Rodeo animals

Topeka had a "Free Fair" every September and they had many things to attend. At night they had the "Night Shoe" but in the afternoon they had the rodeo. The same yar our daughter, Susan, was born, we were invited by the owner that furnished the brahama bulls to visit his ranch in Seneca, Nebraska. We were accompaniwed by the female photograher from the Topeka Daily Capital, Saralena Sherman. I was very impressed by Saralena because she had been the Drum Major when I was in high school. I don't know exactaly why I was included but Ray took me along a lot so he would have someone who liked him. We drove to Seneca and stayed all night as the ranch did not have roads you just drove across prairie. Soon after we were there the owner was killed in a car accident when he drove into a gulch but we did not have any trouble in our Lincoln in daylight. They had a huge herd of brahama bulls and while the rest of them did not seem to mind standing out there with them I was sort of scared. I always stood near the car so I could jump back in. The rancher had four children but they lived in Seneca so they could go to school. The rancher's wife was also the cook for guests and cowboys who were not married. We had a lot of delicious steaks so some animals did not make it to the rodeo. There was a railroad across the ranch. They loaded the steers right there. They had other cattle so think our steaks were not from the rodeo stock. We went into Seneca for a dance while we were there so it was all a pretty exciting weekend. Susan got along fine while we were gone. She stayed with her grandparents in the daytime and my sister Helen lived in the next apartment so Susan aslept in her own bed at night.