The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-09
DAKOTA BOB HERE.
Walking From New York to San Fran
cisco on a $4,000 Wager.

cisco on a $4,000 Wager.
Dakota Bob arrived in the city yes
terday.
He is a UNIQUE and interesting char
acter. A typical Westerner. and dressed
ia the garb of scout. His title was
bestowed upon him by Buffaloe Bill and
he is proud of il. 1t was earned in the
Indian wars. He is a pleasing and IN
teresting talker and Democrat of the
strongest Bryan type.
He is a walker of great reputation
and has made number of splendid
records. He is now on walking tour
from New York to San Francisco on a
$4,000 wager The wager is between
Billy Lee. of Yonkers, n. Y, and Joseph
Mills. of San Francisco. He is to make
the trip by July 1, 1899, and if success
full he is to receive $500. He reached
this city two days ahead of schedule
time, not being due until Wednesday.
His route will be through the Atlantic
and Gulf States and via the Southern
Pacific railway route. He left New
York September 23d.
Although tramping, he does it fol-
fame, and pays as he goes.
He walked from Chicago in 1892
during the Worlds Fair, TO New Or
leans and back before the exposition
closed. Since that time he has walked
over $1,000 miles. His latest feat was
that of breaking his own record and
walking from San Francisco to New
York, distance of 1885 miles in six
months and fifteen days.
This trip will make his fourth across
the continent. 1t will be 800 miles in
nine months.
Dakota is a man slightly below the
average, but presents the appearance
of wiry and active physique. His face
is clean shaver, and his hair, which is
long and black, falls gracefully down
on his shoulders. His head is covered
by a broad-brimmed Western sombrero.
Around his neck is necklace of 12O
Indian teeth. which he removed from
the jaw bones Of dead Indians.
He carries interesting scrap books.
One of them contains the autographs
of many prominent persons. Every city
he visits he secures the seal of the city,
the name of the postmaster and the
names Of the editors of some newspapers
in the city.
Bob says he's a Bryan Democrat and
he's been keeping up with North Caro-
lima politics. He expresses pleasure at
being here on election day, and hopes
to see the State redeemed from Negro
Rule. He attended the negro pow
WOW at the court house last night and
came away much Disguised.
Say" he said ''you fellows run a
mighty hot paper. Oh, she's a warm
,hov Tn he
Mail and Express of the South. Do
you know, if it was cold weather I'd
take along a copy in each pocket to
keep me warm?
land those cartoons, oh they are beau
ties. I've been seeing your paper regu
larly now for several days. Say, lend
me your pencil"
He took it and here's what he wrote
and passed in, saying "Them's my sen
timents:'
North and East,
South and West,
Living now in peace and rest;
10 the Stars and Stripes we bow
Against all foes
United now.
The News-Observer's known to be
From the Great Atlantic to Pa
cine Sea,
A journal of knowledge,
With wisdom wise,
To all who live
Beneath the skies.
DAKOTA BOB.
He leaves Wednesday morning fol
Atlanta, thence to Montgomery, Ala.
Tallahassee, Fla, New Orleans, La.
Houston and Dallas, Tex, and on via
the Southern Pacific route to San Fran
CISCO