Gardens, Horses & Dog Days of Summer...

Our garden is growing green and great, but no RED tomatoes yet. AND... Trigger, Maggie & Quoti are flourishing in the green pastures here in southwest Colorado.

Sadie and Duchess (The Pugs) have been accompanying us in the pasture as we slowly play friendly games with our horses to gain their trust as the leader of the herd.

We slowly edge up to each of the horses and bribing them with treats in hand so we can rub, touch them around the head, neck, etc... to gain their trust. That Sadie Pug walks out each morning with us -- acts like she is just another horse grazing in the pasture with them and they were put there for her to play with them and vice-versa. The horses, especially our yearling, Maggie, get curious around that little black pug and comes close to sniff Sadie from behind.

Sadie continues sniffing the pasture for missed strewn feed and dried horse-shit (some might prefer to call it manure, horse-droppings). Sometimes Sadie gets this whim to run wide circles around Maggie when Sadie thinks it time to play. Maggie just ignores Sadie and walks off about her grasing business. We haven't had any mishaps or collisions.

Weatherwise... It's been in the high 80s and low 90s during the day here in southwest colorado -- dropping to the 60s in the evening. We hear that the temperatures are rising in northwest Oklahoma along with the humidity with temps in the 103 range. With the high humidity, we are told it has felt like 120F. Is this the "Dog Days" of Summer?

As you can probably tell... life is good to us here in southwest colorado. We are taking it easier and staying cool. Can't wait until the tomatoes turn RED, though!

REMEMBER... The Waynoka Historical Society invites everyone interested in seeing the beautifully and meticulously restored three room cabin to attend the Ribbon Cutting and Open House on Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 10 a.m., at "Waynoka Station" at the corner of Waynoka Street and Cleveland Street, two blocks west of Main Street on the BNSF Transcon rail line, in Waynoka, Oklahoma.
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The OkieLegacy Ezine Connection Problems...

No doubt some of you have been UNABLE to connect to our OkieLegacy Ezine pages the first half of this week. Many have written in asking, "WHAT HAPPENED? We weren't able to open the OkieLegacy this week. Just thought we would check to see if any one else has had trouble. AND... can't connect with July 8 -- ezine blocked at every turn."

We are not quite sure what was happening, but believe that while some were trying to view the ezine, others were spamming our ezine database with unwanted porn links. We found ourselves spending more time deleting those posts than writing, searching for Okie legacies.

Frustration was setting in amongst us all, no doubt. We believe we have that part remedied for now. NOW... We have another project that has been keeping us searching for "asp" coding to allow us to moderate comments (approve/delete) before they are posted to our ezine database. Some of you may have already noticed that the links for leaving comments are missing after each feature. We have temporairly discontinue that option. That option will return as soon as we figure out the "asp" coding that will let us moderate (approve/delete) comments before they are posted to our database. Other than that, we are still keeping on keeping on. Whatever that means! LOL...

Meanwhile, if you feel the urge to comment, just email the NW Okie - paristimes@earthlink.net -- She will include your comments in the "Mailbag" section of future newsletters. Thanks for your patience and understanding while we remedy this situation.
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Early Leaders Opposed Some Things In Perry, Oklahoma...

"E.W.Marland wanted to put his company in Perry (Oklahoma) in the early days, but our city leaders said: 'No way!' Our city fathers didn't want that 'stinking stuff' in our town so he took his company further north and built the Marland Refining Company in Ponca City. Then he bought another company in Orem, Utah (called Continental) and moved it to Ponca (Oklahoma), retaining the familiar Marland Triangle sign as the advertising symbol and renamed his company Continental Oil Company (Conoco) which continued to grow and is now called Conoco-Phillips (after merging with Phillips Petroleum). We still have one of the first 3 Marland (Conoco) triangle-shaped service station buildings here in Perry (Oklahoma).
      In our early phone directories, the Marland Oil Distributor (later Conoco) had phone #1. The lumber yard that I bought for my antique mall had phone #5; an insurance company had #12; the Borden's Milk distributor had phone #18; and T.B.Wilson's grocery was #30 (T. B. was an early mayor here).
      Mason's Automotive was #43 (I just discovered this week that his wife 'Jerry' [still living here] was Oklahoma's very first licensed female aircraft pilot!)! Luthye's Garage (still operated by 2nd generation, David Luthye) was phone #50. A local furniture store was #54 and the Phillip's Gas distributor was (what else?) #66. Power's Abstract (still operating) was phone #68 and Moore's Floral & Nursery was #92 (Vern Moore passed away just this last year). Phone #100 was assigned to W.P. Elliott (oil field contracting, another former mayor). The Perry Daily Journal was #222 and our famous TAMAC Pottery Co. was phone 344. My Perry Theatre had #444.
      I realize that most of these names and numbers are meaningless to anyone but students of history (like me) but we are fascinated by these early memories. As a Main Street city, we have several buildings (plus a brick street and some brick sidewalks) listed on the national historic registers." -- Roy of Perry, Oklahoma
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Another Pop City Story - Oklahoma...

