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Bill Earhart
Born in Jack County, Bill Earhart was an itinerant cowboy who, in 1883, moved to New Mexico with two friends, Jim and Clay Cooper. In 1888 Earhart became involved in a squabble with John Good, a rival of the Cooper boys whom Earhart was working for. A range war between the Goods and the Coopers erupted. John Good's son was killed that August allegedly by five men near Las Cruces. Though a long shootout took place, the only two casualties were horses. Finally a settlement was agreed and Earhart went back to Texas. In 1896 Earhart was killed in a saloon fight in Pecos.