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Dusty King Wins Crying Wolf Lands Bid
In Ogallala Dusty King and Bill Roper outbid Ben Thorpe for the Crying Wolf grazing leases at a federal auction. The bid climbs from fifty cents to seventy cents per acre in cash, delivering King Gordon control of northern pasture wealth and signaling a decisive West Texas cattle empire clash.
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Dusty King
Great Plains
Bill Roper
Lew Gordon
Texas
King Gordon
Ben Thorpe
Crying Wolf
Lew
Abilene
Gordon
Red Crick
Dave
Bob Henry
Tularosa
King
Big Bend
Tetons
Cleve Tanner
Ogallala
Cleve
Walk Lasham
Cross Timbers
Lasham
Kansas City
Ege
Sedalia
Bill
Dusty
Mr. King
Ing
Roper
Texas Holdings
Thorpe
Indian Department
United States
Ce Lands
Mesquite Grass Plains
Chisholm Trail
Ben Tharpey
Sore
Wells Fargo
Mr. Thorpe