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John S. Bilby Operated 1,000,000 Acres of Land Out of Quitman, Missouri

When John Sliker Bilby moved to his 44 Ranch on the west side of the Nodaway River near Quitman in 1868, he and his sons would drive cattle 100 miles from the train station at Council Bluffs to his property.  … Continue reading

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