"Utah. The Motion Picture Herald called this serial ""a compliment to its title."" The name of Wild Bill Hickok stuck with Bill Elliot so much that Columbia made a series of Hickok westerns with him. The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) is a Columbia movie serial. It was the fourth of the fifty-seven serials released by Columbia and their first western serial. The serial was the first from a new production company, the previous three serials had been produced by Weiss Brothers. Wild Bill Hickok, U.S. Marshal in Abilene, Kansas, is"
"of Wild Bill Hickok. In 1876 he was named a deputy United States Marshal for the Wyoming Territory. On August 29th, 1876 he overheard McCall bragging about the crime in Laramie, Wyoming and arrested him. McCall was later tried for the murder in Yankton, South Dakota, convicted, and sentenced to death. Later in his life, Balcombe remained involved in Omaha politics and business. He served on the founding board of directors for the Omaha Public Library and the city's Board of Public Works among other positions. He died May 7, 1904 and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha."
"Wild Bill Hickok in Junction City, Kansas, then serving as a scout. Cody enlisted as a scout himself at Fort Elsworth and scouted between there and Fort Fletcher (later renamed and moved to Fort Hays). He was attached as a scout, variously, to Captain George Augustus Armes (Battle of the Saline River) and Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (guide and impromptu horse race to Fort Larned). It was during this service at Fort Elsworth that he met William Rose, with whom he would found the short-lived settlement of Rome, Kansas. In 1867, with construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway completing"
"George Ward Nichols George Ward Nichols (June 21, 1831 - September 15, 1885) was an American journalist known as the creator of the legend of Wild Bill Hickok. Nichols was born on June 21, 1831 in Tremont, Maine. During American Civil War he served under General John C. Fremont and General William Sherman. He wrote ""The Story of the Great March"" (1865). The book was translated on several languages. In September 1865 Nichols arrived in Springfield, Missouri, where he met James Butler ""Wild Bill"" Hickok. The article ""Wild Bill"" by Nichols appeared in ""Harper’s New Monthly Magazine"" in February 1867."
"generation of Fairbury's downtown buildings, including the original Jefferson County courthouse and a false-front frame building; other architectural styles represented include Italianate, Queen Anne, a variety of revival styles, and 20th-century commercial architectural styles. Rock Creek Station State Historical Park, located southeast of Fairbury, was a station on the Oregon-California Trail, and later served as a Pony Express station. Well-preserved wagon ruts from wagons on the trail are still visible at the park. In 1861, James Butler Hickock, who had not yet adopted the sobriquet ""Wild Bill"", was involved in a gunfight at Rock Creek Station, in which Hickock killed"
"Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout The Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout was a gunfight that occurred on July 21, 1865 in the town square of Springfield, Missouri between Wild Bill Hickok and gambler Davis Tutt. It is one of the few recorded instances in the Old West of a one-on-one pistol quick-draw duel in a public place, in the manner later made iconic by countless dime novels, radio dramas, and Western films such as ""High Noon"". The first story of the shootout was detailed in an article in ""Harper's Magazine"" in 1867, making Hickok a household"
"cattlemen to undertake cattle drives to his stockyards from 1867 to 1887. The stockyards became the largest west of Kansas City. Once the cattle was drove north, they were shipped eastward from the railhead of the Kansas Pacific Railway. In 1871, Wild Bill Hickok became marshal of Abilene, Kansas. His encounter there with John Wesley Hardin resulted in the latter fleeing the town after Wild Bill managed to disarm him. Hickok was also a deputy marshal at Fort Riley and a marshal at Hays in the Wild West. In the 1880s at Greensburg, Kansas, the Big Well was built to"
"a wild cowtown. Promotional copy for the film prominently mentioned Earp: ""Back in the days when the West was young and wild, ""Wild Bill"" fought and loved and adventured with such famous frontiersmen as Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp."" Earp was described in the promotional copy as ""Deputy Sheriff to Bat Masterson of Dodge City, known as one of the three greatest gun-men that ever lived, along with Bat Masterson and ""Wild Bill"" Hickok"". In reality, Earp was a virtually unknown assistant marshal in Dodge City when Wild Bill Hickok was murdered in 1876. After his death in 1929, Earp's"
"Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as ""Wild Bill"" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his work across the frontier as a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish and often fabricated tales that he told about his life. Some contemporaneous reports of his exploits are known to be fictitious, but they remain the basis of much of his fame and"
"a canal (each thought, mistakenly, that he had killed the other). Hickok moved to Leavenworth in the Kansas Territory, where he joined ""General"" Jim Lane's Free State Army (also known as the Jayhawkers), a vigilante group active in the new territory. While a Jayhawker, he met 12-year-old William Cody (later known as Buffalo Bill), who despite his youth served as a scout just two years later for the U.S. Army during the Utah War. While in Nebraska, James Hickok was derisively referred to as ""Duck Bill"" for his long nose and protruding lips. He grew a moustache following the McCanles"
"Marshall, New York Marshall is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,131 at the 2010 census. The Town of Marshall is in the southeast part of the county. Marshall is southwest of Utica, New York. The first settlers were the Brothertown Indians, a group of about 400 people formed from scattered remnants of tribes from New England and Long Island, led by Asa Dick and Samson Occom, who arrived around 1774. They were granted land by the Oneida Indians, for the purpose of creating a new township for Christian Indians. They made their homes"
"construction in Kansas. A few months later he had arrived in Kit Carson, Colorado, a town that had almost overnight exploded into a population of over 1,500 people. Desmond was appointed town constable, after which he hired Tom ""Bear River"" Smith as his deputy, and together the two made a name for themselves due to their abilities and controlling the town and its crime rate. By 1870, Smith had gone on to become the Marshal of Abilene, Kansas, where he would ultimately be killed in a gunfight, after which he was replaced by Wild Bill Hickok. Desmond left Kit Carson"
"Shawnee annexed land south of 55th to 83rd/79th west to the Kansas River, increasing the city size to . Before its annexation, Monticello Township was the natural crossroads for fur trading and later westward emigration by wagon. Monticello Township, Johnson County, Kansas Monticello Township is a former township in northwest Johnson County, Kansas. It is now merged with Lenexa and Shawnee, Kansas. In 1858 Monticello elected 21-year-old James Butler Hickok (better known as Wild Bill Hickok) as town constable. At one time Monticello had a stage shop, stores, saloons, blacksmith, doctor, hotel, general store, school house, churches, and about 15"
"Riders"", a fictional account of Pony Express riders, Hickok is portrayed by Josh Brolin. Hickok's birthplace is now the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial and is a listed historic site under the supervision of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The town of Deadwood, South Dakota re-enacts Hickok's murder and McCall's capture every summer evening. In 1979, Hickok was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Footnotes Citations Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as ""Wild Bill"" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his work across the"
"way but name. Nuttal & Mann's Nuttal & Mann's was a saloon located in Deadwood, southern Dakota Territory. It was noted for being the death-place of James Butler ""Wild Bill"" Hickok. It was later renamed the ""No. 10 Saloon"". The current No. 10 Saloon is not at the same location as the original Nuttal & Mann's. On the evening of August 1, 1876, Hickok was playing poker with a group of men. One of the men, Jack McCall, was an infrequent poker player and had been playing poorly. After McCall had lost his final hand, Hickok returned some of his"
"Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. On the way they battle the weather, hostile Indians and California secessionists intent on shutting the operation down to encourage California to secede from the Union. Charlton Heston did a film tie-in advertisement for Camel cigarettes. Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Creek, Kanab movie fort, the Gap, and Johnson Canyon in Utah. Pony Express (film) Pony Express is a 1953 American western film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill, Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickok,"
"gear. They drank ""white mule"" straight. Madams and gambling hall operators flourished in towns that were wide open twenty-four hours a day. Violence and ebullient spirits called forth a kind of ""peace officer"" that cattle towns made famous—the town marshal. James Butler Hickok, Wyatt Earp, and Bat Masterson were among the best-known cattle town marshals. The number of killings was, however, small by the standards of eastern cities. Expansion of the cattle industry resulted in the need for additional open range. Thus many ranchers expanded into the northwest, where there were still large tracts of unsettled grassland. Texas cattle were"
