Interview with George King of Hays, KS

Interview with George King of Hays, KS 00:00:09 - Introduction 00:00:28 - Buffalo Bill and life at Old Fort Hays . 00:02:47 - Building of Fort Hays State College and description of early Hays City 00:03:33 - Seven bodies of prostitutes moved from Boot Hill 00:04:23 - A robbery and attempted murder 00:05:49 - Hays courthouse burning down and attempted jail break 00:07:53 - Shootings in town 00:09:25 - His mother\u27s arrival in Hays and her pet buffalo 00:12:52 - Old timers of Hays and selling empty bottles as children 00:14:02 - The rag man 00:14:54 - Playing with ice as children and the first electric lights 00:16:04 - Old soldiers\u27 and old settlers\u27 get togethers and a brawl 00:17:35 - Halloween activities 00:19:14 - Why he quit school and became a baker 00:22:23 - Real estate dealings and early Hays buildings 00:25:22 - Early work and wages 00:31:13 - Singing in Malloy\u27s productions 00:32:45 - Friendship with vice-president Charles Curtis 00:33:33 - Losing a son in the war and his other children 00:37:29 - Discovery of an Indigenous American campground and information about Wild Bill Hickok 00:41:18 - Hays prostitutes 00:43:11 - Childhood games 00:44:38 - Duties in the bakery 00:45:53 - Story about Shriners using the toilet at his place of business 00:47:11 - Grinding grain 00:48:47 - Madden\u27s wealth 00:50:20 - Stories about Dr. Joseph Henry Middlekauff and his family 00:56:21 - Stories about Charles Curtis helping with various issues 01:03:42 - Stories about early football in the state 01:13:09 - Killing a mountain lion and more on his mother\u27s buffalo 01:16:00 - Early water system in Hays and a winter fire 01:17:19 - Stories about wintertime including trips to other towns, feeding cattle, and snowstorms 01:23:25 - Local legends regarding disappearanceshttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/sackett/1089/thumbnail.jp