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Private Property of Bayard H Paine 819 West Third Street, Grand Island, Nebr

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This book contains an acct. of the Experiances[sic] and exploits of the young man, Bayard H. Paine while on a tour in North Western Nebraska.

Constitution
I. Preamamble

[assorted signature practices written sideways in book, indecipherable numbers]

7-8-1889
J.S.

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II. By Laws.

Certain High School persons desire to take a vacation from arduous duties and mental labors and
Wheras[sic] said persons desire to rough it and pay hob without being restrained and
Whereas, These certain persons desire to enjoy to enjoy to its fullest extent the hunting of game and the rustling of diverous[sic] things.
Therefore be it resolved That said persons members of the Grand Island High School namely
J.H. Thompson teacher in said school
Bayard H. Paine graduate said school in class of 89

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Chas. D. Searson, Senior in said school
and Gus H. Roze[sic]
do hereby form an association for the purpose of roughing it a few weeks and it is hereby Resolved that the name of the said society be the
"Duphunny Rustlers."
and the mode of travelling[sic] shall be by teams with a spring wagon, cover, tent, and camping outfit and the general direction of travel b y North West along the B&M R.R. in Nebraska.
The expedition is to start about July 8th 89 and remain travelling[sic] as long as said party desire to rough it or until the association get froze[sic] out by the chilling blasts of Northern Blizzards and be it further

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Resolved.. That the members shall stand the expense in the following Ratio
J.H. Thompson 6/16
B.H. Paine 5/16
Gus H. Rose 2 1/2/16 [two and one half sixteenths]
Chas. D. Searson 2 1/2/16
and that the following are the duly elected officers
Bayard H. Paine. Chief Cook
J.H. Thompson Asst. and Funny Man
Gus H. Roze[sic] Master of Horse
Chas. D. Searson Comissary[sic] General
and alway[sic] reddy[sic] fire lighter
and be it further
Resolved that no joking shall be allowed and for first offence the fine of $1 shall be imposed said $ to be paid into Gen'l fund by not saying nothing nothing about it

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2nd offence 50 cents
3rd. " the offender is presented with a valuable water berry watch.

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July 8th '89

Got up at 6 a.m. Gus came down last night (Sunday) and is here with me. We went downtown hitched up and finally got started at 10 a..m. for Mr. Roses. Here we took dinner and at about 2 P.M. started for uncle Harry's. We travelled[sic] just about the longest way there was and got there all O.K. We struck camp tent facing north. We killed 2 mourning doves and one young chicken. I dressed them and Mr. T. got sick washing them and did not eat anything I got a blanket and a quilt of Uncle Henry's. We went to bed at about 10P.M. About 15 min after we went to bed some coyotes came up real cloze[sic]

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and for some time made the night hideous. Chas & I went out to look at them, but they had flown for parts unknown We had baked potatoes, meat & coffee for supper. The land has been very level and farms most all the way. We have passed through 3 towns Alda, Abbott and Rennulsburg[sic].

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Tuesday July 9. 1889

We got up at about ½ past 5 a.m. It looked awfully like rain We had oatmeal, milk crackers potatoes and coffee for breakfast We started from Uncle Henrys about 8.30 a.m. Went to Cairo inquired for mail (to no avail) bought castor oil to grease buggy etc from here we followed the B & M. Its[sic] awfully hilly along this road. We camped for lunch about 12 o'clock Played Ball wrote letters etc. Just as we were hitching up at about 1 o'clock it began raining kind of a dry drizzle. We travelled [sic] about an hour and it came up and rained awful hard with quite a little wind. We got out and put tent up opposite Bill George's farm. We all except Mr. Thompson

got sopping wet. I took off my clothes and strapped a large blanket around me. Washed or rung [sic] out the water from my clothes and hung them up on a string in the tent. It stopped raining about 4.30 P.M., and we went out played Ball, practiced shooting, at Chas. red uniform cap and rustled in wet cobs from a neighboring house. We had fried potatoes, coffee, etc. etc. for supper. Bill George came over and he happened to be an old hunter and trapper. He was real good and let us get a lot of brush and we had a great old camp fire out in front of the tent. He shot with my rifle and

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up-dated: September 23, 2003