"Monticello Township, Johnson County, Kansas Monticello Township is a former township in northwest Johnson County, Kansas. It is now merged with Lenexa and Shawnee, Kansas. In 1858 Monticello elected 21-year-old James Butler Hickok (better known as Wild Bill Hickok) as town constable. At one time Monticello had a stage shop, stores, saloons, blacksmith, doctor, hotel, general store, school house, churches, and about 15 dwellings. The 1910 population was about 63. The town was bypassed by the Kansas Midland Railroad (Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe), which instead passed Olathe which caused the town to lose its county seat status. In 1987,"
"was known for being one of the ""wickedest"" cattle towns, the scene of numerous killings following shootouts between drunken cowboys. The town sported numerous saloons, brothels and gambling halls, with prostitution being rampant. Wild Bill Hickok ran for Ellsworth County Sheriff in 1868, but was defeated by veteran Union Army soldier E. W. Kingsbury. Kingsbury was an effective lawman, but relied on local marshals to patrol the town, as he also had to police the county. Violence in Ellsworth was commonplace among the cowboys and people associated with them. Ellsworth marshal Will Semans was shot and killed on September 26,"
"Singleton, began establishing black colonies in the state. Leaving southern states in the late 1870s because of increasing discrimination, they became known as Exodusters. At the same time, the Chisholm Trail was opened and the Wild West-era commenced in Kansas. Wild Bill Hickok was a deputy marshal at Fort Riley and a marshal at Hays and Abilene. Dodge City was another wild cowboy town, and both Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp worked as lawmen in the town. In one year alone, eight million head of cattle from Texas boarded trains in Dodge City bound for the East, earning Dodge the"
"the nine of diamonds which would come to be known as the Deadman's Hand. The Saloon still stages a re-enactment of the shooting during the summer months. The Saloon was frequented by many American Old West characters including: Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Colorado Charlie Utter, Texas Jack, California Joe, Buffalo Bill Cody, Doc Holiday, Poker Alice, Wyatt Earp & Potato Creek Johnny. Old Style Saloon No. 10 The Old Style Saloon No. 10 is located in Deadwood, South Dakota, United States. The Saloon is best known as the site where the American Old West legend Wild Bill Hickok was"
"Charlie Utter Charles H. Utter (Colorado Charlie) (around 1838, near Niagara Falls, New York – after 1912) was an early figure in the American Wild West, best known as a great friend and companion of Wild Bill Hickok. He was also acquainted with Calamity Jane. Utter grew up in Illinois, then went westwards in search of his fortune, becoming a trapper, guide, and prospector in Colorado in the 1860s. In early 1876, Utter and his brother, Steve, took a 30-wagon wagon train of prospectors, gamblers, 180 prostitutes, and assorted hopefuls from Georgetown, Colorado to the gold rush in Deadwood, South"
"expedition of 1875 and remained in the Black Hills to prospect. Following Custer's Last Stand he scouted for General George Crook's 5th U.S. Cavalry. In October 1876, while at Fort Robinson, Nebraska he was shot in the back by Thomas Newcomb, whom he had publicly accused of killing his friend Wild Bill Hickok three months earlier. He is buried at Fort McPherson National Cemetery. California Joe Milner Moses Embree Milner (May 8, 1829 – October 29, 1876) also known as ""California Joe"" was an American miner and frontier scout. Moses Embree Milner was born in Stanford, Kentucky on May 8,"
"cross paths with Hickok. Questions remain surrounding the veracity of the allegations of the gang's crimes, and whether the McCanles Gang ever existed at all. The legend of the McCanles ""Gang"" seems to be traceable to a single incident between a young Hickok (not yet known as ""Wild Bill"") and a rancher named David Colbert McCanles at Rock Creek Station, a stagecoach and Pony Express station in southern Nebraska, near present-day Fairbury. McCanles, a former sheriff of Watauga County, North Carolina, was known as a local bully and had earlier had an argument with Hickok over the latter ""stealing"" his"
"1855 as one of the first counties in the newly organized Kansas Territory; it was named for American missionary Thomas Johnson. The renowned gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok settled for a time in the county, becoming constable of Monticello Township in 1858. Johnson County was the site of many battles between abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates during the period of Bleeding Kansas, prior to the residents voting on whether slavery would be allowed in the territory. In 1862 during the American Civil War, Confederate guerrillas from nearby Missouri, led by William Quantrill, raided the Johnson County communities of Olathe and Spring Hill."
