The Rodeo began in the depths of the Great Depression, promoted by three dirt farmers and a school teacher, its roots extending back to a Thanksgiving Day get-together for a bunch of good ol' boys in a pasture. As youngsters, Harry Graber and his buddies Merle "Smick"
Pretty Prairie, KS RodeosIn 1881, the only thing that marked the location of Bushton was a hedge where main street is now located. People started to c...