Arizona republican., 1919-07-01

gone into the other mans unreachable was. or a happy chuckle over the palominas varied victories-but now the sun burned outfits, grimed with the allIali dust of three months "rodearing.' refined up the hard d-mus- cled COW ponies and spelled out the tail letters with thrills of anticipation
 Country! Nothing! Town was the place to celebrate Fourth of July There were some ranges away off where it was "So lonesome Goo couldn't hear man holer" where they made shift at a celebration in some grove, with the open valley in front for tournament field, and the home crew and the nearest nest of sand -pickers' (farmers) to cheer; but it was a sorry shift-town was the place.
 Town wide open, with no need to drink alkai water out of a mud hole | Town, with every store waiting ready baited with gay silk neckerchiefs of every hue in the windows and in the front of every window a big white Stetson hat with leather band hand carved and silver studded, on top of pair of boots with slim three inch heels and legs stitched with heavy silk thread and inlaid with colored leather in elaborate patterns.
 The saddler's shops overflowed with saddles on whose ample russed -col- ored skirts and long, sweeping tapi- deros, flowers, feathers, birds, sea shells, long horned steers, and plung- ing bronks had been carved with grace and skill.
 Braided leather quirts. rawhide riatas, many of them made in the "Pen" (by convicts), and silver mount ed spurs and bride bits filled the win dows. Leather leggings, chaps, - carved, plain, fur trimmed, silver but toned. lined the walls and added to the clean, new leathery fragrance of the interior.
 Bunch after bunch of punchers crowded the gay "Emporiums," and came out slick as car load of all falfa steers" boot heels clicking on the side walk, shining silk kerchie1s knotted over blue or pink or bright striped shirts Guns were hidden spurs seen only on mounted men, the COW ponies still quivered resentfully from the unwonted scrape of the> curry comb, and red, white and blue ribbons were braided in their names and tiny flags fastened in the big silver con- chos on the brides.
 Scars of catclaw and scrub oak chaparral had been rubbed off the saddles, new 'ladigo" straps put on and new hair cinches with long, fancy tassels hanging down in the center The riatas had been soaped and oiled and stretched and tested, ready to dror supple as silk over the horns of some racing steer and hold with grip oi steel
 All morning, and even the day be- fore. wagons and horsemen had beer heading for town. Out at the tourna- ment grounds the grand stand was packed, fences crowded and smal boys balanced with perilous enthusi- asmover the branches of the nearest trees Out in the corral at the end ol the field a bunch of wild steers, be- wildered by the noisy crowd, milleG restlessly and bawled when some horseman rode near.
 Cowboys dashed up and down ben on showing off before the Circle |
 didn't want to pay the five dollar en' trance fee. They had both beer
 clearing the sand storm out of thei windpipes" with something more DO tent than tank water.
 Down at the gate the tournamen | captain was holding an argument witt 5 two belated punchers who wanted t