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The other weekend I watched two deer wander out of a creek bed and meander through a meadow until they caught a scent they didn’t like and took off running. After a few strides, it was difficult to pick out their tan hides against the khaki grasses as they ran toward the tree line in the distance.
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Nov. 11, 1880, ushered in the beginning of one of the most severe winters on record in Kansas and across the entire Great Plains. In “The Long Winter,” Laura Ingalls Wilder, who was living in South Dakota, described the gloomy days that were yet to come that oppressive winter of 1880-81.
Read moreI’ve spent a lot of time in the cabs of tractors as we continue our marathon of fall harvest.
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The Lone Star Dance Hall was one of Dodge City’s most popular resorts. Bat Masterson and Ben Springer were the owners of the Lone Star, which sported a long mahogany bar and a full complement of gambling tables. Charley Lawson’s orchestra provided music from a small stage that overlooked the dance floor in the rear of the room. The stage also provided the opportunity to produce variety shows on occasion.
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The Red Light was Caldwell’s most notorious dance house. Owners George and Maggie Woods arrived in Caldwell early in 1880 to stake their claim in the “sporting” business of the town. Coming from Wichita, the two had received a proper education in the trade under the eminent tutelage of Bessie Earp, wife of James Earp and Wyatt Earp’s sister-in-law.
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As she sat in the Performing Arts Center, the Be Alert! presentation hit close to home for April McElroy.
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