Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1897 — Cowboys' Day in Texas. [ARTICLE]

Cowboys' Day in Texas.

The old-fashioned Cowboy bad his day at Seymour, Texas, a few days ago. Several hundred ex-cow punchers, the remnant of the men who filled the history of the Southwest with tales of desperate shooting and hard riding, gathered In their picturesque ranching garb, lariat on pommel and six-shooters on hip, to attend the reunion of the Association of Cowboys. Five hundred unbroken broncos were brought.Jn for the visitors to show their old-time prowess on, and the sight attracted 10,000 spectators from all over Northwestern Texas. The “old-timers” appeared in full frontier regalia, and the opening parade was one of the most curious ever seen in the West. It was a typical plainsman’s procession, and every feature of life on the plajns was represented. A barbecue dinner, served to thousands a live oak grove, followed the parade. Afterward there was a special parade of 400 Comanche Indians in full tribal costume, including blankets, pipes, war clubs, etc., which, in the appreciative language of a local correspondent, was “the most successful incident of the kind ever witnessed in Texas.—New York World. The last of the bunch of fifteen 21x26 inch Consolidation locomotives built by the Pittsburg Locomotive Works for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have been delivered and are in service on the Second Division between Brunswick and Cumberland. These locomotives excite very favorable comment by reason of their general design, excellent workmanship and efficient service and are further evidence of the great advance that is being made by the B. &O. in its motive power. Thir-ty-five (35) of this type of locomotives have been placed on the Second Division during the past year, and with the reduction in grades and in the increase in power the number of cars per train has been increased fully 40 per cent,