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The old west was chock-full of cowboys and irate townspeople delivering vigilante justice to horse thieves with hemp rope over the limb of a tree. However, the early years of Kansas Territory were filled with the practice of foraging from the land. Both jayhawkers and bushwhackers lived by foraging and stealing horses became a regular activity.
Read moreThe biggest bets aren’t made at a card table, race track or during the Super Bowl. Instead, they happen every day on farms and ranches across the country. While most bettors place their hopes (and a few dollars) on a single event, those who grow our food face a successive series of wagers with the fate of the farm in the balance.
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The morning of Sunday, Sept. 2, 1877, William Brady arrived on the streets of Dodge City, Kan. Merely described as “a gentleman from Texas,” Mr. Brady was doubtless associated with the cattle trade. The shipping season was bringing cattlemen to town on a daily basis.
Read moreCivil conversation about the future of Wilson Schools is refreshing
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Richard Josiah Hinton was born in London, into relative poverty on Nov.
Read moreViewing the documentary “William Allen White: What’s Wrong With Kansas” at the EJSHSchool on Sunday, Aug.
Read moreYou might notice that we’ve shared a plethora of stories about the history of the Independent-Reporter and its predecessors in this issue of the newspaper. Some might argue we’ve gone over the top in self-congratulations.
Read moreAs I was outside with my kids waiting for them to catch their big yellow bus to begin another school year, I was reminded of how all of the back-to-school excitement is similar to the anticipation of fall on the farm.
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