, 1924-07-16

Lon Smith, a former guest at the
Valley ranch who has given the Stam-
pede and the Buffalo Bill country gen.
orally so much valuable publicity
through his verses and articles, tele-
graphed his good wishes to the SIAM
pede committee from Millbrook, New
York where he is spending the sum-
Charlie Holms remembered his
home town and sent a good luck mes
sage to the Stampede from Laramie
where he is now employed.
The large, amiable looking party
in the immaculate white shirt who
was sitting on the top pole of the
arena fence when it suddenly col
lapsed on July 4th., was Jim Shoe
maker, secretary-manager of the Bill
lings Commercial Club. Upon his re-
turn to Billings Mr.. Shoemaker wrote
other pleasant things: "Hun-
dreds of Billings families spent one
more days in Cody and vicinity,
and insofar as l can learn were all
greatly pleased with your program"
Among the crumbs of comfort
which came to the Stampede commit
tee were the congratulations of two
New York women of distinguished
appearance and name who de-
clared that they did not hesitate to
say that the Cody Stampede was
more interesting than the exhibition
in Madison Square Garden for the
reason that it was real and had an
entirely different atmosphere.
The New York show, they ex-
planned, was like a circus and the
sympathies of the spectators were
with the thin, understood steers and
horses, while the Cody SIAM
pede had the flavor of the old West
with the contest between the well fed
horses and sleek cattle an equal bat
tie.
Harking back to the subject of
Credit where credit is due" it is to
be regretted that it was not possible
to state on the program that the pig
which appeared in the arena was a
donation from "Bill" Leatherman
and Bob" Looney.
The Cody Drug and Post Office
Stores state that they had the three
biggest days since they have been in
business.
Anybody notice the twinkle in
Judge Metz eyes when he announced
through his megaphone, "the next
rider will be Bert Wilkinson or
Cop, and he says he'll sure hook
himl"
A photographer from Hollywood
California, who took pictures to illus
trate a lecture on the West which he
will give in eastern schools next whit.
err, expressed himself as delighted
with the results he had obtained with
his Gamer at the Stampede. He de.
clared that the town retained more OF
the spirit and atmosphere of the old
days than any place he had visited.
The management ut DeMaris
Springs estimate that At least 1900
persons visited the Springs during
the Stampede, an increase of 1891
over any previous year. There were
few Cody people among the number.
the majority of the visitors coming
from Red Lodge, Billings, and other
Montana towns.
1t is said that every animal has its
human counterpart. Perhaps the dog
that bites the hand that feeds it had
its duplicate in the contest follower
who came into Cody some weeks be-
fore the show, ragged, unclean, un-
shaver, a pauper as to finances, was
given employment during the three
days of celebration, won three races
by questionable methods, and then
the last night, with more money in
his pocket than he had seen in
months, walked down the Main street
bawling at the top of his lungs: "Any
cowboy who comes to Cody is a fool!'