The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-28
BUFFALO BILL HERE
WITH FAMOUS SHOW
Tents Are Pitched on the Old
Union Park Baseball
Grounds.
WILD WEST FEATURES
Cowboys and Indians Galore
along with the Famous
Scout Are Seen.

There is plenty to stir the imagi-
nation Of both old and young Amerl-
ca in the parade OF the Buffalo Bill
Miller Brothers Wild West Show to-
day. The big show arrived here early
today from Parkersburg and pitched
its tents at the old Union park base
ball grounds on the Grasselli street
car line.
The children and there were
thousand sof them at the curb, might
have told you that their chief inter
est conferred in the gaudlly painted
Indians, while their elders would not
deny that Buffalo Bill himself was
scout of American frontiers, the
crack shot with pistol and rife. who
has figured in so many daring ex-
ploits, rode at the head OF his inter
esting exhibition, driving two valu-
able horses raised on the plains.
Though more than seventy years old
he betrayed none OF the feebleness
of advanced years. Applause greeted
him everywhere and no was kept busy
swinging his sombrero.
There are three bands in the show,
more than 400 horses and as many
employees. Closely following Colonel
Cody there were four squaws in sin
gle file, painted and decked with
feathers, as most of the children had
never seen them before. Feathers In
their headdress were not sufficient.
so each carried five-foot sheaf oi
feathers Of all colors. Following a
band drawn by eight horses, one saw
steer that looked as If he enjoyed
the rough handling of the COW boys
twice day in the exhibitions much
better than gazing into the faces OF
the populace.
Indians again! This time they
were displayed in their natural hab-
itats. A six-horse team drew
heavy wagon, on which were two
tepees, arranged Just as they are to
be seen, even today. on the western
reservations and on the show
grounds.
The Indians, however. must have
betrayed their grief over the death
of the chief. Iron Tail, for years
ruler over of the Indians with this
show. who has Just died, and few
days ago the braves chose Chief
Flying Hawk as Iron Tails successor.
He fought in the Custer massacre,
and is about. the same age as his
predecessor. He rode at the head of
the Indians today.
Mexicans, Arabs, Cossacks and
japanese. COW boys and COW girls
rode their little ponies with the
abandon that one would expect of
daring riders, who thrill large audi
ences twice day at the exhibitions.
And the same can be said OF the
United States army men, who are on
furlough. that they may take part in
a military pageant entitled "Prepar-
edness." There were two of the reg
ular army field pieces in the parade,
loaned by the government. for the
mimic battles which include cavalry
charges and artillery duels. A bat
tie with the Indians is one of the In
cidental features. One also saw in
the parade a fine specimen Of the
American bison, with which the
name of Buffalo Bill has been so In
timately associated. No men or
groups of men ever killed so many
of these great animals of the West
as the veteran crack shot of the show.
Lastly, the calliope. What child,
looking upon it for the first time as
1t Numbered out its tones, did not
regard it as the invention of another
world!