The Avalanche. (Lubbock, Texas), Vol. 19, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1919 Page: 2 of 18
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For
OMERO
The beautiful home of COL. T. L. FARRIS on easy
terms. About 3 acres land house has hot air. double fljoring
and tiled bath rooms and all modern conveniences.
WANTED To buy an unimproved section. VThat have you
to offer?
bock State Bank Bid g.
LUBBOCK TEXAS
Sale
A
HOTEL
ALPINE
One bliiwest of depot nigft
(me sfyle
liipip g?vice. t!o;s 50c
Meals 5(.'S Special J-ates by
Week or nLmth. OA 'home for
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P. 0. Brock
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Propiffc-tor
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! COTTON CROP STATUS IS
75 PER CENT OF NORMAL
f Washington June 2. The condi-
tion of the cotton crop was 75. B
per cent of a normal on May 25 the
Department of Agriculture announc-
today in its first report of the
SLAT'S DIARY
Friday I had my Gograffy up in
front of me &' wan reading of Kddy
scaao.1. No estimate of the are i i Rikkenbokker bringing the Hun
Farmers are offering $Y0O per day
for wheat shockers and $3.2."i per day
for cotton choppers in Collin C"unty.
Labor is reported to he very scarce.
A man once bouj-'ht Manhattan
Island for $25. He had $24. Buy
War Savings Stamps and be ready.
Come to Lubbock.
'planted was made. That will be an-
nounced in July.
I Condition by States: Virginia 80;
North Carolina 85; South Carolina
7; Ucnrgia Kl ; Florida. 75; Ala-
bama 78; Mississippi 73; Louisiana.
74; Teas. 76; Arkansas f.H; Tennes-
see. 64; Missouri 70; Oklahoma C5;
California 91; Arizona ; New
Mex ico .
The condition of the crop last year
on May 25 was 82 3 per rent of nor-
mal while in 11)17 it was 6'J.5 and in
1918 it was 77.5. The ten-year May
25 average condition is 79.2.
No estimate of the acreage plant-
ed will be mailt by the Department of
Agriculture until the July report.
Unofficial estimates have placed this
year's acreage around 32 500 0(10
acres.
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Orcvc'sTajtcJeft?
rnlarr vitality and
rk hlD til blood. Y
nln Invtturatin E
X3"
I Tonic
narifvinl and ru-
Mfi lrri lt Strrnnh
Prlc Sflc.
Small investors lost $300000000
last year in buying worthless stocks
and bonds.
safe.
down & the teecher slipt up & ast nie
wot 1 was doing & I hid the book &
sed I aiiit doing nuthmg. She sed
well get liizzy & do sumthing. it
inaKes me tired sum folks has so
much bizness they cant tend 2 it.
Saturday pa A ma & me nil went
2 a trile today & n1a was a witness f:
'wen the judge ast her did she under-
stand the nachur of a Oath she look-
ed at pa & with a Smile on her mouth
she seil I'll say I do. F'a didnt smile
'enny.
I Sunday pa & the preecher is git-
ting pritty frendly now. Today pa
give him a founten pen for a Present
and the preecher sed much abliged
mebhe I can rite better Sermons now
and pa sed I hope you can & ma kick-
ed pa on the front of his Shin & he
sed Ouch & the preecher looked fun-
ny I had 2 luff out Loud. Wen we
got home pa hailed me out for luffing
& ma jawed him for his Ignorants k
he was mad at her for kicking him. I
ducked.
Monday Jake's ma was offul sick
today & Jake got 2 stay out of skool.
No Half Price
is
No Specials No Salp--But
Merchandise that satisfies a custoilier. jr : '
There isffO QUEftV GOD MEJljAN-
DISE IN Till: JIIEN'S&INE OX TUE1lAR-
KET TODAY. fU irjtr
Weiboy GOOD c(rHIN; flIf)ES HATS
and FtfttNISIIItfGS tlfet ae nfirfe KIGHT
You btfy KIGiri nfercfcindise (jt the RIGHT
Store -hid the PRICES ire not otft of line with
War Savings Stamps are They ruddent get a Doctor & she
i got allrite Bgen.
i Tuesday Jake & me has recided
not 2 run off for skool will be out
before long. Pa wns reeding a novel
of Union tonite & wen he got threw
with it ma ast him did it end up hs;-
py & he replyed no they got married.
1 went to bed 4 diddent see the finish.
Wednesday Teecher had a pic-
nick this evening after skool was let
out. We hail ice cream A pickets A
siinwitehes & pigs Feet & cuke A
lemonaid. Sum kids ack like they
euddent get enuff & et so much they
was sick. 1 feel kinda bum 2.
Thursday I he'd a man ast pa
wot is a pond cur; for the Likker
habit & pa sed 2 him the best cure
he knowed of is S marry i woman
like ma is. The man replyed & sed
he guessed he wood wait & let the
Aunty Sloon Ieeg do it.
MRS. NOONE GOES TO
MEET RETURNING HUSBAND
WHAT. YOU I'UttCHA
W&en a man is in
"Outfit for any and al
him" to buy the BEST
EST. ThisisnotEXTI
SERVATION.
