East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

1 Pendleton's annual wild west en-.
tertainment really began last night
when Happy Canyon, the reincarnat-
ed frontier village opened wide its
doors and threw off the lid"
More than 5000 people crowded in
to the pavilion wherein has been
built a reproduction OF the towns
which flourished in this country when
civilization was young out here.
About everything that characterized
these pioneer towns was to be seen
in Happy Canyon. In the Red Dog
saloon roulette wheels whirred,
wheels of fortune spun and faro
banks, crap games. poker tables and
many other early day gambling de-
vices lured men and women to haz-.
ard their Ten Buck bills which are
good for fun and fun only. From over
the long bars, picturesque bartend-
ers dispensed "sagebrush juleps,"
rattlesnake gin" and other western
drinks which, when analyzed, prov
ed quite as harmless as the far-fam-
ed grapejuice.
From elevated platforms. fiddlers
sawed away those ancient tunes 70
which cowboys spurs used to Jingle
and in the mammoth dancing pavil-
ions hundreds of couples danced with
a democracy never seen any place
else. Cowboy swung society danes
about the floor and the society
Games felt honored Though fun ran
riot, there was an absence of the dis
order which might have been ex.
peeted.
Before the general festivities be-
gan, the big audience was entertain
ed with an hours program Of the
sports and excitements Of pioneer
lie. Cowboys and cowgirls put on a
horseback quadrille, bucking horses.
steers and burros we're mounted
"spender's Bank was held IN bv
Gesperadoes, Indians whooped ana
yelled as they pursued a fleeing
white man full of arrows and then
gave way before shooting cowboys
The village fire department rescued
whele families from the burning
'Stagger Inn and the village band
rendered selections. Miss Doris Re
ner, the queen OF the Roundup. sang
from horseback. Bulldogger Frank
McCarron successfully defied the Of.
lorts of two horses to pull apart his
folded arms and the were any num-
Aer OF other stunts to provoke the
crowd te cheers As the grand ch-
max to the program long horned
wild steer was liberated on the
street and chased the daring cow
punehers who Haunted red kerchiefs
in his face.
II was some little old show when
taken all together and not until ATT
er midnight did the fun cease ana
even then. the streets were crowded
oy people 10th to take to their beds.
The opening night OF Happy Can
yon saw just about fourth more
people in the pavilion than greeted
the opener last year, The show last
night at that was little more than
a rehearsal FOR the next three nights.
Tor all Of the stunts were put on
without any practice. Everything
ran smoothly, however. and went
merry as a marriage bell.
- % NlpAh "a great crown hAu
gathered in the pavilion and by 1880
practically every seat was taken.
The Roundup band played several
selections while the audience was
gathering and Miss Reber sang
concert selection from the elevated
platform. Just before o'clock the
rear doors OF the pavilion opened and
a numbering stage coach. drawn by
four galloping grays and laden With
human cargo, dashed into the street
Jinks Taylor cracking his whip over
the back Of the horses After max
/ ing a turn at the west end Of tho
street, the coach drew up In front
OF the old Willard hotel where tho
mail pouch was discharged.
AS the coach left the pavilion. four
+ cowboys and cowgirls led by Dell
and Bertha Blancett. dashed onto