Canadian Free Press. (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1889 Page: 4 of 4
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Canadian Free Press,
thk official organ of hemphill
county.
Vi l, Decker Editar.
•1.60 per year; SI for six months.
8trictly in advance.
PUBL18IIED every friday at
canadian, texas.
Entered at the Postoflice at Canadian
as second-class matter.
HEMPHILL COUNTY OFFICERS
Judge.
Sheriff,
Deputy Sheriff,
Clerk, -
Treniiirer.
County Attorney,
Justice of the Pence
iueuor.
Surveyor,
E. K. Polly
T. T. McCoo
A. M. Tarblli
J. II. Hopkins
J. J. Gerlncli
NcJse Pect
K.C.Nnll
W. ii. H. Cunningham
COMMISSIONERS.
Flnit Dintrict,
Second District,
Third District,
Fourth District,
District Judge,
District Attorn* y.
Dnvfd Fay
- Win. Hickard
J. C. Turner
Wiiiinm Grooms
Frank Willis
f. E. Milk r
TERMS OF COURT:
County Court, Tor both ciril and criminal
business, first Monday In February, May,
August and November, and may remain in
session three weeks.
Regular terms of the Commissioner* Court
second Mondays in February, May, August
and November.
school trustees.
J.J Sutherland B. M. Baker * W. Crabtrce.
advertising rates.
1 incli single column. $1,50 per month.
2 or more inches $1,00 per inch per
month.
Locals, first* insertion 15c per line
Additional insertions 10c per line.
Rule work double the rate for locals.
Job work at reasonable prices. Bills
presented monthly.
Texas State Lands
Conditions of Sale*
The public lands in the Panhandle of
Texas are owned by the state of Texas
and have been classified as pasture, ag-
ricultural, and timber lands. These
may be settled upon and purchased at
from $2 to $3 per acre, by actual set
lers, in quantities not less than 160
nor more than 640 acres of agricultural
ands, nor more than four sections of
grazing or pasture lands. County
^eterks will give information as to the
value placed upon each sect ion of land
in his county and from whom also
blank applications to purchase can be
procured. To secure these lands the
purchaser makes his selection and de-
scribes the same in his appli-
cation. The whole sum to be paid is
divided into forty annual payments.
The first payment in cash, with thirty-
nine notes drawing live per cent, inter-
est per annum, are forwarded toll. M
Hall, State Land Commissioner, Aus-
tin, Texas. Sale is held as effected
when this application to purchase to-
gether with the first payment and t he
notes properly executed covering the
deferred payments, shall have been re-
ceived, and filed with the commission-
er.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
And still it rains in the Panhandle.
llave you seen Barber Bennett s art
gallery?
Henry Hamburg is in Kansas City
this week.
W. F. Smith, of Miami, was in the
city Monday.
Mr. Abram Woods and bride have
moved to town.
Dr. Carter, of Panhandle City, was
In town Tuesday.
B. P. Ward, of Waverly, Tex., was
in town Tuesday.
Sam Lazerus passed through the
city Sunday evening.
Buck Woods continues to bring in
vegetables every day.
J. Wright came over from Hans-
ford, Tex., Wednesday.
Mrs. Lee Devre started for Oklaho-
ma Tuesday to join her husband.
Assessor Nail took in the 4th of July
celebration at Mobeetie this week.
J. P. Cox, of Roberts county, was in
the city Monday buying supplies.
Mr. Bud Powers of the Washita was
in town the early part of the week.
Thos. Lewis, of Arkansas City, reg-
istered at the Hotel D. Fay Monday.
We are in receipt of one of Odell's
type writers. It works to perfection.
Mr. J. IK Hopkins and wife attended
the festivities at Mobeetie on the 4th.
Mr. Chris Stump will take a few
days' vacation and will visit Mobeetie.
Ed Hill, of the Horse Shoe ranch,
was in town the lirss part of the week.
