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THE CANADIAN RECORD
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VOLUME 27, NUMBER IS.
CANADIAN, HEMPHILL COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1920.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 THE YEAH
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Canadian Improvement Company Organizes to
Build Houses in Canadian; Buys Hobart Tract
nadian but for the entire Panhan-
dle, and it is confidently believed
that the plans are such that the
Canadian improvement Company
can in a few months meet every
demand made for help to build
homes in Canadian.
Business intcre.su of Canadian
have under c insirieratior. th.'
erection of a new $100,000 hotel
in this city.
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CANADIAN CATTLE RAISERS
BUY HIGH PRICED ANIMALS
What promises to be one of the
most important forward move-
ments in Canadian's history was
it under way at the office of
anclers & Jennings Tuesday af-
ternoon and night when about
thirty of the business men of the
city met, formulated active work-
ing plans, and perfected the organ-
ization of the Canadian Improve-
ment Company which is to be in-
corporated at once with a capital
stock of $25,000 for the purpose
of building houses of the better
class in Canadian.
When subscriptions for the
stock were called for at the meet-
ing the capital was fully subscrib-
ed in ten minutes and many sub-
scriptions fbr larger amounts were
denied. The minimum stock sale
was placed at $500, the plan being
to secure the united effort of thir-
ty men in putting the company-
over.
The organization of the Cana-
dian Improvement Compahy has
a far larger injport to this city
than it may at first seem. The
foundation for this company is
laid on the purchase of the hand-
some T. D. Hobart tract of land
which has lain unimproved in the
heart of the residence district of
this city for years until the time
when Mr Hobart needed it. The
Canadian Improvement Company j
purchased this land, except-1
OTg one block which Mr, Hobart' TT I ' ~ , ...
has retained for himself. He will' H" M" Sanders' a farmer at Gem'
Dr. A. G. Caldwell attended the
Kansas National Livestock Expo-
sition at Wichita, Kansas, last
week and purchased six head of
fine Aberdeen Angus cows and one
fifteen months old bull that is a
twelve hundred pound animal
now. These stock are for his
ranch on the Washita. He paid
$900 for one of the cows. Dr. Cald-
well and his son have a selected
herd of the black pole cattle.
J. C. Studer and his son, Carl
Studer, while in attendance at.the
stock show at Wichita last week
purchased a fine Hereford bull,
Yernit Fairfax, which was ship-
ped to this place and put at the
head of a herd of fifty of their
best registered cows. Vernit Fair-
fax sold for $1,100 and was the
third highest priced bull sold at
the show. He is an especially high
grade animal and Messrs, Studer
are delighted at securing him.
in the near future build a hand-
some modern residence on the
block and move to Canadian to
become an active citizen in the
commercial circles.
The rest of the land will be plat-
ted into 65 lots 75x1,40 feet, and
the entire tract will be known as
Central Park Addition. This tract
will be known as a restricted sec-
tion; that is, no lot will be sold to
a man unless he contracts to erect
5j|^ireproof house of certain dimen-
sions or better. The Canadian Im-
provement Company will erect
houses on this tract equal at least
to the plans and specifications re-
We have always hoped to be
understood in the 'publication of
the Record as following a policy
in the news columns of being abso-
lutely impartial in reporting trans-
actions. We stated in the first
issue that we came here to further
no narrow, selfish motives. We
rejoice that' the publishing of a
quired of those who buy a lot and j local newspaper is a sacred trust;
has rented his farm to his son, M.
A. Sanders, and is moving to Ca-
nadian. He is holding a public
sale February 10th.
Our Policy is Always to Play
the Game Strictly on the Square
erect their own building. It will
be readily seen that such a propo-
1 p readily seen that such a situa-
tion will make this section a very
choice location. The building will ] repose in us' as their
then be sold to home owners on a; representative.
certain payment down and the rest
on long time payments.
and to allow any interest or com-
bination to control the Record's
expressions would be' violating
the confidence our subscribers
u1" *newp'apcr
It has ever been our preroga-
tive that- if any wrong statement
No house will be built of frame'of facts is made in a news item, to
material. The structure must be
either brick, concrete, interlock-
ing tile or stucco and must have a
fireproof roofing.
The company will finance the
building of residences in other
parts of the city, and will also fi-
nance the erection of business
structures. The idea is to open this
magnificent Hobart tract of land
as a residence section and build
up Canadian by erecting houses
which have been so much in de-
mand for many months.
The company is also associated
with a large life insurance compa-
ny loan bureau which promises to
buy all their vendor's lien notes,
and this will enable the Canadian
Improvement Company to have an
almost exhaustless fund at their
c<Mfcnand as long as the demand
juWffies the erection of buildings
here.
The object of this company is
mot to antagonize any other inter-
est in the city; the big idea is to
furnish the means by which Cana-
dian can build and develop.
