Friends of Pecos

Friday, January 29, 2010

I'LL TRY TO MAKE YOU SMILE...

An ad from an old newspaper:
Reeves County Mercantile Co.-
They conduct a dept. store that is up to date in every respect. Handle everything the human mind can wish for and finally take care of the dead.

A story on a Pecos Alumni website....by Frances Powell class of '59
James worked for the soil conservation service for 35 years, his first station was at Pecos in 1959. He worked for Zach Dameron.
The first day he was on the job, Zach took him to Orla to a ranch owned by Fred Beckham. They were met by a mexican worker. James did not speak spanish but Zach asked about a cup of coffee. The worker went to a fire and got a coffee pot that had been well used, pushed the green scum off the top of the water in a nearby trough and dipped a pot of water.
He made the coffee and they drank it. Zach bragged on how good the coffee was but James decided he had enough after he saw two dogs jump into the trough to cool off.

KIUN Hotline:
Give-
old bag phone
500 barrel tanks
I don't know what these 2 things are but they sound funny/weird.

For Sale-
Dance tickets for Combre de Ojinaja"
Reefer trailer
4 T.V.'s...that's quite a few T.V.'s....are they stolen
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RIP Tuffy Skelton-another ol' cowboy rides off to heaven.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dear Mary,
I loved the story about the coffee. Bet that had some yummy flavor.
Love,
Dave