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Newspaper
Jal Flare
Location
Jal, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
3
Mrs A Q Cooper recalls early days and a Thanksgiving turkey carving by leaders, reflecting gratitude for a country where leaders settle differences over a holiday meal. The memory frame contrasts with a map and Eddie Cantor quote.
Mrs. A Q Cooper recalls life in Jal area around 1886 1889 with dugout homes along Jal Draw. She names early ranchers Fred and Dick Cowden W C Cochran and others from Palo Pinto and notes buffalo encounters and a milk cow incident. She explains origin of Son of a Gun cowhand stew name and contrasts old Jal Draw homes with Midland settlers.
Local historians note J A Lynch gave the JAL brand to the Cowden Brothers and left the country in the 1870s. The ranch long associated with the letters on shoulder, side and hip has had no traced trace of Lynch since.
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