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HEREFORD, MAT SMITH COUNTY. TEXAS. MAT *
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BAILEYTTES
SWAMPED IN
CONVENTIONS
ADMINISTRATION IN
OVERWHELMING PRE-
CINCT MAJORITY
FIVE DELEGATES
County Convention ig Unan-
imously for Party
Support
Wilbur Renfro
Threatened Bailey streugth failed t<>
materia lie*' in Precinct Conventions
held in Precincts No. 1 ami U. ladli in
the Courthouse. last Saturday nfter-
noou. The administration font's ww
oat on nuxM' and a well oiled «team
roller swept irresistibly over the Iwml-i
fid of Bafle.v men who \oted their con- J
Tirthma
In No. 1, with J H. Head a* chair- J
man and H. R. Webb m> secretary, noj
opposition wh offered. Resolutions en- j
dtirsing the administration were passed '
and u straight administration delega-'
tion to the county t-onventlon elected to j The laaly of Wilbur Renfro. sou of
cast the precinct's two vote,-. These k. Renfro of Hereford, was shipped
delegates were: J. H. Head. Rev. J. E. j fim Jersey I "it y at noon Wednesday of
McClorkin. I'. R. Moreman. and Mes-<tliis week and is expts'tcd to arrive
datnes I.. Hough ami Dolphin Cox. j here on Saturday or Sunday.
In No. 2 the only contest of the day This information was given in an
developed. Nine Bailey men fought it j official telegram Wednesday.
GRADUATION
CONTINUES ON
TO FIFTEENTH
Chihuahua Steers, Coats, Ponies,
Baseball, Rand Music—An' Every-
Thingu to be Pulled Off on Mav 22
; The opening tlav for the Hereford
Amusement \ m« tat Ion. «4MtiMirwl hy
U
jt\ S. 1'u reel I mimI Truman Him-. has
thaeu aw for Saturday, Mav -js; It had
SEN ENTH GRADE 13th, originally tw<eti Intended tat (s-gin on
SENIORS * ENDING UP nr r. ^i
FRIDAY. MAY 14 The Hereford public generally does
ILUMNIBANQliET
Prof. Shirlej
For Big Event Billed
For \la\ 15th
i. rndiwitiolt I'vcnlnei for the Seventh
tirade of the imhlic school* wtil take
(•Irn.* in the auditorium of the High!
S. 111...! on Tluii«*lay evening. May in.;
Senior graduation exercise* will l e
helii in the District <'oiirtnaMii. Friday, j
Ma* II. s .«*• p. in Tin* Alumni Ban-j
• j I !ef will la- held ill tile tiaseuiclit of
linn ii Saturday evening.
i! .- i "in i-fiiiii
Ma? I.V
|'li>- program for lit*
I I follow*
I 'oUiilicitcetlletit K\ert|st—. District!
Courtroom Friday. May It. s p. m. i
Miss Minnie Ilea Coffin, j
Sliss tilndys llowtou. i
Italy ton Dotuicr. Forest !
not yet -'•«'iii to realise fhe • o|M' ami
Idimension* of the plans being worked
out fot (his monthly AmmaneM l>ay
j To gain an idea of It iw must visit
Hie ground- <>u the old hall -Hi south
of the rati rood. and al«x rh the «i«c of
Toilstmatiter f the tldus V giatMl titii«l <-a|**l*ie of
seatillL* s*ai has been erected
In front is a i i«eiNill diamond To the
right corrals mid uliutra for handling
ateer*. goaf* and horses ha" hmi ere« t
ed. Tlie thoroughness of ttw detail
plan for 'his phase of the sport* has
to ! • studied at first hand to l«e appn-
elated The f -!n u t is heavy hitch and
tlotlhlc t reuglh The <lter which
breaks through wMI he a dandy
FettctUK l tietug crntetl Oil both sides
of the Ki'i imd* to keep ha* k the inawl
from ln< tl>-hi i«nrhliit ;iiiii«-s tor tars
l«eilig allotitsi a halt mile rs<«- track
fot the |H.nie i« lieitut < iittstriict*si. tl *
old hand -lam! has l«ecn moved to the
Senior- on May around- a -«ore Iseird i- to )«> > w
land c«ci other lOtiii-uaMe ihiiiK that
will add to the siuhvmi of the icnturr
Iwiiig iiw'ituhsi
rtie eow!l« >>. sre cxmiltK OH Ma* 'Z.'
