FRANK CANTON
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FRANK CANTON (1849 - 1927) Born ""Joe Horner"" Canton was a frontier bank robber-turned-lawman and was the top enforcer of the Wyoming Stock Grower's Association. Later Canton became Sheriff of Johnson County and was used by the cattlemen to wipe out settlers during the ""Johnson County War"". Finally his nerves wrecked Canton served as a Deputy U.S. Marshall under Judge Isaac Parker before going to Alaska to tame the gold town of Dawson. Partly-printed D.S. ""F. M. Canton"" 1p. legal folio Oklahoma Terr. Oct. 25 1895 a certification that one George Horner likely a relative had rode with a posse to serve a writ and was entitled to be paid. Signed three times by Canton also signed by U.S. Marshal E. D. NIX. A clean split near bottom has been repaired on verso else very good.
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