Pioneer recalls the death of Wild Bill Hickok in the frontier
Cal. resident John Taylor, 38, a veteran real estate operator, recounts the 1876 shooting of Wild Bill Hickok in Leadville. He describes the pursuit of Jack McCall, the trial and execution timeline, his first encounter with Calamity Jane, and his roles from Custer City coronership to pioneering in Coalinga oil fields while moving through the Black Hills and Oklahoma.
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Goalinga
Cal
John Taylor
Ck Hills
Wild Bill Hickok
Taylor
Frontier Settlements
Wiki Bi Hickok
Leadville
G. D
Hickok
Tim Brady
Jack McCall
Wild Bill
McCall
Brady
Rude Log
Yankton
Jane
Custer City
Philadelphia
Black Hills
Poker Annie
Dalton Brothers
New Mexico Territory
Billy the Kid
Kid
Oklahoma Territory
Gutthrie
Okla
Colorado
Idaho
California
Coalinga
Livestock Receipts Report From Indianapolis Market
Indianapolis June 29 report shows cattle and calf totals with fair to steady tone in killing classes. Cattle 700, calves 400, sheep 800 with spring lambs steady. vealers and feeders mixed as weights and prices range across categories. Heavier cattle and lighter hogs show varied but largely stable bidding, with top steer and lamb quotes noted.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.pi—-He
Mrs John Garnoe Visits In Linton
Detroit visitor Mrs John Garnoe spends the week with relatives and friends in Linton.
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John Garnoe
Detroit
Mich
Switz City Items Highlights Local Visits and Moves
Mrs. J B Dillon reports social visits as Meek and Hancock families spend weekend with Indianapolis kin. Charles Barnes plans move to Hazelton for work. Grace Banks from Indianapolis stays with Holland family as Mrs. Holland improves. Several other locals host or visit relatives from Bloomington Danville Spencer Urbana Urbana hosts, with Hineman and Erzinger families noted.
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Charles Barnes
Hazelton
Barnes
Grace Banks
Indianapolis
William Holland
Jesse Noel
Viola
Dorothy Timmons
William Babbs
Spencer
Mary Pierpont
Danville
C. N. Christy
Cassilda Spencer
Flora
Ralph Overman
Urbana
Otto Hineman
Monroe and
Mary Louise Erzinger
James Hineman
Gold extended in west Prescott frontier mining
In Prescott Arizona placer gold fever returns as 2,000 residents rely on stream work. Prospectors with mules extract tiny colors from Granite Creek banks near the city, as fields once worked yield small finds and hopefuls search overlooked beds for richer strikes.
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Prescott, Ariz
Arizona
Granite Creek
Prescott
Local visitors and notable calls spread across several towns
Mrs. Glen Bonham and Mr. Earl Davis with Frances visited in Bedford. Mary Davis visits Terre Haute. Carl Nolds family in Sullivan. Gertrude Bale and children from Brownstown visited Graysville friends. S.C. Harrison and Evansville guests with Moss family. Hester Corbin family from Indianapolis visiting Raymond Corbin. Billie Withrow returns to Charleston after two weeks with George Kious and friends.
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Earl Davis
Frances
Bedford
Mary Davis
Terre Haute
Otho Brown
Carl Nolds
Sullivan
Gertrude Bale
Brownstown
Gertrude DeNeve
James Street
Graysville
Delphia Nichols
S.C. Harrison
W. EF. Harrison
Evansville
P. P. Moss
Hester Corbin
Patty Ann
Mary Lou
Indianapolis
Raymond Corbin
Billie Withrow
Charleston
George Kious
Social visits and transfers around Bloomfield and nearby towns
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Lynn and son John Taylor included Mar and Mrs. Leo Love at Linton Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Ferguson and son Jerrell Lee Will Baird Mrs. Earl Edwards Betty Gale Thomas Marcus Hamlin Ray Pierson Clyde Hostettler Walter Arney and James Hardin Also Mr. and Mrs. George Riehman of Bloomington visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hardin Ray Ashbaugh transferred to Browns town from Stylesville Michael Hawkins visited Ellenottsville parents Will Laughlin visited Walter Lowder Frances Smith visited Mrs. Wendell Ferguson Inez Lynn visited Mrs. Mattie Heaton and Mrs. Everett Heaton Roy Pierson traveled to Brownstown on business
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Ivan Lynn
John Taylor
Mar
Leo Love
Linton
Wendell Ferguson
Jerrell Lee
Will Baird
Earl Edwards
Betty Gale Thomas
Marcus Hamlin
Ray Pierson
Clyde Hostettler
Walter Arney
James Hardin
George Riehman
Bloomington
Paul Hardin
Ray Ashbaugh
U. R. Price Construction Company
Stylesville
Brownstown
Achael Hawkins
John Hawkins
Ellettsville
Eugene
Will Laughlin
Walter Lowder
Frances Smith
Inez Lynn
Mattie Heaton
Everett Heaton
Roy Pierson
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Hiack Hills
Bans Marshal
Viseps
Switz
J. B. Dillon
AST
Bloomfield Drive
Goodyear
Gloria Vanderbilt
Hollywood
Tar
Igor Cassini
Washington
Warrenton
Robert Seabourne
Seabourne Twins
Herbert
John Booker
Sylvia Bruce
Esther Mentlik
New York
Ting Warriors
Hudson River
Mickey Walker
Haseman’s Grove
Pathfinder
CIA AC
Tiple
Goodyear Tires
Germ Sales & Service
St., N.E
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