It is next Saturday, and I hope, unlike last year, it does not get rained out again. If you have an urge to go rootsdigging in south Miller County or East Cass County, next weekend would be a great time to go, and combine the two. From: The History of Cullen Baker No one who grew up in Bloomburg.. or surrounding area.. will forget the hair-raising storied about the notorious outlaw, Cullen Baker, Civil War renegade. Many a child has been thrilled and chilled with fear at hearing the true stories about Baker and his companions. It is said that one of Cullen Bakers main hiding places was a large colonial house on what was later the V. D. Glass Farm, south of Sulphur River on highway 59. The house, evidently built during the civil war days, had secret passages and trap doors with hidden entrances and exits. These were used by the noted outlaw. A few storied were told about he Baker helping a family which was in need by taking from those who had plenty.. but more often, that was not the case. While the man of the house was away in the army, during the war, women and chidden lived in fear that Cullen Baker might come and take their food, their money, or whatever struck his fancy. The outlaw was shot to death by Joe Davis, who had sworn to avenge the wrong done to him by Baker. Another man with Davis was Smith, shot and killed Baker's companion (name unknown). The two dead bandits were loaded into a wagon, covered with corn fodder, and hauled to Jefferson, then the capital of Cass County, where Davis and Smith received $3,000... he standing reward offered for the outlaws "if taken dead or alive".