The organization also denotes
■what may be termed the nucleus
for a Young Men's Business Club
as the members of this new com-
pany are all from among the
younger business men of. the city
The directors selected are J.W.
Sanders, H. H. Stickley, C. C.
ShAr, H. C. Amnions, and G. L.
Adafson.
The plans of thecompany prom-
ise an Innovation not only for Ca-
Cedric Taylor Marries at Henrietta
The Star-Telegram of Sunday
contained the pictures of Cedric
O. Taylor and his bride ,who were
married at Henrietta Jan. 31st.
Cedric is a son of R. E. Taylor, re-
cently appointed United States
District Attorney for the northern
district of Texas, and who form-
erly lived in Canadian. Cedric is a
lawyer and has been associated
with his father in practice since
the war, when he served in the
aviation corps. His bride was Miss
Georgia McGlasson. Judge Taylor
will go to Fort Worth soon to
enter his duties as U. S. District
Attorney.
P. J. Dickerson was in Slaton
Saturday representing the Cana-
dian stockholders at the annual
meeting of the Wichita-Slaton
Oil Company. He reports that the
affairs of the company seem in
good condition and the promises
of early developmeuts which will
enable them to declare a dividend
are favorable.
Census Enumerators Scarce
Census enumerators seem to be
scarce this year. Some counties
complained that they have not
been able to secure enumerators.
Everybody in the Panhandle is
too busy to stop and count noses
for Uncle Sam.
Notice to Men With Tractors
A law passed by the state legis-
lature in 1917, chapter 207 Sec.
11, of the state highway law, makes
it a fin# of not over one hundred
dollars for the first offense and
r.f>t less than ten nor over two
hundred for all subsequent offens-
es for driving any tractor or ve-
hicle over any pavement with a
lug or cross bar on the wheel more
one-fourth (Vi) inch long. The
city is paying about seventy thous-
and dollars for the paving in Ca-
nadian and the city authorities
are duty bound to snforce this law
to save the paving of the city and
secure the proper enforcement of
the maintenance bond. Notice is
hereby given that all persons vio-
lating this law will be prosecuted
in.accordance with the above.
B. G. Taylor, Mayor.
Buckner- Fowler Wedding
Two of Canadian's most popu-
lar yoJ'tig people were joined in
holy wedlock last. Friday when
Miss Edith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. O Buckner, and Mr. E. R.
Fowler took the marriage vows.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Fowler have
lived in this city for a number of
years, and a host of friends take
pleasure in extending congratula-
tions and best wishes to them. Mrs
Fowler is an accomplished lady
and successful school teacher and
Mr. Fo', ler is a Santa Fe brake
man and ix gentleman of the high-
est clas They will make their
home in Canadian.
Zybach-Owens Post, American Legion, Opposes
Bringing Soldier and Sailor Dead to United States
CHAMBER COMMERCE WILL
MEET TUESDAY NIGHT
Remember the meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce nert Tues-
day night, Feb. 10th. There were
three important matters carried
over from the last session to be
taken up in the February meeting.
All outstanding committees are
urged to be ready to report.
Four Deaths in County This Week
The following deaths have been
reported this week:
Nelson Schllers of. Cashion,
Okla. Mr. Schllers died at Durham,
Okla., where he was looking after
business matters. He was 70 years
of age. The remains were shipped
to Cashion.
Mrs. Harrison Guthrie, aged 31
years, diod Sunday. She was bur-
ied Monday in the Canadian ceme-
tery. She leaves a husband and
four small chidren.
James E. Farnsworth, a farmer
living near Glazier, aged 66 years
He leaves a wife and seven chil-
dren.
Mr. Terrell, whose remains are
being held awaiting the arrival of
his children.
Former Canadian Boy Elected
President of Allied Fliers Club
orr.eet the same before the public
Wa deem it a trust to keep tlv
Record just as straight as possi
ble.
We will 'W know'iv'v let atv
person or interest .color a new
;tem to fpvor th«rn at the. exnons-
^f the other fellow, and we arf
only too glad at. anv time to mnkr
correction should such a condi-
tion sli'i by us.
We will not accept any rwsition
which placs us in the attitude of
asritating local or community dif-
ferences. and arrayincr ohe inter-
est against another. Those "town
fights" occur too often in the his-
tory of small towns, so the news-
paper should avoid them as much
as possible.
One privilege we reserve without
any strings on it, and that is the
pleasure of boosting any idea
which means the building of a
larger town at Canadian.
Canadian seems to have been
remaining in a comatose commer-
cial position for years. For years
back there have been no houses
for people to secure should they
express a desire to come here. The
town outgrew its clothes, but
nobody cared. Now there seems to
be an awakening and the year
1920 promises to be a big one for
Canadian.
Let's all 'start the booster ball
together.
WAS HE COMING OR GOING?
Is it possible that the juxtapo-
sition of the planets on Dec. 17th
turned some people around, even
if the sun did move a little and
save Jess Adams from counting
his beads in the wee small hours of
the morning?
Last. Thursday moiling just as
we were tuning up for an all-to-
gether pull to print the Record
some time before midnight, in
walked a youngster of 7.1 summers
and an equal number of winters.
He stepped out in a way that would
make local pedestrians ashamed
of their fanciest steps, and intro-
duced himself as F. M. Rogers, a
journeyman-printer on a walking
stunt from San Francisco to New
York. He was to make his own
way and pay all his expenses with
'Hit begging, and if he made the
trip in less than 160 days he would
receive a bonus of $3,000 and his
fare back to San Francisco. He
was 64 days out on his trip last
Thursday, and had walked from
White Deer the day before.
He had had many experiences,
and said the thing he disliked
most was the monotony of the
level plains. For one whole day he
traveled over the plains and the
house he saw in the early morn-
ing was only reached at nightfall.
No more such lonesomeness for
him. His next checking in place
after leaving Canadian was Gla-
zier and then Higgins.
And now comes the Shamrock
Tezan and tells about the same
man checking in at that office a
few days before on his journey
westward. Question is: was the
same man walking in Wh direc-
tions at the same time?
John M. Lyle, secretary of the;
manufacturers bureau of the Oak-
land, California, Chamber of Com-
merce, and a former Canadian boy,
has been chosen president of the
Allied Fliers Club, which has just
established Oakland as its head-
quarters. John Lyle is a reserve
military aviator with considera-
ble experience, and the Allied
Fliers Club was organized four
months ago as a small club of
army and navy aviators. It has
grown to a membership of nearly
six hundred men, the majority of
whom are qualified pilots or who
have had considerable experience!
in airplane travel.
The club will take up commer-
cial flying as well as hold aerial j
derbies, aviation meets, air exhi-:
bitions and experiments.
S gallons coal Oil 90c at. Con-
sumers Supply Company.
Foil Tax Issue Heavy in Hemphill
1 County This Year, Says Sheriff
A Are at Brownfield, Texas, last
week destroyed a j large garage,
and of the twenty-^igh't cars it)
the buildingonly three were saved
from the conflagration.
The Record cannot give a report
of the poll tax receipts issued in
this county because the sheriff's
office has not been able to tabulate
them. The number issued exceeded
the supply so much that a large
number of receipts cannot be
handed out until the office receiv-
es a new shipment of blanks.
Public Sales
The Record has the ads this
week of the following public sales:
J. H. Sanders and W. L. Cain
for next Tuesday, Feb. 10th. Gen-
eral farm sale.
Geo. A. Gruver and Terry White
for Thursday, Feb. 12th. General
farm sale.
Wm. Rosa and son for Thurs-
day, Feb. 19th. Big farm saft, in-
cluding 100 head registered Here-
fords.
Look up these ads in this paper.
The census enumeration has
been completed by W. L. Helton
but the figures are not available
until the government furnishes
them. However, there are about
400 residences, hotels, and room-
ing houses here, and the popula-
tion will probably be around 2,600.
There are two families in many
houses and thrge In some.
A very interesting and important
meeting of Zybach-Owens Post
No. 5G, American Legion was held
Tuesday night at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms in the court
house. There was a good attend-
ance and several new members
were added to the organization.
Owing to the ruling of the Na-
tional organization of the Ameri-
can Legion the dues of the local
post have been raised from a dol-
lar to two dollars per year. Of this
amount one dollar goes to the na-
tional organization which pub-
lishes the American Legion, a
weekly magazine, devoted to the
interests of the American Legion,
and which every member receives
upon payment of his dues to the
local post. Twenty-five cents of the
dues go to the state organization
for which each member receives
the Legionnaire, published at Fort
Worth. Either of these publica;
tions is worth more,-than the dues
and they will be received by each
paid member of the local post for
one year. It Was thot by the offic-
ers of the local post that when the
first dues were paid it was for a
year, but the national organiza-
tion at the last national conven-
tion in Minneapolis fixeii the pay-
ment of dues as the first of Jan-
uary of each year, and held that
the dues that had already been
paid by members of local posts
was for the remainder of 1919,
Seventy-five cents of the dues re-
main with the local post to, defray
the local expenses.
Every person who desires to be
a member of the local post of the
American Legion" will have to pay
$2.00 and at the beginning of the
year 1920 our names were all
dropped from the rolls of the na-
tional organization. If you have
not been receiving the magazine
it is because you have not paid
your dues and are not a member.
It is earnestly requested that all
who have not paid their 1920 dues
do so at once.
