The March line-up:
HARRISON-LEVY SHOOTOUT – Although the movies show the fastest on the draw the winner in shootouts, the results of this shootout were more typical of the Old West.
KING FISHER & BEN THOMPSON KILLED – Friends, Fisher and Thompson went out for an evening on the town. They ended up being filled with lead.
YELLOWSTONE I – For 45 years mountain men were considered crazy when they brought back stories about the wonders of Yellowstone. Finally, the government sent a survey team to check it out.
YELLOWSTONE II – Ferdinand Hayden came back from his expedition with pictures and a 500-page report that resulted in Yellowstone becoming our first National Park.
YELLOWSTONE III – An artist that went on the expedition, Thomas Moran, was so impressed with what he saw that he changed his name.
BEN KILPATRICK – When outlaws got old, they sometimes lost respect from others. But none was treated the way Ben Kilpatrick was.
BOB PAUL – The robbers of the Benson-Tombstone stage failed in their objectives, but the robbery did become one of the major factors in the O. K. Corral shootout.
COWBOYS GO ON STRIKE – Even though they have the tradition of “riding for the brand,” in 1883 some cowboys went on strike. If you know cowboys, you know the outcome.
YOUNGERS & PINKERTONS TANGLE – The railroads, tired of the Youngers holding them up, put the Pinkerton Detective Agency on their trail. The first encounter between the two groups was interesting.
COMANCHE COUNCIL MEETING – Three Comanche chiefs came in for peace talks. Unfortunately, instead of peace, the meeting resulted in death on both sides.
CLINT BARKLEY – This is another brother-in-law story. In the end Barkley’s brothers-in-law were either killed in scrapes or hanged by vigilantes.
THE HORRELL BROTHERS – Everywhere the Horrell brothers went, they created havoc. But, eventually the law and vigilantes caught up with them.
CURLY BILL BROCIUS – Curly Bill was one of the cowboys at the time of the O. K. Shootout. But, when it came to his end, there are a number of stories.
FRANK STILWELL – Six months following the O. K. Corral shootout, the Earps were taking their dead brother, Morgan, to California. They were followed by Frank Stilwell. He became the first victim in Wyatt’s vengeance against the cowboys.
GEORGE MANUSE – Like many an outlaw “Flat Nose George” ended his life at the end of a vigilante’s rope. Today, all that remains of him are a pair of moccasins and tobacco pouch.
JOHN WESLEY POWELL – Although he lost one of his arms in the Civil War, and was considered an amature geologist, he eventually became the director of the United States Geological Survey.(See Picture)
BLACK BEAN LOTTERY – People play the lottery in hopes of winning a fortune. In 1843 a group of 176 Texans played in hopes of winning their life.
STEAMBOAT YELLOWSTONE – John Jacob Astor was an industrialist before the term was coined. Realizing money could be made through proper distribution, he revolutionized the fur trade.
GETTYSBURG OF THE WEST – During the Civil War the South looked towards the Southwest for money and men. But the battle that took place on March 26, 1862 ended their efforts.
GOLIAD – We’re all familiar with the battle cry “Remember the Alamo.” In reality, that was only half of the battle cry.
EMMANUEL CLEMENTS – Like his cousin Wes Hardin, Manny robbed and killed. And, like his cousin, he ended up shot dead.
SOCKLESS JERRY SIMPSON – Politician Jerry Simpson took a lemon and made lemonade from it.
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