Dallas: Do you remember a fellow named Gus Caves that traveled through SW Nebraska from some where in Kansas heading for Wyoming?
He had horses pulling a sheep herder's wagon and had a pony he rode around. Every spring he stopped off in various communtities to rest a few days and resupply - then shove off on his trek. He dressed in cowboy garb had a beard and packed a six gun. He may have not gone as far west as Haigler but headed north sooner.
We would see him again in the fall as he headed back south before the snow flew. I had a write up on him but lost it when my computer crashed. I have tried all of the search engines to no avail and tried the Nebraska Historical Society, but can't find a thing on him.
He was a real character. My Dad and he got along well. Every year my Dad would go to the fairgrounds to visit him when he came through. Dad would take my brother and me out there with him. We were fascinated by Gus.
He took an old carbody and mounted it on a wagon and rode around on it like a stagecoach. HAD car battery rigged up to headlights and tail lights.
He had horses pulling a sheep herder's wagon and had a pony he rode around. Every spring he stopped off in various communtities to rest a few days and resupply - then shove off on his trek. He dressed in cowboy garb had a beard and packed a six gun. He may have not gone as far west as Haigler but headed north sooner.
We would see him again in the fall as he headed back south before the snow flew. I had a write up on him but lost it when my computer crashed. I have tried all of the search engines to no avail and tried the Nebraska Historical Society, but can't find a thing on him.
He was a real character. My Dad and he got along well. Every year my Dad would go to the fairgrounds to visit him when he came through. Dad would take my brother and me out there with him. We were fascinated by Gus.
He took an old carbody and mounted it on a wagon and rode around on it like a stagecoach. HAD car battery rigged up to headlights and tail lights.
He liked to hit the sauce and would get picked up by Hiway patrol and got tickets for being intoxicated but never any jail time cause the patrolmen all liked old Gus. He was an eccentric character. Had dignity and nobody made fun of Gus.
When he hit town we kept our dog indoors so he would not bark and chase Gus on his horse as he rode by our house. He warned us to "lockem up boys or I will shoot him".
Another old boy was Blind Sam in McCook. He was blind and played a fiddle in front of the bank for donations.
-- Yer Cousin Rex Cross
When he hit town we kept our dog indoors so he would not bark and chase Gus on his horse as he rode by our house. He warned us to "lockem up boys or I will shoot him".
Another old boy was Blind Sam in McCook. He was blind and played a fiddle in front of the bank for donations.
-- Yer Cousin Rex Cross
I barely remember that name, but I'm sure the older folks can remember this guy. He was probably just a tad bit before my time. I think I seen him come through Haigler one time and headed north towards the sand hills. He stopped at the Haigler pump house. I got scared and went back into town. He didn't want me to follow him.
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