Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1915 — COLORADO TOURISTS WERE HERE SATURDAY [ARTICLE]

COLORADO TOURISTS WERE HERE SATURDAY

Many People Saw Visitors and Made Them Welcome—Chief Manitou Gave Indian Dance. .- t ■ Mayor Spdtler and several friends in a new Haynes car driven by W. C. Babcock, and N. C. Shafer with a truck loaded with eighteen ,'people went to meet the Colorado tourists last Saturday afternoon on the road south of town. The tourists were an hour behind their schedule, the delay being occasioned by tire trouble and the first they had had since they left Pike’s Peak. The occasion proved a very happy one and the many people who crowded the business streets of this city were pleased that the sociability run, as the tourists call their trip, was planned through this city.

W. S. Crosby, of the Manitou Springs Commercial Club, and A. E. Hayes, of the Colorado Springs Telegram, made short speeches and Chief Manitou gave an Indian dance. The tourists have traveled about 1,500 miles on the trip, making it in am actual”running tame oF 56"Tioursr ME Hayes complimented the roads of Indiana, saying they were uniformly the best they had traveled over and he paid a tribute to the appearance of this city and the spirit of the people in welcoming them. The city editor of The Colorado Springs Evening Telegraph is Ernest Nowels, son of Ezra Nowels, formerly of this city and a nephew of W. R. Nowels. Mr. Hayes says we can say to our readers that he is the best city editor in the world. Ernest has lived in Colorado for many years but will be remembered by many 1 here and all will be glad that his journalistic work is proving so successful. There were five autos in the party and the following persons were in them: C, B. Adams, J. W. Atkinson, W. W. Babcock, Dr. Isaac Burton, W. F. Conway, W. S. Crosby, C. W. Dolph, W. C. Potterer, F. H. Faus, Dr. O. R. Gillett, Ray Haigler, A. E. Hayes, A. W. Anderson, Engene De Jemett, L. W. King, Geo. W. Martin, Chief Manitou, Frank Robbins, E. H. Smith, 0. P. Snider, Bert Snider, A. J. Lawton, J. K. Rouge, T. C. Kirkwood.

Although Chief Manitou, the Indian chief traveling with the party is delighted with the trip, he says that he misses the mountains of Colorado among which he has spent his entire life. He greatly admires the rich farming country and stands in awe of the great cities through which the party has passed but he says the mountains are his home and his heart will rejoice when he gets back to Mother Nature. His religious instincts teach him that the majestic peaks, the deep green valleys and the wooded crags of the Rockies are the dwelling place of the Great Spirit and though he appreciates this wonderful country he longs to be hack in his natural surroundings. He is a true child of nature and he never would be happy if compelled to live in a great city far from the scenes of his youth. The chief will finish the trip with the party as scheduled and will take back to the west a great message from the rich and populous country through which he has passed. He will have something worth while to tell his redmen brethren and will have enough pleasant remembrances to last him the remainder of his life.