, 1923-07-30
and Stock Ayrive For Rodeo Obemimq
Buildings Downtown to
Be Decorated for
Gala Event.

with a large list Of cow
boys and cowgirls who have
won prizes in the riding game
all over the western country,
with 800 head of horses that
include practically every va
riety of western equine. and with 125
Indians to increase the wild atmos-
phere of the show. Casper's first an
nual rodeo is all set for one of the
greatest crowds that ever gathered at
a Wyoming G of any nature
The entire list of the riders, bull
doggers n ropers who are to appear
at the Rodeo could not be obtained
this morning in the furry of activity
which the town and the rodeo grounds
presented. Fifty of these men came
up from Cheyenne this morning. All
OF them a won distinction at other
rodeos. many of them having been to
such affairs as the Pendleton round
up. and all of them having taken part
in the Frontier days show staged re-
Gently. Such men as Buck Lukls,
Slim Caskey. Mike Hastings, and Bill
lie bingham will appear before the
stadium full of spectators. Their
presence assures the best possible
rodeo.
Hank Keenan,. cowboy trick-roper
and clown who has been taking in all
the big shows for several years will
display his ability as a funmaker and
a wonder-worker. Keenan, KNOWS his
groceries in the parlance of the day..
He also knows his rope probably bet
ter than my other living man. He is
1 n NvnrtFne x~A@ will - Ia g. A.
job and will put everything he has
into the stuff he is going to pull off
at the Casper rodeo.
Mabel Strickland. champion woman
rider Of h world. is on hand with a
bunch of trick horses and will be a
great addition to the rodeo program.
Other women who have won laurels In
western stunts are Buckskin Mary of
Mavre. Mont, and Ruth Roach.
Campbell Christian. president and
manager of the rodeo association, has
Just received the 49, horses from
Brown Springs. These arrived yester-
day. The Sweetwater horses from
Rattle Snake mountain will be in to-
morrow. and cows and calves for rop-
ing and wild GOV milking are sched-
u'ed to be at the pens tonight. Buck
ing horses came in from Cheyenne
this morning.
Campbell Christian IL not only a
promoter and manager of distinction
but is well known mong all the cow
boys and cowgirls as well as the In
dams. These people know him by his
name. This fact has enabled him to
get for Casper the best material that
can be obtained for a rodeo.
Mr.. Christian will lead the rodeo
parade that is to be staged Tuesday
morning. All who will take part in
the parade will assemble at 0 o'clock
at the city hall. It will be the most
unusual and probably the most enter
tanning parade that has ever formed
on any of Casper's streets.
There are IS bucking horses for
the rodeo. 70 Indian horses. 10 wild
horses. $50 miscellaneous horses. ana
40 wild steers. Brooks has just ar
rived in Casper with c. =. Dawson's
and Bill Harnard's race horsss. Among
them are Cold Dicks Cub. Honey
Boy, and others.
A visit to the Rodeo grounds re-
veals the fac that there is an Indian
encampment of 125 full blooded In
I didll6 hCAI ~ AAo ASi Nlo
horses arc kept. These people are
headed by Tom Chrisman, otherwise
known as White Horse" They par
AIDED the streets of Casper last night
and executed some of the war and cos
tune dances. Afterwards they were
taken to the America theater where
they were the guests of the manage
ment of the America and the veter-
- - ro~.l@, yuora d. nnnfr@ thA
picture Powder River" These In
dams VIII appear on the streets again
tonight. B
at the encampment appear the follow
men. Goes-in-Lodge. Black Weasle.
Walter Wallace. Night Man. Frank
Cole, Leo White Plume. Morris White
Plume, Black Wolf. Chief Lodge. Cen
eral Crook, Jarmoe Oldham, White
Horse. Yellow Calf. Night Horse. Chief
Roy Tyler. Strikes-on-Top. Grow
Chief. White Antelope. White Eagle.
Chester Armstrong. Red Leaf. Yellow
Plume. Bear Teeth, Pete Lone Bear.
and White Crow.
The Indians and cowboys will take
part in a mock battle at one Of the
TWO nlBnt bHOWb thai dio " 10 gwen
at the grounds These night shows
will be a big feature of the vents TO
be staged this week
The decorating of tho business
buildings of h city 8 that they will
be dressed up for Rodeo week was
started this morning by the Kistler
Tent and Awning company. This
company Is draping seven blocks OF
a - Il. .-4sf E--- A.r- AaA ath0E
forms Of the red. white and blue col
ors.
The biggest job which the decor
ators will have TO do on any ono
building will be the Midwest structure.
This will be scaled tomorrow morning
and the decorations will be placed on
It. II will undoubtedly be h most
impressive spectacle OF it's kind in
Wyoming when the work is comp'et'
cd.
!, nuftdinra Tint were decorated this