Editing Will Irwin (section)

==Early life==
Irwin was born in 1873 in [[Oneida, New York|Oneida]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. In his early childhood, the Irwin family moved to Clayville, New York, a farming and mining center south of [[Utica, New York|Utica]]. In about 1878, his father moved to [[Leadville, Colorado|Leadville]], [[Colorado]], established himself in the lumber business, and brought his family there. When his business failed, Irwin's father moved the family to [[Twin Lakes, Colorado (disambiguation)|Twin Lakes]], Colorado. A hotel business there failed too, and the family moved back to Leadville in a bungalow at 125 West Twelfth Street. In 1889, the family moved to [[Denver]], where he graduated from high school. He said he cured himself of a diagnosed bout of [[tuberculosis]] by "roughing it" for a year as a cowboy.<ref name="hudson">{{cite book |author=Robert V. Hudson |title=The Writing Game: A Biography of Will Irwin |location=Ames, Iowa |publisher=The Iowa State University Press| date=June 30, 1982|isbn=978-0813819310}}</ref>