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Rube Hadden

Tombstone saloonkeeper and friend of the Earps.

minor

Also known as Rube

First appearance: tombstone

Rube Hadden shows up with force in Buried Treasure. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Skeptic who dismisses the treasure story as bunk, claiming Davis Mountain does not exist and the tale is a fabrication.
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CBCurly BillJRJohn RingoMHMilt HicksJHJim HughesESEd SchieffelinRHRube Hadden

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Extended Cast of Characters
  • Key Tombstone Figures
  • Gamblers and Gunmen
  • Earp Allies

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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