The Hereford Brand, Vol. 21, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1921 Page: 1 of 8
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Spotlight Turned on Two Days Roundup - Fracas
J8sis
COWBOYS' AND FIREMEN'S
FROUC FRAMED TO HELP
FOLKS FORGET TROUBLES
AIDED BY HEREFORD'S BAND: COWBOYS WU.L
STAGE TWO DAYS PROGRAM OF RIDING.
ROPING. RACING AND STtiNTS
NEW COMMANDERS OF
LEGION
FIREMEN'S FRACAS ON TWO NIGHTS
Chief Rockwell has Arranged for Two Classy and Exciting
Programs, Including Wrestling and Boxing by
Pick of the Community Athletic Talent
iMlkwtioBx Friday morning wen
that tte bin Roundup- Fracas set
Friday afternoon and Saturday would
attract one of the lurgeat crowds and
offer one of the best entertainments in
the history of such enterprise* in
Hereford. The morning train* brought
.in numbers of visitor* for the festivi-
ties and the folks from far and near
were dropping In overland during the
forenoon.
J"!Grady Picnic is
nld! J
Enjoyed by Well
Pleased Visitors
The (irmly. X. M . auiiiial picnic mi
Wednesday attracted a crowd estimated
at tietween live anil six hundred. Many
The Roundup was scheduled to lie- car* from Clovis. Hereford ami neiirbv
gin at 1 00 p. m.. with a parade to I IMlllltll w,.rt. ,ont,M, with visitor-. A
start it off. Managers Iranian Hiiw* | program <>f speechc* wan car
and t . S. Purcell state that the rider through, Including n
and horses are here and all 1* ready. j ltf agricultural work for the district
The Hereford Rand will furnish the j jiv rj|(, (.,,,n,jv agent A dinner
music, aided by a couple of men import wa. sprt.il(l all(, enjoyed hy all Re.I
ed from Clovis for the occasion, owing
to the decision <>f the merchants not to
close Friday afternoon, several of the
memlwrs of the hand will lie uuahlc to
participate.
The Firemen have held dual prac-
tice and are ready for the hell at 8:.'I0
o'clock Friday night. Mayor Knight
will make a short talk, after which the
program, as already announced, will tie
given.
A platform for a street dance, oppo-
site the First National Rank and Corn-
er Drug Store was lieing erected Fri-
day. This is a private venture of local
musicians.
The city has employed two special
deputy marshals to assist City Marshal , 0j
Wltherspoon and Night Watchman
fireworks and even a
were pulled ..ff in reg
tuner Raker in maintaining order.
Friday opened sunshiny and warm,
with promise of ideal weather condi-
tions for the fun.
"pop", balloon
couple of tight
uhir picnic style.
' In the forenoon a I>uI! game between
j the Rclleview and (Mains «ecoiid team...
. resulted in a score of lo to in favor
I of Plains. In the afternoon the regular
| Relleview and Frio itloiit Itidgei
teams liattlcil to a i! to ti tic in a dand>
J good game. I'll, hers for laith team*
i were ex-le;tgucr«. and the work was
I fast and -nappy
! (irmly i- an Inland town. aUnit :u*>
lulled northeast of Clovl*. with a imp
I illation of aliont .'ton. Tlic.i have a
i line new consolidated school building
j with seven teachers and an enrollment
The children come from
radius of eleven miles. The school
Baptist Women*s
Missionary Union
Begins Sessions
a
1 has all grades for a high school with
one exception, and that addition is !«•
i ing planned.
tirady ha- two churches. Itupti-t and
; Methodist The latter arc thinking of
hiilhliug till* fall The town ha« a local
; and long distance telephone system,
i two lodges. Woodmen and I it it F.
one drug More, a jKisfoffii-e reciting
two mails ilally. from Clovis and Tu
' i-iiincari. two garages, two tilling sta
tiotis. a hank, a cafe, two well stocked
mercantile stores, a physician, a den
ti«t and u confectionery store.