"* W. S. Decker has gone to Gray coun-
ty to examine some land for the own-
ers.
Mr. Humpreys brought a ihad of fine
garden stuff over from his farm Satur-
day.
If you want to sell your land, list it
with W. S. Decker. He will sell it for
you.
W. P. Ilardwick has received at his
bottling works a car of Colorado coal
which he will deliver to any part of the
cüty in large or small quantities at low
price aud rates.
Judge O. ii. Xehion, of Carson coun-
ty, was on the train Monday bound for
Kansas.
The calves sent to Kansas City by
Mr. Ben Masterson brought only $2*50
pei head.
B. F. CI am pi tt and son, of Mobeetie,
were here on a visit the first part of
the week.
The house on the Joe Reynolds sec-
tion has been demolished by the round
up parties.
Albert Phillips and family, of the
Washita, were in town Monday pur-
chasing goods.
Mr. Will Sump has been visiting on
the Washita for the past few days, re-
turning Monday.
Chambers & Hays are receiving a
fine stock of new dry goods and mens*
furnishing goods.
Mr. N. F. Howard, the Santa Fe
railroad agent,-has moved into the
house vacated by Mr. Lord.
Buy your coal of Ilardwick, l.e has a
car of good Colorado coal, cheap. De-
livered-to any part of the city.
Mr. John O. Shaw, of Ilackberry
Creek, was in the city Wednesday and
Thursday purchasing suppies.
Camp meeting commenced at the
school house on the Washita Thurs-
day and will continue several days.
If you want to pay your interest on
jour school land see W. S. Decker,
lie will send your money to Austin.
Mr. James McKenze, manager of the
Cresswell Land and Cattle Co., re-
turned l'rom Kansas City Wednesday.
Rev. Mr. Lush and Mr. Hugh Alex-
ander, two of our most prosperous far-
mers. were noticed buying goods Wed-
nesday.
Mr. Moore, of Sliackleford county,
passed near here on the trail this week
bound for Dakota with 2200 two-year
old steers.
Mr. W. P. Ilardwick has purchased
an interest in the White Elephant sa-
loon and lowered the price of beer to 5
cents a glass.
1470 acres good land, fourteen miles
east of this place in exchange for
$1837 50 in good currency. Gold would
not be refused.
A car load of Ph. Best beer arrived
lasl night. We understand it is to' be
doled out at five cents a glass, drawn
from the keg.
L. V. Harm, after a pleasant sojourn
of several days in Kansas City, is back
in town. lie says it is much cooler
here than there.
The streets the past week have been
crowded with wagons belonging to
the cow ranches of the neighborhood,
purchasing supplies.
Bugby & Coleman are moving 10,000
head of cottle from their ranch in Hall
county to their pasture in the Cherokee
strip near Woodward.
Mr. D. D. Bassett. foreman of the
soda water dept of W. P. Ilardwick *s
bottling works, has gone on a short
trip to Kansas City, Mo.
The Ilardwick bottling works have
received a car of Colorado coal, and
are prepared to deliver it to any part
of the city at a low tariff.
We have finished the past week, and
are now doing some very nice job print-
ing for the Ilardwick bottling works,
I). B. Veatcli and Mr. R. D. McKnight
We are informed that the freight
receipts at this station have more than
doubled the past month. This speaks
well for the business this town is do-
ing.
The following lots of cattle have
been shipped to Kansas City the past
week: Mr. Mose Hays, 2 cais; Ilenry
Hamburg, 2 cars; Robt. Moody, 1 car;
Prowers estate, 1 car.
Mr. Vas Stickley went to Woodward
Tuesday to superintend the loading of
several trains of cattle. Mr. Stickley
has charge of the railroad yards of the
Santa Fe from Miami to Kiowa, Kans.
Yesterday's celebration gave such
universal satisfaction, it is posible that
mode may be adopted in the future in-
stead of the fast horse, athletic or gym-
nastic feats as in the past. But where
was the Declaration of Independence?
