The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-25
OF Interest to Women
BY WInona Evans Reeves.

Last week we were in North Platte.
/ Neor., to report the Nebraska state
r: d. 0. convention. North Platte, as
all boys know, even If their mothers
nave forgotten 1t, was the home of
Buffalo Bill. One afternoon we were
taken to visit Scouts Rest, Buffalo
Bits ranch. The ranch house had a
very familiar look, for it is used in a
number of wild west pictures seen at
the movies, particularly those of
William S. Hart. There are 5000 acres
IN the ranch and about the house
there are large barns and corral. I'm
III recently the largest of the barns
mad Scouts Rest Ranch painted in
Dig letters on the roof Not long ago
the man who bought it had occasion to
put on new roof and has replaced
the historic name Scouts Rest, by his
own name, Watson, and has MORALLY
offended everybody for miles around
by the act. Buffalo Bill had a home
in the town of North Platte, an ornate
frame house. There were until re-
Gently stuffed buffalo set here and
still favorite topic of conversation,
but the inhabitants always speak Of
him as Mr.. Cody" seldom if ever
NoAAo eAAS PASIuA Co4aC ldulC NY WulCA
he is known to the world. He used
always to have a public reception up
on his return from season on the
road. Everyone was invited to the re-
ceptton and the supper, preachers,
gamblers, society folk-everyone went
for it was a community affair Mr..
and Mrs. Cody and their daughters
were most generous in their hospi-
tally. When Buffalo Bill entertained
it was not tea and wafer affair, but
a square meal. At the close of that
season which was to him the most
profitable in his history, at the Colum-
bian exposition in Chicago, upon his
return home he gave to every church
in North Platte check for $500 in
celebration of his good fortune. Much
of the wild west atmosphere which
Buffalo Bill had in his show came
from events which transpfed near
North Platte in pioneer days. Near
the town is ridge known as "t:ie d.
vide" and one of the high points in
the divide is called Sioux Look Out
On that point the Sioux Indians used
to lie in wait for settlers crossing the
plains and more than one massacre
took place on the wide prairie below.
Here, too highwaymen waited for the
stage coach. We were taken by auto
mobile to the top of the high point
and realized how HELPLESS and defense
fess those who crossed the plains were
for In every direction as far as the. eye
could reach there was level prairie.
In those days there were few trees
and the Sioux had hours Of time to
prepare for an attack after he caught
the first glimpse of his victim along
the horizan The North Platte chap
ter D. A. R., recently organized. has
taken for name, The Sioux Out Look
chapter.
Every now and then ONE one in
North Platte would mention Keith
Neville always with an important air.
Finally our curiosity got the better of
us and we said: who is Keith
Neville?" You should have seen the
expression on that woman's face as
she said: Hes governor OF Nebras,
ka" We were properly Inundated
for our ignorance but laughed and
said: '"You tell me who Is the gov
ernor of Iowa." And she couldn't 40
It. We concluded that by way of the
wild west show is surer road to
fame and immortality than by way OF
the governors chair.
Speaking Of Indian landmarks, we
are reminded of row Of trees which
grow on the campus of the Northwest |
ern university at Evanston. The !
campus lies between Sheridan road
and the lake and is famous for the ma
tive forest trees which grow there.
Along one of the walks are trees