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CANTON, FRANK

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562. 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. Excellent partly-printed D.S. filled out and signed three times by Canton, 1p. sm. folio, Oklahoma Territory, Oct. 21, 1895, a pay voucher for one George Horner for his three days of service as a member of a posse organized to capture Noss Penion in the Osage Nation. Also signed by Horner (who shared a surname with Canton) and by Everett D. Nix, U.S. marshal who appointed the "Oklahoma Guardsmen". Near fine condition. $500-700

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