Glur's Tavern is a drinking establishment built in 1876 in the city of

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, in the state of

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in the

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. It is said to be the oldest continuously operated tavern west of the Mississippi. It was patronized by "

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" Cody during a visit to Columbus. The tavern is listed in the

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. "The tavern is a worn, white clapboard structure that looks untouched by time and remodeling experts," wrote Tim Carman in the

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. "There's even an old "SALOON" sign hanging over the front-porch entrance." Local legend says that Buffalo Bill paid his bill at Glur's Tavern in May 1883 with a $1,000 bill after a funeral in Columbus for Major Frank North. North was the former leader of the Pawnee Indian Scouts and a close friend of Buffalo Bill's who managed the Native American participants in

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show. The showman's entourage came to Columbus for the funeral and rehearsals at the local fairgrounds.

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