Eulogy For A Cow
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
It was a normal Thursday morning, a routine summer day in 1891. The good folk of Walton were just sitting down...
A Story of Love: Frank & Viola Barnes
"MARRIED. BARNES-MOURN. - At the residence of and by Justice Baughman, on Dec. 31st, 1881, Mr. Frank Barnes to Miss Viola M. Mourn, all...
The $2.00 Cowboy Deal
In 1910 you could become a fully trained Cowboy and obtain work on the great Rincon Ranch in San Antonio, Texas – all it...
Baseball In The Old West
Burrton vs Newton – Again
A strong and consistent rivalry existed for many years between the various communities of Harvey County, and in 1886...
Caring For The Children
An 1886 Neighborhood Watch
In 1886, a woman punished her little daughter in what was described simply as being "in a brutal manner" while...
How To Rouse A Town
Burrton, Kansas in 1885
One warm summer day, there were five boys arrested for serial damages done to Burrton’s grist mill, aged from 5...
The Lassell Diptheria Cure
A Sad Testimony from Ike & Lucy Elder
Everything was going wonderfully for Ike S. & Lucy Elder early in 1884. Since January 17, 1872,...
