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The Wild West show, with Cole Younger and Frank James, two well known personages of the west and who pose as drawing cards, gave two exhibitions in this city yesterday. The attraction is on the order of the Wild West show, made famous by Buffalo Bill, but a comparison of the two would simp ly be a waste of time and space. There was some good riding, two expert shots, some fairly good work with the lasso, the old Deadwood coach with the four mules and reckless driver, the bucking bron cos and several Cossacks, a large number of Indians, a troop of United States Cavalry, two bands and many other interesting feature. Both the afternoon and evening performances were well attended and with favorable weather the at tendance would have been much larger. It does not matter, however, with the average Slistersville pleas ureeeker whether the weather is favorable or not, the idea that a tented exhibition is coming to town is sufficient. The weather yester day was execrable. Yet the posters upon the billboards had said that “Younger and James Wild West” show was coming here, and that had its effect. The rain might fall and the streets and show grounds not be in an inviting condition, yet the younger generation felt just as well as if the sun had been shining Itts enough to say that the ever glorious Wild West exhibition came to Joryn, and those who stood out in the van from early morning until the unloading was completed at t6 o'clock, felt paid for their rouble and constancy in witness ing the work. Everything was consumated with dispatch and care, and by noon men and horses con stituted a ‘city under canvas” upon the exhibition grounds. Despite the rain, not a few made the trip to the show grounds at the foot of Main street, intent upon seeing what they might of the horses and various strange types of humans which go to make up the cosmopolitan array of riding under Younger and James’ Wild West banners. The canvasses having been placed in position, men and horses were made as comfortable as possi ble under the distressing weather conditions. The red man kept close to his tepee during the greater part of the day, only emerging at meal hour, much to the disgust of young America who stood about unmindful of the rain and careing only for a glimpse of the heroes of his youthful dreams. Messrs. Cole Younger and Frank James, proprietors of the Wild West show, are looking well for their years and their clear, keen eyes and ruddy complexion evince the health-giving properties of a life spent in the open air. As soon as the season closes they will lose no time in getting to Missouri, where, as they expressed it, they can ‘ive with nature.’”
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Sistersville Daily Oil Review
Sistersville, West Virginia, US
Sat, Aug 01, 1903
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