One of our readers, Raymond Hill, asked me how railroaders got water up the water towers for trains traveling in the Old West, especially in the...
Jerkwater Towns
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Bob Boze Bell
Jerkwater Towns
One of our readers, Raymond Hill, asked me how railroaders got water up the water towers for trains traveling in the Old West, especially in the...
Silver City Shoot-Out
March 10, 1884 After an exercise break, prisoners Frank Taggart, Mitch Lee and Kit Joy overpower two guards at the jail in Silver City, New Mexico,...
Silver City Shoot-Out
March 10, 1884 After an exercise break, prisoners Frank Taggart, Mitch Lee and Kit Joy overpower two guards at the jail in Silver City, New Mexico,...
One Hell-Firin’ Minute of Smokin’ Action
August 22, 1891 Deputy Ed Short has learned that the ill man lodging at the Rock Island Railroad hotel in Hennessey, Oklahoma, is none other than...
The Tale of the Empty Chamber
January 10, 1880 Bob Hargrove’s saloon at Old Fort Sumner, New Mexico, is packed with cowboys, including James Chisum, brother of John, and three of...
Queen of Country Swing’s Tough Mamas
Honkytonk Sue, the Queen of Country Swing, has been dispensing her sage advice since she first appeared in the June 1977 National Lampoon. She saves...
One Man With Courage Makes A Majority
February 15, 1900 Today is supposed to be Wells Fargo Express Agent Jeff Milton’s day off. But someone telegraphed in sick, so he is working the run...
One Man With Courage Makes A Majority
February 15, 1900 Today is supposed to be Wells Fargo Express Agent Jeff Milton’s day off. But someone telegraphed in sick, so he is working the run...
Queen of Country Swing’s Tough Mamas
Honkytonk Sue, the Queen of Country Swing, has been dispensing her sage advice since she first appeared in the June 1977 National Lampoon. She saves...
Queen of Country Swing’s Tough Mamas
Honkytonk Sue, the Queen of Country Swing, has been dispensing her sage advice since she first appeared in the June 1977 National Lampoon. She saves...
Adair Before They Die
July 15, 1892 Riding eight strong, the Dalton Gang enters Adair, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). They commandeer the train station,...