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THE CANADIAN RECORD.
VOLUME XXVI—NO. 11
CANADIAN, HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1919
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 THE YEAR
SHALLER OIL WELL
AND LEASE SALE
DRAWS LARGE CROWD
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A crowded house attended the
formal opening of the plans for
Canadian's first oil well, at the
Pastime Theatre last Friday
night, when C. H. Shaller & Sons
announced the location of the
well.
j,, The wagons containing the
heavy timbers and the material
which will go into the derrick
Were lined up in the street in
front of the theatre and these
made an imposing appearance.
After the show the location of the
well was announced for the south-
west quarter of Section 117, eleven
miles southeast of Canadian and
three miles south of the river,
After the announcement the
sale of one acre leases in Section
118 and about one-fourth of a
mile west of the well was in-
augurated, and in a very few
minutes the thirty tracts offered
to the public were sold at $100.00,
per acre. W. D. Waggoner start-
ed the sale by making the first
pu rchase.
A few six acre tracts were sold
two miles west of the well and
eight ten acre tracts were sold on
the Calk survey three miles from
the well. The bidding for the
land was very, enthusiastic and
every tract placed before the pub-
lic was eagerly purchased.
The Shaller oil well project
started with a big rush and the
values have steadily risen since
the sale. One man was offered
one hundred per cent profit for
his lease but refused it. Shaller
* * & Sons have been offered prices
fifty per cent above the bids made
last Friday night for more acre-
age, but they refused to sell any
more leases around the well at
the prices offered.
The leases purchased Friday
night were taken by the leading
business men and financiers of
this city, and this.better than ,.s>
thing else shows the confidence
the people have in the Shallers'
putting the well across. Those
people fortunate enough to secure
leases Friday night value them
very highly and are elated to
think they got in on the ground
p floor. The derrick timbers were
hauled out to the land Saturday
morning.
R. L. Allen, the oil man of
Wichita Falls, has the contract to
dig the well, and the Shallers
stand back of all their leases with
their guarantee that he will dig
the '.veil according to his contract
with them.
L. Si Palmer, auctioneer con-:
dueled the sale Friday night.
The Methodists of Lockney will
build a brick church building
this summer, the building to cost
$15,000.
The State Automatic Tax Board,
composed of the Governor, Com-
ptroller and State Treasurer has
fixed the 1919 State tax rate at
seventy-five cents on the $100.00
valuation. This is the highest tax
rate in the history of the state
and is 20 cents higher than last
year.
DISTRICT COURT OPENS
NEXT MONDAY WITH
A HEAVY DOCKET
The one and one-half gross re-
ceipt tax levied by the last legis-
lature against production of
crude Petroleum is expected to
yield over a million dollars in
revenue for the maintenance of
state government this year and
state officials predict this amount
will be trebled next year.
Yeomen Announcement
Next Monday night at 8 o'clock
at the Odd Fellows Hall, the Yeo-
men and applicants will meet to
organize and receive the charter.
Obligations will be given and
policies then on hand will be de-
livered. District Manager Whit-
aker with a delegation from Ama-
rillo is expected to be with us. A
social hour will follow the busi-
ness meeting. Ice cream and cake
will be served. Short and point-
ed talks on Yeomen insurance
will be made. We invite those to
be with us, who desire at that time
to put in application for member-
ship. Nothing in the Way of
good insurance beats a Yeomen
policy. Think it over, then act.
Now is the time.
L. N. JENSEN, Yeomen Deputy.
Many Tourists in Colorado
Mrs. Alice Tubb in writing to
the Record from Colorado Springs
says:
'Altho it is warmer here than
iisual it is cool enough to be very-
pleasant. It is so warm in Denver
that many are coming from Den-
ver to the Springs to escape the
heat there. There are more tour-
ists here than usual."
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At The Methodist Church
Rev J. G. Miller, Presiding
Efiter of the Abilene district will
preach at the Methodist Church
next Sundey, morning and even-
ing. Worship with us.
M. M. BEAVERS, Pastor.
hi this issue of the Record is a
big ad announcing the opening of
the new town of Perryton in Ochil-
tree County, on Friday, August
22nd. This is the town the entire
country is talking about and it
promises to become at once one
.he b g towns of the North Pan-
^ 'handle. An excursion train will
be run from Shattuck for the be-
nefit of those who wish to go to
the opening on a train, and the
train will incidentlv be the first
passenger train over the new
North Panhandle railroad of the
Santa Fe system. Look up the
opening ad.
The Canadian Park Oil Com-
pany, composed of local citizens,
received a telegram Tuesday that
their second well at Iowa Park
had come in and that it was a
•3i."onger well than the first one.
Try a want ad.
The (Method Sat Problem
Is still unsolved—but some
loyal souls are still thinking and
hoping for light.
When we begin we ought to be-
vin a >nrildi-ng that, will be 4*
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quate for the Methodist work
shop for the next twenty-five
years, don't you think bo?
Don'C forget the need is im-
perative.
This is the last Methodist
Church some of us will ever have
to help to build in Canadian if we
build right—some of us are get-
ting old—-don't forget that.
Suppoe we build the first story
right away and finish next year
or even later, this is not the ideal
but better than makeshifts and
much better than doing nothing.
We are not forcing or attempt-
ing to drive, but asking for a due
consideration of a great problem
Civic pride, moral need, and
church efficiency, call us in this
time when the whole world is on
the march, and forward at that.
Suppose about two hundred and
fifty people (about ten per cent oi
our population) should say, "I
will help to the point of a real
sacrifice," the church would be
built. Of course this would mean
that many would help who are
not reaily Methodists, but friend
of the. church and every goo<
work.
A nice commodious .church oi
the corner of Sixth and Mail
would enhance the value of every
piece of property in Canadian tr
say nothing of it being an invita-
tion to high ('lass citizens to lo-
cate in our town. Think ii over
my friend.
Advise with us for "in the mul-
titude of councilors there is safe-
ty."
Study this.
One hundred children giving
$1.0.00 equals $1000.00.
Fifty young men and women
giving $25.00, equals $1250.00
Twenty men and women giving
$100.00, equals $2000.00.
Twenty men and women giving
$250.00, equals $5000.00.
Three persons each giving $1000,
equals $3000.00.
Three persons, each giving
$2000.00, equals $6000.00.
Then of course every business
and profession in town to be rep-
resented with a liberal contribu-
tion and the church would be
built and everybody would be
glad, at least every one that help-
ed. If you can't help, don't knock.
Come across with constructive
suggestions.
M. M. BEAVERS
Pastor of the Methodist Church.
District Court for the August
term, 1919, will open in Canadian
next Monday morning with Judge
W. R. Ewing of Miami presiding.
The grand jury of sixteen men
will consist of:
J. U. Thierstine, J. G. Carruth,
E. P. Kiker, W. R. Hines, Harlan
Hopkins, M. H. Smith, W. J. Co-
natser, S. M. Whitacre, W. F.
Sappington, R. B. Wiggins, A. O.
Buckner, B. F. Tepe, L. M. Storms,
H. II. Marks, J. W. Jamison and
G. L. Hise
The petit jury called for the
first week consists of forty men,
namely:
T V. Ellzey, H. M. Ramp, Adam
Ruppercht, C. W. Fullbright, O.M.
Larson, J. P. O'Neil, Albert Knol-
lenberg, E. S. Shoaf, J. F. Reed,
C. 11. Shaller, Ike Simpson, J. R.
Long, F. A. Ruby, II. S. Phillips,
Paul Witt, M. P. Rogers, Oscar
Kunkle, Ira Nash, H. R. Warren
Ben Dorsey, J. W. Harrall, W. E.
George, J. F. Johnson, Frank
Rathjen, Jr., E. P. Buckner, Burl
Abram, C. V. Studer, W. H. Brown,
O. R. McMordie, D. C Worsham,
R. L. Blanton, G. W. Scott, John
Goodin, J. E. Lewis, T. L. Kintz.
Fred Miller, M. E. Askey, S.A. Mc-
Adams, A. R. Mays and J. W.
Freeman.
There are no jury cases the
second week and no jury called.
The petit jury for the third
week is:
J. R. Traylor, Noah Samples
Jr., W. O. Scott, Vance Morehead,
C. W. Froelich, R. E. Payne, W. A.
Powledge, W. D. Waggoner, J. H.
Hartzog, W. A. Dickerson, J. L.
Yokley. F. L. Smith, E. G. Robin-
son, L. A. McAdams, Emery Ven-
able, 1). W. Judd, J. M. Spiller,
Thos. F. Moody, John White, R. A.
Young, O. W. Mason, H. M. Wood,
Guy Hardage, H. B. Steel, Chas.
iTjsps, Chas. Teas, Ike Simpson,
HI? ivi. Hamilton, Geo. A. Smart,
Joe Wilburn, J. M. Gill, A. B. Mc-
Pherson, F. N. Hamilton, P. V.
Bryant, R. C. Jackson, H. W.
Jamison, J. S. Thigpen, J. T. Gar-
ner, W. W. Wheeler, G. W. Barker.
Jury Trial Docket—District Court
J. A. Chambers vs. A. L. and
A. M. Winsett, to foreclose V. L.
note.
F. X. Adams vs. Milo Burlingame,
to try title and for damages.
Civil Docket—District Court
Jno. S. Dorsey vs. O. E. Kirtley,
Suit on Promissory note.
R. A. Huffman vs. J. Y. Grubbs,
transferred from Hansford Coun-
ty, suit to quiet title and cancel
deed.
Russell Erickson et at by next
friend, L. F. Erickson vs. Anna L.
Palm et al, suit for division of
property.
J. H. Ficke vs. Hudson Drug
Company, suit receivership.
Citizens Loan Company vs. J.'T.
Jones, attachment.
First National Bank of Canadi-
an vs. J. T. Jones et al, suit for
debt to foreclose chattel mortgagej
nd for receivership. j
D. J. Young vs. J. T. Jones and|
Geo. M. Monroe, suit to try title)
cancellation of notes and to re-,
sc-ind said sale.
T. J. Dial vs. P. & S. F. Ry Co., j
suit for damages. !
W. H Hopkins vs Gerlach-Hig- •
gins, suit for damages and breach
of contract.
Chas. and Ed Mark ley vs. W. W.j
Thurman, trespass to try title and
cancelation of deed.
H. E. Hoover vs. G. D. Strader,
suit in garnishment.
H. S. Swearinger vs. P. & S. F.
Ry Co., damages.
Divorce Cases
Mary linger vs Albert Unger,
divorce.
Sallie James vs. W. H. James
divorce.
Appearance Docket District Court
O. R. McMordie vs M. F. Blair,
injunction.
T. A. Day vs. D. A. Scott et al,
suit to cancel notes deed of trust
and judgment for $1150.00.
Otis Morris vs. D. U. Scott et al,
suit to cancel notes, deed of trust
and to clear title.
Lafayette Abrams vs. 1). A.
Scott et al, suit to cancel notes and
clear title.
j W. H. Hardage vs Unknown
I heirs of Jno Flowers et al, this
| action is brought as well to try
title as well as for damages.
Thos. F. Moody, executors et al
vs. G. L. VanBuskirk, suit to try
; title.
Fred Brown vs. Clement Helton,
suit for damages.
Frank R. Jamison vs. W. I).
Fisher, suit for partition.
First National Bank of Canadi-
an, a corporation vs S. L. Mc-
Donald and Geo. Caylor, suit for
promissory note.
Johnson McQuiddy Cattle Co. vs.
Unknown heirs of B. M. Clopton
and Wm. O. Mosley et al, this
axtion is brought as well to try
title as for damagei.
J. F. Johnson vs. Unknown heirs
of David Crockett et al, this act-
ion is brought as well to try title
as for damages.
Bank of Shattuck vs. R. L.
| Clower, suit to foreclose C. M. and
j for debt.
j E. Keister vs. G. H. Avers and
wife and their unknown heirs,
! trespass to try title.
I Divorce Cases
| Amelia Ford vs. Louis E. Ford,
; Divorce.
| L. S. Palmer vs. Cord a Palmer,
divorce.
Harry Cronin vs. Zena Cronin,
divorce.
Lena Pendergraft vs. Louie
Pendergraft, divorce.
1 R. W. Johnson vs. Lotsie John-
son, divorce.
I Ira Nash vs. Lillie Dell Nash.
' divorce.
Audie Bell vs. L.N. Bell, divorce.
Naturalization Cases
Exparte vs. Harry Cronin,
naturalization.
Exparte vs. Nahim Abraham,
naturalization.
D. M. Hargrave vs. Mrs. Phil
Milam, this action is brought to
try title and also for damages.
W. H. Hopkins vs. George New-
ton et al, this action is brought
as well to try title as for damages.
George R. Robertson vs. Manda
Calista Robertson and Marion
Allen Robertson, suit to partition.
Theodosia E. Finch vs Panhan-
dle & Santa Fe Railway Co., suit
for damages.
