The Randall County News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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THE RANDALL. COUNTY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 10. 1909.
The Randall County News
PrjWi-!-! Kvrr FrvJav.
Now that the town his beeoxe and that is thot rr.ore than ore fine Lsca!.
'. somewhat awakened it i tide person discovered it about the
" .. : ;. V " ztt''! ru-i? cc i. taie sarr.e t:ir.e. A:so :::srpec:i I have been noticing the col- I
' some !'Vr-r ;r. u.e :jxn a-.! that its c:oAery w::i .:cew:sebe -ir;ntvmP narpr aiH I ih-. net 1
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tr.e reason
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uo tr.it cor.:e-.p.a:e-itr.at5c:er.r.r.eo:cr- ought to fce represented in the
f.r.d any correspondence from this f
vicinity and. thinking that we
a ri .t ton kate
hurt
o es w;.i t-e pven ;n tits new scvx:. Randall County News. I take the j
Hecon't want to create a great hhertvo: writinir and if this
T
ra;.way
whites 'about
-re L-tt:e p:ace ake does-! reach the waste basket
Contributor .Nctit.
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done w tiil ha tr
orr. rrj oi fi;. uac.-r
have waitlr.i: rri fc
on!y f-r ahou: twenty ieo;:e deed
and if c.- t:.i- twenty come last found out that there is some formally known as the Shotweil
th others can stir.d in the rain place other than that town. hoo! district. We have recent-
- Iv erected a
stir becau
stantforxi coesr. t Know an.vtr.ir.g shall trv azain.
gec'graphy but we are in- Pleasantview is not a new ulace
thankful
sr.e r.as at v. j- i5 the new'schoo! communitv
; ar.a xfith-r. according to pres-
Soriie"oJv b
reter
Srr':': S-.
a petition -will be
new school house
which is a credit to the state.
Our school began last Monday
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Railar Ti Table.
The Canyon City baseball team ; with an enrollment of 29 and
didn't fare so well on its trip to; with Prof. J. H. Crowley at the
trie est Hprifrirr1 5s;t u-V 5! tre Herc'roafl Vr.rc ctnerti arotvrt.
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Canyon City wins
Texa Normal and every defeat- ford bunch took the majority of ied at an early date
ed appacant w;4 &e generoa- the games away from the boys; We certainly welcome the rains
frnoujfh to extend congratulations from the Normal town. How-1 of the last few davs as thev were
to tr.e plucky city of the north ever all three of the games were' beginning to be badly needed as
P;ns. n.e t.ir:v:r.g nvas of hotly contested and the Canyon-! some of the crops were begin-
the TAet are not the kind to be jtes deser-e credit for being con-' ning to dry up. but with these
cat down or to be jealous. Every sistent ball players. last rains and a late frost we will
on- of th-m will renew its ro- On Thursday the game stood 1 1 raise considerable more than has
iution to win the next good thing to 0 in favor of Hereford while been expected
that onV-s or raar be obtained. on Friday the Canyon boys won The family of W. E. Cooper
xne usrg-t;on ha been weil a twelve ir.r.insr zame bv a score! will leave Friday for Illinois on
a-
! .-
at each town
r. A ' N h :i :i A N C : ! .
fi'v.-d a 'yjnu. lor
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no
of 7 to 3. In the twelfth inning1' account of the health of members
r.-. cr. S.
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; of this game four scores were 'of the famiiv. We are indeed
;.;7r ;t ior attracting -orne on- made bv Can von on consecutive vrr- r- ios thee jr.vd rn e
er enterpre that wiil benent the . hitting assisted by some bad er-' from this community. Mr. Coop-
'.). (:o:r' zr-y- :-at ouaht to be:rors. Saturday Hereford again ' er will go as soon as he can dis- h
- siiyAcij ''i liiCLiC iJIi'J LOUrv llitf JX'Se 01 Crops
j;.ace wi: pro.it approximately game by a score of G to o.
a much as if it had captured the
norm!. C-: Im;': mt Cub.
Tne spirit of West Texas as.
We are NOT IT1
WE PETUPH THA.S3-
Canyon City ha- b-en decided
upn as the site for the location
Wf the West Texas Stat Norma!
