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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
3
The growth of Round-Up imitations since 1910 underscores Pendleton’s festival strength. Locals note the Pendleton Round-Up’s unique community backing, noncommercial leadership, and expert organization that keeps crowds thriving while rivals fade. The festival’s frontier setting and native participation fuel enduring fame.
Cowboys Dell and Hertha Blancett topped prime money events at the Union Stock Show early in the year. Skeeter Robbins enjoys adventures on a ducking broncho while Sammy Garrett and Tex Melend performed with Barnum & Bailey last year. Frank Carter won a bucking contest in Omaha and then in Pinedale. Bi Switalee provided horses for Charley Irwin’s show. Bwitelii served as judge’s assistant in Omaha.
A dying cowboy gathers a crowd around him in Laredo to hear his tale of a rough life. He confesses gambling, drinking, and a fatal gunshot wound, asking friends to tell his story to his mother and sister and to keep his fate a secret from those who will mourn. He requests water for his throbbing head as he dies, and the crowd bears him away to a grave.
E Bunyan, a familiar Kat Rownd-Upe figure, lingered in Umatilla county jail six months. At a reservation roundup he insulted George Spearman and fired a shot. Spearman survived with liver damage and Healings underway. Leo Hartley of Santa Fe known as Kantas Shorty, clocks seven feet two inches. Emory Le Grande, Canadian champ, lost title on July 16 and later shone at New York Stampede. Pendleton’s Lee Caldwell, world champ, placed third at New York Stampede. Texan Jack, 111, runs the smallest paper. Tillie Baldwin, Round-Up heroine, won the cowgirls bucking and trick riding at the New York Stampedes.
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