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Morris Cloney person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)id: p_morris-cloney_18f4a6
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Summary:  A well-known Grant County cowman who died after being thrown from his horse while roping a steer.
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hospital in the city1888-04-17
cited from Morris Cloney's Death (1888) · +1 more
e time was killed and his body horribly mutilated within 100 yards of the cabin. I return to Riverside today after an absence of ten years, and find my property which I gave $300 for, now worth $20,000. From ihe April 20, 1888, Issue of …
cited from Morris Cloney's Death (1888)
Morris Cloney's Death On Tuesday of last week, Morris Cloney, one of the best known and most popular cow- men in Grant county, while roping a steer near Cow springs, was thrown with his horse and the base of his skull fractured, which caused p…
hospital in Silver CityTuesday of last week
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-20 (1888)
Morris Cloney's Death On Tuesday of last week, Morris Cloney, one of the best known and most popular cow- men in Grant county, while roping a steer near Cow springs, was thrown with his horse and the base of his skull fractured, which caus…

killed_by

cited from Morris Cloney's Death (1888)
Morris Cloney's Death On Tuesday of last week, Morris Cloney, one of the best known and most popular cow- men in Grant county, while roping a steer near Cow springs, was thrown with his horse and the base of his skull fractured, which caused p…

occupation

cowman1888-04-20
cited from Morris Cloney's Death (1888) · +1 more
e time was killed and his body horribly mutilated within 100 yards of the cabin. I return to Riverside today after an absence of ten years, and find my property which I gave $300 for, now worth $20,000. From ihe April 20, 1888, Issue of …
cowman
cited from Morris Cloney's Death (1888)
Morris Cloney's Death On Tuesday of last week, Morris Cloney, one of the best known and most popular cow- men in Grant county, while roping a steer near Cow springs, was thrown with his horse and the base of his skull fractured, which caused p…
cowman
cited from Morris Cloney was a typical western cow-… (1888)
Morris Cloney was a typical western cow- man ; kind, brave and generous to a fault, and a true friend under all circumstances. His name will be kindly remembered by all the old-time citizens of Grant county, whose esteem and respect the deceased h…

worked_for

cited from Morris Cloney was a typical western cow-… (1888) · +1 more
the railroad station, and thence to the hospital in this city, where he received every attention possible up to the time of his death which occurred Tuesday evening at 4 o’clock. The funeral took place the follow- ing day, and was largely a…
cited from Morris Cloney was a typical western cow-… (1888)
Morris Cloney was a typical western cow- man ; kind, brave and generous to a fault, and a true friend under all circumstances. His name will be kindly remembered by all the old-time citizens of Grant county, whose esteem and respect the deceased h…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-20 (1888) · +1 more
Morris Cloney's Death On Tuesday of last week, Morris Cloney, one of the best known and most popular cow- men in Grant county, while roping a steer near Cow springs, was thrown with his horse and the base of his skull fractured, which caus…

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An Important Capture

1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Morris Cloney's Death

1888 · newspaper · public-domain

Morris Cloney's Death

1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Morris Cloney was a typical western cow-…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain

Morris Cloney was a typical western cow-…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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