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Prairie Cattle Company Incorporated 140 Years Ago Today

Prairie Cattle Company Incorporated 140 Years Ago Today

Today is a day in history that may only matter to those of us in southeast Colorado, northeast New Mexico, the Oklahoma Panhandle and the Texas Panhandle. An event in…

December 29, 2020December 30, 2020
Jack Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

Jack Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

Editors Note: I've often mentioned Jack Ratliff as the other Baca County Wanderer when writing about Orville Ewing. If you search online for Jack Ratliff will also find numerous postcards…

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