Moody &• Andrews during the past
week have divided and branded 1200
head of their cattle. Mr. J. An-
drews will move his snare of the above
to his ranch in the strip, and Mr. liobt.
Moody his into his pasture.
Mr. Robt. Monroe, for a number of
years employed by the Turkey Track
ranch, is in the city. Mr. Monroe is
now one of the inspectors of the Kan-
sas City yards, and interviewing the
cattle owners of this section on that
business.
Mr. Geo. Wissel and son lohn, ac-
companied by Paul Stceckert, of Chica-
go, arrived in town last week. The\
were so'well pleased with our country
and climate that they at once pur-
chased a section of laud and will buy <*
small bunch of cattle. Several other
families of Germans will follow them
at once.
Monday night the town was treated
to a grand gift performance by Prof.
McKinley, the magician and man of
mystery. The performance turned out
to be a very tame affair not appreciated
by our citizens at all. While the Prof,
had a good house the first night, he
did not draw well the next and tried
to leave without paying the-rent of the
hall.
If you want to keep posted as to the Po-
litical Complexion of the Panhandle read
the IEEE PRESS.
If yen want to keep Posted on the Cat-
tle Markets read the FREE PRESS. We
will publish the latest reports during the
summer;
TEE OKLAHOMA CITY BUBBLE
BTJRSTED.
Last Thursday night Mr. Geo. W.
Studds, of Kansas City, Mo., arrived
in this city on an inspection tour of
Oklahoma City, Hemphill county, Tex.
Mr. Studds is one of the directors of
the Oklahoma City Building Associa-
tion. formed of parties who purchased
lots in that city, for the purpose of
building it up. Some of the di-
rectors had a suspicion that everything
was not all right and so sent Mr. Studds
down to investigate.
Friday afternoon, in company with
tha editor of this paper, he started out
to locate the town. Saturday after-
noon about 3 p. m., they at last located
it, and made a corner, which consisted
of four pits and a mound in which was
buried a Fort Worth Gazette of June
10th, 1889.
This land was found to be forty-
miles from Canadian City by the road
and of a very sandy soil, covered with
scrubby oak, and on the highest eleva-
tion in Hemphill county, just as des-
cribed to Mr. F. G. Bonfils when he
purchased the land from Mr. W. S.
Decker, instead of with a number of
houses on the section as was told the
directors of this company by the party
selling lots. The nearest house is that
of Mr. Shaw Ah miles away, and the
next about 10 miles. It has been
claimed that the "Frisco"* railroad sur-
vey stakes could be found on this sec-
tion. They also were missing. If Mr.
Boniils had purchased a good section
of land, paying a little more for it, a
good town could have been built on it
as the gentlemen who are behind Mr.
Studds are men of means, meant busi-
ness and would have built a good town;
as it was Mr. Studds went home not
well pleased with the town site, but
pleased with Canadian City and our
county generally.
It may be some time before the Pan-
handle will recover from this Okl glio-
ma City scheme as the people who pur-
chased lots in this would-be town will
think that as so many of the citizens of
this section were advertised as refer-
ence in connection with it that they
must have been parties to it. As soon
as the editor of this paper noticed his
name used in connection with it, he
wrote letters to all the Kansas City pa-
pers in which it was advertised, giving
the cold facts in relation to it, but
none of them would publish the letters
and give their readers and the public
the facts in relation to the sand hill,
for which people were paying $2.00 per
lot. It is even claimed by Bonfils that
he paid the Kansas City Times *100
not to publish the said letters. Wheth-
er this be true or not the letters were
not published, and people still bought
lots on a sand hill at $2.00 apiece.
CANADIAN CELEBRATES IN A QUIET
MODEST WAY.
