11 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
1
Pendleton hosts the fourth great Round-Up as business pauses and streets empty for the cowboy carnival. A huge crowd fills the park grandstand to watch the opening thrills at 1 30. The pig frontier show starts promptly, drawing steady interest amid a festive, calm mood and ideal weather.
Indian village dancers from the reservation will perform a tribal ceremony under Major Moorhorse. A three-artist vaudeville act and the Marvelous De Olney comeback are on the program alongside other acts.
Lufe Newman in a bulldogging demonstration at the Round-up claims a record by bringing a steer down. The article notes a dangerous, less spectacular method used in Cheyenne last year, where the cowboy trips the steer from the horse and drives it to the ground, endangering the animal.
Sept 11, Mayor Gaynor of New York died aboard the Baltic while en route to Queenstown after battles with a lingering bullet wound. His son Rufus and a nurse accompanied him. the voyage followed an assassination attempt and secrecy due to health concerns.
Rough stock events dominate the program at Round-up Park as about 12,000 spectators watch cowboy riding, steer roping, and Indian relay contests. Eddie Turk leads in pony race, Jim Roach wins the maverick race, and Darrell Cannon delivers a standout bucking ride. Bertha Finnet and Jane Perroudy headline cowgirl feats amid a festive arena scene with trick ropers Byers Crutchfield and Sammy Garrett performing before the crowd.
The report covers Pendleton happenings including visitors at Mound Ho perk and the great Owens show, Governor West arrival, coast cities sending specials, May Buckaro rides, New York Mayor Gaynor dead, Harry Thaw arraignment, two pickpockets arrested, Bertha Johnson freed on white slavery charges, local souvenir section, Icelandic language note, and county fair events.
John Fortes, a famed character from local records, died this afternoon from tuberculosis. He was 29 years old and known for his adventurous imagination.
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