Volume 17 , Issue 23

NW Okie's Journey

We are still researching Wild West Outlaws of the 19th century and have included more information in this week's newsletter. And ... with all the talk about the Confederate Battle Flag, we have included some history surrounding it that dates back to 1860's.

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Walking With Sadie

Woof! Woof! The cool Colorado Rockies are much better for this short-nosed Pug and the hot, humidity of Southwest Texas. I sure do a lot of panting to cool myself off when not in an air-conditioned car or house.

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One Hundred Years Ago, 14 July 1915, Wednesday

One hundred years ago today, Wednesday, 14 July (1915), The Oklahoma City Times had this front page headlines: "Eads Framed A Scandal Story." A detective is one who fixed up tale for Rose Kirkpatrick is what a girl said. It was a planned ruin of Nichols. Bieber returned from Enid ready to appear in his numerous hearings.

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History of Confederate Battle Flag

Did you know that Twelve Historic Banners of South Carolina that were stored in the attics of the War departments. The Newberry Herald and News, Newberry, South Carolina, dated 23 June 1887, Thursday, had this mention concerning the Confederate Battle Flag.

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Outlaws of the Wild West

Have you noticed that films, songs, folklore and even video games has made the American West become known and famous for its cowboys, gunslingers and outlaws. And ... the most notorious outlaws of the wild west were considered enemies of the state. Today they are often spoken of as heroes and trailblazers. Did you know that Doc Holiday was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the age of 15?

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Wyatt Earp - The Real Story of the Legend

As a young man, Wyatt Earp was a caricature of the Western lawman. He gained notoriety as the legendary gunman in the shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, but shortly after his death in 1929, distressed Americans down on their luck transformed Wyatt Earp into a folk hero, a central figure in the narrative of how the West was won. Celebrated as a man who took control of his own destiny, Wyatt Earp came to epitomize the town-taming marshal responsible for bringing the forces of law, order and civilization to the Wild West.

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Death of Virgil Earp, 22 July 1900

In a 1900 newspaper, The Seattle Post Intelligencer, dated Sunday, 22 July 1900, page 5, we find this mention of Virgil Earp's death, the third of the brothers that came to a violent end.

Wyatt Earp, the surviving brother, conducted a saloon and gambling house at Nome, formerly lived in Seattle. Virgil was a stage robber and afterwards U. S. Marshall. All Earps died with boots on.

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