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Janet Smith
1216 east Central Avenue
Albuquerque. lkow Mexico
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APR5 1937
Interviews on Amens
Manlove Rhodos
About 730 words.
Interview with Mrs. A S. Hopewell and Mr. and Lam. Robert
Hopewell, of 616 Niet Ospoder Avenue, Albuquerques
"I'm sorry I never knew t;usefie Rhodes," Mrs. Hopewell told me.
'TID did work on my husband's ranch, the John Cress Ranch near Palmas.
That was before I was married...I suppose it must have been about 1895
and 1894 that he worked there. I never ow his. but I've heard the
other oseboys speak of him. They us-ld to be always laughing about
Rhodes for reading all the time. I've heard then tell how he'd be
riding along, readingabook and paying no attention to his horse, when
sudden/7 the horse would 54y at something sind Rhodes would lose his seat.
PI* time they told about his leading a peek animal when the horse jumped
and Rhodes flew off and away went the mules
14y son, lobert, knew him in '4,Lata I'S after As same bask to
Now 14zioo from the "&est. „albs he oould toll you some things. He'll
be in in a minute. 7Suld you like to see some pietures of the ranoh?
Here's one of the outfit, but guess Rhodes wasn't in that one."
While I was looking at the piotures. Mr. aebert Hopewell and
his wife same in. They were interested in Rhodes but bad only seen hie
ono* or torte*.
"I saw bine far tines in :Ante Fe after he returned to the
west," 1r. Hopewell said, and we had great time talking over old times
and obtain. He would ask no about different Marketers down around Engle
and ealomas, whether they wee, still alive, what they were done now.
-e had a phenomenal memory. I relember at the time had lust road a
story of les in the eosteei can't remember just welch one now -.win which
he described a certain trail I knew very well. 7e described it perfectly-.
every turn, every tree and steno you mieht say. 1 thoueht et the time
that it must have been muny years since he had been over that trail.
early thirty years', he said ween asked him about it."
on't you remeMber the time we played bridge with them in
ee?" youne ers. nopewell broke in. "how he would bid and then
eenta
rush around the table and look at his wife's cards and tell her haw to
bid? he know a lot more about the game than he did, but he always told
her haw to hid and she never seened to mind. ehe was a roat big woman,
very ow :.neland in aepearanco, and he was such a little man. eld all
the t me he called her 0 lasts'. I don't think ee over did "near him
call hor enythine but 1-issiet, did we
Hr. opewell laughed as he recalled the lacident His wife
described. "I'll tell you, he sa5A. "Pe afraid we can't help you
very much because we know 1 -elm so itly, but I can ive you the 1183:108
if sr371111 •:lec10 who (-new hitt well, and yo -.1 could write to the, trouh I
doubt if icime
that ,ould be
thut would b
eaterial frorn
in cure of
woeldn't he
of those old cowboys wnuld ait down and write a letter
of much use to you. ef y')u couW o down and talk to the
the est thing. c)u coulC undorttodly -et scAle'nod
TV* Jewett :all aliott, if you would just write to her
You know :ell was very much interested in R]exiee.
surprised if he was the person who first enoouraeed him
in his writleg. hodes lived in e house of his at one time. he others
you miiit not have mach luck with unlens you could talk to them but I'll
--'ve you the noeme."
Janet Smith
APR 5 1937
Persons in other parts of the '-tate who should be able to give
biographical material concerning Ligene nlove 3tedes (suggested by !!re.
)stics 104 Alson Avenues Albuquerque):
Ir. jAmo Blazers
Mesoaleros i;ew :441xlco.
Yiss4"-Larret (daughter of i?e,t arrett),
loswells liere Y4exico.
4.s. James Hinckles
itoswells Nem/ ,iiriciao.
Wr. Jap Co.,
3uidosa Awe L'exico.
Dana Kossmans
Antonitos 'N;ew 141100o
Janot th
APR 5 1937
klorsons living in other parts of the State who should be able
to give information eonaerning ugene 4anlove Abodes (suggested by Mr.
qobert opews11* 619 Most Copper Avenue* Albuquerque)#
T2rs. Jevett Fal1 14liott*
o/o 1411,
Tres Attos1 New Mamie°,
Johnny i Anis*
inston* azieo.
Lee Nations*
Orreys gew exioo (near Hot Lipriags).
1iarry Benson (Bartender at :!vokhorn Saloon)*
Hot prings* ifPW Amioo•
Leonard loins (Bartender at Buokhorn Saloon)*
Dprings* 4low AD too.
Ur• James Threlkeld of the 411, keexieo book Store suggests
smiting to the restern epresentative of iloughton 4ff un mho* he says*
is very nueh interested in Rhodes, in conneetion with his early published
stories!
4.rrison iikussler,
e/ro Amghton 'ompanye
ttn Fanotsoo, Caltforna.