Olletre and of course our citi-
7enship in tr-nerai are joyous
over the matter even to the ex-
tent of jfvous celebration. Uut
Canyon City at this time owes a
ratitude to outside
man:feted in this remarkable Last Monday was the date set
contest is indomitable. It has ; for the regular meeting of the
converted a seeming desert into Civic Improvement Club and
; a garden: it has peopled cattle j they met at the court house at
; ranges and actually evolved i the hour appointed. There was
' wealth out of its own inherent; not much business transacted
energies. That spirit will per- j other than the election of officers
I severe to greater achievements. J for the ensueing term the offi-
The normal contest has taught J cers elected being. Mrs. A. D.
twenty-seven towns what they ' Nickson president. Mrs. S. L.
can do within themselves and if : Ingham vice-president Mrs.
we mistake not every one of ; Robert S. Pipkin secretaryand
them will straightway proceed Mrs. B. T. Johnson secretary.
to do something in development! A contract with Chas. McDade
debt of u
'"j ' .' ' '"' which will bring ample compen-j for digging a well at Dreamland
f (. t at:o.n for its effort. icemeterv was approved and
Canyon dty a. one out a victory . . . . .
ir.e west lexas normal ;s ues-:otner minor ousiness matters
; tined to be a great institution were disposed of while the club
Hapl-iiy. Canyon City's magniM- r was in session.
T. P.Turk of Blaming Grove
i Texas is building a neat resi-
I dence. bam and other improve-
ments on nis section in tnis neign- w
borhood. We understand that
he will send a tenant up from his
home place about the 15th inst.
We welcome the newcomers.
I shall not tire you any more
for this time but with the State '
Normal assured us and a prospect
of an electric road from Canyon
to Amarillo. and the fact that we
live in the great Panhandle we
ought to yell. "Hurrah for the
Normal Canyon City and the
Panhandle." Booster.
Happy Happenings.
w.vctj f.i.s just r'-ce.
.('
i ex as
it- first
r-ogn.t;on from t:.- state t:.at
this s-tion is a ;ort;or. of the
greatest sta- in the Cr.iou. The
er. tre I'j.-t.ns r-ounty acted a- a
un.t ir. d-.u:ar.dir.g that the
sch''i should oe !o-aVd at
-i-u- p..r.t the Plains and we
b.-i;ev.- that to that influence
a:':e v.- owe much ir. the secur-
ing of this s'-hoo.'. Canyon City
through he columns of this
paper. dsi res to thank every
tovn. coiiiiu unity or citizen eith-
er of the Plains country or any
other pla'-e which said a single
word either in behalf of Canyon '
Cent gift of spiPii o condi-
tioned or formulated that it is
supplementary to the state's ap-
propriation of ." ' . . It will
all go into extensions and im-
provements beyond the state's
provision as it should. It would
Lad es B::k Club.
The Ladies' book club met for
the first time this season with
Mrs. D. M. Stewart on West Hous-
ton street last Wednesday after-
be little less than shameful for1 njn at which time the work lor
any part of it to go into the : the ensuing year was organized
treasury by way of diminishing ; and started. For the first half
the legislative appropriation. of theyear they will study Shakes-
Indue time-and not a verv ' are's "As You Like It" while
distant time at that-there wili ! the latter Irtion of Jhe sson
be another normal in West Tex-1 w' be ?evotefJ t0 hl3 "Kinf
The development of the;'' A1CC rta;a
ance at the opening meeting.
Plains. We promised country will bring it to pass
to do our best for the
if located in this pla'-e
shall keep our promise.
in
Normal ; compara tiveiy siort order and
and v;e : there will be an opjortunity for
1 another cor. test.
Most important of all the whole
cause (f education lias been won-derfu-lv
stimulated bv this riv-
Car:n Team Tao Hea.
ie
K-arneo an impressive
t!i'
tioi
;;.;:tej-ia vai
Some ieopie claim that the
soii of Itandal! county requires
a longer period for the produc-
tion of crops than the seasons .
give. The-e people are r.ot
those who have jived in the Pan -.
handle and they are the people
who either don't know what spirit of W.-stT
the- are talking about or are ....;.
purposely mi-informing other-:
for their own peculiar advantage.
