Pecos Country History

Along the Pecos River
in Reeves County, Texas

Alton Hughes wrote an extensive history of Pecos and Reeves County during the 1970s, published by the Pecos Enterprise in a weekly column called Just Musin'.

Hughes reprinted the columns in two historical volumes, which are out of print. Due to numerous requests for information on personalities included in the columns, his family and the Pecos Enterprise offer them for sale individually or as a series.

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Single Columns, $5 Each
Topography Climate Plant Life Old Trails Pope's Crossing Emigrant Crossing Capt. Marcy's Route Butterfield Trail Gila Trail Espejo's Route First Settlers Creation of Counties Communities Gather Townsites Homesteading Ranching Brands Farming Transportation Pecos Schools Baptist Church Methodist Church Christian Church Catholic Church Newspapers Radio Hospitals First National Bank Security State Bank Pecos Savings & Loan Reeves County Court Reeves County Judges Reeves County Sheriffs Reeves County Attorneys Reeves County Clerks Pecos Post Office Assumed Names Chattel Mortgages Deeds Poll Taxes Occupational Tax Animal Bounty Marriage Mill Prospecting Birth Records Death Records Burford Refinery Saragosa Gold Rush Fire Department Pecos Rotary Club Pecos Cemeteries Highway Department Sulphur Potash Leader Grocery Electric Companies Clay Allison, Gunfighter Barney Riggs John Wesley Hardin Bonnie and Clyde Frome Murders Emma Brown Murder W.G. Paddock Murder Tobe DeRacy Murder Chappo Cano Murder Irene DeBolt, Nude and Dead T.Y. Moorehead Murder Water Rights Victim Helen Lloyd Murder Steen Child Murder Roy Pike Incident Ezra Trotter & Soldier Roddy Kills, is Killed John E. Welch Murder Oscar Kernohan, Murderer Sheriff J.T. Morris & Texas Rangers World's First Rodeo Cowgirl's Barrel Race Jack Rabbit Derby Christmas in Old Pecos Legion Minstrels Rotary Revue Orchestras Pecos City Bands County Fairs Pima Queen Football Joe Bob Kelton Girls Basketball Pecos Bill Legend Ben Sublett, gold miner Salt Cedar Brogado Cross John Selman attempts high jacking Pecos Country Description Indian Fight Near Pecos Phantom Lake Legend Tramp-painter's death 1931 Earthquake T&P Holdup Saragosa Bank Robbery Bob Morley disappears Toyah's Big Barbeque Radio in Pecos DeBole's Experiments Irving Springs Burning Border Patrol Hoax Dr. Ledesma - Voodoo Toyah "Space Ship" Prehistoric Animals Frank Granado Cave Toyah Mercantile Robbery Walter Browning Catches Forger Dr. Jim Camp H.T. Collier L.W. Anderson Tom Babb Ira J. Bell F.W. Johnson Doug Coalson, Texas Ranger John Coalson L.H. "Red" O'Neil Ralph Williams T.H. Beauchamp Charlie Fitzgerald Jr. Artie Justis, snake bite doctor Rap Verhalen Neil "Skeeter" Prewit John H. Howard, atty. Joe G. Gunn, bomber deluxe J.F. McKenzie Max Krauskopf W.D. Cowan, rancher, banker James B. Gibson William L. Ross, rancher Maj. T.H. Bomar Trav Windham Moores and Caseys Willie De Woods E.B. Kiser T.J.Hefner Morris W. Collie Viola Pruett G.M. Frazer E.L. Collings C.F. Thomason T.Y. Casey H.M. Kellar J.W. and Sam Prewit A.W. Hosie Julius E. Eisenwine Dennis Francis Scanlan Herman Ludwig Huelster Charles Weinacht Bill and Annie Kingston Charlie Manahan Dr. I.J. Rush, gringo doctor Henry C. Zimmer J.G. Love Dr. Jose B. Cortez W.F. Howard Harold and Lina Scott W.D. Johnson Pecos Air Line Service Amelia Earhart County Division Proposal Elections T&P Land Sale Episcopal Church Fires Transients Bonus March WPA and CCC Old Ritz Barber Shop War Casualties Newspaper Fight Pecos "Jungle" Carl Pointer and the Gasoline Thieves Mack Reed Murder Indian Hunt Murder that wasn't Jail Breaks Pecos High School Class of 1911 Pecos High School Class of 1927 Pecos High School Class of 1929 Pecos High School Class of 1951 Joe Seay, Texas Ranger, Rancher Preusser Family Buck Jackson, sheriff, rodeo announcer Lillian Cowan, rider, artist, model Sister Francis Johnston Dutchover Family Hollebeke Family Henry G. Russell Family Ada B. Cochran, band director Marion Russell Jeanne Russell (Gennii) Jimmy Rusell Mattie King Kerr and the Panther Dr. Byron Lackey LeGrand Merriman, blind piano tuner A.B. Nail, sheriff Deputy Boyd Tinnen Mattie Morrison, nurse Major Fegan, spy catcher Capt. Jack McIntyre WAAC Poem Doug Coalson, conversion Toressa (Baker) Kilgore, tumbleweed E.D. Balcom, Balmorhea founder Wynn Hamilton, sage of Saragosa Bill Rossman Jack Hawkins, watermelon stealer Lost Wife Story Roberson vs. Wilcox slander trial Toyah Boy stuck in well Rob Taylor and the wine Poker Face Toyah Boys Have Bad Week Roddy Barber Shop Shooting Ray Camp Stories Western Open Drinking Championship Jim Ross, stories Nick Newell Sully Ikard Back Yard Rodeo Rotary-Lions Burro Polo Modern Indian Hunt Glenn Stafford, Mayor Marvin Lee Watson, "Murderer" Sports Signal Corps, Pecos Station Boy Scouts, 1919 Automotive Proving Grounds Crystal Water Mansion Judge Andy Drane George Estes, Atty., letters Loving County Pecos Commercial Club Emma Brown Murder

