La Crosse County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy - Agric Yearbook (Onalaska, WI)

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T H E A Ci R I C NSEI'lfi?N'-?l'2'1'D1ll53 Ghz iinnnh Hp Ai illliilesa Glitg ILES CITY, Montana, is second to the largest horse market in the world. Every year there is a large roundup at this city in which cow pun- chers from all over the United States take part. This lasts for three days and each day there are contests for riding, shooting, throwing steers and the using of the latiat. A few days before the roundup takes place we will see Indians with their families putting up their tents near the place where the contests are to be held The reason for so many Indians coming is that Uncle Sam furnishes them with coffee andthe meat of all the cattle that are killed during the roundup Of course each ranch has its own roundup also but that IS mainly for the branding of the one year old colts and calves We will take an automobile out to one of the ranches and watch them round up the cattle and horses First the cowboys surround the herd and start them moving toward the corral Some times it is necessary to drive them several miles but when they have them corraled they lasso one of the calves or colts and tie its legs to gether This of course causes the animal to fall down on its side They then heat a brand in a large fire and with this they burn their brand on the hip of the beast If this happened to be a herd of horses they would no doubt break each of the colts for driving before letting them out on the range again Now after seeing the roundup on the ranch we will drive back to Miles City and go to the grounds where the contest will be held While going through town we notice a great many cowboys riding horse back They drive on the sidewalks and even in some of the buildings We also see a great many people walking towards the grounds where the roundup Will take place. These grounds resemble our Fair grounds, having a grandstand and many other seats arranged in a circle with an open space in thecenter for the perform- ances. By ten o?clock the seats are nearly all filled and the contests begin. First of all comes the shooting at targets with revolvers and rifles. A score or more of men who are handy with their guns take part in this After the prizes for this contest are given out the next one which IS the throwing of steers starts, Thedifficult part of this contest IS that the man must go in with the steer bare- handed and attach it by the horns Then by twisting the beast s head he forces it to lie down After thishe must grip his teeth in the nose of the steer and hold it down in this manner for a certain length of time This contest does not last as long as the shooting as there are not so many contestants Next comes the racing and it IS during this time that we find out that there are many hand some as well as fleet horses in Montana Right after this we are informed that the last thing on the program for the day 1S the throwing of the lariat or lasso Many cowboys take part in this and it is quite a task for the Judge to find the winner After the winner has received his prize which IS a handsome braided horse hair lariat the crowd begins to break up so we take a bus to the Olive Hotel This roundup continues for two more days each day being practically the same To the westerner lt IS simply a yearly event but to the easterner it has unique fascination not only from the standpoint of skill and cleverness of the roundup but the atmosphere of good fellow ship which prevails over 1t G D 1925 PAGE 39 23 I . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . ' X 7 . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 - i . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . , . . . . s 9 . . . . . , . . . . c o A u . . . 1 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . , . . . , . . , , . . . . . . . . 0 a 0 . ' V . , . . . . - 7 s 0 ' e , . . ' . - . . . . . 1 . . . lllVIII1IIIYIUIIVIIlVIIIIIUIIIIFIIHIIVIIIIVIIIlIllII!!!IIIVII!IIIIUIIVIIVIIIIIIUIIIlIIIVIIIIUIIIllllIllIIUIIIHIIIillVUIIVlllllllllfllKIIIIIIIIlllllllllllIIIIlllllIIIHIIVIIUIIIIIIII1IllllllllllllllllflllllllllllVIHIIlllllIIIIIHIIIlIlllIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIDIIIllllIIIIIHIIIIIKIIIlllllIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIUIIIIIlIlllllllllllllllllllUllllIllllllllllllllllllll llllIIUIIIIIIllllIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIK

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NDRED R I C ' T .H E Hn,,ami,,,,,,,m,..1mnmnmmmmnnIn lllr nnunumnmnuuunmlllmrnnm IIII HU Ivllrllllll' D Ilvllllf HHH I'I ' HU 1'1 ' I ' U U I in AIlllllvllmmllllllmlnllllllllllylmnlllll 1ulmlmllnlullnllnlnlnulllullnumulllIlnlulllllllllnllullllllllnllnllllullnllllnllllllnlIllnllllllnlinnullIlnllllllllnllulllllllllll1 I some little talk concerning the weather and the potato crop he asked me how I would like to go to the Wisconsin State Fair as an usher. It is needless to say I was delighted, as I did not belong to any club or demonstration team I had hardly anticipated a trip to the Wiscon- sin State Fair. It was about a week later that I stood among a large' pile of cots and straw ticks such as were used in the army training camps making my bunk for the night. This was the boys and girls state camp. It was run by the Y. M. C. A., and consisted of one large mess tent, a girl's sleeping quarters, a boys' sleeping tent and office. . After making our beds and getting things fixed for the night we were all marched over to the main grandstand where we were put in charge of a head usher, Hanlin by name, a man who had a very large red nose and iron gray hair and a brother to the chief of police, the sort of man you would expect to be holding down the job of deputy sherii or something of that sort. lfle took our names and found there were forty-eight of us., After doing this he said they would need eighteen in the main grand- stand,--boys who had a big mouth and were not afraid to use it. I volunteered. This big concrete stand held twelve thousand people and had we used the method of finding each person their seat we should have had an awful mix-up, as we often filled up in thirty minutes. Our duty was tfo keep every body moving, pack in as many as possible and to keep people from standing or sitting in the isles. On one occasion a middle-aged German persisted in standing in the isle, much to the disgust of the people sitting behind who could not see what was going on. I asked him to move on several times to the bleachers where there was still plenty of room. After I was cussed as well as discussed in German, which I understood perfectly, and also had a folded umbrella shook in my face, I called Hanlin. Hanlin grasped the man by the arm and tried to march him out, which he finally did with the aid of two heavy-weight Milwaukee policemen to the great delight of the people sitting behind. Our duties, though not strenuous, took in a good deal of our time and most of the boys were glad when the week was over. The forenoons were left for us to use as we chose. It was spent to good advantage, taking in the shows, looking at the cattle and taking in the other places of amusement. At eleven- thirty we had dinner and at one we were back at the stand, at four we were through, at five We had supper and were back at work by six-thirty. Our duties as ushers lasted until eleven, when We either took in more shows or went back to camp and to bed. Although all the boys had a good time and I did not hear one who said he did not hope to come back this year, I did not hear anyone mention the fact that they hoped to be or intended being an usher for life. -D. H. '24. :1mnmmmmuuunmuuumnn PAGE 38 Q ., . N . w :- 'x um: nu nuhlldlllhllli

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DRED R l C lrin1'lullulnnlulnllHE1unidW1!ilnnldEnummululiuugunumnuluumnmllunnIHIIIIDIHIIIIIIH inmml:mummmumnumnumnmnmnn:mnuulxuunnnunuuunumnnnmuml Q, f.ff,xffi1xl. 445V-Q 'f'-2 C g, I ff' Selma! iil'3i7f ?fji it5-- f-fi. . Qlalmlhm' A I T September Sept. 12. School opens With the larg- est enrollment since 1910-11. Fifty-eight students enrolled for the regular course and eight for part time. There was a liberal sprinkling of green ,Cfreshiesj a-- mong the more lorilliant upper classmen. Sept. 13. Unlucky day. Freshmen get lost and Wander into Mr. Hatch's oflice. Sept. 14. Names like troubles always come in doubles. It is discovered that it is the case with the Alices, Esthers and Mables. Sept. 15. Physics class is feverishly searching for questions to stump Mr. Hatch. ' Sept. 16. One Week of school over. Hurrah! Freshies go home to see their mammas. Those Who are compelled to stay are seen With very blue spirits and red eyes. Sept. 19. Students continue to enroll. We have now a quite famous collection from various parts of county and state. Sept. 20. Laura Sheldon and Lionel Higgins go down to the fair to demon- strate milk drinks. Oh! baby! Sept. 21. Fair seems more attractive than school. More students go. Sept. 22. Esther B. relieves Alice Walker at' the Aggie booth. Students take advantage of Mr. Hatch's offer to give them Thursday P. M. oi and take the morning too. Sept. 23. Mr. Hatch gives us another day at the fair to improve our minds. Sept. 26. Students are glad to return to school after their Week of dissipation at the fair. Sept. 27. Mr. Hatch is called to Richland Center on account of the serious illness of his mother. Sept. 28. Mr. Hatch returns. Sept. 29. High school boys decide to be carpenters and are coming to Aggie for instructions. Sept. 30. Chief Wall glances down and notices Geneva Johnson. 2 Q lx . flbrtnher A Oct. 3. Joe Larson, Edgar Brudos and Selmer Strand enroll. Glad to see you, boys. . nmmumunnmxmnnnnwnuunuumulnn PAGE 40 IuInnnmunnnnnmmnunnunr np,.mm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Oct- 4- Inga Carlson from Melrose enters school. She is delighted to get back. Wonder Why. IIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIlllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIII lm Hmm, ummm