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Born Joe Horner in 1849, Frank Canton changed his name after robbing a bank and escaping from jail. He was a sheriff in Johnson County, and one of the most vocal leaders of the SGA.

Credit: Western History Research Center

From Helena Huntington Smith, The War on Powder River (Lincoln: U of Nebraska P, 1966)