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Chicago Tribune Aug 18''

pared for them. In the evening through the courtesy of Col. Cody, otherwise known as "Buffalo Bill," a section had been reserved in the grand stand for us and the ladies availed themselves of the opportunity to see this wonderful and varied entertainment. It is interesting from beginning to end. Miss Annie Oakley, whose reputation as a marksman is world wide, is trul marvellous, as is Buffalo Bill's shooting. The acrobatic performers are the finest of their kind and the man who held the ten men excited the wonder and admiration of the ladies. The riding and racing of the horses was very

Journal Aug 26th

Soldiers See the Mimic Battle

Soldiers past, present and future filled the best seats in Buffalo Bill's arena this afternoon. As an extraordinary favor the West Point cadets were permitted by their commanding officers to accept Colonel Cody's invitation to be present at the performance, and they attended en masse. It was such an invitation as they may often receive, but rarely accept. General Miles was there, too, and nearly every army officer in the city. The veterans of the Seventh Cavalry, who fought at Wounded Knee, came over from Fort Sheridan and met again many of the men whom they fought with and against on the Western plains. It was a notable military reunion, and the mock battle went with no less vim on account of the presence of so many critics on the benches. It the morning Cody's men paraded on the Fair grounds.

News Aug 26

The large attendance of strangers in the city to see the Fair has aided materially in augmenting the crowds at the Wild West, as the people generally throughout the country have been truthfully led to believe that a visit to Chicago this summer without including a trip to the Wild West would be to leave out one of the principal attractions. The recent addition of the representation of "Custer's Last Charge" to the already extensive and interesting programme has added materially to the attractiveness of the entertainment and has served the purpose of not only drawing new patronage but of causing old friends to revisit this very excellent entertainment. There are at present no other outdoor amusements in the city except the Fair and the Wild West provides a place of physical and mental rest as well as amusement to those who are temporarily weary of the White City.

Mail Aug 26

Both from a financial and a popular point of view the determination of Messrs. Cody and Salsbury to add to the attractiveness of the exhibitions given daily to Buffalo Bill's Wild West has resulted in a most emphatic success. For weeks the different types of character illustrative of life on the plains- in peace and war, in the home circle, on the hunt, and in social enjoyment-- have been shown most faithfully in the arena of the "Wild West," and to further illustrate in a forcibly realistic manner the struggle of the earlier days in the frontier these energetic managers have concluded to give an actual scene from the great drama of the Custer massacre, which occurred June 25, 1876. Col. W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), as chief of scouts of the United States army, was a conspicuous figure in those days and times and under the immediate command of Gen. Merritt was in close proximity to the scene of the battle. This great feature is simply an addition to the program and in no wise curtails or detracts from the general excellence or fullness of the other features.

Dispatch Aug 26

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST.

Every schoolboy has read of the Custer massacre and older persons remember the feelings of horror and regret which possessed them when they read the terrible news. The fact that among the Wild West forces are many of the Indian chiefs who took actual and prominent part in the dire conflict, as also many United States soldiers who served through the campaign, made it more possible for the Wild West to fitly and faithfully portray the event than any other organization that could be effected for that purpose. It is no wonder that the representation has been a most emphatic success. During the week the United States forces from Fort Sheridan and those stationed at other points and the cadets from the United States military academy at West Point have been most interested spectators of the realistic production.

This great feature is simply an addition to the program and in nowise curtails or detracts from the general excellence or fullness of the other features. The entire entertainment is given complete in every detail, and each of the two performances given daily at 3 and 8:30 p. m., rain or shine.