Twentv one bushel* of wheat to the
The eleventh annual meeting of the
Atnarillo District of the Won<an's Mis-
sionary I'nlon of Texas convened at the acre were realised hy Orady farmers
Raptlst church Friday morning with I m year and now the acreage is ntmiit
Mrs. R T Johnson of Canyon, district doubled, with prospects of yields up
resident. in charge. This district Is to as high as thirty bushels.
mposed of 2fi connties and meets; Thi se who attend<*d the pl«-nlc from
?e a year. Delegates are present Hereford were Henry and Oauo Hast-
irom Pampa. Rovlna. Friona. Canyon.! Ing"- vv « Ray. Homer Wilkinson aud
Tulia and Hummerfleld. Mrs. A. F. i Roger, f.. W Carlyle. Jim Oreen.
Beddoe. of Daliaa. State Secretary- [
Treasurer is on the program. About
250 were present at the first session. A
basket lunch was served at noon. A
regular program has been arranged. !
The second annual encampatent of
Um Panhandle Baptist Assembly was!
held at Canyon. June lft-2). Rer H.;
V. Hamilton at Amarillo waa business
Mr and Mrs H R Dixon. F. W Har-
rison. K. R. Rlack. Walter orr. Ifcmg
Fox. J. (I. Newel ami X. C. Vogele
DOYLE E. SHIPMAN
AND MISS FLORA E.
SAWYER MARRIED
Doyle K. Shipman ami Miss Flora R.
About am campers enrolled Sawyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lea
and the visitors ran the total atten- (Sawyer, were united In marriage at
daare up to srvraad 408. Mornings i high noon last Huaday. Jnne IP. Rer.
were devoted to class work and eve-: M. M. Beavers officiating.
n'ing to inspirational talks by Dr. W. i The groom is a prosperous farmer
D. Moo rer. Shawnee. Okla.. Dr. J. D.! who resides on the Oass place two
Uwrence. Shawnee, and Dr. Harold miles north of town. It Is underwood
Majors, fiaston Avenue Church. Dallas, 'hat the happy pair will make their
Rev Jno. R. Hicks, Dalharr. was home on the farm.
president. H. J. Matthews, hqq PADrc nrnr
F. Curlee. Childress. lAJrILa HE.nl!,
elected
Plalnvlew. Oeo. F. Curlee.
H. W. Virgin. Amarillo, vice presi-
dents ; Mrs. A. O. Thompson. Hereford
and X. W. Woodson, Canyon, corres-
pond in* secretaries, and H. V. Hamil-
ton. swrotary-treasurer-business man-
ager for another year. Dd. K. R At-
wood. H V Hamilton and B. F Fron
aharger were appointed a committee to
select |iermanent grounds for the en-
campment. which It was determined
should become a pemaaent feature of,
the denominational work of the Plains LlullIIliliU
country.
The encampment waa cut short one
day owing to heavy rains and high
water. The enthusiasm was good and
results splendid. The young folks or-
ganised "T^e Independent Order of
Bitter Baden." a fun aad recreation
idea, with Or.
aad H. V
FROM AUSTIN ON
VISIT TO FRIENDS
Miss MsrT Copes, of Austin. Texas,
accompanied by Iter nephew. Jim Ham-
mond. arrived tie re Thursday for a rls-
It with her cousins. Mr« F.dgar Ire-
land ami Allen Rell. of Hereford Mr
and Mr« Bell met Mis* Cope* and Iter
nephew at Canyon
FLASH
j SETS WALL PAPER
AFIRE ON FRIDAY
During the heavy electrical snd rain
storm of last Friday night. June 17.
lightning struck the heme of Mr. and
Mrs. Bsger Johnson. The stroke enme
about II pi m. through the electric
wires. Ths meter waa deetroyrd aad
the wall paper was set oa Are. A few
off shelves, hat ao
la Um
t wae quickly
FACULTY FOR HIE ClUf
SCHOOLS FOR ANOTHER
YEAR ABOUT COMPLETO
FIRST (iRADE CERTIFIC ATE REQUIRED FIRST OT
M l,. HI ST SHOW St BSTANTIAL EVI-
DE [SCE PROVEN ABILITY
AGRICULTUR AL TEACHER SHELVE*
"I hope only to carry out the aggremtv* policies
Galbraith." said the new national commssdvr John T
launched bf Cat.
