Cream stations

[Ole Granny]

If I can can set myself into the right frame of mind, I can still taste the longhorn cheese from DeCoursey.  At the same time, I can smell the whey as I pass by DeCoursey Creamery.  Guys working there would shower and still have a faint smell of whey on them. 

One of my daughters has a flea market near Viola.  She purchased an old  Decoursey Ice Cream sign from an auction here in Wichita.  Put it up on her business.  My dad use to paint signs around Elk County and neighboring areas.  As I looked at the sign which had been re-painted several times, I imagined it could have been my Dad's work.  Hard to tell for sure.  Daughter's business  is in the same building that Paul Landsdowne, (former KBI man that lived in the Moline area for few years) had a grocery store, gas station and sold bait to people going to Cheney Lake.  Paul and my Dad were good friends.  They had two kids, boy, Paul, Jr. and a girl. Cannot remember her name.

Percy Reynolds ran Decoursey in Moline. Live in the house north of DeCoursey. When we had the Corner Cafe, he would usually have a piece of apple pie with cheese on top.  Who can name the people that worked there? 

[Wilma]

May I switch from Elk County to the Viola area for just a moment?

Granny, just where close to Viola is your daughter's place?  I used to know that area quite well.

[Ole Granny]

Clommel Pitstop Grill and Flea Market, 7105 S 183rd St West, K42 Hwy & 183rd St West.  When Paul Landsdowne had the place it was not in the Viola area.  When we left to visit the Landsdownes we were going to Shulte.

[Wilma]

Thank you.  I will be going out that way in a couple of months.  Will pay special attention when we go by.  Clonmel was where we used to turn south to go to Clearwater when carrying the mail.  Otherwise we just continued on SW on what we called the Diagonal since it followed the railroad tracks.  Now it is K 42.  At that time it was gravel.

[Ole Granny]

The DeCoursey sign is on the west side of the building on the diagonal. they are only open Wednesday though Saturday if you want to stop.

[Sarge]

My folks ran the creamery in Longton in 39-40. Well, my Mon said she ran the creamery and my Dad played snooker.

[jarhead]

Quote from ole granny:
Who can name the people that worked there?


I remember Alfred Baker working there and I think Homer Mosher. I was just a pup but their long horn cheese had to be the best in Mac & Cheese

[Clubine Ranch]

Dales memories of Decoursey:
Dale delivered milk there from the time he was in high school until they stopped handling canned milk (10gal. size containers) in 1962. He says money made from that paid for his fun on Sat. nights. When he stopped milking cows he had aquired a lot of old cream cans. He took these and cut off the bottom portion to make water troughs for his starting hog operation. He remembers buying Longhorn cheese there for around 5 or6 dollars a horn.
Percy Reynolds was Manager
Herkie Bear head cheese maker
Bob Kill
Dale Julian
Gene "Frog" Ferguson
Boyd "Moose" Mc Glasson
Jamie Baker
Homer Mosher
Billy Morgan
Ed Metcalf
Walter Scobbe
all workded there at one time. Sure hope I got his memories straight:)

[Ole Granny]

I figured Dale would know most of the guys that worked there.  More than I could remember for sure. Remembered Bob, Dale, Ed, Percy and of course, Herky.   Should have known Homer, Baker and Frog.  Does anyone hear from Frog or know where he is?

Wish we could still buy the longhorn cheese and at that price..or even higher.....

[Clubine Ranch]

Frog passed away several years ago, maybe before Peanut, your brother did. We were all good friends and ran around together. Frog lived in San Antonio and Boyd McGlasson looked him up while down there and found out this information.