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District 17. Words 872
Briscoe Comity
YlOriner, 'PM!
1001 5 055_
A. R. Jaeo established Qpitagee in 1891 *hen he built the firnt store
tbnre. This little store ,V,11 the onlv one at Quiteges for 10 years and Pr.
Jo handled a Toreern1 line for thm co*boys and ranober- in the enrrounding
earintrl.
Th- enriy Anil service ter this little conmunity in ale° oonneeted
with his mere since he TrA the thtrd 'Iostonster in the connty. There were two
F'
nt the rnnch be+-nre the rostoffics moved to fir Jaw's store nnd he be.
was
ceme -,notmst r.
Mr. Jr1r1,. with bis two eldnnt eons. Ben and Glemicame to the Quito's, Valley
in the winter of 2990. Its three youivrer sons, truce, Joe and John joined them
about three years later. The wife and nether died befor they- cnrla to this cow
In February 1991 Mr. Jams built tire old. Jag° store handing wht,lh ono one 1,-,r010
room owt 19 by 24 feet. Lnter uhen he,7nt the nnrnit for the ?est Office he
built n "leen to" on the enst side of the store to bon so the !vst ufficP.
The !ost Office wns called Wit/lone heceuse that was the name :Aven ta tt
Col. Cheeps Goodnight when the mill is distrihnted at the old RtAndho
time orned IV 001. Goodnight.
Ja,lc and his cons lived ter a time In a half dugout. They nod 01 in
lancl anl clne to -wnowite a nuMber of sections of lend that tiny. The boys re
co-ls n-ttln and the fnth-r wns in dhar,7e of the store. AftPr a few yer,in ho bl
a AlC1 lql,"'t room honse and -,ainfel it *bite. An the majority of hiin t the
county we -q1 hnlf dugouts this hone nPs considered very elelrant.
111.1(1 the Post Office was still nt the *Y. ranch there we a mail route fro
alarondoi to Colorado City. OnnilkAddleh,nory. If Olarendon
.a the rail eqrier
MO orten otoed for the nUoht nt the ranch r,Aich Ime his only stow between Cl;
UoGnire, Delise.Pw Briscoe Gounty
District 17.
Jago's store.
Bloyaida. Texas
and aolorado City. The cowboys were very fond of him. He alm,ys carried the keys
toihe lail brige and if he met anyone on the route inquirine about their mall he
obliringly unlocked the Touches and looked thromAi to see if there wns any wittl for,
the inquiring narty. 114 always carried his camoing-ontfit and if niht overtook
him a long ,-ay fron a ranch house he just (maned wherever he was. If a blissard
overtook him he made for the nearest ranch house and "ftled ur° for the duration
of the storm. Ne. was owner of the Addleberry Hotel at glarendon.
After the Jog* store was ',milt a new mail line was chartered from ilstelline
to ailvnrton. Clem end 4enJago carried the men fro- They would meet
halfsm,y. which was on Turkey Greek, near where the town of Tnrkey is now be ted.
They woul exchange mail bar?, and rids bpdk to their resrentive towns. "nitrone,
beln, on the route, received her mail that way:
On one ocannion when John lraidy had a young fellow, named Peale, carrying
the mail, and it no hannened that thene was over ;300.00 in cash in the neck that
day, Peole made in invisible slit in the sack an, stoic) the money, so it sv-s said.
lhen he re !hed his destination he turned the bag over to loin Ja,cT at halfway and
turned back usual. Than did not netina the hole in the bag until he readhnd
quitaque. Ann he found the mail had been -ebbed he and his f.ther. with a fast
am hitched to a hurf,y, made a quick irir to ''.stelline to the home of John Grundy,
Me joined them and they ,I:rme chase to the fugitive. They cm7ht him and recovered
the fniln07. The yonmp nAn vre sent to the reformatory for aever-1 verrq and later
became n --ood oitisen. This Wv111 unusual for the early da
very honest.
Ur until lq12 Jogai. store and residence was About all there wan to Qatnenagif
During the fall of 1902 another store, a blacksmith shor, a school house and three,
more residences were added.
Hr. Lucile Graham, of 4nitaque remembers Ur. Jago and raid him the followi
tribute: 'qtr. 'ago was a round little man with snowy hair and long flowing beard
settlers were oon.,idermii
McGuire, Delise..PV
District 17
itsre
Arisooe County 200
lloydada, Texas
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nr0 twinkling even. Me had very kindly manners and -As the nevrest apPronch to ants
Clms I hole over seen. -e.o.m child loved hilbeenns' he treated them with love and
kindness, often giving them candy from -As one small glass showcase. 4v t-ther moved
her* in 1101. I wns 8 years of a-,. We made n weekly trill to Jages store for the
mail. !le settled on Roberts Greek Sentem4er 1 nnd Mr. Jag* ted iovember 2, yet, in
that short time he had so won mu childish pilmiration thnt I cried bitterly when I
heard of his denth. I ,vmenber feeling a sense of complete
Just before Ar. J'app died he had st,rted a new store buildirv? which w:s rei•
-rmsod M. Potter, who 'lend it for a grocery. store. Mr. PottPr inrchased the
old 471) Store awl. remodeled in into a residence, which burned ,'own la4er. ,Aonnd-
-lother %arr., present home ‘,7 --milt on the site wh-re the old Jae,0 Store otood, n
fredilinr landmark for veprs and veprs.
}si Liokativa
Mrs, Lucile Ross Graham, gnitagno, Texns
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