Emery, el Qnmi
affain. He em- |
" www^ " w •• *sp'sai| waav |ps wwimiv iv mm|VI t and, white toe4
UIK th* auttalion o{ the 18th Infantry, was severely woanded hy shall •
ftrr. Thomas J. Hannifin of Hartford, Conn., s the new National jrtat '
commander, elccted'|o place through the death of Col CalhriMk
Kapids. Mich., as he toolr command of Amncu
trred the world war aa csptain. was promamd
SheriFF Swoops Down on Another
Still: Bags Couple Men. Outfit.
And Quantity of (Moras Li<
Hugh ami AIk* McNeil, brother*, art* in the ()«*af Smith'
count) jail, charged in county court with ojieratiiifc a still
for the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor, ami
Sheriff (!. S. PureeII is in jioMie^iuii of a complete home-
made apparatus for making **hug juice," together w ith nix-
teen barrel* of nia h. ami an unknown <|uantit\ of the fin-
inhetl product.
The arrests were made on the old Boh ( dllowa\ sheep
ranch twentv miles we-t of KereCojrd VI edneadsiv after-
noon. Plan* for the coup had heen worked up for the pant
month, and Sheriff Puree 11 was muttaailt' aided knnakivt|E''
the haul a success through the efforts of an outsider, whone
name was not divulged. The sheriff states that he dug up
a quantity of whiskey near the place, and hope* to locate
some more of it before he is through.
Financial Situation. Decreased Cost of Living, Powiwfl
Tendency of Waf(en. Repair Bilk, Came
To Hold Down All New Expenditures
Presbyterians to
Conelnde Revival
On Next Sundav
• The sheriff went .it the j->t. til true
old J4l 'iitli «tvlc lie drove <>ut tn the
< in Hum it.\ |iln< •• H'wIi '«Iii.i lii ji Im>i -
rn« c<l jitncv t• • ii\i id sii ph ion i ii<I
l|l«-Ulll-c<l hilllseir ill 'HiTllIU t lut t it
ciisiiitl observer uniilil harillv rts'iitcnixe
hiin The still vviin liH'Hted in ;i room
ill line did of ji loiiu sheep -heil illnl llic
officer tili.i11> slipped lip "H fn.it .mi
siilc the s|i .<| and «{itched iiiiimt n liil
• 11k oiwr.itImiis in tin- loom IIiihiikIi
i rucks in ihi she<l Wiii|« After ms-Iiik
all there \tiis to * e he waited His m -
|sirtiinlt\ mid arrested the McNeil
brothers one .it .1 time a> the* . ante
out of the house on different errands
He handcuffed rlie flr t man to a nir
Uiv.iy from the house while he went
buck after the other
While hrinxiiiK iii his prisoner* the
• 11 r he was drhitiK went dead' and
the (tarty was picked tip by the Here
ford trade esiursionlst* who were re
turninK from the Urail.v picnic. After
loflglna his piwitiers in jail. Mr 1'itr
cell got his own car and started back
to the ranch Near the Wagner pis<~e
his ciir stuck 111 the uiud and lie went
to Mr Wagner's for aaaiMtance A*
they returned to the car they noticed
the lights of another car coming from
Hereford towards the sheriff's car.
which blocked the road Cpon arrival
they found that the other car had gone
over the fence around the sheriff's car
and that holes had heen punched in the
radiator of the stranded car no that It
would nut hold water
The injured car was nursed until ar
'i\ 1' .it tin- l alio .tv place where the
sliei Iff -pent f tie 111 it III 1 et 11 rilltltc next
dm uitl, In .till .mil e\ iclciice III
.olililloli to I lie II111 slicil product ,111 <I
tin mush the -henff Ki.t mat |hit 11111 — .if
siiiiir mid i|uaiitities ,.f corn, tnenl.
bran barlet atnl Imps pn! up in |ui|ri
(mii k.lEes
Slii-rltT 1'iircell states that he was
i-aieful tu -i-i nre 1 si ifli i\ irrant
t.. ■ ikillit the -lep lie has Ul'pt III
IIHII'I 'lie til hiili-.ll (wiiiits which '*aused
rlti tiasiin 1 In- 1 till Si .it* ii ' ji.es itfl
Ih-I i.m es lie ha. t|||. 1 a si ■ .1- near flaw
'ess It" possible ||. further .lutes
1 hit' not w it list a mil ntc 'lie oiiteoiiie ut
tin *i«otch >iis«'s he s not 'llnoiirngcl
1 it'I inleiids to stamp out tmoilegglnic
in t In* roll li t> as lii- ..afti ..r iff || I- re
l|ll Ms lie Wl'l tile 'Ill's,. . 1 . m tie
comity court and not turn theui .« i*r to
the federal authorities he -,ii«
HEREFORD RETAINS
CHAMPIONSHIP IN
CIJN CU B SHOOTS
Hereford's linn Club again led the
Belli in last Wednesday'* weekly shoot,
beating Amarillo by only one point
The '.oca, score *j, M'ltottald 'In.
