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■ iw.pf !■!»■■■■ ............. ,w „ n ,“DAKOTA BOB’* ARRIVES TOVISIT OLD FRIENDS HERE._---“Dakota Bob,” the famous pedes-trian, who is walking across the continent on a wager reached town Monday. “Dakota Bob,” who is a native of Fonda, is walking from Portland, Ore., to Portland, Me., on awager of $3,000. He started,,fromthe western city on March 10 andmust be in Maine metropolis on Thanksgiving day. He is now saxday® 'ahead of his schedule.■With Mm the long dfetpmoe -waSkercarries a book in which he h-as an interesting collection of mementoes ofihis trip. It contains postofficestamps of the various , cities and♦towns he has stopped in, signaturesof newspaper men dn the offices he has visited, and passes issued by theatre managements, which, as a rule,read “good any time,” 'and 'businesscards of men he has met, who consider it a good advertisement, to have their cards in the book, and willinglyptay for the privilege.In appearance* ‘Dakota Boh” is picturesque- He has long haiir, streak-♦ed with gray, such as w'a® usuallyaffected by scouts in the diays of the “wild and wooly west.” His clothesare up-to-date and neatly brushed.His only affections in the matter of wearing apparel are a long, flowing bow tie, blue in color, and • having large white spots iirit, and-a belt of the national colors.“Bob” was a scout for several*years with General Miles and nobodyknows Ms real name. He was pre- *rented to President Cleveland withGeneral Miles and “Buffalo Bill” Cody as “Dakotia Bob,” and hasclung ito the title.- It is said that he will publish a ‘real name.
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Broadalbin Herald
Broadalbin, New York, US
Thu, Oct 24, 1907
Page 4
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