The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-08
A Tow n.BuiIder
WAS NOSE WEINBERGER
IN YEARS PAST
Helped to Start Boyd in No
Mans Land Seventeen
Years Ago.

Nose Weinherger, the man who Is
commonly known to Guthrieites as
Same Old Moses" seventeen years
ago Sas instrumental In bringing to
life a new town IN what was then No
Mans Land. This town which MIR.
Weiphergef and his friends hoped to
see spring into a big city was then
as It is now. known as Boyd. It has.
according to the last United States
census a liquidation Of %.
Mr. Wehberger was not following
the bnsiness Of starting towns but he
was of that rowing and adventuresome
disposition tha, be had longing in
his breast to do something of which
some day he might be proud He,
with George Sexton. surveyor. and
a few others, welt INTO No Mans
Land to settle and farm Il. but they
happened to stumble onto a little two.
by.four shack in the brush on Beaver
Creek where a young fellow was con
ductiug a place he called a store. The
land around was a broad prairie with
nothing or it but tall grass, coyotes,
prairie dogs and rattlesaaaes. nut to
the little company that had ventured
down that far from Kansas into the
glds it contained hidden wealth.
The town was started amid great
excitement and hurrahs ana houses to
the number Of psooabiy zen were
erected. One Of the most important
things in the starting or that town
was the digging cf well and when
that was finished the people consider
ed that they had done wonderful
piece of work. The town flourished
and grew rapidly. 1t was mostly sup
ported by cowboys who enjoyed hav-
ing a guod time in their way and
hence one of the most important
places in the burg was a joint.
Mr.. Weinberger says that he had
many thrilling experiences in starting
Boyd but will never regret having
gone through all those things Dur
ing the boom OF their cherished little
town, the inhabitants were surprised
one day when handsome young me1
ana a woman came into the place.
They were attired in city cIotheG.
white collars and sta-ched fronts
The man was Dr. Moore and the wo-
man was his wife.
The cowboys set up a great hurrsh.
Tie doctor had only une leg, but he
was Gool looking His wife was as
pretty as a rose in fun hloou in the
springtine. The cowboys however
we're ignorant of he fact that the
woman was Dr. Moores wife and they
straightway matched duels, horse
races and coyote chases 20 see. who
should first win her smiles. And II
appeared that they would put Or,
Moore where the coyotes Neep Ia
agony in the attempt to win her
Some studicus cowboys fell onto the
idea that the woman was DR.. Moore's
wife and he whispered his res ela,lon
10 one of the crowd upon which they
at once qpieted. Aad a more courte-
Gus gang never chased a steer or
spurred a broncho. Tney learned to
respect and admire Mrs. Moore for
there were not many women in the
town. DR.. Moore is now running for
Register OF Deeds of Beaver county
Mr. Weinherger did not stay IL
Boyd long There were brighter or.
portunitles for him in other parts OF
the world and he knew it, He came
30 Guthrie in 1850. He has acquired
a nice competency and has many
friends Rut he still talks OF hov
Boyd was started.
The town Of Boyd is still on the
map. Il is located on Beaver Creek
near the center Of Beaver county
While Mr.. Weinberser does not own
property there ne stil feels that hs
has deep love for the Town that he
heiDod TO start