This week. (.'.. S. Dur.cas brought
Wet. The
state ;
lesson
of an educa
The Canyon City baseball team
went to Amarillo last Monday to
play a game of ball with the
team from that citv. the occasion
jas . . .
being the Labor Day celebration.
The game lasted eight innings
in
'istjt Lit :uYl to tlie
sp'endid :after which the Amarillo tossers
rog."'
s a no ti.e commanding
xas. Ft. Wr.rtli
decided that the Canyon Citv
bunch was too heavy for them.
the score at the end of the!
Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. F. i
Hodge on the 5th instant a son. j
The show company which has ;
been giving nightly performances
for the past week gave their last .
performances Wednesday night. :
L. E. Cowling. R. A. Terrill j
and John Guthrie of Canyon were j
on our streets one day last week. :
Happy was well represented at
Tulia on Monday of this week.
F. H. Tonemaker Henry Potter
E. T. Meadow F. F. Brown. K.
F. McRae Charles Long. R. II.
H. Woods. K. M. Bates. 0. B.
Cotton. W.J. Fletcher and H. M. j
Baggerly were summoned on a ;
special venire.
Miss Randolph Carter left last!
Sunday for Dallas where she will :
visit relatives and friends for a'
short time.
George Berry left Wednesday
for Kentucky on a visit to his old
home.
The Plains Supply Company
store building is nearing comple-
tion and they expect to be ready
for business about the middle of
this month. Happy.
to this office an elegant melon
over twentv four inches in length
Hon
ONE ON THE COMMITTEE.
. A. C. Owslev recentlv
eighth 11 to 2 in favor
van City.
Ca.u-
Come and ee the great cook-
ir.tr wonder at our store durir.r
. .i r... t . .i . .... "
jclui if." noiii muslin arm re pons ti a ...r-r:ril T. -!
arid arge around m proportion- . . . ' . the week Oegmmng Mondaj
U rrruat ctf.rv Jit t Kfi (.Vl.l.ncu r.f tho ' ......
which was almost the acme of - ." . " September on have a ch.mee
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perfect inn of the me on kind. . . . .... ... . to get a ouerui Set i Uue
1 his rneion was grown on a . me
r r r . ' .... to Canyon City
alter me rmin;e u uune lijis
vcar.
u"-' 'u" "l '-' j free1. See large advertisement
in this paper. Thompson Hard-
ware Company.
Mate rormai which was given
The citizens of Stamford wired :
thecommitt.ee Fridavas follows:;
.1. I.. McPevnolds who lives
IV editor acknowledges re-i We congratulate you on your j afjjoining town was down on the
ceiptofa carton of as fine (;on. discovery of Canyon City. It is I Sfjuare Wednesday and speaking
cord grajK-H as he has ever eaten
second only to I)r. Cook's discov-
: . r ii v. u r. t..
and the best part of it is that ; V1 " ulv " 1 '
they were grown in Randall! !t 1S cted that when the
county. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. ; Canyon City News discovers the
Heller being the donors. j gram that there will be some-
ining aoing in ana around the
neighborhood of the seat of learn-
ing in the Panhandle. Denton
County News.
Canyon City is just like the
north pole too. Everything re-
volves about just at this time and
then there is another similarity
We last week received the
Normal College from the bands
of the locating committee and on
Saturday night we received a
Ix-nilieent rain from the hands
of the Almighty. What else do
we want?
of water melons he stated that
he had many good sized melons
out at his place and that they
were raised entirely without
irrigation and that he had just
that day pulled a melon from
his patch which weighed forty-
seven iounds.
It will more than pay you for
your time to read our large ad-
vertisement in this pajer.
Thompson Hardware Company.
Jack Brock the Tailor.
1910 Model "T" Fori
4 CYLINDER 20 HORSE POWER
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j Every Car a Duplicate of the
New York -Seattle Winner
j Price F. O. B. Detroit
j Touring: Car - - - - - '
t Tuurabour - J
Roadster
j Coupe
? Landauler H
K 'i' - mini
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j Phone 220
j Canyon City Texas 11
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Terrill, R. A. The Randall County News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1909, newspaper, September 10, 1909; Canyon City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth322624/m1/4/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .