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Old Trail Etchings and Town News In Six Bushels of Corn
Old Trail residents swap tales of corn, travel, and neighbors. Henry Hudson and Ed Jones visit Philip and Rapid City while trips to Wisconsin and Denver frame a busy week. Bulletins note stage travel, cattle work, and deer hunting, with local deaths and holiday plans shaping a recalled, bustling community scene.
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Old Trail
Martin Britt
Pierre
Rebecca Randalls
Ottumwa
Jess Lietz
Johnnie
Lena Schlottman
Scotty Ferguson
Plum Creek
Ed Alden
Charles Schilottiman
Wakama
Leader
Steer
Crahan Bros
George
Louis Schrottman
Philip
Charlie
Sam Legler
Ike Sponem
Wisconsin
Mary Deragisch
Ramona
Snell
Frank Dering
Conrad Reach
Twers
Rapid City
Denver
Henry McQuillan
Harry Smith
Montour
Lowa
Mr. Smith
Fred Schlottman
Luella Miller
Buswells
J. P. Buswell
White Owl
Messrs
Dermny
Rendh Lietz
Annie
Katie Hill
James O'Connell
Leslie Lacenics
E. C. Connors
Charley Hurst
Midland
Harold Sechieg
T. J. Maupin
Benthine
Wallis Snyder
Ed Spurling
Fay Hackett
Eagle Butte
Henry Hudson
Ed Jones
Dupree
Dagens Toerece
Harold Sechler
Westfork
Mesdames Spurling
van Laningham
George Carson
Cherry Creek
Fort Pierre
A. Ashworth
Carson