tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016824573429623247.post2866359719287519701..comments2024-03-10T19:22:53.451-05:00Comments on HESCH HISTORY: Buffalo Frank PR in the Little Falls HeraldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016824573429623247.post-47422459494027414342014-10-25T09:07:31.736-05:002014-10-25T09:07:31.736-05:00LOL I suspect there were a dozen reasons for the ...LOL I suspect there were a dozen reasons for the moniker "Buffalo Frank"☺. Owning buffalo was a really odd thing (when a lot of his neighbors were just getting by). It distinguished which Frank they were talking about, too, since by my tree there were FOUR other Frank Otremba's in the area! Besides, those guys loved teasing each other. I think most of the town thought he was nuts, but admired his "gumption" at the same time...and since he was wealthy, they didn't cross him. He kinda put Pierz/Buckman on the map--if crossing bison and cattle had worked, he and Morrison would be famous. I bet he realized all that, too, and played it like a hand of cards. <br />You're right--the subjects of Otrembas, Franks, buffalos and combinations of them will be explorable as long as we breathe! LOLMarlys Hesch Sebaskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228387908550622919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016824573429623247.post-74733587515870368962014-10-25T02:03:04.321-05:002014-10-25T02:03:04.321-05:00Y'know... the "wild west show" Frank...Y'know... the "wild west show" Frank bought the buffalo cow and calf from was an actual Buffalo Bill Cody show. Checking the Minn papers from the summer of '02 and it's Buffalo Bill all right. So Frank would be able to claim that he owned stock from Buffalo Bill's herd. I dunno, could this have been the origin of Frank's nickname?<br />Stay tuned...after all, we have a motto around here we try hard to live up to,, "No sleeping dog is left to lie. No dead horse left unbeaten. Blood from rocks a particular specialty." LOL<br />LarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com