The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-01-10

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hunter and scout, the idol Of juvenile
America died here today at the home
Of his sister. @'
With Colonel Cody at the time Of
his death were his wife and daughter,
who had hurried down from Cody,
Wyo., the family home, last week to
be at the bedside, and his sister, Mrs.
L. e. Decker OF Denver.
Colonel Cody had been in O state OF
coma since this morning.
Col. William r. Cody, (Buffalo Bid
hunter, soldier. scout and Snowman.
was for many years known to nearly
every man, woman, boy and girl in
America through his wild west show
with which he toured this country and
Europe. He was picturesque type of
the pioneer frontiersman and lived to
see large cities built where he once
hunted the buffalo and fought In
dians.
Col. william F. Cody was born in
Scott county. Iowa, Feb. 26, 1S46. His
ancestral stock was Spanish, English
and Irish. His parents moved west
and took up a claim near Leaven-
worth, Kansas then a frontier Indian
post, when Cody was five years old.
At ten years Of age he found himself
the head Of the family owing to the
an encounter growing out Of dis
pute over the negro slave question.
Young Cody's first employment was
as courier between the freight wag-
on trains operated between the Mis-
souri, river and the Rocky mountains.
In turn he became wagon master,
trapper, hunter, pony express rider
and stage coach driver. all giving
varied experience in school, the
graduation from which left the schol-
ar an adept in every possible line Of
frontier activity.
An exciting experience in the Union
army as a soldier and subsequently, as
a confidant and scout Of his comman-
ders in the desultory and guerilla
warfare of the southwest left him at
its finish well known as an all around
frontiersman. competent to advise, to
guide ana to lead. These qualities
soon brought him to the attention OF
such distinguished commanders as
General w, T. Sherman, Lieutenant
General Phil Sheridan and Generals
Crook, Custer, Merritt, Carr, Royal,
Miles, Dodge and others and secured
his appointment as chief of scouts in
the United States army during its
numerous Indian campaigns in the
west.
His career in this line identified
him with the great fighting epoch be-
tween the red man and the white
man waged by General Sheridan aft.
er the Civil war that temporarily end
ed in 1876. but was effectively finished
in the Ghost Dance war in the decis-
i've battle of Wounded Knee in 1890
81 campaign with the northern Sioux.
During the construction of the
Union Pacific railroad young Cody at
tached himself to camp of United
States troops protecting the Iaborsrs
and won his sobriquet of Buffalo Bill
by taking contract to supply the en-
tire force with fresh bQffalo meat for
a certain period, killing under one
contract 4,280 buffaloes. On one occa-
sion he killed the noted Chevenne
Chief Yellow Hand in the presence of
Indians and troops.
He became known to juvenile
America in the stories of western adj
venture written BY e. A. Judson whO
wrote under the nom de plume OF NaA
Buntline.
With the advance OF civilization.
finding his occupation on the westerA
plains gone, he went ON the stage
where he ermained several wears
playing leading parts in dramas de-
picting life on the frontier. Later IN
association with Nate Salisbury. he
organized his wild west show with
which he toured this country for
many years and on one occasion VISIT
ed the principal cities OF Europe.
Wnere he remained several years
entertained by royalty.
lie was elected to the Nebraska
legislature in 1872.
Colonel Cody, in 1866 waa married
70 Miss Louisa Frederica.