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ma East Orevoniitn Round-Uo Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Friday, September 21, 1917. Twenty-Eight Pge Page Eight. 1 This is How San Francisco "Great" Round-Up Appeared to Leslie Gibbs A description of an Imitation Aound-l'p In Kim Francisco Is given y Liealie Gibbs. formerly assistant In Che butni'K office of the East Ore Sunlan and now a yeoman In the oavy at the Mare Island sutlon. Writing to Forrest I Baker, foreman of the KL O. mechanical department, tta the style of a newspaper column writer, he ways: MI IKAR HAKE: I JUST came hack FROM THK WORLD'S greatest Wru WlvST show and ROUND-UP, and I know THAT IT WAS the best, for Ilia POSTERS SAID so and I KNOW THEY wouldn't like. IT WAS GOOD, yes tt was, GOOD FOR K11THIN1 and 1 ALMOST C'RIEP at the way they MUTI1.ATEP our pastime. THE WESTWABU HO parade was AUdOST ONE UUiCK long and by ACTUAL. COUNT and I counted all, rORTY-THRKK men and women who took PART IN IT, and that Included ELEo'EN' SOUMERS who had best fee In KRANCE, for they couldn't ride a goat. AFTER THK PARADE the an nouncer, ONE MAN ON A flea, bitten mare, TOLD US THAT the WORLD'S GREATEST SHOW was due. Jtirst OF AL.1, was to view the track THET SAID IT was a, quarter mile. BUT OF COURSE they lied, for It SjOOKEII LIKE Moose HalL AND THERE WAS nothing but a emitter TO RIDE AROUND and -ocks in ft, too; SO MATBE that's why the horses COULDN'T RUN A lick and seemed TIED TO THE RAIL or something THREE "RATS' started and fin ished, MUCH TO THE delight of the "vast" AUDIENCE who seemed to think It WAS A WORLD'S record, it was HOT EVEN FAST and I could run PASTER THAN they did. BULL RIDING WAS next and lasted only ONE HOUR and nothing going on between. IT WAS AS good as the rest and we MATCHED NICKELS until It was over. MEN'S RELAV next and one man was so far AHEAD THAT he forgot when he had finished. THREE TRICK ROPERS exasper ated us for KE HALF HOUR and your car rier boys COULD BEAT 'EM all easy, an Ml mum- Ajujwu mjii I Outguess the Flying Game WITH AN ARTIST WITH THE ROPE EXHIBITION" on an animal with "HOBBLED" stirrups and said mule GRUNTED TWTCB and ran around the track AND BEGAN EATING GRASS; that was all and THE NATIVES SHOUTED with glee. THE BULLDOGGERS decided not to play so DIDN'T SHOW so we were saved the pain. WE THANKED 'EM and that was the BEST PART of it all. VERA McOlNNIS showed the men how to TRICK RIDE and made the men FEEL ASHAMED of themselves. HERE WE LOST ourselves for want of SOMETHING To DO as I had lost all - tiiiiif : t itiiii ii iiiiiiii f iiiiiiij itii if lit i ii iniii mi i mil i if i mil miiiiiiiii iiiiiiiini t ni Look Out For Paint Stands for Supreme Quality. That's what you want to look for and what you will find, in using the Paints and Varnishes made by the Chicago Varnish Co. The Standard for Sixty Years. FOR SALE BY Murphy Bros. 121 E. Court, Pendleton, Ore. imilMIH"!l!l!!!!!!!!!!!'!!"''"'"!'""l!"l!!'""l!lll'!ll!imi!MI!imiMIIII lilt" MT NICKELS so we started to count THE POPULACE IN attendance. WE COUNTED by sections and had the i DOPE ON 'EM and called It 3500. THET ONLY CHARGED us a dol lar to EASE IN so we treated them K. O. AT THAT and they got all the edge AT LAST the bucking was on. BT NOW the people had started to leave, BUT WB THOUGHT this part would be GOOD and it was not! FOUR MEN got up. and the mus tangs REARED AND PITCHED for most o WHOLE MINUTE and at last two HORSES were saddled that looked like BUCKERS SO we got interested. NO. 1 LASTED two Jumps and the SECOND ONE hadn't come to WHEN WE LEFT ten minutes later. CAN TOIT PLAME us for leaving? HAL CORBY" and two more from good old OREGON were with me so you see it was NOT ONLY ME that thought It smelly. BUT I'M GLAD I went, for it was like THE NUT that hit himself in the head WITH THE HAMMER because It felt so good WHEN HE STOPPED for when we got SAFELY OUTSIDE we were so hap py that WE ALMOST CRIED for Joy. AND HOW we want to see a real "ROUND-UP" and not like we have on SUNDAY AFTERNOONS on the ranch. AND WITH apologies to K C. B. GOOD-NIGHT. J the faster the birds fly, the greater the sport with SELBY shells. Reliable to the utmost degree in every kind of weather, SELBY will eventually become your favorite load. A complete stock of SELBY shot gun shells and metallic cartridges carried by I confidence in every shot, back ed by never fail ing action of SELBY shells. W. J. CLARKE 211-214 East Court Street Telephone 21 Pendleton, Oregon ' TOO MCOlI HARD CTOKtt, An Ann land editor, who was full of hard cider, got a Bale bill ' and a. marriage mixed. The description was as follows: William Smith, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joslah Smith, was dis posed of at public auction to Iucy Anderson, on my farm one mile east of here In the presence of about seventy guests, including the follow ing, to-wit; two mules, 12 head of cattle. Rev. Jackson tied the knot, averaging 1250 pounds to the hoof. The beatulful home was tastefully decorated In one clam spade, one feed grinder, one sulky rake, one set of double harness nearly new. Just before the ceremony was pronounced Mendelssohn's Inspiring weddln march was softly rendered by one milch cow, one Jersey cow, to be fresh next April, carrying a bunch of flowers In her hand and lookinp charming in a gown of light sprint wagon, box of apples, six stacks of hay. one grindstone, muslin de soi trimmed with about 100 bushels of spuds. The groom is well known and a popular young man. and has always stood well in society circles of 12 Berkshire hogs, while the bride is an accomplished school teacher of a splendid drove of Poland-Chinas. Pedigrees If desired. Among the beautiful presents were two sets of silverware, one spring harrow, one wheel barrow, one go-cart and other articles too numer ous to mention. The bridal couple left yesterday for an extended tri; Terms 12 months time to responsi ble parties others spot cash. Lunch will be served at the stabe. After this Mr. and Mrs. Smith will go to housekeeping In a cozy home on th corner of Mill and Dr. Ft T. Grandby, auctioneer. fc4 ! Railroad King Overalls and Jackets (Red Seal Stamp on Every Garment. The Overall that haa stood regid and trying teat and still ia pronounced King of them all. The Railroad King Overalls are worn by thousands of Farmers, Engineers, Carpenters and Mechanics of all trades. The quality is always the same. In every pair the satisfaction is always there. Always Ask for Railroad King' The Red Seal Overalls EXCLUSIVE SALE IN PENDLETON BY Al exanaers d (Since 1885 Outfitters for the Entire Family.) ON THE HURRICANE DECK OF SHARKEY ml
