Image 3 of The Alamogordo news (Alamogordo, N.M.), March 25, 1905
author: Anonymous
source date: 1905
availability: public_domain

COWPUNCHERS AND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Old Friends of the President Shake His Hand and Greet Him with Teddy Old Boy The feature of the ceremonies which he enjoyed most of all was the presl dents reception of Captain Neth Bul locks cowpunehers Immediately after the parade Mr Roosevelt was so anx ious to see bis old friends of the range that he stepped out under the northern portico of the White house bareheaded and waited for them to come up from the west gate Here come my cowpuncher friends he exclaimed to the small party that surrounded blni and they are the best fellows on earth Before Captain Bullock who led the band was under the portico the presi dent waved bit hand at him and shout ed Seth old man you were the hit of the parade Bullock dismounted and Introduced the cowboys to the president as they rode up The president shook hands with each one of them and two or three times with those with whom he was best acquainted on the range All of the cowboys stayed on their horses aud on ly three of them took their hats off when they were Introdueed Half of them