It was decided at the meeting
Tuesday night to give a banquet
Friday, February 13th, and a com-
mittee was appointed to take
charge of the arrangements for
the banquet. Every member of the
American Legion is urged to come
and bring his wife, wife to be.
sweetheart, best girl, or whatever
he calls her, Each member will
be notified in due time of the place
and arrangements mack:. It; is
hoped to have a "corking" good
time.
It was also decided at the meet-
ing that the Canadian American
Legion would put on a minstrel
show, probably some time in
.March. Committees were appoint-
ed to work out the plans. If this
show is going to be a success it
will need the active co-operation
of every member of the Legion
and every friend and well-wisher
of the organization. Jf anyone,
whether a member or not, knows
of anything in the way of a danc-
er, singer, ccmcdian, or any other
form of amusement that will help
this show along it will be very
much appreciated by the members
if they will notify Edw. C Fisher
so the committee may have them
in mind when - it works out the
program. This show is going to be
something big, and a good many of
the people who lived in Canadian
eight or ten years ago will be
mighty glad to see Judge Fisher
in that charming combination
suit again, walking with "Daisy"
This was a real hit, and if you
don't know about it ask one of the
old timers. Then there is a great
deal of talent in the younger set
which can be worked into great
hits., Look out for something big
and watch for the date.
The American' Legion reserves
the right to express itself upon
any question engaging the public
attention where it is a question of
the policy of the government and
it feels it has a special interest in
the question of bringing home the
bodies of the Americans who fell
in France. This question was brot
before the meeting by Carl Zybach,
whose brother, Arthur Zybach,
was killed in action, and the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimous-
ly passed:
Whereas, the Government of
the United States is considering
the question of the bringing to
this country the bodies of our sol-
dier and sailor dead who fell in
the World War, and
Whereas, the relatives of a
great many of these dead heroes
have expressed the opinion that
these bodies should be allowed to
remain in the cemeteries of .
France, and
Whereas, the bodies of these
men have been gathered and plac-
ed in National Cemeteries in dif-
ferent parts of France and are
being cared for by both the
French and American people, and
are not scattered about on the
fields of battle, and their gravef
can be visited by relatives or
friends, and
• Whereas, the undertaking to
bring the bodies of said dead back
to the United States is liable to
become too dangerous and hazard-
ous to the public health, and
Whereas, we believe that to per-
mit said bodies to lay in France
will tend to and will promote bet-
ter and more friendly national W*
lations between o«r f vt>rnm®n\
and the government of France, and
will unite the two nations in a very
tender and sympathetic manner,
Therefore, be it Resplv^, t^at^
we are opposed to the returning
of said bodies to the United States
and believe that the same should be
left in the National Cemeteries in
France; and that a copy of this
resolution be given to the press,
and a copy sent to each of our
representatives in Congress.
Highway Movement Enthusias-
tically Espoused in Panhandle
The highway movement is en-
thusiastically espoused ' by our
people. State highway No. 4, other-
wise known as the Del Rio-Cana-
dian highway, from Del Rio on
the southern border to the north
of Ochiltree County, on the ex-
treme northern boundary of Tex-
as, enters this portion of the Pan-
handle at the southern extremity
of Wheeler County, just south of
the thriving city of Shamrock, pas-
sing on north thru Wheeler, Mo-
beetie, Canadian, Ochiltree, Per-
ryton, thence eight miles to the
intersection of the Oklahoma line.
This highway, it is confidently ex-
pected, will receive first-aid from
state and government sources in
support of the hard surface move-
ment. The president of this asso-
ciation is \\. A. Palmer, who re-
sides in Canadian, while the sec-
retary, Mr. Thomas Owen, is a
resident of San Angelo. The D-C-D
highway, headed by Mr. D. J.
\ oung of Canadian, is also a potent
factor in the developmentof this
section of the state. It traverses
the same portion ofthe Panhandle
as traversed by state highway No.
4 and additional therto running
east from Canadian, Texas, to the
Oklahoma line, originating at Gal-
veston and terminating at Denver,
Colorado, passing from Galveston
to Dallas over the Henry Exali
Trail, thence in a northwesterly di-
rection thru Gainesville, Ardmore,
Lawton, Canadian, Guymon, Elk
hart, Lamar, thence up the Ark-
ansas River thru Pueblo and Colo-
rado Springs to Denver.
From northeast to southwest we
have what is known as the Hocka-
day Trail, which enters our terri-
tory at Goodwin, near Higgins, on
th state line between Oklahoma
and Texas, and follows in a gener-
al way the Santa Fe railroad thru
our territory into Amarillo on the
southwest.—From bulletin issued
by Panhandle-PJains Chamber of
Commerce.
Jack Shaw was down town th*
first of the week for th« first time
iu! thirty days, having recovered
sufficiently from an illness to b%
back in his office.
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