The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-11
BUFFALO BILL" PASSES
Noted Soldier, Hunter and
Scout, Colonel Cody,
Dies in Denver.

Denver Colo, Jan. 10.-Colonel Will
liam Frederick Cody. buffalo BilD,
soldier, hunter and scout, the idol of
juvenile America. died At 1905 p. M,
here today at the home of his sister.
To add to her measure of apprecia-
ton of what the west owed him, the
state Of Colorado VIII receive the body
of Colonel Cody into her capitol Sun
day, there to lie in state for four
hours.
Burial on Lookout Mountain.
Funeral services for the noted scout
are to be held Sunday afternoon. when
the body will be placed in a receiving
vault in a local cemetery, but the
burial will not take place until next
spring. probably Decoration day. when
the remains of one of the nations
most picturesque characters will be
inferred in a tomb hewn from the rock
this city. Plans already are afoot for
the erection of a suitable monument
at this final resting place.
The funeral services Sunday are to
be held in the Elks' home in charge
Of the Denver lodge of Elks. In ac-
cordance with the wish of the dying
scout, however, all the societies to
which he belonged are to have a part
in his funeral. including the Grand
Army of the Republic. the Pioneer So
ciety of Colorado and the Cowboy
Rangers of Denver. The Masons will
have charge of the .interment of the
body in it's mountain tomb.
Body Viii Lie in Capitol.
Arrangements We're made at con-
ference late today for the body to lie
in state in the capitol Sunday morn
ing from o'clock to noon. Leaders
of both houses of the legislature, now
in session, attended the conference and
agreed to secure the passage Of the
necessary joint resolution tomorrow
While the body lies in state ut the
capitol, a guard of honor will be on
duty.
Federal troops will escort the body
from the capitol to the Elks' home for
the services. according to plans to-
night. and other federal troops are
expected to march in the funeral cor
tege.
After sundays service and until
placed in the tomb on Lookout noun
tain the body will be in custody of the
Knights Templars here. r.
kilograms Come to Family.
Telegrams of coincidence in large
numbers have been pouring into the
home of the sister here, where Colone
Cody has been staying for the last few
days. These include messages from
| friends of high and low degree al
| over the country. One from Presi
dent Wilson, and others from Lieu
tenant General Nelson A. Miles ant
Major General Hugh l.. Scott. chieI
of staff, were among the number.
| Scout Life.
| William Frederick Cody. the famous
scout and Snowman, better known
throughout the world as Buffalo Bill,
was born in Scott county, Iowa, Feb
ruary g. 1S45. His father, Isaac Cody
was one of the early pioneers Of Kan
| sas, having emigrated west and settle,
in Salt creek valley. five miles ives
of where Leavenworth now stands, il
1853. He was one of the member
of the company which laid out tn
city of Leavenworth and was the,
chosen as representative in the frs
Lecompton legislature. He took a
active part in making Kansas Il fire
state at a time when the political sit
nation was heated and bitter. and fire
arms were freely used at politics
meetings. At one of these meeting
the old man was stabbed and was ia
ken to his home in n dying condition
! After this he was obliged to flee fro,
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