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Three-column Series, $12 Per Series

Ross, Judge J.F. Presbyterian Church Armstrong, C.E. Finley, C.O.

Individual Columns in Series, $5 Each

Judge James F. Ross
Background Move West Illness

Presbyterian Church
Charter Pastors Littles

C.E. Armstrong
Background Construction Road Camps

C.O. Finley
Background Horse Thieves Pecos

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Four-column Series, $16 per Series

Pecos City Council Parker, Cynthia & Family

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Pecos City Council Minutes
Pecos City Poll Tax Natural Gas Airport

Cynthia Ann Parker & Family
Indian Massacre Captive Peyton Mamie

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Five-column Series, $20 per Series

Miller-Frazer Feud Kountz Family Pecos Cantaloupe Texas Defense Guard Bell, Young Pecos Valley Southern Railroad

Individual Columns in Series, $5 Each

Kountz Family
Background Indians C.C. Kountz Balmorhea Hez Kountz

Miller-Frazier Feud
Jim Miller Miller Marries First Gunfight Frazier Tried Barney Riggs

Pecos Valley Southern Railroad
Short Line To Saragosa Abandon Wesco Materials Runaway Cars

Young Bell
Fake Holdup Background Cattleman Roundups Homestead Bell Garage

Pecos Cantaloupe
Flavor Pollock Publicity Fakes By-products

Texas Defense Guard
49th Battallion Titus Firefights Guard Week Phased Out

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Six-column Series, $24 per Series

Toyah Balmorhea Area Drane, James A. Roberson Family Couch, Bob

Individual Columns in Series, $5 Each

Toyah
Railroad Wild Town Post Office High School Churches 1920 Festival Pecos Day

Balmorhea Area
Rocks Springs Phantom Lake Archaeology Sotol Pits Lime Kiln

Judge James A. Drane
Speaker Rotary Boosters Grand Jury Dedication Father

Roberson Family
William Eugene R-Beaumir Wedding Hugh Ronald Louis, Sheriff Louis, Rancher

Bob Couch
Background Cattle Nancy Sister Car Commissioner

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Seven-column Series, $28 per Series

Pecos Army Airfield Merry Wives Club Pecos Mercantile Co.

Individual Columns in Series, $5 Each

Pecos Army Air Field
School Censorship Contracts Tent City Civilian Housing Landing Fields Graduation

Merry Wives Club
First Club Casey Tea 76 Years Critic Third Year New Club 20th Century Club

Pecos Mercantile Co.
Cradle to Grave Warehouse Medicines Building Promotions Car Dealership Liquidation

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Nine-column Series, $36 per Series

Reeves County Comm. Minutes Red Bluff Dam Highway Construction

Individual Columns in Series, $5 Each

Highway Construction
U.S. 285-1 U.S. 285-2 U.S. 285-3 U.S. 285-4 U.S. 285-5 U.S. 285-6 U.S. 285-7 Balmorhea-1 Balmorhea-2 Balmorhea-3

Red Bluff Dam
Survey Core Drilling Leak Contracts Site Lawsuit Bids Loan Contractor

Reeves County Commissioners Court Minutes
First Meeting Courthouse Water Wells $10,000 Debt Public Roads Prohibition State Highways Road Bonds County Hospital

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Twelve-column Series, $48 per Series

Barstow Hubbs, Barney Estes, Billie Sol

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Barstow
Beginning Post Office Churches World's Fair Banks Progress Bank Robbery1 County Seat Bank Robbery2 Founder Miller Twins School

Billie Sol Estes Tank Scandal
Background Arrest Division Politics Grand Jury Rackets FBI Gifts Look Article Anti-trust Forgery Guilty

Barney Hubbs
Youth To Pecos Printer Fence Builder U.S. Navy Discharged Tillman Durdin Odessa News Jal, N.M. Jack Hawkins Red Bell Museum

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