Seventeen miles west of the Texas border, Lovington, the Queen City of the Plains, got its start and soul from the Lone Star state. Like many of his Texas compatriots, Robert Florence Love (1870-1942) first experienced the New Mexico territory during the waning years of open-range ranching, driving cattle onto the Llano Estacado. Born 1870 in Palo Pinto County Texas, Florence and his brother Jim Love struck out for the New Mexico Territory in 1890, working at first for the INK-Bar Ranch and later for the Mallet Ranch. After meeting his future wife, Matilda Glasscock, at a dance in Stanton, … Continue reading Lovington