riM •re i* no (hHlht atsod that .11
readj th >y arc ha« tog or it«gU-« itooh*
iH earlier, hot liUtrli'l Ni ifji whh h to ride iliiwr steers awl
(Hittte- nod won! is daily nun Inn in
from Vegs. \\ thlorado. I'mII.air IHtu
isittt .«n<l mutt} i ther |sitft|s tl «t ttn>
tome* sic ts'tiiM inino-o for the rare*
and .'tnehe* ami huekhw orvrhs 11M
for Itie strata « f ller«ie <oui|iettth>li «♦ 1
May aa
LM.FERTSCH
IS REELECTED
UNANIMOUSLY
Ri;st I TS OF HIS WORK
Sill I* l> PRESENT
CONDITIONS
TEACHERS LISTS
Hifch SHmwI PWn
To Coair Lser
A ha-elm II its me is |ila tilted for <MM>
thing that .isy The i.sat hnm*h . f Grade Portion* are Fiiled
-haulers I- mi tdh 1'ioiiMiittR luto form
T1 ey iia\ r u few w eakues t«. a- ret.*
hnl g'*e |ir<aRit->e of tM'iiig a murder
• mi- hlttiiiK M|imd
The Hereford Ma in I will dint>eHMe the 1
uulsh Hevei te «eu old hesds wrer * o«lt | s ateetitiK of th > artloal htasrti Ml
for iirsetlee Moods> night, new musi. 1 Ssfimlav Mar I. Wtipt I., 311. Fertseh
is u-titit trtwl out sod the .mths.k t>.r wam rftomw,y reelveted to the «an.
-ome i* "si miisii c«Mihi not he hetter . . . ,
„ „ „ , , . : erinlettdeiu ,if llerefor«l iMitdh- M bnflk
Mr l*nreell ia arranging lisre s ... ■' ■"■■■
hiim'h of t««al I'hihaohiia steerw on hamlM"r another yesr tin- High Mrlnmi pMrik
for tlie i><tlitis ami rldlnv to#ether tiotm l >tng left vscaut until a later
with a l>nm h of mountain «.« t - mweting. lirsth- iswitious were listed
A real old fashioiteil Weotern M|s>rta • jll#
liay I* a«siired for May 32, ami a hittfe'
I'lutil from all afouitil n i* authlimt
ed if ion have n< t viwlted the groittulu,
go out and give them th«* ome over.
I at
.'mi
lot
Mrs C S (isrriMA.
Mi liraee l.tn-aa
ami inti Mrs L. M.
out to the eml and went gamely to j
certain defeat. W. M. Knight was]
elected chairman ami S«-th B. Holman j
sei-retary. The administration was en- j
dorsed and twelve delegate to the j
county convention elected, as follows:
Wilhur Itenfro died of pneumonia
soon after his arrival in Kram-e as u
tuemlter of the A. K% F. He left Here-
ford for trainitu; at Cat«i< Travis on
A|n-il 2tl. 1U1H .mid salhsl for overseas
duty on Seplettils'r i I on the S. S.
W. M. Knight. Carl (iillilund, J. A. | Otrando. which was wrecked in tlie
Hughes. F. H. Oherthier, L. H. Foster
Misa Clara imnlap. Mrs. « A. F. Park-
er. Mrs W. A. Price, Mrs. C. C. Fergu-
son. Captain John Kstes. \V S. Higgins.
Col. E. T. WotHlhurn. This tlelegation
was im tmcte<i to cast tlie Precinct's
five votes in the county convention and
to allow no proxies. The Bailey men
ran four candidates against the first
four names on this list hut were snow-
ed under
County Convention
Kugiish Channel on September 'M.,
His jmretits r«"celved notice of his'
death on Septemlier -"tti.
The local Tierra Blam-a Post of tlie
American Legion have slHMihtsi their
intention of assisting in the hurial cere-
monies in full uniform, ami with the
full houors of war. upon arrival of the;
Issly here.
letter: A Military Ceremony will la*j
held frop tlie Black Cndertaking Par-
lors tluutlay aftermsm at 4 :U0 p. tit.
