The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-09
seth Bullock II lA,~dwssT'

hook You hadn NeavN 'ha' Nv
would write u book We no one
else has. for that matter, but nave
NO fear We are getting good ana
even nowadays with on Eneiish
cousins who used 10 spend iwo bitter
weeks at the Union Square hotel and
return TO put the SassenHdi curse ON
all America Every iank< who has
the price for an ocean vOA age takes
hanson through the tall, lams
into buckingham palace. Bad comes
back TO get II out OF his Hstem and
into print And Bullock having
unusual opportunities to and out
what is the matter with Eu,npe. He
took lunch with the colonel the
other day-there was tousul or
ambassador or something present.
too.-and unless Seth W. extra
hungry he should have RI from
that board well informed.
And he's due To get bac3, With a
ine old crusted pout, He doesn't
like persons who smoke Cigarettes.
wear monocles and forked boats, or
carry canes He feels like giowering
az wearers of silk hats--except that
aeknow Lodging that they have the
right TO do so, he gloweru at the
world at large He despises Young
men who teeter from toe 90 heel
and say "ha-a. ya-as, bah Juve" by
way OF parley. He loathes those
who wear their trousers q half
mast. in order to display a section
from the international code of ma
rine signals To all of these 0Tend-
ers he applies the general term OF
"Sheep-face." His friends ar beat
en- about the shoulder blade and
hailed as horse thieves.
How, Horse Thief" is his saluta-
ton. Let's get away from these
sheepfaces and hold council. And
according TO the latest output
of travel books-Europe 10 ponula-
ed mainly by sheepfaces. Colonel
Bullock is due TO be mighty unhappy
over there He can't tag llong
after the colonel when the latter
'alls on royal families, He wouldn't
I he could, not caring to be regard
ID as an unusnal freak The ladies'
II the n llock family may enjoy
themselves shopping in London but
he broad-shouldered person who
cleaned Deadwood in the old days
S apt to succumb TO fatigue eary In
hat game. And be it remembered
hat he did clean eadwood, too un-
ii it shone morally. Its population
assayed high in criminality, but they
lid not work at the trade when they
we're In town. II is legend that
dropped double eagle at
he principal street corner. and the
inhabitants wore trail ON eli her
side of il. Finally the mayor had TO
ask Bullock to go and get It, The
boys think you're framing some
thing" said he. And they've got
80 they wouldn't go down that street
no more-and it's running trade
That might be true. Anyhow when
Bullock was made sheriff of the
county. Deadwood was tough town.
me hrst night he was sheriff he per-
sonally arrested thirty-seven lad
men-carefully beating each one
into insensibility with the butt end
of his gun before he made the ar
rest Three escaped and "holed up"
In deserted mine not far ih>A
town. Bullock sat over the iuonth
with rifle. while he sent a nesseu-
ger TO a Chinese laundry and Dor
roWed the makings OF an olf-fash-
Toned fumigatory aRair. lie set
this deadliest OF Celestial Weapons
afire. lowered IL into the mine. and
by and by those desperadoes legged
permission to surrender
'Or else said they. ''let US burn
a rag. We need fresh air"
Bullock was born in Sandwich,
Canada, just across the river from
Detroit. about sixty years ago and
out for the west as sooa as he
could sit On a horse. He was miner
and prosrector and peace Officer by
turns. When Colonel Roosevelt
opened his ranch on the Little Mia.
souri, he became warm friend NJ
buiiOck's. who lived sixty miles dis
tant. Once. they say. Colonel Roose-
Veit decided to give lecture TO the
cowboys OF the Medora range and
somewhat to his surprise everyone
or them appeared on time and sat NJ
lent and respectful until he got
through Then they burst INTO
frenzied applause.
II had hardly hoped so to interest
you. said the flattered Roosevelt to
one OF them
oh, you" said the cowpuncber
Il dunno what you talked about
only Bullock says II there was one Of
us that didn't make good he'd male
him hard to catch"
When Roosevelt was inaugurated
president. Bullock rode In the par-
ade at the head OF band or COW
punchers. Later, against the protnst
Q! large part OF the delegation
Colonel Roosevelt named him m
ited States marshal OF South Dakota
Bullock isn't popular with all OF MI.
s.ate-ail the time. He is SO silent
mat he has practically lost the
power or speech. but ne doesn't ike
10 De referred to as man killer
lney say I've killed forty-seyen
nSn. ne sa,d once. son, I tell YOU
"hat' I've never killed but two
ana the mistake | made wae -.
Killing 'em soon aponuh :. 'V'