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Baxter Springs News

Location

Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1908

Page

2

The Attack on the Lazy 8 in a Dark August Night

In a desolate ranch setting, Williston and his daughter Mary defend the Langford homestead against raiders. Mary fires from the window as the siege tightens, while Williston hones a grim resolve to shield his daughter and hold out until help or dawn.

Willistone Mary Willie Jesse Black Tye Costa Jagt J “T Williston Jesse Daddy Somers Kemah Three Bars Law Jease Black Lamb Paul Langford Langford Cat- Ussheds Tin Hensearn Winston N. x Mare

Daring siege ends in sudden blaze and standoff

A dramatic standoff unfolds as a group besieges a burning homestead. Winston faces death with dignity while a shot disrupts the attackers. Chaos erupts among riders, flames illuminate the scene, and rescuers press a risky approach amid furious gunfire and collapsed defenses. Mare, wounded, remains barely conscious as events unfold.

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