The delegates from the two Percinct Rev. J. M. Ashell will officiate. A last |
convention* easemhled Tuesday after-1 salute will Ite tired over tlie grave by i
noon in County Convention anil elected, local ex-soldiers
Mayor Knight, chairman and Mrs. W.
A. Price, secretary. Judge Hughes,
Col. Wood burn and Mrs. Cox were se-
lected as a committee on credentials.
Car! Hilliland, L. H Foster. \V. M.
Knight and Mrs. L. Cough as a com-
mittee on resolutions, and F. H. Olier-
fhler, Mrs. < . A. F. Parker atitl Rev.
J. K. McClurkin as a committee on or-
der of business. Resolutions were
adopted and five delegates to the State
convention, which meets at Dallas May ...... .. , .
25. were selected as follows : County! Pr«'P ""> Botnts_oow Itefore
Judge Hughes, W. K. Hamerott. Cap-
tain John Kates. Rev. J. K. Ms-Ciurkin, I,,as •«''' " h-r th* tw«"1 « ^Idlers
and Rev. W. II. Terry.
Legion Members
Against Soldier
Bonus Pro|)osal
Sentiment among the member- of
the Tierra Blanca Post. Amercan !>•-
I gion. seems to la- generally against the
proposed Soldiers' Bonus, now
| Congress, although no official
Mn reli
Welcome
I IIM't
Randall.
Piano Solo Miss Ina lit-egg
Class AdtiresK l r It Tliouiweu. Pastor
First I'reshrteriati « Tnsr« h. Amarillo
Solo . Mis- MnMie Sw t-lt.-r
Fii rewell iiwyiaue tiuthrte
1 N-i. of IMplomiis.
Bete-dlctloii Mr* II F Hufhrie.
Tin -Alttiuui twi nutlet will Is'giti
promptly at s ts> Satnnlay tiight. May
l"i with Prof. I . A. Shirley of the Can
von Normal presiding as toasttnasfcr.
Kadi aittmnus is eiititl«Hl to invite one
gtie-t. The teacher- are ulw> entitled
to one guest. Tin- s'ImkiI hoaril and
their wives and liuslaind- are also elig
ilile. Tlie ticket '■omniltte« urges
' ••veryI«sly to purchase their tickets
I early The price i- .*I M't |a«r plate
' An unU|iie ami appropriate program is
IsMiig piauiieil. ami Idg time- are prom-
ised for those lucky enough to insure
seats.
1 .ast Sunday tuorniug the Buci-alaur
! eafe Sermon was lielivertsl at the First
'Christian church by Be* .1 li Sharp
I of the Preshyteriati i liun h. TIiom- who
are familiar with Rev Sharps work
I in tin* pttlpit dus'lare this to have lieeu
! his finest l>s-id effort. The griidnat>-«
! at tended iu a Issly ami occupied front
seat-, attired iu their new gowns and
'caii* The occasion wu« a most -oieinu
a tit i iii-piriug one. and will It- > - in thc
tnettiory of the young |ieo| le ||/I w how
' lieueht it was stagetl
The S.-tiior Play. o|fer«sl at the Star :
action (Theatre on last Tuesday evening wasj
the Is-.t thing in tin- way of lisul j
talent offerings ever staged in Here-
ford. F.very ninaler of the < a t of-
"I.one Star, the play * title, whs a I
star. The plot ami story w«s worked
out stiKsifhl* ami w ithout a hitch, and j
the work of the players refbs ted great,
credit, not only usaiit their own nativej
Texsvlvania do.
Dissolved: hx-al
Oil Outlook Bad
Barrett Trial is
Set for Mav 12:
108 Veniremen^
MIsm Helen l#«.
Miss *frace Kbet-
Miaa .Vet-
Tin* Post uiemlier* will officially par
i ticipate. in uniform, in the ceremonies
Resolutions adopted by both precinct j fo w^,ri|lg t,M. ,MM|V of W„.