Let us fit jou in a n
"STACY ADAMS SIKH
lie market to uuv his
occasions it is "up to
hich is the CHEAP-
WAGAXCE but CON-
w pair
; '
of low cuts-
HENDERSON & JONES
Lubbock's Men's Store
The I'.-l.tW la Still llnr INiaw
' Mrs. John J. N'oone assistant cash-
ier of the Farmers National Hunk re-
Iceived a message from her husband
i who has been on duty with the army
I in France for some lime stating that
he would land in Itoboken V .1. this
week. Mrs. Noone left Sunday moni-
ing enroute to New York where she
Ivill meet him. Mr Noone will be
'sent to Camp Merritt after his arriv-
lal in thi- states for a while ami viH
nrobably receive his discharge at
I Camp Funstoti. Mrs. Noone will re-
imain until her husband received his
discharge. They will return to Lub-
bock to make their home in the fu-
Itue. Mr. Noone wilt accept a posi
tion as cashier in the Farmers Na-
tional Bunk.
June Sale of Ready-to-Wear
A timely sale that isoL interet
every woman. UnusuaIiijvings Erttij;'
repds CKar
Wo
dress tock. FopardsJ
meuse. Serse'b'r Sali
All at a reductbrtJof .
;
W
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lvYv
w
M
y scs
Coat Suitat a Reduction of "
.... 25 Per Cent
Cloaks andCapes at a Reduction of
One Quarter
Entire Waist Stcck Reduced . 20 Per Cent
Many items received within the pl few dayS but nr vrrtlie!e
EVERY. EVERY piece of Ready-to-Wear in the store is now
on sale at a reduced price.
A. B. CONLEY Jr.
l.fBBOCK. TKXAS.
BLEDSOE NEWS FOR
THE LAST TWO WEEKS
Sunday
the
All
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SAM
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L.V'OAry
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the Jacldon lloustf j
1 r
DLEY PrptSrietor
U'e want yo jr bust
treatment at all iffnea.
MEAL5
ijlre rr
ess and assure you
Give us a trial. "
)c ROOMS 50c
most courteous
Piles Cured
dnittlM. rrfund
tncure lu:hia. tllio't.
InM.ntly rltw IteAj
muui umiuu:
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moor If PABft)
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INTMKNT fi'
rncnMliafl Pilr
m. ail you can t
SEATON TRANSFERRED
FROM SH ALLOW ATER
I L. B. Seaton was here Tuesday
: from Shallowater and said he was
I preparing to move to Littletield. hav-
' ing been transferred from Shnllowat-
j er to the latter place by the McAd-
i ams Lumber Company.
Mrs. Frank Uledsoe spent
with Mr. R L. Hiedsoe.
Mrs J. O Iay entertained
Sutnlav si hool U ednesday night
reporteil a nice tiyie.
j Mrs T. F. Pool and daughter Mrs
Attie were shopping in Abernathy
'' Thursday.
I Miss Kshie Miller of Lakeview euro-
Imunity spent Sunday with Miss Inez
' Smith.
Mrs. Ilarchary of Kansas is visiting
jher tlaughteif Mrs. Geo. Whiting of
this place
I Mr W. W Cotton happened to the
I misfortuniWof his house burning
Thursday en ing about ft lock.
The hout caught fire 4 oil
stove; soiiM things wervtd
at r'. Walt
jflMlsoe Mrs.
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There Wis a sing
Cotton's SuNulay ni
Mr. and M
T
BLACKSpyllTHING ON. SHrT NQTICE
Mr. Cannon is back on the job aflerikeveral wnlkt abene o
we are prepared to' turn outpour Black
I iwr.i.vi. ii you wont tju
the iob. . jr
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everal wnlkt absene on accnur ot aicknen. and
th work in ahort notice. UfT US DO YOUR
VIL BLADES aee the QCrKeliable. Alwaya on
want Kjy
A. J. HlCKSjR-isOSide of Square Lubbock Texas
R. L. Bledsoe an!7:er Mrs. Kggart
spent Sunday wi m Mrs. Frank Bled-
soe. Mr. and Mrs. O. Day and Mrs
F. H. Moody ware Lubbock visitors
F. H. Moody ware Lubbock
1 Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bledsoe motor-
ed to I'lainview Wednesday.
' Mr. J. D. Bolton left for Mount
I Hope Kansas Tuesday
j Mrs. Maud Given spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Thetford.
Mr. Andrew Re id has the mumps
this week.
Mrs. Tool and daughter Miss Zors
were shopping in Petersburg Friday.
Mrs. Go. Kiiik was shopping in
Petersburg Thursday afternoon.
Willie Jones of Center is visiting
her cous.n Donutd Bledsoe.
II
J. M. Shafer of Plainvtew was
her the latter part of lust week rn
route home from Portal)- N. M.
j where he had been spending a few
few weeks with h s daughter. He reports
M Bender is spending a
days her the guest of Mr. and Mrs jeomlitionn very good in that setmn.
Grollman before go.ng to Brecken-j
ridge where he will open a dry goods j Quit a few of Lubbock people
store. ' 'went to Idalou last Sunday afternoon
1 I to attend the singing exercises which
S E. Black and family of Lorenio wn: given there
was in town the first of the week
shopping and
ances.
visiting with cunint-
P. O. Brock was in Slaton last Sat-
urday attending to business matters
and visiting with friends.
Mrs. J. A. AshforJ of Abilene is
here this week visiting with her par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hamilton.
Read the date on the labeL It tells
hen your subscription expires!
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Dow, James L. The Avalanche. (Lubbock, Texas), Vol. 19, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 5, 1919, newspaper, June 5, 1919; Lubbock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth288288/m1/2/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .