Editing Texas: Sixgun City (section)

==PLACES==

'''Barber''' — the business is run by Adolfo Borrego—an aging and ever courteous gentleman—and his twenty-year old son Marco. Outside, a blind orphan kid nicknamed Squirt plays the harmonica. Adolfo has sort of adopted him and makes sure the kid gets enough food and always has a decent haircut. The place has two barber chairs although Marco isn’t always around to help out. Adolfo also has medical training from his time in the Mexican army.

'''Beaver Creek''' — a few minutes out of town, Beaver Creek is mostly dried up except during winter. It is doubtful the creek was ever home to any beaver, but a few deep puddles along the creek bed alternately serve as watering holes and fishing spots.

'''Black Diamond Mine''' — several hours ride outside of town, the Black Diamond mine has long been abandoned. It is a network of interconnected tunnels in the valley between the two hills of Momma’s Bosom that occasionally houses a stray coyote.

'''Byron’s Gun Store''' — a small, well-stocked store owned by Byron Johnston and located adjacent to the Rough Rider Saloon on Main Street. Byron sells all sorts of firearms, ammunition, and knives. Hidden in the backroom, he also has a bit of extra-powerful dynamite he calls “Whammy Sticks.” The shop is often closed temporarily as Byron likes to sneak into the nearby saloon to feed his thirst for bad tequila and gossip.

'''Calico Queen''' — a two-storey casino and saloon on the outskirts of town, the Calico Queen is a hot nightspot on Friday nights and is the center of a great deal of sinning in the city. It has tables for blackjack, poker, and roulette. Chief works here as a bouncer.

'''Church''' — a modest steepled church with a few stain glass windows serves as the place of worship for the god-fearing in Sixgun City. The minister is Reverend Black. The church has an attached cemetery that separates it from the schoolhouse. The church is a bit rundown, a literal and metaphorical problem that Reverend Black hopes to remedy in the coming months.

'''Cornbread House''' — a restaurant famous for serving beans and cornbread. Prices are reasonable and the food is tasty and filling if a bit heavy on the butter.

'''Corner Grocery''' — Curt Platt, the husband to a sick and bed-ridden Debbie, owns Corner Grocery. The business is on the corner of Main Street and has stands of produce out front. Curt hates kids, partially because he was never able to have any, and partially because the urchins steal from his store.

'''Feeding Trough Restaurant''' — a simple restaurant that gives great quantities of bad food for cheap prices.

'''Frontier Hotel''' — a bit less classy than the Hotel Royal, the Frontier Hotel is only $1.00/night. It has decent rooms on the second floor and offers nothing to eat. William and Marianne Byers own it. Their three kids help keep the business running. Although a family business, the Byers try to stay out of the way of their tenants as much as possible.

'''Hotel Royal''' — the almost luxurious hotel has a lobby on the first floor and rooms on the second and third. Rooms are slightly expensive ($2.50/night) but quiet. A helpful and energetic young bellhop named Spencer will offer to be a gopher for rich patrons. The Hotel Royal does not serve food although it does have a stash of spirits that are available to be ordered and sent up to ones room.

'''Lucas’s General Store''' — a wooden shop facing Main Street that is owned by Lucas Goodins. The store provides much of Sixgun City with common supplies. If the owner isn’t in, Milton Primrose can be found manning the register.

'''Post Office''' — run by Quint, a short man with glasses who loves to gossip and get in everyone else’s business. He will offer to read letters for illiterate people not to help them, but in order to find out what their letter says. Sometimes, his desire to get a peek at a letter gets the best of him and he opens and reads them anyway.

'''Red Pony Corral''' — a ten-minute walk out of town, Jake Anderson buys, sells, and trades horses and cattle from his homestead. He has four middle-aged sons (Jess, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jericho) who help him with his business and one daughter Bessie, who he never lets out of his sight.

'''Rough Rider Saloon''' - a favorite spot for locals and visitors alike, the Rough Rider saloon has a billboard picturing a cowboy riding on a rocking horse out front. Swinging doors lead into an interior that contains a bar, half a dozen tables, and a piano that has a tendency to fall silent whenever a particularly intimidating cowboy walks through the door. Maria Gonzalez and Peggy Sue are the waitress and bartender, respectively.

'''Schoolhouse''' — a simple one-room brick school house managed by Jenny Primrose, the town schoolteacher. Most of the town kids are misbehaved hooligans and prefer to play hooky than attend class. The cemetery separates the schoolhouse from the church.

'''Sheriff’s Office and Jail''' — Sheriff Nicodemus and his main deputies One-Eyed Pete, Sammy Parker, and Seth Stevenson have their headquarters in this wooden building. The office stores tin stars, rifles, revolvers, handcuffs, and some other necessary gear. There is always at least one lawman here during the day. In the basement of the building are two jails cells and a drunk tank.

'''Train Station''' — twice per week at three o’clock, the Southbound train from central Texas stops for about ten minutes at the train station. During this time, supplies are unloaded and passengers get on or off. A single clerk named Madison manages the depot on the two days. He lives in a shack across the tracks and has always dreamed of actually going somewhere.

'''Wells Fargo Bank''' — an inefficiently run bank situated in a brick building. The main clerk is Duane Brennan, a man whose difficulty in counting is only superseded by his ability to take his time. The single vault is protected by an elaborate locking mechanism recently installed by the company. Luckily, the Sheriff’s Office and Jail are just around the corner. Doing any business at Well’s Fargo will result in previously undisclosed fines and fees that nickel-and-dime away the cowboy’s wealth.