conventions were. j hur Renfro. who died in France, which
"BE IT RESOLVED by the Herno | expected to reach Hereford Satur
crats of voting Precinct No. 1 (ami 2t j day or Sunday of this week
of I eaf Smith County. Texas, in Pre-1 These wen- two developments of a
duct Convention assembled ' tms !,ng of the Post, held at the Court-! genius and ability lutt upon the drill
1. That we heartily approve thei^,,,,^, |IKt Monday eveniug. pr *si led ing given them hy Mis« Mar tea Mc-
great achievements of1 our DemocraticI |iv,.r |,y Post Commander. f>r. W Floyd Clnrkln. their teacher Tlie house was
National Administration under the (;nhi«ert. I>smard H. Fistter is Post sold out. and standing roota only pre-,
leadership of W<x*lrow Wilson. l oth >n | Attjatttlit ' vailed, many Is-lng turneil nway from : '*'''' " " rH,,<
peace and In war. and we favor its un-j Among other tilings discussed at thej the disirs.
i]ualified endorsement by the lM m«K-rat'! meeting was the ipiestion of aid hy the Sii| er;iitefiflenf Fert«< Ii <le«ir«-s t<
1c National Convention to lie held at; post in beautifying the city's parks., maK- the following -tat'-tueut regard
At (his writing tlie oil situation In
|i *af Smith cutuij app*-ar* to in- a! a
-tamlsfill Welt- that were ii|w«riitliig
not long .ii£o all lia* ' iloptml. for one
reason ot atsdher. and tlwr«* is a gen
eral hiatus for the time l >ing
Tlie Texsylrania • ompany i iui|* si
of eastern rapitali-ts, who promoted tfte
well near Ihtwu and the one «otitlt of
Wlhhirado. and il*« held the lease*
for tlie Jtoksoli ranch well, has diss<il\
ml and <iilit husinews for giHid The
Brand i« infornnsi that thev sjwnt
Ssll.iaHt Oil tile iNtwn and Muse well-
The tea-e- on the Mils' and .lacksori
hs'atlolls have la-en turmsl over to tlie
! trustees, while tiie leMs s. rig ami com
! piete out tit for lite I law u w ell are now
j the projs-rty of it I. Vlc|N>nald and
! I, F Borden
The-e geutleuieti informed The Kraml
tht- week that they have a driller and
are negotiating with another Company
I io continue the hole at once, and in
tetiil to s«>e to it that the well is
j not abandoned
! Tlie Hereford '"I a <,a Company
has not lie<*u drilling for some time
Tie I'laml ha« ie>l tie,-!! furiilxlieil with
aiithoratatlve Information as to the
evai t status of this concern, but Boy
Bniuer stutisl this week that uegotiu
t ions ,ir > iu prog res h Iwtweeti different
elelii'-tiia < f the <-otu|atui « control for
a Mttlement o that work could lie re
sullied
in i'astro county the Seven stares
oil i ofOpany have never drilled the
hole on the oVo Ban* h they started,
while the Beaituiotit concern wIth'h lia«
the '-ontrart on 'In- l.atntwrt ranch is
etigHged In asxeuiitiirig material ami
to.,1- The ilerrit k has lus-li erecte«(
The only reul honest to gooilueM* oil
I'limsry
Primary
Primary.
I Fertm h
I InterittMilnte. Srd
Intermediate. 4th
ton
lnterme«llate. ,"lrd atul 4th
j tie I Ulpree
j Intermediate. 5th Mrs James l.ipe
! coiuh
Intermisllate. *.th ami Uth Miss Hel-
en Hisk.
j Internieiitate, Uth ind Prlm-ipNlshtp
Tlie District l oittt intiveued Monilar i ,,f Central Itnihilitg Mrs Cath. rlne
Vlav M. nrju with the Hon Bee-.- T ■ j Kerr
turn. Judge of tlie tttith Judicial Dts ' Intermediate. 7th Miss Stella Hiutk.
rrlct of Texas, pn-sidlng The Hon j «irii the u-nr jn#t < losing Sir
Clifford Bmiy District Attorney and Kertw Ii will have ctneipieted Itis sixth
Vliw Kvh Shacklefortl. Court Be| >rtei
Isith of Dalhart. Iu atteudance
Tlie lirattd .1 tiry was euipauehsl ami
proceeded with tlteir duties t I' toil
higher was appointed foreman Tite
following is a I list of the liraud Jurors
C F. (ialiagher, C II lljrar. J h liray
W T Wmiilile, J A Btickner, K, W
llarri-on. VV F Hicks. .1 II Weemi
Rem Wither*p«>oti. Vern VVlther*|a«iu.
I H Ketap and Jno F McFntlre
TIh- Criminal laa-ket was set for
VVcdneMlay. May 151.
