Wide Open
Across
- 1. James Butler Hickok
- 7. Civil war medic
- 8. Land south of the railroad tracks
- 10. This horse returns from the Civil War with its owner
- 12. Gored by a steer
- 13. Saloon owner who badgers Wild Bill
- 17. General store
- 18. Weapon used by the Merritt family
- 20. Partially deaf boy who is saved from a train
- 23. First Mayor of Abilene
- 25. A rattlesnake sits on the bar of this saloon
- 27. Saloon that caters to men from Texas
- 29. Monarch, ruler
- 30. Entryway
- 31. When Will sees this, he knows the settlers intend to stay
- 33. This business served as a hotel for cowboys
- 34. Red-headed orphan
- 35. Abusive uncle, saloon owner
- 37. Co-owner of the Bull's Head
- 39. Texas Cattle
- 40. Settler whose child is killed
- 42. One-pinky cowboy
- 43. Becomes a Denver socialite
- 44. Luxurious saloon
- 45. Crop that changes the economic structure of Abilene
- 46. Prairie home for settlers
Down
- 1. Theodore Henry
- 2. Aunt who is concerned about her carpet
- 3. Local physician
- 4. Joined the suffragette movement
- 5. One-legged jailor
- 6. Served in the 12th Cavalry, a speculator
- 9. Porch
- 11. The first Kansas cattle town
- 14. Teacher
- 15. Cattle must cross this to get to the stockyards
- 16. Son of the boot maker
- 19. Owner of the first cattle herd to arrive in Abilene
- 21. Author
- 22. Unkind, unsympathetic uncle who takes advantage of his sister-in-law and nephew
- 24. Owner of the general store
- 26. Tetanus
- 28. Site of the Dunham homestead
- 31. Settler who becomes general manager of 10,000 acres
- 32. This cattleman runs a gun outfit
- 36. "Bear River," first marshal of Abilene
- 38. Local minister
- 41. Protagonist
- 43. Son of a farm implement dealer
- 44. Bullying cousin