East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-20
Characteristic 0n-time-ness
(, Prepares Round-UpyiIIe for
ir Quick Start For All Now
Fl, Hangs on Clang of Gong.
HUNDREDS OF VISITORS
ALREADY HAVE COME
Performers, Both Man and
Beast Are Thronging in and
Animals From Widest Rang
es are Being Unloaded.

Pendleton is just about ready to
play host for the three days OF this
weekend to the greatest Roundup
throng In II years. With character
istic on-time-ncss. Round Upvillc
could start today for everything is
coming around ship-shape.
Hundreds of visitors already are
here. Hundreds more are coming In
with each train. Delegates to the
seventeenth annual convention OF the
Oregon State Federation of Labor are
helping swell the throng OF cowboys
and cowgirls ready to add their bit TO
the success of Roundup.
Every building In the business dis
trict Is attired in holiday. dress. every
citizens In his high boots and broad hat
Merchants arc showing Round Up
novelties and housewives are laying
up their supply OF luncheon goods for
the breathiess mcaitime moments OF
the coming few days. Mr.. Pcndicton
has Increased his cadence to about
40 Faces per minute. as they used to
say. in army pariance,
Performers Arriving.
Performers. both mnn and beast.
are thronging in. Yesterday after
noon several carloads OF stock wcre
nnioadcd at Round-Up park and the
stables are full TO Overlooking with
longhorn steers. bucklng bulls. run
ming horses. buckers and wild horses
from the remotest ranges. The steers.
which have been in pasture on Uma-
tiiia meadows. are the widest lot ever
brought here and they can hurdle a
rail fence without the least bit OF Of
fort. t
Several hundred persons wore at
Round-Up park yesterday afternoon to
watch proceedings. which included the
raising OF score OF Indian tcpecs. In
dian village. always of great interest
itself 20 the uninitiated, is growing
rapidly and half the reservation pop
uiation will be cncamped in the big en-
closure by Wednesday night. Chaun-
ccy Bishop is in charge of the natives
this year and they are coming with all
their fincry to pass IN majestic revew
before admiring thousands.
Judges Are Announced.
President III w. Collins today an
nounced that the same three judges
who acted last year will officiatc for
the 1920 Round-Up They are II. S.
seth" Dixon. OF Fort Klamath. T. +.
Tom Boylen, and n. p. Marshall.
both of Pendieton. The only changes
In. the Round Up directorate are in
the presidency which. following the
death Of President Til Taylor, was Civ
en- to II. w. Collins. and In the Indian
afrangements which have passed from
Roy r. Bishop'to his brother. Chaun-
ccy Bishop. Mr. Collins remains arena
director, which post he has filled for
several years.
Entry books for Round-up per-
formers opened today In a room on the
second floor of the Judd building, in
charge of Miss Margaret Joergcr Tho
lists win be closed at D. m. wcdnes-
day and all who would take part must
be entered by that time. A long list
Of notables in cowboydom is expected
by closing timc.
Eddie McCarty En- Route.
Eddie Mccarty who has champion
ships in bulIdogglng aud roping from
many parts OF tho country. is on his
way here today from Cheyenne with
three cowboys who viii entor in. sew
craf events. sammy Garrett and Tom
my Crimes arc also en- route and a
large number OF performers who were
at Waiia Waila for the Frontier Days