Kansas cowboys endure in Flint Hills culture and legend
The Wichita Eagle profile explores how 1950s 60s TV icons gave way to a living prairie tradition. It follows Pawnee Rock’s John Schmidt, Buck Creek Ranch’s Randy Peterson, and Roy Rogers era singer Tennessee Jim Farrell, detailing cattle drives, ranch life, and the cowboy code of integrity. The piece highlights enduring Kansas cowboys from the Flint Hills to Smoky Hills and beyond, amid live auctions, ranch work, and regional pride.
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Bat Masterson
Wyatt Earp
Hoy
Arizona
Utah
Flint Hills
Smoky Hills
Kansas
Tractor Supply
Orscheln
John Schmidt
Pawnee Rock
Schmidt
J Bar
Schmidt Farms
Randy Peterson
Buck Creek
Cottonwood Falls
Peterson
Daling
Old West
Roy Rogers
The
Sons of the Pioneers
Gene Autry
Tennessee
Jim Farrell
Diamond W Wranglers
Farrell
Famous Outlaws and Western Legends in Kansas History
Beccy Tanner of the Wichita Eagle recounts key figures tied to Kansas. Billy the Kid rode into Wichita in 1870 with his family at age 11 shaping early reputations. The Dalton Gang’s 1892 Coffeyville bank raid ended in a deadly firefight. Henry Brown’s 1882 Caldwell hire and 1884 Medicine Lodge bank robbery ended in vigilante execution.
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Billy the Kid
Henry McCarty
Wichita
Catherine McCarty
Joe
McCarty
Dalton Gang
Dalton Boys
Coffeyville
Condon
First National
Daltons
Emmett Dalton
Kansas State Penitentiary
California
Henry Brown
New Mexico
Brown
Caldwell
Oklahoma
Medicine Lodge
Famous Lawmen of the Old West Mastersons in Sedgwick County
The Mastersons Ed Bat and Jim Masterson from Wichita and Sedgwick County became noted lawmen. Ed as city marshal was killed in 1878, Bat Sheriff of Ford County, Jim deputy then Dodge City marshal. Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok also figure in their era of frontier crime and order.
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Texas
Kansas Prairies
East Coast
Kansas
Abilene
Wichita
Caldwell
Newton
Ellsworth
Dodge City
Bat Masterson
Jack Ledford
Mike
John Meagher
Wyatt Earp
Mastersons
Bat
Jim
Sedgwick County
Masterson
Illinois
Sunnydale
Thomas
Catherine Masterson
William
William Masterson
Henry Raymond
Masterson Brothers
Bartholomew
Bart
Cowtown
Ford County
Wild Bill Hickok
James Butler
Wild Bill” Hickok
George Armstrong Custer
7Th Cavalry
Ellis County
Alamo
Hickok
Deadwood
Dakota Territory
Mike Meagher
Edwin Trueblood 92 Topeka native WWII veteran dies
Edwin Trueblood 92 of Topeka died July 9 2011. He was born January 3 1919 in Lucerne KS and served as a Captain in WWII earning a Bronze Star. He married Doris Messamore in 1946 and worked as a rural letter carrier and farmer. Funeral details listed with military honors and memorials to the American Heart Association.
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Topeka
McCrue Plaza
Edwin
Lucerne
Earl J
Florence
Karnes) Trueblood
Sheridan Community High School
United States Army
Signal Battalion
19Th Corps
9Th Army
Doris Messamore
US Postal Service
Kansas Farm Bureau
Century Farm
VFW
Kansas
National Rural Letter Carrier Association
Doris
Hoxie
Norton
Linda Hubbard
Michael Trueblood
Dara
Inman
Marsha Pomes
Michael
Lawrence
Duffer Mauck
Bernadine Cobb
Bonnie Czerenda
Elaine Kramer
Kansas City
Clayton Trueblood
Stan Hubbard
Vida Perrill
Harold Mauck
Kevin Brennan
Urish Rd
Mickey-Leopold Funeral Chapel
Hoxie KS
Bow Creek Cemetery
American Heart Association
Kevinbrennanfamily.com
Kansas Claims Cowboys Legacy From Hats To Jeans And Boots
A Wichita Eagle feature traces Kansas links to iconic western icons. John B. Stetson’s 1858 hat born in Kansas territory. Lee Jeans founder Henry Lee in Salina. Cowboy boot design by Olathe bootmaker. Marlboro Man actor Wayne Dunafon born in Colorado and raised in Kansas. Willie Mathews the first cowgirl in Caldwell. song The Streets of Laredo tied to Kansas origin. Dodge City saloon lore noted.
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Plains
Kansas
Kansas Territory
John B. Stetson
Jim Hoy
Center For Great Plains Studies
Emporia State University
Stetson
Gold
Colorado
Kansas City
Olathe
Hoy
Charles Hyer
Lee Jeans
Salina
Henry David Lee
Lee
Levi Strauss & Co
Willie Mathews
Caldwell
Samuel Dunn Houston
Clayton, N.M
Montana
Texas
Laredo
Frank Maynard
Maynard
Dodge City
Tom Sherman
Local News and Government Notes in Lawrence Journal-World
Lawrence Journal-World covers city and county government, courts and crime, Kansas University, Lawrence schools, consumer affairs, letters to the editor, obituaries, transportation, and photo reprints. Postmaster and address change details are provided for readers in Lawrence Kansas.
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Kansas University
Lawrence Schools
Transportation
Weekend poll: state views on cowboys and grass clippings
Readers name Arizona California Colorado Kansas Montana Oklahoma Texas Wyoming or other for cowboys. Weekend poll shows 76 percent do not bag grass clippings while 18 percent do and 5 percent have no lawn. Visit LJWorld.com for more responses and to vote.
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