by Ken Updike

1943 '44 St. Louis, Pop City, Okla. A couple of funny stories. We raised our own meat here. (Remember this is during WWII) Just as we had done in Kansas. My Uncle Roy lived in Seminole. Not to far from where we lived.
      When our hogs got big enough to butcher, Daddy had arranged with "Unk" (MY Uncle Roy) to come help slaughter hogs. When he arrived Daddy had got his little single shot rifle to shoot the hogs in the head.

Unk said no need to waste a bullet, shells were hard to come by during WWII. He allowed he could knock them in the head with a ball peen hammer and crack their skull, slit their throat and it was all over with.

Well he got astraddle of one hog, and had the hog's head between his legs. He drawed back and hit the hog right between the eyes. The hog started running around the pen with Unk Roy laying on his back hollering at Daddy "SHOOT HIM PEARL, SHOOT HIM PEARL." (My dad's given name was Pearl and I was named after him.) Daddy and I were laughing so hard we couldn't do anything. Finally, Unk Roy fell off, Daddy raised his rifle, shot, and dropped the hog in his tracks. Daddy "wasted" another shell on the second hog too.

All during the processing of the hogs, Unk Roy never said a thing.

Second story... not so funny at the time but it is now. I had got a new Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas or birthday. It was not a very true shot, and hard to keep in adjustment.

Most of the time you allowed for the shot and hoped you would hit what you were aiming at. I don't think I ever killed a sparrow with it. But not because I didn't try.

One day out in the back yard, mother had her chickens cooped up when I drew down on a rooster and shot. Bam he hit the ground and started flopping around.

Boy did I get scared that I had killed one of mother's chickens. Finally the rooster got up on his feet ruffled out his feathers and started walking around. Was I ever relieved.

Some time later after that we were having chicken for dinner. I always liked the neck piece and of course I got it. Lo and behold as I was eating this neck piece, a BB fell out of it that looked as big as a softball to me.
      God sure looked after me that day because no one saw it but me.

I don't think I ever told this to Mother or Daddy. Because I was so ashamed. Daddy always told me never to aim at anything I didn't intend to shoot. I guess I intended to shoot that rooster.
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Enos W. Parsons (Oklahoma Black Slave)...

"ENOS W. PARSONS - a black slave that was born in 1846, and died in 1893 at 47 years of age. This is the information that I currently have. Because he was a slave, I am having no luck at finding his ancestry. Would like to know if anyone has any information? As far as I know, he worked for Frank & Samantha Labadie in Copan, Oklahoma, but that is the only information I have on his life. Thank you for your help!" -- Kathy Spears Hughes - Email: kathy1968@gmail.com
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WARRICK/WARWICK DNA Project...

"If you need me to help let me know. I am from Cornwall, England. Phone: 01736 788964." -- Malcom Warrick - EMAIL: mwarrick@netbreeze.co.uk
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Uncle Bill Greer's Violin...

"I have a violin that I think was Uncle Bill Greer's, but he may have played another instrument. I will look for more pics concerning the trip. Your site was a thrill for my mom. She just turned 80 but she was a lot younger than Bill and when he went off to the trip it was a real hero thing. Thanks again. Bill Greer of the NSTC 1938 band was my uncle. I still have his violin." -- Steve Wilson - EMAIL: drwoodywilson@yahoo.com
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Oklahoma Gas Prices...

"Our Perry, Oklahoma gasoline prices dropped 10 cents per gallon on Monday and then yesterday (Thursday) the locally owned independents went down another 3 cents, but today (Friday, July 14) every one of them went back up to $2.83.9 and perhaps they won't change again right away. I heard on yesterdays news that all domestic prices were headed for new highs again. Let's continue to hope they're wrong and that somehow the prices will stabilize for awhile. I wonder if the Amish folks know (or care) about the price of gasoline (or other fuels)? We may ALL have to return to horses or bicycles before it's all over. I suspect that you're really happy to have your horses there with you now. " -- Roy
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Remembering Foreman Scotty...

"Yes, I remember Steve (Foreman Scotty). Steve and I weren't pals but were acquaintances and even attended some church services together (I wasn't a member of that church but he probably wasn't either at the time). As I recall, he was a shy person in public. We worked at different stations. I was at KWTV channel 9 and he was at WKY-TV channel 4. We had a mutual friend, John Ferguson (Count Gregore). Steve was one of the 'good guys' in real life as well as TV." -- Roy Kendrick (of Perry, Oklahoma)
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