Tlie following cases have liaen ills-
|Me><si of
J A r Men vs tilMirio * Ml Co. IHs
m I>>s HI
Saifltiel VVMiU** vs II K Duff et al.
I timiswd
(years Work ill th4< Hereford « (tools.
He came first «• a teacher in the High
School. i t<-r tssoiultig priucitMl. and
J for the past thr«>e years has lieeu «atp*
erltiteiideuf His connection with the
-cliool has marked a period of steady
| growth Tlie course of study has lam
I strengthened until the «ehool mm hohta
| Ml I J credits of affiliation with the
prisapect of two addit tonal units in
| manual training ami two In Spanish.
| Ha«l the home ecotwimh-s work been
l<'ontiuued throughout the year four
more unit* would have lieeu granted,
j Tlie library Is constantly hetng Improv-
ed, fjloli worth of Istoks having tieen
| sdded this year
The addition of music uml Itlhte to
j the curriculum ha* already proven ita
C I lllll- IS lc Tagge et al Ills- I worth 'Her UNI children study Hihie
aliased , ,|«i!r while mush reaches a still larger
T J * inter v- I • Turner Ills j percentage Film I nut ion of Interml*-
I'ayne tiiiillaml
J M Molar
Shnford et al
k 1
i W \.i
slid
of is tie- I'rait i« a eti
Ii Is apitaretitlv lii'tluy
making gisMi progress
■ t Fiiotis.
the liall
San Fraucfaa-o, la th in the platform itjjf understood that th«- Post will ahl
shall adopt ami in the candidates for j pm-fc (toard and C. I . C. indies in
President and Vice President it shall, ttl|, rjvi,. work
nominate; ! While the charter for the hs-«l p<s t
2. That we instruct our delegates/ to, ,,f the American I>*giou lias not been
the County Convention to vote for tes-j received, yet it has been pass«-d on by Monday, for all
olntions instructing the delegates from i j^te branch, a numtar assigned. *j\ grade#. Tie-
this County to the State Convention to, it un MSM1ired fact that It will be for- j will return their
vote for no person for delegate from ! wur,|,H| from National Headquarters in' Mrt> u Parent
Texas to the I>emocratic National Con- a Bhort titoc>. their . hihlren bt
vent ion who does not favor and sufe j fhp following from State Adjutant.
port the principle* and purposes ex-i(-h(u, jy Scruggs, is self explanatory
pressisl In this resolution; | "Mr. W Floyd fSabltert. Hereford. Tex
:i. That we direct our delegates to I
the county eonvention to vote as a unit Concerning the Poat's action in re
on all <|ueetions submitted to the Coun-j ,vivln|, tb#1 hody nf Wilbur Renfro, the
ty Convention for conddnratlon. ; port Adjutant says:
AIM IPTED AT THE PLACE STAT- ( A matter that coneernw every mem
ED AND AT THE TIME PROVIDED her of the local prr«t. as well as all
ing te\t I took —
"The state, under tin- Free Te\r
liook l.aw.' gave tiie t'hlldren Uaiks to
tlse. for the school term Tht-s- lasiks
will l<e >-|ieck«s| back to rh«- whmils
children tit the rlr t
High ScIhmiI stiuh'tif*
lastks on VV'slrieswhiv.
• Iiould <w«e to It Hint
prompt in the return
of laioks Teachers < an >*• sav«*i iuik Ii
time utid l«lw r by petrous lit strict eo
o(s*ration In thi* matter
TERRY BROS. TAKE
CHARGE OF GARAGE
MOTHER'S |)\> l>
^E1 FOR V1AY
Oth
In
* ili
Sins '
itirn ri
i*« ft
W ;IJ hi*
\h
ii r fh -
* {> rt
rr>n<i«*r
BY LAW.
Terrv Brothers this week asanntid
the ex-servhs* men of tin- county, is the .-harge of f K- Hereford liarage Th
Resolutions adopte l by the County fact that the remains of Wilbur Ren- j first fmrt of the week w as devoted to
Convention were. I fro. the first of Hereford's dead to be
BE IT RESOLVED, by the County ; shipped from foreign fields, are expect-
Democratic Convention, of Deaf Smith jed at any time, and we feel it our sa
County. Texas, assembled on the 4th|cred duty to participate in the trans-
day of May. l!K!li. at the County Court' planting of .li that is mortal of our
comrade at arms from the vast Kur
invoicing, hut the work is now com
[tleted.
