Good Old Days: May 9, 2019
May 9, 2019
125 years ago
The Commoner, May 11, 1894
Postmaster William L. Brown, of Hooper, who spent Tuesday in Colfax, brought details to the Commoner of a rather sensational piece of news from Washtuchna, a station 10 miles below Hooper.
In the summer of 1893, a young man who gave his name as William Herrick appeared in Washtuchna and found employment there as a "broncho buster." He worked the greater part of his time for George W. Bassett and obtained the reputation of being an all-round tough character. He was called "Bill" when he made his...
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