The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-29
OLD TINE G0WPUNCnERs
TO HOLD convention
Mcn and Women Who Rode Into
the Strip In 1893 70 Have
Big Tuna At
Rodeo

renca. Aug. 70 An association oI
COW runchers, said 10 he the cah or
sanitation cr tha kind In America
has been formed IN this eectlca ol
Oklahoma, Its members are ths
cowboys of other days or those who
were employed In The old Cherokcs
strip couniry prior 70 1928 when ths
"Trip was opened TO white settlement
fiS members are. therefore. veterans
Al the present time. zach ono with
his particular story OF the thines thu,
hsnpened when 1t was necessary foi
the COW puncher to be an Indian
fighter also. Announcement has Just
been snade by Oscar Brewster o.
Crescent. tho secrssary Of the asso-
citation. that the buffalo pasture Of
the i0i ranch has heen made the
permanent. annual meeting place for
the members and thai they viii meet
this ysar on September ?. !. and ,
Saturday, sunday and Monday
tisabor Dayl. In cohjunciicn with tho
annual roundup and Indian camp al
the ranch.
The official title Of the organlEa-
tion IL the Cherokee Strip Cow
runchers association IL Nas or
sanlsed on September i. 1890. on
Gov Boy Hill" In the buffalo
pasture. and al the present ims
there are a7s members in good
standing. The majority. ~ course
src living In Oklahoma. but the
membership extends also over Texas
New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado,
Kansas. California, Missouri. Arkan.
Esas, Iowa, Oregon and Washington
Every man was COW puncher dur
Ing tho time that the Cherokee strip
vas cattleman's paradise and
known IN history rs one OF the
vfsatest cattle domains that ever
existed,
The association WAS organized foi
The purpose or bringing the veterans
together annually, thus 'promo.dns
q better fraternity among those. who
In the distant past, prior to 1898
shared the hardships and wers
brothers 10 each other under all
conditions. To foster that spirit OF
fellowship by organization. making Il
possible In the years remaining IA
get together at least once annually"
The first roster OF the members was
secured through difficulties BY the
secretary, but II IL being rcarranged
and added 10 gradually, and In ad :
dition the secretary Is collecting all
available data about the members,
living and dead. and the organiza.
ton itself, so that be may supply the
Information TO those who may desire
II. Naturally this data includes
much that Is OF great historical yalae.
Men Who Rode the Range
The reunions Of the association
have been wonderful meetings, where
the members brought their equip-
rent for camping out and told the
tales Of things that happened and
sang the songe that they sang while
riding the range prior TO 's3. Each
night there is q campfire with plenty
o. barbecued meat and cider on tap,
experience meetings that run far into
the night with stories OF the round
up brushes with the indiana necktic
parties for ristlers and ali the mem
cries that are connected with chaps
and lartat and spur.
Here assemble the men who have
ridden the chisoIm trail. who know
Pat Hennessey and Bat Mastcrson
and Jess Chisolm personally, who
visited Abilene 4and Dodge city and
Caldwell when they were wide open
border, cowboy township ends 4
he railroads; who have driven the
ierds from Texas 10 Kansas, cut the
wire fences Of the persistent hor
'teaders and then projected them
Isainst Indian sttacks--men. who,
because Of their lives IN the open,
re stili young men IN physique del
'oite the fact thai they ara grlzzIed
'stsfans.
Never Sought Blanket
NO cowboy ever bought = horse
'lsnkst n those days. vas ! story
old At the csmpfire, ~The sPoncs In
'iaDs buried their dad on top oil
he ground and they would place BE-
ide the body handSore ssddie
'laakeb a. well as other equipmept
or The wssriOss' use IN The happy
'untiag sround. can tell ne
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