Commodore Perry Owens—as sheriff of Apache County, Arizona Territory—had a reputation as a deadly man. But he was also known as a bad boss. Less...
A Bad Boss
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Arizona
A Very Dangerous Man
Commodore Perry Owens already had a reputation as a dangerous man by the time he put on a badge in 1887. He claimed he killed 14 rustlers as a stock...
A Lawman pays the Price
Early in 1901, Yuma (AZ) Constable H.H. Alexander was sent to serve papers on local farmer J.J. Burns. Instead, the lawman shot and killed Burns’...
Were all the Witnesses at the Spicer Hearing Sworn in?
Were all the witnesses at the Spicer Hearing sworn in? Tom Betts Anaheim, California Some 30 witnesses testified at the Spicer Hearing inquest into...
Betting on the Baby on the Bar
Tombstone boasts Arizona’s most famous gunfight, but Prescott can claim its most famous saloon story. It speaks of a baby won in a gambling game...
What’s the History of Yuma, Arizona?
What’s the history of Yuma, Arizona? Scott Gastineau Prescott Valley, Arizona Louis J.F. Jaeger arrived at the storied Yuma Crossing in July 1850,...
Santa Claus, Arizona
On a stretch of arid desert northwest of Kingman arises what was perhaps the most unusual roadside attraction ever to grace the highways of...
Hotel Escalante the Grand Harvey House in Ash Fork, Arizona
The town of Ash Fork was born in 1882 when the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which later became the Santa Fe arrived. It was one of five...
Holbrook, Arizona
Before the railroad arrived in 1881, Holbrook, located where the Rio Pureco joined the Little Colorado, was known as Horsehead Crossing. Just east...
A picture hanging in a restaurant in Prescott, Arizona, is labeled, “Wyatt Earp.” Is this a photo of him?
Tom Isler Madera, California I have never seen this photo published in any of the Wyatt Earp biographies; somebody would have published it if the...