Ranger cuts a deal to get friend’s killer

Clutching the telegram with the news of a brother Ranger’s murder, John R. Hughes stormed into the Marfa office of his commander on Apr. 17, 1889 and announced through clenched teeth, “I want to go after Parra.

See and be — that is a lie

A man was put under for a medical procedure. When he awoke, he asked the nurse attending him, “Is it all over, am I okay?” She assured him that yes, it was over, he was just fine and all was well. He then said, “Oh, good. Tell me, will I be able to play the piano?

21st Century Grandpa 101: an introductory lesson

I had my first grandpa nightmare the other night and it got me thinking that I don’t have near enough fishing lures in my tackle box or outlandish stories to tell in order to be a perfectly acceptable grandpa.

LIBRARY CORNER

Events in the library this week: • Tuesday—Story Time 11 a.m. • Watercolor 1:30 p.m. • Thursday—Family Night 6 p.m. • Book Club 6 p.m. (Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine) • Friday—Painters 9:30 a.m.

Crime & Courts

Arrests There are 139 inmates in jail with 117 males and 22 females. Since 04/11/2022 the following have been booked into the jail: • Erick Ramirez, 26 of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance.

I have no doubt it’s because of her

“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.” — W.E.B. DuBois, 1868-1963 American sociologist, socialist, historian, and civil rights activist. I took up my front-row pew at church last Sunday, pausing for reflection before services.

Whatever happened to the art of anticipation?

We live in a world of instant gratification. From microwavable food, to next day delivery on most items, we seem to have become a society of “I want it now, so I get it now.” As I wrote that first paragraph, my mind wandered to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and was reminded of Veruca Salt.

Marriage

I’ve been married twice. The first one ended in divorce after six years. The second is ongoing now for 35 years. Both marriages failed and succeeded in direct correlation to my personal relationship with God, the creator of the universe.

Hot-tempered gunman pushed his luck

The surprising thing about the Apr. 7, 1902 death of Barney Riggs was not the violent nature of his demise but that the West Texas gunfighter managed to live so long. There is no telling how many notches Riggs had on his six-gun before moving to Arizona in the early 1880’s.

Facebook shouldn’t be a dirty laundry bin

Saw a quote recently that needs to be read by more people: “There are only two decent places for dirty laundry; the clothes hamper and the washing machine.” Very accurate. Seems social media is the favorite place for some folks to air their dirty laundry.