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Indian Raid Attacks and Heroic Woman at Station
An account recounts a violent Indian attack on Overland Trail stations near Hetlly with stage drivers, riders, and soldiers killed. A woman, Molly, and Joe Harper defend a haystack fortifying a dugout, she guiding use of revolvers and torches before aid arrives. General Custer is mentioned alongside a tribute to Molly as a steadfast guardian.
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OL Bey
Lewis
Kasse
Reilly
Flor
Wight
Dagrut
Hetlly
Joe Harper
Harper
Beate
Joe
Dagest
Travers
Solters
Kellys
Fred
Lori
Custer
Joos
General Custer Bimeelf