Bob Bell

JOHN MULLINS KILLED IN AUTO MISHAP John Mullins, 40, formerly of Bozeman, Montana, died here today from injuries received when he was struck by an automobile at Wadsworth, 30 miles from Reno, last night. Mullins, who had resided at Wadsworth for the last two years, was struck while he was crossing a highway running through town by an automobile driven by Arthur Dowwns, Fallon, Nevada. Mullins received a fractured skull and other injuries and never regained consciousness.

After 16 years of organizing, planning and building, the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas, will officially open July 1, 2023. The 53,000-square-foot museum’s immersive exhibits tell the storied history of the law enforcement agency, which was founded in 1789. Russ Jester, Courtesy United States Marshals Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas The law came to Indian Terri-tory, which would become Oklahoma, but it came—at first —through Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The master of the long shot, indeed Based on the research of Art Burton Bass Reeves was also a master of surprise and disguise. Illustrations by Bob Boze Bell June 15, 1884 On his forays into the Indian Territory, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves and his crew often rounded up as many as 17 fugitives and criminals, they then had to guard every night on the return trip to Fort Smith.