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Rich Hill is a small town in Bates County, Missouri, known as the "Town That Coal Built." Since 2008, this blog has been digging through old newspapers, county histories, family photos, and community memories to piece together the stories of the people, businesses, churches, and events that shaped Rich Hill — from its coal-mining boom years to the present day. Here you'll find everything from town-defining moments (train depot ambushes, natural gas jubilees, the founding of local churches) to the quieter stories of the people who called Rich Hill home — including a few who went on to leave their mark on the wider world. Have an old photo, a family story, or a correction? I'd love to hear from you — reach out at beardonme@gmail.com

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Miller Rodeo part II

The only thing I ever new about the Miller Rodeo as a boy is that Oklahoma Slim died in 1978 around my birthday just after I moved to Rich Hill. All the kids were talking about Oklahoma Slim dying, they said he was a famous Rodeo clown. Then in the mid-1980's I was working construction in Oklahoma people would ask me just where in Missouri I was from. I would always say midway between Kansas City and Joplin. This one man replied, "Oh Rich Hill" and come to find out he used to Rodeo with the former Lester Breckenridge. I was also happy to finally post a story by Randy Bell one of Rich Hill's most important historians.
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