W M Cogdell retains tb«- gas. vol
canlging ar ! storage departments of
the tiarage. while the mechanical. m<
■ e.-ory tire, jiarfs ami oil departments
s 'vieea in
friend "Mother
t t. r r - r Ian clmr' It
I he following pr
eil
Song -CongregiitiMM
l'rnver Ri'i Ten .
Duet Miss Mount-
Solci Coftgr«nr.if i<ei
•Hillrtette .Mr- Fm
VIr Warner, Mr liougti
V-hi reus Ke« V-te-ll
IVi-rie«]|ctloii Itev Vli< lurk in
Vnd •vtllle tie- sottl retj sj tire power
To hink upon e t> ti fad<si year
In . i>-ry brigfit ot «iiadi.w>-l hour
The Itrart -hall hold tfi VIother
•leap."
IttlMml
Kvjilitle M toi.'loway vs Arch Foster
I l! llll* *sl
I VV Knglish
1 d-MlUMfi
D I. Vli liotiald
et til I U-tniosiil
it I Molternon et a I
HOlt el III DI llli s«H|
Frank llaviw vs B '
Sow on trial
(In Ti;?twlav the <• raiul Jury return
e«l an mdh flaent for murder against
• H Barrett iu the matter of the
death of W M S«iwell on February I
I'.rju The case was «et for Welm vlji
May 12. A «|*-cij l venire of Hr« Iuror
whs draw ii for this < use
Tin following are attending < ourt
this w>«ek
JiMlji'- y I" Works, -if Amarillo Hon
VV 'I Mcl'liersou. ''iiiuam he Seimtor
U II tled*>s- I ,i|ldMw-k lion H <
I' likiti Vmur ilio Ml-- F.I■ i kh
f oil I Miliar' I aptsin I V f im|ss>ii,
Vmurlllo. Hon It \ <«r.itiMUi
i lerk Farwell Hon K«"i e t I
i ottiit Attorney f ai < •••! 11
ItlllilUllt
sl<itis at fllgti ScImhiI with HI minute
phi.- | *i hsls under te«i tier -ujier' Islou
ha* !«• •« found moat satisfactory. New
equipment for work well m for
piaygtouiMl lia added materially to rhe
Arthur II Aiuli-r i «tri<ii||tli of 'Im- s liiml
While uo su|H-rintei |eiit m directly
re«t|win*lhle for all the facts ami con-
dition), of III- sclHMll he is lie vert heless,
the ilal fa< tor in determining Ita
work and dirts ting it* progress His
ideals and thought" are reflected in
everything 'hat concerns school life
ami II i* only Jiiat recognition of the
gissl work itone by Supt Ferts -h ut
call attention to tio- excellent condition
of the I lereforil m hi ads
Tie- hoard i* •-sreftilly going into the
matter of fund- for the maintenance of
thi- st hot.1 the > .,|||iug yt-ar I'nwiit
sa la rie- .i re -ill irt-ly iiia<i>-«|«iate uul
must le> !IM M-nsetl v • oiunjiltee on
• ays uul mean.- to meet ^l«ts -itnation
lia« Ia-eti iht*i)i't"<t H" reford wants
am! .-uiiwt liitve go<«| « tiooi^ The , dii
•aitttli of the • tithlreo > the one Miiitg
ill which there an ! * -io nil j. i-miiii.-c
I u-trc
l.okef
n ^^a<'k
Mi —
M
tiijlHte-s-
niottljwill
NEAR EXST RELIEF
DON U IONS \>KE1)
It w il! ' > IS itellitw "etl flint i - am
t . tgu fm fund" for rhe Sear Fast Me
lief wa« < iiMliK 'el in Hereford re- .-tit
ly Willi ft. \ I |{ ttharp «« iiiiiiiualj
ow ing to • -iufli« tnig plildii- affairs,
sick oe- eti rti-< Mrork wa* never
entirely i ottipleteil
He. Sharp a«ks The Mrantl to an
teit|| < • that ail 'hose dewiring to uhi
in this worthy snse -hotihl -*•>■ him at
once a- he I* pr> psring to clow- op the
county report
Rain (Her Plain*
Batilv Scatteml
But is Cheering
House thereof, in Hereford:
That we heartily approve of t'/ e opean Aceldama to a final resting place ar- itatHlieti hy Terry Bros
great achievements of our Democratic in his native Isml. Inaamm-h as one
National Adurinistratlon under 'he j of the objects of our asaociatkin is to
leadership of WOOlltlOW WILBoV.j ptreeerve the memories ami Incidents of
both in peaee ami In war, ami we favor onr asMss-latlon in the war. it is the
Ita unqualified endorsement by the | desire that as many as will of the ex-
Democrattc National Convention, to be service men of fteaf Smith connty par-
ticipate iu this ceremony under the
of the Tierra Blanca Post
\SHEI1L AIMDGOI (,H
BACK FROM J Al NT SANT \ FE M AKES
H<M)M FOR TRACKS
i:
<io
SfS
J M
rt« reformsi
King tour i
r Church
<-nces were
As>m-|| atni |i|tlg>- 1.
