August 25, 1896 Riding with a six-man posse that includes the deadly Dunn brothers, U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas meets two informants (the Noble brothers, Tom and Charles) outside of the crossroads settlement Lawson, Oklahoma. The rendezvous has been prearranged for sundown, just “beyond” the village. With the informants in tow, the posse members make their way to the west end of the tiny berg. They are after Bill Doolin, who has been on the run since his spectacular break from the Guthrie fe

July 2004
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- Silver J Western Wear
- “I Will Laugh No More While Living”
- Santos Furniture
- Puttin’ the Hirt on Your Head
- Country Crossover Colorado Style
- State of the Union
- Wind River Historical Center
- Seventh Cavalry Sells High
- Kill Bill
- Digging Up Billy the Kid’s Mother
- A Pictorial Historian
- On the Trail of Wild Bill Hickok
- What did women use as hairspray years ago? Miss Kitty’s hair was always in place.
- When did they stop hanging men for horse theft? Also, what was the penalty after hanging was outlawed?
- Have you heard of West Texas badman Charlie Small?
- While watching Joe Kid and The Journeyman, I’ve noticed the use of Mausers. Was this gun typical of the period?
- Did cowboys really make tenderfeet “dance” by firing their pistols at their feet as is often shown in old Westerns?
- Can you describe a drover’s typical day on the Long Trail?
- The Three Charleys
- Nerves of Steel