Interview with George King of Hays, KS, 1963-12-02

RT 398 F666m 1963 no. 09 - 7 Inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

5 index cards - Folklore of the Middle West, 1963, no. 9; Frontier and pioneer life - Hays, Kansas; Hays, Kansas - History; Kellogg, Brooks; King, George, 1885-;

Typed and handwritten notes.

Interview with George King of Hays, KS

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

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's 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' and old settlers' 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's 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's 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's 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 disappearances