Saturday, December 1, 2018

Panhandle rancher accidentally shot on train

 
(Texas Day by Day) … On this day in 1901, William Riley Curtis, well-known Panhandle rancher and owner of the Diamond Tail Ranch, was accidentally shot on a train headed for Memphis, Texas. A fellow passenger's gun fell to the floor and discharged.
The stricken rancher was taken to Fort Worth, where he died a few days later. Continued

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