Kingfisher, Oklahoma.......2nd time in a week.

Back in 1977 I was late for a sale, I came out of Enid, OK going south toward Kingfisher at a high rate of speed, but as I was leaving town there were a bunch of police with someone pulled over and I had to slow down and go around.  I stopped at a quick shop in Waukomis OK.  I did my shopping and out the door I went.  I got into my new Lincoln Mark V and took off again, I was late.  I passed several cars and didn't even think anything about it, but as I was approaching Kingfisher , the bridge to get into town was blocked by police cars, so I slow down and guess what, they wanted me.  Come to find out there was a bank robbery and that was what the police mess that I had to go around.  Well when I pulled into that quick shop, the police were taking the bank robber back to Kingfisher to jail in unmarked cars.  I just happen to pass everyone at a high rate of speed.  So they called ahead and they were waiting for me.  So they threw the bank robber and me in the same cell.  So I called Connie who I was dating at the time, had ther bring me $500.00 cash for bail, which Big Earl loaned her. She came and got me and we went across the street to a quick shop and bought $35.00 worth of Candy and Chips and took it back over to the jail and had the jailer give it to all the boys. Their jail is on the top floor of the court house. As I was leaving I had my moon roof back waving at all the bad boys in jail, they were yelling and screaming and thumbs up, they loved the snacks.  I went through a few days later bought another $35.00 worth of Candy and Snacks , it was a real treat for guys.

But back to the Bank Robber he wanted to go to Enid and tell his wife the problem  he had,  so I did,  He also told me that if he had a car like mine, they would have never caught him.

Connie and I were friends with Big Earl, he must have been 6'10 or 11. He was a great guy he came to all of our auctions, he would help anyone he was a wonderful man.  He sold his Big Conoco Gas station to Walgreens who wanted that corner and he made a few million.  Right south of Kingfisher there is a white cross labeled Big Earl, he was killed in car wreck a few years ago.

So I have a little history in Kingfisher.  Then the new Walmart in Kingfisher has a nice memorial park at the south side of the parking lot.  Kingfisher is the birthplace and hometown of Sam Walton.

I had a sale tonight in Kingfisher and it wasn't worth a damn, the people that were there were great, just not enough of them.  Tonight we are staying at Camp Walmart.