Change in “Dude Ranch”
The Eaton brothers have sold the Custer Trail Ranch. They may begin a new hotel in Montana.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1904-03-05
Your TR Source
Eaton, Alden
Letter from Howard Eaton to Theodore Roosevelt
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
Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall
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
Letter to the Eaton Brothers from Ray H. Mattison
Ray H. Mattison, the historian at Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, writes to the Eaton Ranch to request contact information for the descendants of Howard Eaton and his brothers. Eaton was a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt during his time in the North Dakota Badlands, and Mattison would like to invite the brothers’ descendants to the park dedication ceremony.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1949-02-15
Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Hermann Hagedorn
Ray H. Mattison, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park historian, writes to Hermann Hagedorn, Roosevelt Memorial Association Secretary, requesting information on the descendants of Theodore Roosevelt’s associates in the North Dakota Badlands. Mattison wishes to invite them to the park’s dedication ceremony. Mattison also requests the Association’s help in deciding who to invite to the ceremony.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1949-02-14