Fourth of July, 1888 was the first day
of the kind subsequent to the organiz-
ation of our embryo city. On that oc-
casion our citizens celebrated with all
the pomp and enthusiasm of a town
old in years; what we wanted in num-
bers was more than made up in patri-
otism. Our citizens, not selfish, de-
cided to stand aside and allow our
neighbors in an adjoining county to
make noise this year, while we cele-
brated in a more quiet way. With this
in view, and under the leadership of
the ladies, they repaired, to ' Sylvan
Grove,'7 there to partake of the delica-
cies and substantial prepared by them
expressly for the occasion. The order
of exercises as carried out was about
as follows, luncheon, most elegant pre-
pared by the ladies, followed by elo-
quent and patriotic addresses by Hon.
B. M. Baker and Rev. Mr. Dodson.
both of this city. Everything passed
off beautifully as prearranged except
the address by the editor of the Free
Press, who, greatly to his regret, was
compelled to be absent. Too much
cannot be said in praise of the differ-
ent committees for the faithful man-
ner in which they discharged their sev-
eral duties.
FOR SALE
Ac a bargain 480 acres of land, level
and rich soil, three miles east of this
town, price 82 00 per acre. This is
cheap for it. as the owner must sell.
Inquire at this office.
Freeman E. Miller
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Will practice in all the Courts of the
Panhandle.
Special Attention to Land and Col-
lecting Business.
Canadian, - Texas.
89S Sewtngr«lfiiehine1
at onre rstabliuhl
trade in all parts, by I
lacing o or machincaj
" pood where Use people can m
them, we will «end free to on*
rrsoa in each lorality.tbe very
cat aawing-machine" made In
.the world.with all tbe attachnicnta.
We will alaoaeod free a completa
ilinc of car costly and valuable art
Uamplea. In retara we ask that yoa
[*hovr what we scad, to tfibae who
k«iay ral: at yonr home.and after t
(months ail shall become yonr own
roperty. Thi* prand machine ta
rinsde after the Mincer patenta,
ihich have rus oot: before patent*
run oat it sold tor with th*
'attachments. and now aclis for
>. Best, acronffesr, moat nae-
'ful machine in the world. AH ia
Xo capital required. Plain,
brief infractions Riven. Those who write to na at once can ae-
rar* free the best sew ins-machine in the world, and th*
finest line of wjrkvcf hifth art ever shown together in America.
TKU£ «fc CO., Sox 740, AaguaUi, .
e. d. Mcknight,
^DEALER IN^g!
Hardware - Furniture - Groceries,
STOVES, TINWARE. QUEENSWARE, WAGONS, PLOWS, PUMPS.
WINDMILLS. BARB WIRE, WINDOW GLASS, GASOLINE, OIL.
ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY AND MACHINE REPAIRS FURNIHED.
It will pay to get my prices before buying.
CANADIAN, - -- -- -- - TEXAS.
THE TEXAS HOUSE!
L. E. Fikch President.
HtKRT HAinbur?
F S.Lord Cm tiler
THE TRADERS' BANK
of Canadian, Texas.
«50,
CAPITAL. STOCK - -
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE A3*n REMITTEIX
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CORRESPONDENCE INVITED
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The interests of customers are closely guarded, and every facility compat-
ible with principles of sound banking freely extended.
Correspondents— National Park Bank of New York, National Bank oí
Kansas City. Mo., Merchants and planters National Bank, Sherman, Texas.
Directors—Henry Hamburg Judge Frank Willis, Hobcrt Moodr. L E. Finch, O. H Nel
son and Fred s. Lord.
CHAMBERS & HAYS.
DEALERS IX-
:IN CORPORATED.:
Stationers,
Printers and
' GOODS AID (MM.
BOOTS, SHOES & NOTIONS.
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
ctfs. 0crps dj)d LScrdies' \í/eet
And all articles in the General Dry Goods line.
Buying at great bargains, we defy competition. Our friends are most
cordially invited to call, examine prices and be convinced.