last Saturday from a
I the itttert-sts of the
World Movement
,tthit'esi c«I at Vtttariihi,
held at Han Francisco, both In the plat-
•form It shall adopt and In the candi-
dates for President and Vke-Preaident
It shall nominate;
2. That we instruct our delegatea to
the State Convention to vote for raaotn-
tions inatrmrtlng the (Vlggatwi from the
State Convention to the National Con-
vention at Ban Franclaeo to vote for no
«.)
"Nothing definite has been obtained
aa to the exact date, but all wlU be
notified In doe dne. It waa decided to
wear uniforms, and If there aw those
who do not have them now, lot it be
known to any of the members of the
Legion, and effort* will be made to ob-
Reofro Bros. Move Hoicks
Chris ami John Renfro and VV Rid
db-s of the local Bnick Agency, werit
to Flint. Michigan the first of the
w -ek. on a peculiar errand
iiwing to the strike* fhe factory ba*iA«i -ll reports a ileep interest
j been unable to ship out orders from i where in the movement
V I|«!
« lai ctidon. Memphis, Childress , VV*i< ti
Ita KalJn, IVtwie ami las-Mtur Itev
ry
agents, and the Hereford dealers In
fend to drive three '■ riosds of Baicks
for which they have orders, from Flint
• in this tour the team consisted of
Dr Barton, Congregational minister at
Amarillo, who operated the lantern
to a railroad station neorhy and there slbles, Mrs. Terry King of Fort Worth,
load for shipment to Hereford. It was specialist on world survey. Rev. J M.
their intention to pick up a couple ofAaiadl, ex paining the significance of
extra men in Mlaaouri enroute to help! the movement, and imlgr Hough, who geuce of our readers tinder the cimua-
P! a lis ar<- >Hi ftad by rhe Santa Fe
railroad to exteml its commercial track
south of the main track at the foot of
Via in -dreei. and to thi* <'iid all house*
ami li,.'lt|lttg owmsl hy the Com|N«ny
on that shie will ta- moved soon
Power Troubles
The Brand tins been delayed one day
this week by the trouble which occur
red to the power plant, following the
rain storm of Thurailay night.
The.ie are matters over which there
is no control, ami we aak the Indnl-
with the driving and loading.
talked to the laymen.
stances
There « „ ooife going tlie rotimla of
the Hereford country the kiml that
*ori iiiiic off For the threatened
sprttiK drouth i a thing of the past
aiel it is raining all er the country
the. w .t-k
The tairifiill so far ha« riot t«*u of
a j£eitt*rnI nature .in<l is ratfter «-aiter-
j e<| t.ol tfiere sppear io few sections
I that have not rot'hwl <«ome amttlint of
• op uioiature Witltlewlay itfterrMMifl it
riiin*-t| an inch ami a quarter from the
W T Womtde riiarli m rtliea*t. This
i rain al<o fell mirth of tlie Rock I'laild
| in a long easterly strip Some rain fell
from Bovina into New Mexico, ami lie-
fwts-ti Tulia ami Dlmmitt on the south
jit, was tine, according to report*. A
good rain between Canyon and Amarii-
j lo «ls«i came Thursday morning.
Friday morning about 3:3U nearly
half an inch descended upon the city
of Hereford, ami from the looks of
the clouds It blessed most of the coun-
try around thin city. Spits ot mois-
ture fell all day Friday, and proepecta
at time of goiqg to press were for a
general downpour.
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