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Bad Men Spike Their Guns Western Outlaws Settle Down
A column discusses former outlaws in Indian Territory and nearby areas, noting Henry Starr, Belle Starr's kin, Ben Cravens, and others who have ceased violence and settled into ordinary life or fled to Mexico. It contrasts fledgling settlements in No Man's Land with cautious law enforcement and examines shifting destinies of past bandits.
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Indian Territory
Federal
Leavenworth
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Dakota
Hole In the Wall
Jim Younger
Minnesota
Henry Starr
Starr
Belle Starr
West
Cole Younger
Belle
Henry
Young
Fort Smith
Cherokee Female Seminary
Tulsa
Dawes Commission
Ben Cravens
Kansas
Cravens
Missouri
Orbery
Governor Ferguson
Guthre
United States
Territorial Council
Mexico
Pennsylvania
Senora