Walter A. Kepford is a big game guide from Wyoming. His license is "number one" and dated in 1899. He's led many successful hunting trips including guiding Buffalo Bill Cody. Mr. Kepford, seventy-six, is visiting Fort Worth, Texas as part of his zigzag trip across the country. He has covered 5,000 miles since December. His host here is George J. Shrup of Lake Worth, Texas. Mr. Kepford will soon return home to Cody, Wyoming, where he filed his homestead claim in 1895. He is dressed in a collared shirt, necktie, trousers, and a jacket.
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