The January line-up:
HOMESTEAD ACT – To help settle the West, in 1863 this Act gave anyone title to land after they lived on it for five years. As a result 1.6 million settlers were able to own land.
BOSE IKARD – Although the chances are excellent you’ve never heard of Bose Ikard, you may discover you knew more about him than you thought.
DAVID KEMP – Kemp is a good example of how Old West towns hired lawmen that would enforce laws in accordance to the desires of the town’s businesses.
EMPEROR NORTON – Did you know that in the 1870’s our country was governed by Emperor Norton, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico? Many people back then didn’t know it either. (See Picture)
EMMET CRAWFORD – While chasing Geronimo, Captain Emmet Crawford was killed, not by an Indian, but his death resulted in the continuation of the Apache wars for nine more months.
WILLIAM COOK – Although he was the leader of his gang, William Cook wasn’t the enforcer. He had another member of his gang to do that.
THE COWBOY KID – Have you ever wanted to run off with the circus? That’s just what “The Cowboy Kid” did. And he stayed with it all his life.
JAMES BLACK – James Black made a famous weapon. But his name has faded into history, because of the popularity of the person who used the weapon, James Bowie.
FREMONT’S POLITICAL CAREER – We’re all familiar with John Fremont’s explorations mapping the West. But little is know of his political career, because it was highlighted by “incorrigible negligence.”
RICHARD DUBLIN – Richard Dublin managed to elude the Texas Rangers to the point that Captain Reynolds exclaimed that his cook could do a better job of finding Dublin.
CHARLES BENT – Today, when constituents are dissatisfied with a politician they get him recalled. In 1847, some constituents were dissatisfied with their governor, but they handled it in a different way.
PAWNEE SCOUTS – In 1865 the army fielded Company A, Pawnee Scouts, and for thirteen years, they did an unbelievable job of scouting for and protecting soldiers.
DULL KNIFE – Like a number of Indian chiefs, Dull Knife didn’t want to war against the United States. But the circumstances were such that he couldn’t avoid it.
JOHN X. BEIDLER – John Beidler wasn’t able to find his place in life until he was handed a hemp rope with a noose at one end.
BAKER MASSACRE – In 1870 there was a strong movement to transfer the control of Indian affairs from the Department of Interior to the War Department. But the Baker Massacre stopped the movement in its tracks.
MARSHALL DISCOVERS GOLD – Although John Marshall and John Sutter discovered gold at their mill, they saw none of the rewards of that discovery.
DAVID J. COOK – Although he tired his best to become a famous lawman, any fame he received was the result of his arresting the last man to be hanged in Denver, Colorado.
ROBERT ZACHARY – Sometimes, it’s the time and location of the crime, not the crime itself that results in the severity of the punishment.
NELLIE CASHMAN – A woman well ahead of her time, Nellie was described as “pretty as a Victorian cameo and, when necessary, tougher than two-penny nails.”
REVEREND PEABODY – A very unusual man, Reverend Peabody was able to accomplish things in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona that were unbelievable.
ZANE GREY – Although he was educated as a dentist, Zane came out west and fulfilled his destiny as a great writer.
SAM FRAZIER – All Texas Rangers weren’t good men. Sam Frazier was a perfect example. But, his boss fired him…with a bullet.
WILLIAM BREAKENRIDGE – Men in the Old West tended to drift and have a number of occupations. But, I doubt there was anyone who had as many occupations as William Breakenridge.
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