On all multiple items after the first, you will receive a 10% discount.Postage will be combined and refund granted if saved.INSERT THE NAME YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR IN THE BOX BELOW AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR eCRATER STORE IN THIS OR ANY OTHER TITLE OR NAME. Click here to check out our other products on eCRATER!Custom Search Genealogy Images Of History!Type in your family name or a specific topic you are looking for..Search titles and descriptions. MADAM MATTIE SILKS Folks, those lovely, petite dispellers of loneliness are as much a part of the history of the old west are as much a fact of life as the cowboys and Indians. And, here is the story entitled THE LIFE, LOVES, AND BATTLES OF MADAM MATTIE SILKS by Louise Cheney who tells of the leading madam of Denver, Colorado. She was called: “the most stable and consistent high class madam Denver ever had.” “Most madam’s started out at prostitutes.” Mattie swore that she had never been one. There follows, a history of her occupation from Civil War days through the cow towns of the old west and on to Denver where for 41 years she was on the tax roll as a substantial citizen. Please read this. There were many a western story published – the common ones about cowboy and Indians are listed on eCRATER every day but the rarer ones bout who and how those cowboys spent their spare time with like this one are seldom found. Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out cause really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest. Here’s one of ‘em. FOLLOWING PURCHASE AND PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL WRITE ME OF YOUR SPECIAL NAME OR INTEREST, I WILL DO A FREE SEARCH OF MY COLLECTION AND UNINDEXED STORIES AND NAMES. TOM RUSSELL COLLECTIONFor more Information Please Visit:The Tom Russell CollectionIF I FIND SOMETHING THAT I THINK MERITS YOUR INTEREST, I WILL WRITE A REVIEW AND PLACE IT ON eCRATER (ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS) AND GIVE YOU NOTICE AND A HEAD START TO BUYITNOW! Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. Humbly, I am trying to retain our past and keep our history alive. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf just gathering dust. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell. This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost. I hope you appreciate the effort. THE LIFE, LOVES AND BATTLES OF MADAM MATTIE SILKS By Louise Cheney ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1860’s - 1920’s ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: COLORADO, KANSAS GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE: BULETTE, Julia CHENEY, Louise, Author COE, Phil COOK, General CUSTER, George A., General DAB, Lillie DILLON, John (alias Jack Ready and Jack Kelly) DOHERTY, Sam DUPUY, Louis EARP, Wyatt FULTON, Kate GARFIELD, President GARY, Tom GRANT, Pigfoot GRANT, Ulysses S., President HARDIN, John Wesley HICKOK, Wild Bill HOLLADAY, Doc LANGTRY, Lily LARNE, Beatrice McKINLEY, President MURPHY, Peg Leg PALMER, Potter, Mr. & Mrs. POKER ALICE PRINCE OF WALES PULLMAN, George QUANTRELL QUEEN VICTORIA ROGERS, Jennie SHERIDAN, Philip H., General SILKS, Casey SILKS, George SILKS, Mattie (Martha A.) * SMITH, Soapy SMITH, Tom, Marshall of Abilene, Kansas THATCHER, Sam THOMPSON, Ben THOMPSON, Billy THOMPSON, Cortez “Cort” * TILGHMAN, Bill, Marshal PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE: Picture 1: Madam Mattie Silks wearing prized diamond cross. * Picture 2: Mattie Silks’ plush establishment on Market Street in Denver, Colorado. * Picture 3: Cort Thompson, first Mattie’s lover, then husband. * Picture 4: Madam Silks as a very old woman. * PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE: Abilene, Kansas Board of Trade Saloon, Leadville, Colorado California Chicago, Illinois Dawson City Denver Brewing Company’s Olympic Gardens Denver Fair Grounds Denver Fire Department Denver, Colorado Dodge City, Kansas Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, Colorado Georgetown, Colorado Hays City, Kansas Hoffman Undertaking Parlors House Of Mirrors, Denver, Colorado Indiana “Jim Blaine,” Mattie Silk’s race horse Kansas City Kansas Pacific Railroad Laramie,Wyoming London, England Mattie Silk’s Holladay Street House * Olathe, Kansas Peru, Indiana “Rocky Mountain News” “Six Racy Madams Of Colorado,” by Caroline Bancroft Skagway, Alaska Sour Dough Saloon, Dawson City Springfield, Missouri St. Joseph, Missouri St. Louis Railway “The Wildest of the West,” by Forbes Parkhill Tommy Dun’s Saloon, Hays City, Kansas Virginia City, Nevada Wray, Colorado THE LIFE, LOVES AND BATTLES OF< MADAME MATIE SILKS MADAM SILKS MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. It’s a shame that our past is being lost. It’s as simple as that. My wife kids me that after I find a piece I like, buy it, read it, research it, take a picture, scan it, write the blurb, pay the eCRATER entry fee and commission, that I end up making about 50 cents an hour. But, OH HOW I LOVE THIS OLD WESTERN HISTORY. What a story, Rare Story!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was published in this old complete western magazine of many years ago. The issue is in excellent condition, the cover is pristine and in vibrant color. As clearly stated in my description, this is featured story in a rarely found and seldom read unusual and complete western magazine. I don't give out name of publication or date because I have caught competitors copying my index and work and trying to sell it as theirs. I hope you understand. Buyer pays postage of $3.50 First Class Postage to U. S., $5.00 Priority Mail, $13.25 Priority Air Mail for International Mail. Texans must pay 8-¼ % sales tax. Thanks, Tom THIS INDEX IS A GENEALOGYIMAGESOFHISTORY COPYRIGHTED PRESENTATION Powered by eCRATER . List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.