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J a nuar y ○ ○ ○ ○ Quiz

DESK SCHEDULE ○ ○ ○ ○ “TRUE AND FALSE” IN THE WEST by Chuck Kleber
Here is a chance for you to learn whether you are “true”or “false.”
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Saddle-up and see how many of these you can answer.
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Tues/1 ---Visitor Center Closed--- ○ ○ ○
Wed/2 R. Keough M. Burk ○ ○ (1) “Corral Dust” was a cowboy’s term for tall tales/wild yarns
( )True ( )False
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Thur/3 G. Sayles C. Williams (2) “Bull Durham” is a cattle-breeding name
Fri/4 L Vavak C. Gilmore ( )True ( )False
(3) “Crack-a-Loo” was a popular gambling game with coins
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Sat/5 ----------W. Barbuck-------------- ○ ○ ( )True ( )False
Sun/6 E. Turkin S. Valladao ○ ○ ○ (4) “Border Shift” means to turn your watch on the herd over to an
other cowboy ( )True ( )False
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Mon/7 H. Berkowitz R./W. Hetzler ○ ○ ○ (5) “Puyallup” is a loosely-used expression, meaning “pull your socks
Tues/8 N. Turner E. Rothfuss ○ ○ up.” ( )True ( )False
(6) “Straw Boss” had its responsibilities, but you were second, to the
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Wed/9 P. Olson M. Burk ○ ○ big boss ( )True ( )False
(7) “Wickiups’* are crude shelters made from branches, brush and the
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Thur/10 G. Sayles C. Gilmore ○
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like ( )True ( )False
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Fri/11 H. Perlman A. Berg ○ ○ ○ (8) “Caravanserai” is a bit of a mouthful. It refers to a mule train.
Sat/12 P. VanDooremaal B. Saperstein ○ ○ ( )True ( )False
(9) “Moro” refers to a dark brown horse
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Sun/13 B. Hammell S. Valladao ○ ○ ( )True ( )False
(10) “Owlhead” —Not a bird, but an untrainable horse
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Mon/14 H. Berkowitz D. Powers ○
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( )True ( )False
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Tues/15 N. Turner E. Rothfuss ○ ○ ○ Answers on page 5
Wed/16 R. Keough M. Burk ○ ○ ○ ○
Thru/17 G. Sayles C. Gilmore ○ ○ ○
Fri/18 I. Greico A. Berg ○ ○ ○
Mouse, continued from front page the truth soon emerged. The search party
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Sat/19 J. Kisosondi E. Schliepp ○ ○ ○ ○ retrieved the remains of the two men and
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Sun/20 E. Turkin M./L. Utah ○ The next morning they made for Las Ve- ○ ○ ○ eventually delivered them to their fami-
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○ gas Rancho but again drew a blank ○ lies at Needles, Calif. where they were
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Mon/21 H. Berkowitz L. Vavak ○ ○ when they questioned the Stewarts. . . ○ ○ given a proper burial.
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Tues/22 N. Turner E. Rothfuss ○ they had seen no one. The searchers con- ○ ○ A price was put on Mouse’s head but
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○ tinued on to Kyle Ranch. Ed Kyle told ○ ○ he had disappeared without a trace. He
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Wed/23 P. Olson M.Burk ○ ○ them that Mouse had borrowed a knife in ○ ○ might have escaped justice but for the fact
Thur/24 G. Sayles I. Greico ○ ○ order to do some repairs to his shoes, ○ ○ that sometime in June, 1897 in Overton,
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○ which obviously were showing the effects ○ ○ Nev., a squaw returned home to find
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Fri/25 H. Perlman E. Schliepp ○ ○ of having walked more than twenty five ○ ○ tracks in her garden. The tracks were de-
Sat/26 P. VanDooremaal C. Williams ○ miles. ○ termined as being Mouse’s. Ten days later
Knowing that Mouse was now on he was tracked down to a flat four miles
Sun/27 L. Klasse M./L. Utah foot, they retraced their steps to the Colo- ○ ○ north of the Muddy River, near Overton,
Mon/28 H. Berkowitz D. Powers rado and met up with Major Greeoway, ○ ○ in what is now the Valley of Fire State
who sought information about his two ○ ○ Park, and shot to death.
Tues/29 N. Turner E. Rothfuss companions. Obviously neither Perkins ○ ○ If you visit the Valley of Fire, take the

Wed/30 R. Keough M. Burk nor Wine could enlighten him but they ○ ○ short trail to Mouse’s Tank. Legend has
stayed overnight with him and sought to ○ ○ it that this unique sandstone formation was
Thur/31 G. Sayles I. Greico reassure him. Their reassurances were in ○ ○ Mouse’s hiding place. You’ll see why the
vain. For when they returned to Bonelli ○ ○ tank, so remote and unusual, enabled him
Changes? Call Harley Decker (791-0713) Ferry and a search party was organized, to evade justice for so long. ;