Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Walla. Walla Wash Aug. 21st 1902 [1] My. Dear Mr WoodsMr Martin writes me there has been trouble at the hotel. [2] Men quitting and fighting because the non arrival of Mr Harry Stevens— [3] I have wired you twice without an answer. Whats the matter what am I to expect.
Will you let me hear from you? Is Stevens going to finish his contract if so when?
Very truly yours W. F. Cody
I have written Stevens Bro twice no reply what kind of men have you recommended
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Spok. & [?] [?]Sou[?] Aug 21 1902 R [?]
United States Postage 2 Two Cents 2
A. W. Woods Architect 10th & O. Sts Lincoln Nebr
Note 1: Buffalo Bill's Wild West performed in Walla Walla, Washington, on August 21, 1902. [back]
Note 2: Cody refers to his Irma Hotel, then under construction in the town of Cody, Wyoming. "Mr. Martin" is most likely John Henry Martin (d. 1910), a former Indianapolis railroad agent who was then Buffalo Bill's local representative and business manager. [back]
Note 3: "Harry Stevens" was actually Henry A. Stephens, an owner of the Stephens Bros. construction firm, then located at 2418 N Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. On August 16, 1902, the Lincoln Trade Review reported that Stephens Bros. was the general contractor for William F. Cody's Irma Hotel in Cody, Wyoming. [back]