Clark T£. Oralwin Zi Vlatrs lit, Cuit
rung JO total JUM
Ttie i-||il . stand as follows Here
ford 111. Amarillo H.*. Slaton Vi. Herrf
rmi li Conway '17 l.uWtock 'JH I'm
handle j I
The revival serricea contlucted by
the ttev K Thmnseii of Amarillu us
s|«ted hy Sinner Mallard at the I'res
tivteriah churi h, w ill cud with the
meet lug Kinlay night, so far as Mr
Tholllscli Is I'ollierne.l Itc\ J W
Sharpy gssiste.| hs VI r M.iliaril. will
outIntic t It 1 v , I hi through Monday
night.
Thursday mght :hc umiiey necessury
to 'alie i iii" "f ill . \|h'iiscs of the
meet 1 iik "as iaise.1 liv |M>pular .lib
sirlptlou III ess I hllli live llillllltes Ite
fore servn es Thitrsdav cvi'iiirig the lad
ies of the ■•liuri h s|ireatl a haglWt R|| m<
"f Ifr' **110 "I Mothett L'mt
1 rot^n of si veril1 hundreds fni«MWttg
ineiiiliers of nil other . hdri ties In the
city, ate until I(hm eolil'l holii 110 more
It wa« .1 1111 *si en |o> nhle and tollable
'Hi asioii ami uphul of the hospital!?v
ami gotn| fellowship which lui |tervad
eil the meeting from the start
Hcv Thiiiiiscn made a hurried Irlp to
(a*rfiiriii .1 marring reuiony hot was
on 1 lie Job when the illniier lw<ll rang
\l lllght lie preached oil the sl|hh*ct
The I 11111 ohlable < «od and as 111!
ever* other ser* lee here held hl audi
• 'IHI' irtisoluili -pi" I hound t lit oiighoiit
with the ■ leni'iiess .f Ms reasoning the
ituiiesitiit illg Inognage of hi. ilellvery . j
and tin1 attractiveness mil f ireefnlness
"t Ills plllpll presem
llerefonl is i,. he . ongi iln a'eil ii|hui
<•'. nriiig .1 man >t lie riiom-en . 1 ill
lire In ' ondlli 1 "his mis '1 nit \inl not
.nlv till1 l"i esli r ier la lis hut the mi'lll
tiers '.i i he olliei htlt'hc- ot Hie 'Hv
have .Inivv it 'hen apprei 1111lot. of him
to tilling Mil house at eift 1 .en |. e
U:i.F COAST HI HT
BY STORM: DENVER
ROAD ABO! !' READY
A 1 111f storm which shb*swl|ied )V>r
'loos of the Tetas const We ines«la*
■ nos.-.l .'otislderstile 'lamage to .hip
pillg 'ttoiigh no serious loss of life ha-
lieen refMirleil
The Kort Worth 4t llenver railroad
aniKiuiicetl K rid ay that it e*pe«-tei| to
have it. trie ls>'*is-n i'larembm and
Amarillo completely re|Miire<| tod in
operation h Saturdar There has tireti
no through traffic over iliis llrn« sirn-e
fhe severe wt.feoUt* of last week tai*
s «uger. he 1 rig transferred snd ma 1. >H
Ing r.mteil 41011 ttd 1 ia Mte Santa i
A KNOCKOUT
1
The faculty of the dly schoota to
Stow atmoat -ompletc Thai I** it Ml
entirely so la due to the fact
board la placing no teachers
substantial evidence of their
worth In the M-lioolrnani. of a Ik
gree of scholarship ami of
items for the work assigned ti
erv teacher will hold, at least, a
grade .tatc certificate Thoa
whose work is mil |ter«nlially httOWO to
the hoard, have lieen chosen tmcaua* of
exceptloniilly strong testimonials tu the
excellence of ilieir work and the board
tines 1 ii 11 hesitate ln etpreas the bellof
that the fitcuiiv as 11 whole la the vwry
strongest in the history of the «cbooi.