E. C. Eubanks vs. A. W. Robert-
son, suit for debt.
Mary Victoria Frank vs. How-
ard Frank, suit to partition.
John R Nolen and Belle Nolen
vs. John Young et al, cancelation
of oil leases.
Criminal Docket—District Court.
State of Texas vs. Chas. Dur-
ham, fraudulent disposition of
mortgaged property.
State of Texas vs. J. G. Gantz,
Swindling.
State of Texas vs. Edgar Coble,
swindling.
State of Texas vs. Sidney Ven-
able, assault with intent to mur-
der.
Civil Docket—County Court
Canadian Implement Company
vs. W.T. Hatley, suit on promisso-
ry note.
Bank of Miami vs. H. E. Hoover,
suit for debt.
The Gertach Mercantile Com-
pany, vs P. & S. F. Ry. Co, suit for
damages.
.!. T. Taylor vs. E. W. Hatley et
al, suit in garnishment
O. Wooten and Stewart E.
VVooten vs. E. C. Eubank, suit to
cancel note.
T. S. Talley vs. P. & S. F Ry.
Co., suit for damages.
W. 1). Waggoner vs. P. & S. F.
Rv. Co., suit for damages
T. S. Talley, S. J. Black A. F.
Cutter vs. P. & S. F. Ry. Co.,
Suit for damages.
J. W.. Payne vs. P. & S. F. Ry
Co., suit for damages.
T. S. Talley and J. W. Payne vs.
P. & S. F. Ry Co., suit for damages.
Morris Meredith & Turner vs.
P. & S. F. Ry Co., suit for damages.
V. W. Allen vs P. & S F. Ry Co.,
suit for damages.
R. W. Brown vs. .lohn Helm,
suit for debt.
E. P. Swope vs. P. & S. F. Ry.
Co, suit for damages.
T. S. Jones vs. Barbara Studer,
suit for debt.
Oxwsll Actylene Co. a corpora-
tion. vs Gus Trammell, suit for
debt.
Mount Tipps vs. M. C. Williams,
BIG CHAUTAUQUA
TENT IS CROWDED
AT EVERY PROGRAM
This is Canadian's Chautauqua
Week, and a big week it is. Large
crowds are filling the big brown
tent on the school grounds and
the excellent programs being
given are receiving splendid re-
sponses from the audiences. The
audience at the tent Tuesday
night was estimated between
twelve and fifteen hundred. The
chautauqua closes tonight with a
big carnival of joy furnished by
the Navassar Girls, an orchestral
singing stunt band.
Canadian is one of only two
cities on the White and Myres
chautauqua circuit which are giv-
ing a chautauqua without any ad-
mission fee charged. The town
pays for the chautauqua and the
gates are propped open to the
public. Anadarko, Oklahoma, is
the other town which is following
this plan.
Sunday's program was filled by
the Cartwright Brothers Quartet,
a musical organization of great
versatility and many pleasing
numbers, and a lecture by Dr
Roland A. Nichols on the subject,
"The Man Worth While." Dr.
Nichols is a humorous lecturer
with a strong appeal for the
cleaner life and higher ideals.
The program Monday consisted
of the Helen Burgess Quintet,
a girls orchestra club, and a re-
construction lecture by Dr. L. G.
Herbert on "What Next?" This
lecture by Doctor Herbert is a re-
markable feature, and it alone is
worth the cost of the whole chau-
tauqua. Mr. Nichols is a highly
entertaining speaker and he car-
ried his audience with him all the
time. His delineation of the
world problems arising from the
World War are remarkably acute;
his interpretation of America's
mission, Christianity's opportuni-
ty and the League of Nations pact
are startlingly accurate. Herbert
is a brilliant Jecturer on "What
Next?"
The program Tuesday presented
the Hawaiian musicians, the most
entertaining troop that has ap-
peared on the 1919 program.
These musicians gave a very
splendid program and received
many hearty encores. The manag-
er in a nice little patriotic ad-
dress took the opportunity to ex-
plain that the ukelele was the
little musical instrument that Jim
Ferguson purchased for his dau-
ghter and had the state of Texas
pay for. Other instruments they
used were the taropatch and the
steel guitar.
The lectrue by Sergeant Ed-
wards, one of the members of the
famous Princess Pats, a regiment
of soldiers from Canada, was in-
tensely interesting and thrilling.
His straightforward and plain
manner of telling of his part in
the war, his being taken to a Ger-
man military prison, the treat-1
ment, food and attention given |
him as a wounded soldier, and
his efforts at escaping to Hol-
land, form a story that indeed
seems stranger than fiction. He
stated that the women of Germany
were heartless and pitiless in
their conduct toward the captured
soldiers, even taunting them with
food and water and then throwing
the food to the dogs, and making
it a particular sport to expector-
ate on the prisoners. He also
stated that the prisoners were in-
oculated with tuberculosis germs
and other frightful diseases under
the guise, of inoculating them
against fever. Himself and two
companions hid under their hut
one day while the prisoners were
lined up and given hypodermics,
and the entire company except
the three died soon of tubercu«
losis.
Joy Night tonight.
One Canadian farmer reports a
yield of barley of 47- 1-2 bushels
per acre and a yield of oats of a
little over 50 bushels per acre on
a crop of 200 acres.
The real summer weather is
here and with the thermometer
playing around 100 to 105 degrees
we know that watermelon time is
is coming. Now for fear that
some knocker down east will see
this we must explain that the
thermometer doesn't reach that
figure except in the heat of the
day, and when evening comes the
cool breezes bring a night of
perfect rest and comfort.
Heard on the Streets of Canadian
"Good morning! How are you
this morning?"
"Oil well. How are vou?"
"Oil well."
Paving to Start at Once
Contractor Dalrymple of the
Panhandle Construction Company
of Clarendon came to Canadian
this week to make arrangements
to proceed with the work of put-
ting in the paving on Main Street.
The warrants have been purchas-
ed by Mr. Meyrick of Dallas and
there is nothing in the way to de-
lay the work. The material and
paving machines will be assem-
bled at once, and as. these are col-
lected the dirt will be torn up.
Mayor Taylor states that the
bond issue voted a year ago has
been cancelled and warrants is-
sued instead as there is a demand
for warrants and no market for
bonds. Also that the warrants Qf
$9,000 for street work, on the out-
lying streets haVe been sold and
work needed on the streets can
now fee given attention.
suit for injunction.
Ruby McGregor et al vs. W. H.
Dial, executor, Gertrude Dial ex-
ecutrix. suit for notes.
T. J. White vs. G. W. Huff, suit
on promissory note and to fore-
close chattel mrtgage.
L. S. Palmer vs. Roy Williams,
suit in attachment.
Maudie Goode vs. T. V. Ellzey
et al, suit in attachment.
D. O. Cloud vs W. L Helton et
al. suit to recover money
G. L. Addison vs. Branch An-
derson and J. W. Sanders, J. L.
Jennings, Garnishees, suit for
com. and in garnishment.
Can Now Care For Insane <
Austin, Texas, July 31.—Ac-
cording to the records in the office
of the Secretary of State there
are no public weighers in Hemp-
hill County.
Under the act passed by the
Thirty-sixth legislature early this
year, provision is made for a pub-
lic weigher in each of the seven
justice precincts in the county, if
in the judgment of the Commis-
sioners' Court that number of
weighers is necessary. Weighers
heretofore elected are to continue
in office, and in precincts where
there are no weighers the appoint-
ment is to be made by the County
Commissioners, within sixty days
from June 18, 1919. The new law
requires that each public weigher
must give bond in the sum of
$2500.00; must be reported to the
Commissioner of Markets and
Warehouses and from him receive
a commission, must have a seal
and take an oath of office. The
law provides that no person can
act as a weigher for the public
for hire without being appointed
or elected, and that he must quali-
fy as stated. It follows therefore
that only an individual c a n
quali I'y.
If the new law is followed to
the letter, it will make more im-
portant the office of public weigh-
er. The Public Weighers Asso-
ciation of Texas, recently organ-
ized with Ed. K. Marrast of Gal-
veston president, is cooperating
with the Department of Markets
and Warehouses to see that
weighers are appointed in each
county and to bring about the en-
forcement of the letter of the law.
This association has established
headquarters at Austin, and
every public weigher in the state
is being urged to join. The orga-
nization will hold a state meeting
at the Oriental Hotel in Dallas
August 2.1, 1919, at which all
these things will be discussed.
Information regarding the new as-
sociation can be had by inquiry
addressed to P. O. box 447,
Capitol station, Austin, Texas.
F. C. Ross of Gageby was in
town Saturday to meet his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Ross, who returned from Albu-
querque, New Mexico, where they
had been for over a month to
benefit Mr. Ross' poor health.
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