"Jack McCall John McCall (); (1852 or 1853 – March 1, 1877), also known as ""Crooked Nose"" or ""Broken Nose Jack"", was the murderer of Old West legend Wild Bill Hickok. McCall shot Hickok from behind as he played poker at Nuttal & Mann's Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory on August 2, 1876. McCall was executed for the murder on March 1, 1877. Many details of McCall's life are unknown. He was born in the early 1850s in Jefferson County, Kentucky. McCall was raised in Kentucky with three sisters, and eventually drifted west to become a buffalo hunter. By 1876,"
"outlaws, most notably Bill Doolin and his gang, the Wild Bunch. During May 1892, Tilghman was appointed a deputy U.S. marshal. Tilghman joined forces with fellow deputy marshals such as Heck Thomas, Chris Madsen, Frank Canton, and Bud Ledbetter to wage total war on the outlaws active in the territory. The Cherokee Strip land rush happened on September 16, 1893. The new town of Perry, Oklahoma, was created, and Bill Tilghman was appointed city marshal of Perry on October 21, 1893. Heck Thomas was hired as assistant marshal. Both Tilghman and Thomas retained their commissions as deputy U.S. marshals. Once"
"frontier"" after ""an exciting chase"". Sheriff Alexander Ramsey (1847-1875), who like Wild Bill Hickock shortly before him, had been first a city marshal of notorious Hays City, Kansas in Ellis County and later sheriff of the county, had prior killed a total nine men while discharging his duties. He had ""broke up"" several bands of horse thieves about Hays City, gaining a local reputation. Joseph McNulty was later permanently disabled (source says ""crippled"") when his horse fell over on him. McNulty, who had served with the Union Army to the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant during the U.S. Civil War, survived"
"Marshall, Richland County, Wisconsin Marshall is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 600 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Gillingham is located in the town. The ghost town of McGrew was also located in the town. The town was named after one John Marshall, who settled in the town in 1851. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 600 people, 211 households, and 163 families residing in the town."
"Nuttal & Mann's Nuttal & Mann's was a saloon located in Deadwood, southern Dakota Territory. It was noted for being the death-place of James Butler ""Wild Bill"" Hickok. It was later renamed the ""No. 10 Saloon"". The current No. 10 Saloon is not at the same location as the original Nuttal & Mann's. On the evening of August 1, 1876, Hickok was playing poker with a group of men. One of the men, Jack McCall, was an infrequent poker player and had been playing poorly. After McCall had lost his final hand, Hickok returned some of his losings and suggested"
"New York who had last lived in Mexico. He had a reputation as being a skilled gunman during the 1870s and afterward, and traveled to many towns throughout the Old West as a gambler. He drifted from place to place, including Deer Lodge, Virginia City, Leadville, Dodge City, Kansas, Deadwood, during which time he was involved in at least three shooting incidents. When Wild Bill Hickok was murdered by Jack McCall in Deadwood, South Dakota, Storms was reportedly in town at the same time, and it was rumored that he stole one of Hickok's pistols as a souvenir, although this"
"his two attackers during the shootout preceding his death, and both suspects received life in prison for the offense. He was replaced by Wild Bill Hickok in April 1871. Hickok's time in the job was short. While the marshal was standing off a crowd during a street brawl, gambler Phil Coe took two shots at Hickok, who returned fire, killing Coe. But Hickok then accidentally shot his friend and deputy, Mike Williams, who was coming to his aid. Hickok lost his job two months later in December. In 1880 Conrad Lebold built the Lebold Mansion. Lebold was one of the"
"the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. Marshall, New York Marshall is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,131 at the 2010 census. The Town of Marshall is in the southeast part of the county. Marshall is southwest of Utica, New York. The first settlers were the Brothertown Indians, a group of about 400 people formed from scattered remnants of tribes from New England and Long Island, led by Asa Dick and Samson Occom, who arrived around 1774. They"