ft - |iei sonnet to late Is its follow*
Stijici iiiii'inlcnl Vlis« VIilllceiit ()rlf-
III h
lligti Si IiimiI I'rliicipal anil Teacher
of Kngllsh VV |< Hlocker
Si I.'UI e VI Is* V el lltu It Head
Home la otioilt'CN Mis'* Kthei Wll-
1 ill IIISoll
llistort Vliss I'aiillne llalsllp,
Vliisit VIIss Muttle HwIndict
7tlt liiiule .VHs« Helen Mmh, Mrs. L.
M pert sell
ilth lirmle ami Centrnl Mi hool Princi-
pal ft VV 11 a w 1.111 s
nth 1.raiie viis ii K I'urker
otli tirade Vliss Marv 1.011 ftoherscin,
Miss iiritni Tllden
(lit tirade VIis* Irene Tldeilburg.
:trd and lib tirade Mins Tailie Well.
Ird tJraile Vltss HiMaliel JoUSS.
.'nil liraile V||s. K«Iiiii Uitssell. .14Im
I .urn Hlhlie
1st l.nitle
Helen Krlelw
Vttcr due ■ onsbleratIon of the tlltsn-
■ lilt lluation of the -lei teased cost of
living mil .it the downward lemlericy
of « Iges t..get tie 1 tvllii the fill f r||«t
neie.saii 'eptin s anil ispii|itnenl at the
.1 liooi hiilltllng'. t ii| .'ijf.iil no lie onsld-
e I'M tile >■>' iH'itse the hoai'l ha. >lioUght
it unwise lo ncreiise ieachers -11 In ties
this \t-ii1 I*' x' I*pr hut lias lieen made lu
the 1-asi >f the high school prlncl(Mll
ami ti'ii> he 1 ..I home eeoiiouiics. and
w ill Is- in.nte in munniil iiiining For
the latter place a -tl'ilig Hill II of e*|*.r-
leiii e and abllln 1« ilhellh tllrector
I' all [Hi.silile
fiia-u fa titrable the
placed viM-atlolial ag
rb ultiire under the Siultti Hughes law
in the ' sirrn olum tills rear
V-stireil •! 1 hi- ilue of tills depar*
men' ill st rerigt heiiitig tlie work of the
schools the\ hope to plnce it as «oon as
(iraet leallle
Miss tinffltli .ii|M'rliitendent-ei4N't.
is tnit me slimmer "rk i« < tilc.igo I ai
vers|i She has dooe this for several
summers .nee ' 'duplet iiig her work ill
the Vllssoii' Slate Teachers College
Kefore coming to Te*a« sIh> held Hie
best priiiclpalshlpM 111 North VCbtaourl
and re ignis| tin* |e>-lllon of eo«iuty *U
per*nten.letif of schisns come to Tws
as r It het health She has tieel! In the
ft'initialled on Page Pour 1
Clov is Planning
Bi Celebration
V| 1 s 1' s t;a rriaou Miss
■|e
a ill ih' ■ 1 ir
Had ■ '.milt 1011-
liourd would tin\i
Stunts Julv J-5
' III- S v| reports a re to the
"ffe. ' 'hat ' Ite biggest I'letirn! loll ever
.'aged 'ti he Plains u 'he aim of rhe
Vmeinan f."gioit I'ost at ' lovis 01 'iieir
IIii|e|>.'iideiii •• liny program The cele-
bration which will lie held on .lllly 4
mil "1 Aitl have i. sjhi till features
1 tug loiieo auto races. . .iliithumpintt'
parade band oieerts baselisil game,
fre - tiurbei|iie tlreworks and dance
The cimift f'hainiier of Commerce
and KlWauis t'luti are caeoperstllig
wirh the hoys, and there will tie s«MUe-
thing doing every minute duriug the
two day a
Comic stunts will he sandwiched in
between ths big acts, aad the "calll-
thiuapiaa" parade promises to
scream.
Clovis has already begat
; tioas far taking cart of tha Ms
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