Prairie Tales gives you real life news from those good old days, focusing on frontier folklore and pioneer prose from the Central Plains. Amazing and unique tales from the reporter's notebook make the old news new again - guaranteed to fascinate you with the best tales from days gone by, without any of the dust.
Prairie Tales
Claim This Podcastby Darren McMannis
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30 episodes
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Prairie Tales gives you real life news from those good old days, focusing on frontier folklore and pioneer prose from the Central Plains. Amazing and unique tales from the reporter's notebook make the old news new again - guaranteed to fascinate you with the best tales from days gone by, without any of the dust.
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Recent Episodes
August 14, 2025
Common Conflicts - Of Hobos & Buried Legs
<p>This episode traces several 1889 newspaper excerpts detailing <strong>criminal and unusual incidents</strong> in Kansas. The primary focus is a series of events in <strong>Burrton</strong> involving <strong>"tramps" and train-men</strong>, escalating from a fight and shots exchanged to a serious incident where a <strong>passenger was nearly killed</strong> by a bullet fired into the train. Subsequent reports track the arrests and sentencing of those involved, highlighting the widespread "complaint along the line on account of tramps."</p> <p>Additionally, this episode includes a humorous anecdote from <strong>Sedgwick</strong> about a <strong>misidentified human leg,</strong> and a separate account of an <strong>assault with a deadly weapon</strong> case in Sedgwick, demonstrating the variety of local news our ancestors would have been reading in 1889.</p> <p><a href="https://www.PrairieTales.US" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">For a self-study / teachers guide and the original source newspaper articles, visit <strong>www.PrairieTales.US</strong>.</a></p> <p> </p>
August 14, 2025
Crimes & Punishments - Ralph, Haber, Coffee Jim, & Fosdyk
<p>This podcast presents several distinct <strong>criminal cases from 1888 Kansas</strong>, each offering a snapshot of local legal and social issues on the Prairie. The newspaper articles detail incidents ranging from a <strong>violent land dispute</strong> between farmers that escalated into a shooting, to an assault with a razor, and even the capture of an elderly man accused of incest. A particularly dramatic case involves a <strong>woman shooting a man</strong> she believed had "ruined" her young daughter, highlighting themes of personal justice and public reaction.</p> <p>Overall, this episode serves as a record of individual conflicts and the sometimes brutal realities of law and order on the Frontier. Settle in and enjoy our Wagon Train ride to 1888.</p> <p><a href="https://www.PrairieTales.US" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">For a self-study / teachers guide and the original source newspaper articles, visit <strong>www.PrairieTales.US</strong>.</a></p> <p> </p>
August 7, 2025
Victims of Circumstance
<p class="MsoNormal">What do a horse thief, a county seat war, and a man buried under a cloud of murder rumors have in common? In late 19th-century Kansas, the answer lies not in fiction—but in the yellowed pages of local newspapers, where truth and speculation often shared the same column.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Welcome to Prairie Tales, where forgotten headlines come alive and the past refuses to stay buried. In this episode, we journey back to Newton and Sedgwick, Kansas, during the turbulent years of 1887 and 1888—a time when justice was swift, rumors ran wild, and the line between coincidence and conspiracy blurred.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We begin with Ralph M. Stewart, a man serving time for assault, who discovers that his own farm manager—missing along with a stolen horse—has landed in the cell right next to his. Then, we unravel the tale of J.F. Ollinger, accused in a violent county seat dispute, who defied public suspicion with an airtight alibi and walked free with honor. And finally, we delve into the tragic case of Joseph Hamilton, whose death was first dismissed as the result of alcohol and neglect, only to be sensationalized into a murder mystery—until the truth was exhumed, quite literally.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">These stories, drawn from original newspaper excerpts, reveal not just the crimes and controversies of a bygone era, but the way communities wrestled with truth, justice, and the power of the press. So settle in—because the prairie has secrets, and tonight, it’s telling them.</p> <p><a href="https://www.PrairieTales.US" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">For a self-study / teachers guide and the original source newspaper articles, visit <strong>www.PrairieTales.US</strong>.</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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