DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Too Much Horseplay

December 5, 2024 – William Ross loved horses. For his whole life he was a horse trader and handler. Unfortunately, his love of horses grew so big that he became a successful horse thief. That is, until July of 1905. Ross was employed by Thomas Walsh, a farmer in his 60s who lived outside of Willow City, North Dakota. He had a group of very fine and strong horses that Ross could not keep his e...