Sometime in the 1950s, a police docket book from Dodge City's rowdy past disappeared.
But now, the book is back where it belongs.
City officials and other observers got to see the book, which contains famous names from Dodge's heyday as a Wild West cowtown, during a reception Monday afternoon at Boot Hill Museum. The book was officially handed over to the city Monday night.
Dodge City resident Carol McQuiggin paused during the reception to inspect copies of pages from the book, which were mounted on easels and displayed in the front of the room.
McQuiggin, whose family has deep roots in the community, said she was pleased the book had returned to Dodge.
"To me, it is just so fascinating because this is real," she said. "The clerk's writing about something that really happened."
For the full story, go to dodgecitydailyglobe.ks.newsmemory.com.
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Sometime in the 1950s, a police docket book from Dodge City's rowdy past disappeared.
But now, the book is back where it belongs.
City officials and other observers got to see the book, which contains famous names from Dodge's heyday as a Wild West cowtown, during a reception Monday afternoon at Boot Hill Museum. The book was officially handed over to the city Monday night.
Dodge City resident Carol McQuiggin paused during the reception to inspect copies of pages from the book, which were mounted on easels and displayed in the front of the room.
McQuiggin, whose family has deep roots in the community, said she was pleased the book had returned to Dodge.
"To me, it is just so fascinating because this is real," she said. "The clerk's writing about something that really happened."
For the full story, go to dodgecitydailyglobe.ks.newsmemory.com.
