The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-15
Buffalo BiN's Home Life.
Something About The Town Where Cody Spends Day or TW(
Every Year.
The Halls where He Hangs Up His Hat Patriotic Family Circle cods Native Vanity

The Halls where Hangs Up His Hat Patriotic Family Circle cods Native Vanity
Everything possible in the civilization of today I'LL
somebody had stopped Bill Cody his way astride ali
heavng, rolling blowy broncho to meet the paymaser of
the Atchson Topeka Santa Fe railroad, for which he
was killing buffalo as meat supply, twenty-five years ago.
quarter of century he would be nn aey associated
with the minds of the rising generation Rip Van Wne
or even heaven preserve General George Washing
ton Mr.. Cody would in all probability have exposivey in
formed the kindly forerunner of fame that he two
EN- dash.
There is little use in telling any BODY how we'll Codv isl
known throughout the world Out here have photo
graphs representing him gazing dreamiy from bacones
of the Something Other Palace in Venice, casually
stopping to eck bit of dust off his sombero in the sha
dow of the Roman amphitheater and otherwise making
himself familiar with wonderful things that we must
hear of at second hand. But then get even in the
Although cannot be presentSwh the Neapotan ar
st presses the button Cody and Young Man-Wating
or-Hs-Salary, neither can the wondering foreign
prnces, potentates states and sovergnties know
timately the home life of the great scout
Few people have given that side of Buffalo Bills career
the slightest attention and very few know of the existence
sist putting it, Mrs Buffalo Bill 1t is indeed fact
that for six years there has been very little
real ION life for Cody being s constantly busted
almost satisfy anybody who would be satisfied with dis
tncty western home
The traveller over the Union Pacific road may, if he
has been warned in tne look from the coach window
the train pulls into North Platte and through the clear
atmosphere of the prairie country four miles away
rising out of the rrare itself long, low building with
SCOUTS REST"
Little than this be from the COACH and
then the of the ranch only be deciphered by
of glass; but the traveller have the time to hire
rig at the city Of North Platte and ride northwestward
the dusty prairie he will shortly find himself repaid
for his venture for he will picture of western prosper
ty which will live long in his mind 5000 acres of themos
beautiful stretch of land on the Nebraska paires magn
ctO and Ol1 Nyual alincr rofc
cheerngy roomy appearance thousands upon thousands
of head of cattle and horses here there and away off
the prairie and in their coas of land under cult
vation horseman riding hither and you evidently without
fixed point in view but unquestionaby to the posted
ranchman doing nothing unnecessary. This is Codys
ranch and here that he makes his headquarters fol
the most part when he is this side of the ocean.
Here he breeds exceptional grades of stock everytme
he from Europe it is to incidentally look upon the
result of experiments made with fine stock shipped from
the mother country Here with his old friends he makes
merry the return and forgets the approaching departure
Codys ranch is very to the old site of the former
Fort Mcpherson, which was his headquarters in his scout
ing days. ltls splendidy equipped establishment, but
is nearly all the time ncharge of superintendent, Mrs
Cody and the one daughter remaining in the family circle
/ live in North Platte Formerly Mrs Cody occupied a
house about mile out of the city, where another but less
ranch located but recently this dwelling burned
and she removed to this city In the Me- other days this
socially inclined and being leader in the little circle OF
/ North Platte Society," The ranch was popular place
OF congregation for the young people and occasionally
too, Scouts Rest invaded by merry throng
but for the most part the big place left to Buffalo
/ Bill who entertained in his own fashion there
Mrs. Cody herself is intensely domestic woman low
ing her home life above all the glory coming to her as
the wife of Buffalo Bill She is loyal to North Platte
and orth Platte Institutions. The little girl le
e attends school there, had her sisters and the ohe
little one who eight years ago left the little prairie settle
ment which had been her only home to return no more
sleeps under little mound where the Nebraska prairie
capitals of the old country back to marry Nebraska
lumberman w. H. Boa. Mrs. Cody is as yet on the sun
nv side of life aud the grey has hardly yet to he
hair Not altogether pleasant has her life been since sh