Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

Howard Eaton had to return to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to see his ailing mother. She passed away on February 9. They have had good winters in North Dakota but the range has become hardened. Commissioner Roosevelt has 350 to 400 cattle and sold half his horses. Sylvane M. Ferris and Arthur William Merrifield live at the old camp and intend to sell their stock this year. Joseph A. Ferris is still tending his store but will likely close soon. Eaton hopes to return to Idaho this fall for another hunting trip. This is the typed transcript of the original handwritten letter.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1890-03-10

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-08

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2025-10-16

Howard Eaton has heard a rumor that President Roosevelt is postponing his African safari. If this is true, Eaton invites Roosevelt and his family to the Eaton Brothers ranch in Wolf, Wyoming, to rest after he leaves the presidency. Eaton also praises the President on his accomplishments and shares that he and others on the ranch voted for President-Elect William H. Taft, but wish they could re-elect Roosevelt. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-24

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

The weather has been fair recently but previous “sharp weather” killed many cattle and “everybody is blue as a whetstone.” At least the losses should stop the big herds from Texas. Medora, Dakota Territory, is “very dead.” A. T. Packard lost everything in a fire and moved back east. The saloon also burnt down and Joseph A. Ferris’s store had a close call. Howard Eaton is glad that William Wingate Sewall is well and he wishes he could join Sewall for some “hunting, fishing, eating apples and drinking cider.”

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

1887-02-26

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

Howard Eaton provides updates on the location and activities of many people that William Wingate Sewall knew from the Medora, Dakota Territory, area.

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

1888-03-22

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

Howard Eaton broke his leg a month ago and has been in St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City. The cattle business is doing well and Eaton has heard that the hunting has been good. Theodore Roosevelt sold 500 cattle and intends to bring in Texas steers this year. Eaton concludes with updates on many people from the Medora, Dakota Territory, area.

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

1889-01-09

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

Howard Eaton updates William Wingate Sewall on his recent activities. He brought in 500 steers from Texas and spent three weeks on a Killdeer Mountain roundup. Eaton also had a successful hunting trip to Idaho.

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

1890-01-07

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

Howard Eaton had to return to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to see his ailing mother. She passed away on February 9. They have had good winters in North Dakota but the range has become hardened. Commissioner Roosevelt has 350 to 400 cattle and sold half his horses. Sylvane M. Ferris and Arthur William Merrifield live at the old camp and intend to sell their stock this year. Joseph A. Ferris is still tending his store but will likely close soon. Eaton hopes to return to Idaho this fall for another hunting trip.

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

1890-03-10

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922