b'DID YOU KNOW, IN THE OLD WEST.By Lee Anderson, Old West Living Historian, Award Winning Author, and Old School HorsemanLee Anderson and his horse, Concho, are well known around the state doing presentations in schools, corporate events,and civic events. Learn more about them and his book on his website. historicaloldwest.orgO n November 25,is officially listed as a noxious weed.It is salt tolerantwith her shooting ability. 1867, Swedish- and was first recorded in Bon Homme CountyShe could cut in two a born Alfredin South Dakota in 1877. It probably came in as aplaying card standing Nobel (of the Nobel Peace Prize fame)stowaway in flax imported from Ukraine.Southedgewise, shoot the cork revolutionized mining in the AmericanDakota proved to be far too harsh an environment foroff of a bottle, and use a West when he invented dynamite. the flax but the tumbleweed flourished and is nowrifle to shoot glass balls common in several western states. thrown in the air.T he Transcontinental Railway wasebruary 29, 1908, Patany in the Old West completed on May 10, 1869, whenF Garret (the sheriff whoM believed Geronimo the last spike was driven at PromontoryPoint inkilled Billy the Kid) waswas the worst Indian Utah.Coast-to-coast travelmurdered over a landwho ever lived. However, after his surrender to was reduced from andispute. He died neverUS troops in 1886, he converted to Christianity and even average of six months tocollecting his reward forrode in Teddy Roosevelts inaugural parade.one week. The ceremonykilling Billy the Kid.involved a golden spikennie Oakley was theT here is a mistaken being driven into aA first female superstar.notion that the wagons railroad tie. The event wasused during the westward transmitted around theIn 1875, at the age of 15,migration country by telegraph andshe entered a shootingwere of the was possibly the first majormatch with nationallyConestoga media event transmitted live.Theacclaimed expert marksmanvariety. gold spike was immediately replacedFrank Butler. To everyonesConestoga and remains on permanent displayastonishment, she beat him. Shewagons in San Francisco. and Butler eventually marriedwere large and in 1887, they joined Buffalofreight wagons up to 24 feet long and far too T he Russian thistle (better knownBills Wild West show where sheexpensive for most immigrants. Very few as tumbleweed) is not native tobecame internationally famous.Conestoga wagons were ever part of a wagon the United States.It has encroachedShe performed with the show fortrain. Most were of the smaller and less into parts of North America where it17 years and amazed audiencesexpensive farm or "lumber wagon" variety. Used Tractors: Kubota,John Deere, New Holland, etc.New Tractors: LS from25 hp and up.from UTVS to Car Haulers,Landscape and Dump Trailers, Special We Service & RepairOrders also available on New Trailers.Tractors, Trailers & UTVs.Grapple Buckets, Box Scrapers, Straight Blades,Rock Rakes, Chain Harrows, Arena Groomers, Brush Hogs, Post Hole Diggers, Post Drivers and More.45563 N Grand Avenue 1302 W Apache Trail Morristown, AZ 85342 Apache Junction 85120SWEQUIPMENT.com12 June 2021'