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This livery stable on South Washington Street was erected by Shirley and Bushrod Wilkins. Courtesy of the Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives
The February 14, 1895 issue of The La Grange Journal relayed the thrilling story of how a local man had been involved in the killing of Jim French, one of the last members of the murderous Bill Cook Gang, who had been terrorizing the Oklahoma Territory. French had taken on a new partner, Jess Cochran, aka Kid Swanson or Slaughter Kid. Bill Cook himself had just been apprehended and would spend…
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