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Levi Richardson had been around Dodge City from its very inception. Like so many who came to this western country, Richardson made a living at whatever came his way.
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William H. Middaugh arrived on the front range of the Rocky Mountains in the middle of the 1859 gold rush. Middaugh was born near Painted Post, N.Y., in 1814. By 1836 he married Mary Marvin and was living in Erie, Penn., building wagons.
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I was fortunate enough to be asked to write a series of articles on volunteerism in our community. The first one was “The Benefits of Volunteerism,” which outlined some of the advantages of choosing to volunteer. The second article, “Where Have All of the Good Volunteers Gone?”, discussed reasons why volunteerism has recently declined. This third piece will simply lay out three volunteer leadership opportunities that exist in our community. Hopefully, a few volunteers will step forward to help.
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One of the most enduring images of the Old West is that of a great herd of Texas Longhorn cattle snaking its way north over the dusty Chisholm Trail to railroad stockyards at the end of the trail. Hundreds of thousands of cattle walked their way into oblivion, herded by leather-skinned, trailhardened cowboys whose names have been forgotten to all but a few disciples of trail history.
Read moreEllsworth County services temporarily on hold — again
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General Sheridan’s Winter Campaign to force the Indians out of Kansas was launched in November 1868. The most famous action of the campaign was the attack on Black Kettle’s camp by the Seventh Cavalry led by “Gen.” George Armstrong Custer. However, the entire campaign lasted until early spring 1869.
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