Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Deceased Denton businessman bequeaths caboose to city
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DENTON — The DRC reports that the Denton City Council has agreed to accept a 1973 Texas & Pacific Railway train caboose willed by a prominent Denton businessman, who died in January.
The story says that Walter S. "Pinky" Harpool really really wanted to donate his caboose-turned-office to Denton. Supposedly, he wanted to do something nice for the city, and to acknowledge former Mayor Euline Brock, whom he admired; although one supposes that the nicest thing he could've done would be to get rid of his junk before he kicked. Oh, is that awful? I'm sure he meant well.
The city hasn't decided what to do with the thing yet.
Posted by T.G.
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John Meyer Staff
I'm thinking B&B. Just install a jacuzzi and a mini-fridge.
Oh, and it would prolly go over better if they moved it to Colorado ("location, location, location...")
1 year, 4 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
kirk Anonymous
If they do it quietly, I bet they could hook it onto the back of one of the trains coming through town. No one would notice until it was too late.
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