A Lost Lover and a Soldier’s Quiet Heartbreak
The narrator recalls enlisting in 1861 beside Oliver Kimball and a hidden romance. Kimball’s life shifts from gloom to hopeful marriage illusions, then rumor and travel uncover a tragic past as letters, dreams, and a trek across Colorado reveal the true owner of a broken devotion.
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Oliver Kimball
Ghostly legends haunt Dead Man's Canon near Steele's ranch
The narrator recalls freight and teamster tales of a spectral bull and wagon following travelers near Dead Man's Canon as darkness falls. He debates using a desert cabin for shelter while denying superstition, asserting a belief in rational explanation and progress as he prepares to press on. (Concluded next week.)
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Racing Association Favors County Fair Proposal
An enthusiastic meeting of the Gases City Racing Association favored holding a fair this fall. The group agreed to seek county backing and asked the county to extend the pipeline to the race track, noting it would be hard to host a tall without such support.
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County Fair
Gases City Racing Association
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