Volume 13 , Issue 42

Duchess of Weaselskin

Have you ever wondered what makes "golden ponds?" Could it be the Fall of the Golden Aspen leaves found floating on top as seen in the photo on the left at Weaselskin pond, in the San Juan mountains at the north end of Vallecito Reservoir, Southwest Colorado? You can view more of the Fall colors around Vallecito on our Google+ site or our Picasa Web Album 2011 Fall Colors of SW Colorado!

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This Day In History (October 17)

On this day in history, October 17, 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison. Capone was found guilty of 23 counts contained in two indictments brought against by the Federal Government for income tax evasion from 1924 to 1929. He was released in 1939. Go to Article

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NW Okie's Corner

"If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." - Unknown Author.

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Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg (Germany)

Thanks, Joel, for sending us this unbelievable detail of miniature trains, cars, boats, cities, landscapes of a Miniatur Wunderland. The image video of Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg, the largest model railway in the world and one of the most successful permanent exhibitions in Germany.

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Joseph Hurt Family Home

Back in July, 2001 we ran an article showing the old homestead of the Joseph Hurt family home north and east of Chester, Oklahoma and west of the Orion cemetery a few miles. The photo on the left was sent to us by Alice Shook and Dolly Barr of the Joseph Hurt Homestead.

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Chester Oklahoma

The following was taken from the last page of the "Chester Centennial 1895-1995." "The tree sketched on the back cover of the Chester Centennial 1895-1995 book symbolizes the many cottonwood trees that dominated the area around Chester. These massive trees radiated from the corners to the west, east and south.

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Highland School District No. 83

Thanks to Scot for sharing this excerpt of the Woods county Genealogists, Vol. VI, Numbers I and II concerning the 1st school in Woods County, Oklahoma.

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W. E. Eutsler Grocery (Alva, OK)

This is a trade token from Alva, Oklahoma that made it's way onto Ebay Sept. 3, 2001. The bid went for $11.35 on September 3, 2001.

The tokens from the W.E. Eutsler Groceries was good for $1.00 in trade during the war years in the '30s & '40s. The token is the large version square made of aluminum and measures 35mm in diameter. Since it was made of aluminum, we assume it was used during the WWII era when copper was reserved for the government and the war effort. You can Click on the photos to see a larger view of each of the tokens.

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History of the Post Office

According to the "Chester (Oklahoma) Centennial 1895-1995" compiled in April 1995, the beginning of the current postal system started on the East Coast in the late 1600's. It was another fifty (50) years before postal service reached the South.

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