morning. She
Nth almost the speed Of Mercury
far as Market square. over two
,,,.ss away. when she was appre-
,.-asd by officer Charles Ginnane'
- had given chase in an automoole.
TIC Nelson girl, who spent six years
re training school for girls at
e.,axa having been released but a
Ts.r ago, was being tried on dlsor-
tsrIy charge.
rs-ouebout the trial she was highly
...ensed that she should have been
,;cEed up and made to face such a
re After testimony was taken,
poIiee Magistrate c. ]. Smith fined her
IA and costs or a sentence Of 10 days
: the county jail
aguh," she exclaimed, Ten days
h- doin' nothin'. That gets me. that
,,rs Why. / was just sitting in the
~ when that Berry guy pinches me,
.or doin' nothin'."
aWe won't argue that matter at ALL
,ssponded the magistrate and he con-
snued making out the mittimusses.
The girl looked around at the OIL
csrs on the side of the room opposite
nat of the door leading into the street.
and quickly jumped up and was out of
ne door in an instant.
Proves Speedy Splinter.
ofcer Dick Kell was after her al
most Immediately, but she had a start
Of about so yards on him He gained
On her as they sped north on Six
tenth street, but when she saw that
he was close behind, she quickened
her steps and widened the distance be-
tween them, as she ran east on Second
avenue
An auto, with driver, standing in
front Of the police station, was board
ID BY Officer Ginnane. and he succeed
ed in nabbing her at Market square.
and returned with her.
She entered the station smiling and
bowed TO Chief of Police James Brinn,
rhen he welcomed her back. Magis-
tate Smith told her that he had raised
her sentence 10 40 days in the county
tzstile, and the outburst which fol-
loEed was more volcanic that the for
ner one
The Nelson girl was arrested by
0ficer Rolly Berry in Spencer square
II 1890 o'clock this morning on a
rharge Of disorderly conduct. She
stated to the court that she was wait
ING for a Bridge line car TO take her to
her employment in Davenport, but the
ulcers story Of her actions variated
Cestly from her tale.