Lithographers. bargains IN all 1 .INES,
galveston, - - texas.
MAIN STREET,
CANADIAN. TEXAS.
H. W. WILLIAMS.
C. S. WILLIAMS.
BRINK MORRIS.
Patronize Home Institutions!
B.I.
i (0,
dealer in
importers and wholesale drugg-ists.
PATENT MEDICINES AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.
Headquarters for Show Cases, Paints, Oils, Window Glass, &c.
1010 & 1012, Honson Street,
Ft. Worth
Texas.
L. HOOVER,
mmammrn
First-class stock of lumber of all
descriptions just to suit the country.
MAIN ST., CANADIAN, TEXAS.
L Hoover, Pop.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
AND OUTFITTERS.
We carry the LARG-EST and BEST selec-
ted stock of
GROCERIES, FLOUR and MEATS
in Canadian.
We will give you better prices for CASH I han any other store in the Pan-
handle.
Drop ir) tírjd see as op
v\?ri fc fop
m
We handle the LOUISIANA ROCK SALT for STOCKMEN.
MAIN ST., CANADIAN, TEXAS.
Dealers in
Fine Wines and
Liquors.
CANADIAN!
The County Seat of
Hemphill County, Texas-
The centre of trade and largest town on
the Santa FeR'y extension. G-randly locat-
_ __ _ , , ed, the town views the Canadian river, and
Only Pure Goods kept the beautiful valley of Red Deer,
Hemphill county contains 900 square
miles, and was organized July 5, 1887. Ca-
nadian was voted the county seat on July 7,
1887, and now contains a $10,000 hotel, the
largest in the Panhandle. A $3,000 tempo-
rary court house, two newspapers, a bank
with $50.000 cash capital, fine depots and
the largest stock yards in the state.
$150,000 worth of lots already
sold.
in stock.
imported and Domestic Cigars a specially,
Only place in the city that keeps the
world-famous Sclilitz beer.
Canadian,
Texas
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
up® Qpuqs ci rj
d
pices.
£®~SEK BUSINESS HOUSES REPRESENTED IN THIS PAPER.*
The town of Canadian is destined to be
one of the best in the state, being favorablv
TEMPLE HOUSTON located in a rich country, with an inexhaust
ible supply of oure water easily obtained.
Its geographical situation is such that it will
command the trade of an immense area oi
the best country in the state.
It is situated at the junction of the Ca-
nadian and Red Deer Rivers, on the
AlTORNEY AT LAW,
dure Liquors for medicinal purposes
Canadian. Texas.
Kiown. lian rt<i.
B M BAKER
ATTORNEY
Richard Gibbon
Contractor
and
Builder,
Canadian, Texas.
Will furnish plans and specifications.
All work promptly done and guaran
ed.
r. deans,
Contractor & Builder.
Plans, Elevations and Specifica-
tions prepared and furnished for all
kinds of Stone. Brick, Wood or Iron
Buildings on short notice, and will
also superintend, furnish material and
labor for the construction and comple-
tion of all kinds of Buildings and Roofs
of Slate, Shingle, Iron or Felt.
j. j. siiaff.
LAUNDRY.
1
lerland.
The Largest, Finest
and Most Commodious
of any Hotel in the
Panhandle.
A first-class ho
tel with first-
class ac-
como-
-:-dations.-:-
in Line of
which will soon be open «for business from
Chicago to California, with its branches
throughout Kansas.
Lots on sale on the Town Site Only.
L. E. FINCH, Manager.
The Free Press
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Canadian,
SisilÉlií
Is Now Prepared To Do
HE TABLES ARE SUPPLIED WITH
ALL THE DELICACIES OF IE
SEASON. EATES, $2 PEE DAY.
free hú: Is and from aii trains.
All work done neatly and at short
notice.
TRY ME.
J. J, Sutherland,
Proprietor
Neatness and
1^1
LAW,
Texas
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