Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-28
V1eaUs and RevleWs
Teddy Dre,o Kings and Sloughed
the Dukes to Seth

Seth Bullock, famous Black Hills scout.
companion of Roosevelt since his ranching
days, all round good fellow, has finally cashed
ia his checks and passed to the great beyond.
Bullock was unique character OF time which
is now past. He was typical westerner, re-
miniseent always of the border days-lean. lank.
long-moustached, wary, unknown to fear, handy
with the trigger when need be, born horse
man, possessed of that intense loyalty that goes
the limit for friend without question or hesita-
ton. He became pal of Roosevelt before
anyone suspected he was a future president and
the result was lifelong mutual devotion. The
intimacy was carried into the White House,
made Bullock United States marshal for South
Dakota, and later even took him across the
seas. as happen to know.
his return from the African jungle and the cap
tals of Europe, Bullock came down to join
him here for the next leg Of his trip, which
was to penetrate South Dakota. Bullock sud-
denly put in an appearance just as we had es-
corted the colonel and his party to the station
characteristic.
Hello, Theodorep sang out Bullock
why SethT exclaimed Roosevelt with a
vigorous hand clasp approaching an embrace.
I'm dee-lighted! Why. haven't seen you
since we parted in dear Of Lunnun' when you
surprised me by coming over to meet me at
King Georges coronation"
torted Bullock. "You were dressed up in such
fine clothes you didn't dare associate with me. !"
MOT at all, Seth! But guess was pretty
busy just then"
"You certainly were busy You were holding
a full hand of kings and queens all the time"
ventured the old scout.
Eyes, but didn't slough you pair of dukes
and duchesses?" was the quick retort, where
upon everybody laughed, and the colonel
heartest of all
When the big row broke over in Europe Bull
lock wanted to join the volunteer army Roose-
welt proposed to raise from former regulars, the
veterans OF our former wars, to fight in France
He was almost heartbroken when he stopped
off here on his way home from Washington
convinced that the president and secretary of
war would not let them 60 His last noteworthy
lob for the Black Hills country took the form
OF defeating the mountain monument to the
everlasting memory of Roosevelt, General
Leonard Wood and young Roosevelt participant
Discussing the regulation of automobile
parking and the difficulties endured by mer-
chants in having access to their business places
from the street completely obstructed by
standing cars.
But it wasn't long ago that every up-to-
date store kept row Of hitching posts in front
to accommodate customers and draw trade
came reminder that drew from me this con-
tribution to the conversations:
Let me tell you something along that line
that already seems almost incredible. We had
to replace the Farnam sidewalk in front of the
Bee building twice where it had been broken
through all along the curb by the paving of
the horses. When the building was completed
and for years afterward, the curb was studded
every five or six feet with iron rings for tying
horses belonging to people offcing or having
original sandstone tagging and one replace
ment of concrete with their stamping"
perhaps should have added that this
process was helped along by another practice
of the horse age. Every delivery wagon Of
those days Carried a heavy weight attached to
the bride by long strap which, to save. time
and trouble of hitching, was unceremoniously
thrown out when the vehicle came to stop while
the driver rushed inside and back, picking it I'D
again as he climbed into his seat. Who dis
putes the assertion that the automobile has
worked wonders?
When Miss Fannie Arnold carries out her
purpose to retire as supervisor of music in our
public schools, the last remaining personal link
carrying the teaching force back to my school
days will have been broken. Not another
teacher is now left in the active list in whose
classes was at any time enrolled. In the case
of Miss Arnold, recall being drilled by her in
several choruses for musical performances in
which the school children were to take part
She was at that time in charge of the choral
music at St. Philomena's and was called on to
lend her help to every musical venture pro-
posed for the community Miss Arnold how
ever, was not the first teacher of music in the
high school. having been preceded there by
Miss Lucretia Rogers, sister of Mrs. Thomas
l.. k1nball, who tried in vain to discover mt
ssicaii. note in me and finally gave up the task
IN disgust Miss Arnold has certainly earned
the rest OF retirement by all these years of
painstaking devotion to a nerve-straining duty