The Randall County News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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E RANDALL COUNTY
Vol. XII.
Canyon Kandall County Texas Friday December 4 1908.
No. 36
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NEWS.
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: LOCAL GRAIN MARKET J
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The quotations here given are
from the Canyon City grain deal-
ers and show the market the day
before the issue of this paper.
The prices are for grain in sack
unless otherwise stated.
Wheat No. 2 bushel $ 1 00
Oats best bushel 4o
Maize and Kaffir in heads
new crop ton 10 00
Millet hay per ton 8 00
Johnson grass hay ton ... t 00
Alfalfa per ton 11 00
Corn best
Maize threshed bushel..
Kaffir corn threshed bu..
CO
no
no
Chickens nuri KggH
Fryers per dozen $.'1 00
Eggs per dozen 30
Butter country pound 23 j
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Cowart's Confectionery can-
dies are good. '
Thompson
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The American Fence is the American Fence
best strongest and
stantial fence made.
Easy to stretch and
Everlasting.
Aii"irni nr-'-"ir- -
kind of water supplies wagons buggies
all kinds. Call and let us show you our immense stock.
THOMPSON HARDWARE CO.
The Amarillo Business College
nt rviM vpiiv The only school in the west havingaSanta Fe train wire direct
IVAiYAfiiiW 11 1 into the school affording every opportunity to its students to get a
practical experience in railroad telegraphy.
miOHTII WI) High grade school attended by mature young men and women
11 JIVJ 1 who are anxious to better their condition.
Hundreds of graduates occupying the highest positions.
TYPEWRITING Write todau for a copy of the College Journal.
' We teach by mail. We stand for merit.
Jtt)()KKKKI'IN(i Pride of the Panhandle. Write at once for full information.
' You can enter this school any week day in the year and pursue
your studies to a successful completion.
PENMANSHIP Address-Drawer 519 Amarillo Texas.
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Mrs. Albert S. Rollins was a
visitor in Amarillo the last part
of last week.
J. A. Osborne has arrived from
Roosevelt N. M. and will make
Canyon City his future home.
Attorney A. S. Rollins was at-
tending to legal business in the
courts at Atnarillo last Saturday.
Wallace Moore of Dallas is
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George L. Abbott this
week.
Fulton Brown went to Hovina
yesterday where he is on a
trade for about 1)00 head of stock
cattle.
Vince Reeves who went to
Plainview to spend Thanksgiving
with "the boys" has returned
home.
w. II. Aldridge is now located
in the Ixjador building and is
prepared to do all Kinds of clean-
ing and pressing. Phone 1HU.
Hardware
The Bowsher sweep mill is the only
mill that will grind Kaffir Corn and
Milo Maize in the head successful.
Grind your feed and realize twice
the good. -:- -: -:- -:- -:-
most sub- '
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Combine tli
EAST SIDE OF COURT HOUSE.
Mrs. L. L. Palmer expects to
leave this week for Madisonville
Ky. where she will spend the
winter.
Mrs. D. A. Park we regret to
note has been very sick this
week. She is reported as being
much better.
Rev. J. M. Harder and B. T.
Johnson spent the most of this
week in Lubbock and Fkydada
on a prospecting tour.
F. M. Lester who has been on
the sick list is reported as slow
ly improving. His many friends
will be glad to hear about it.
Miss Ela Christian and Miss
Turrentine teachers in the pub
lie school at Hereford were visit
ors in this city the first of this
week.
For Sale Two buggies and har-
ness one gentle pony one bed
room suit one iron bed.
8(-tf I. L. Van Sant.
Company
Fence
and the Hoir and pet
r the Dollars American Dollar
Harness and saddle
department is com-
plete. All goods
hand made from the
very best California
Oak tanned leather
the best that money
can buy. -:- -:-
We have a full line of
Eclipse wind mills
pipe casing and all
and implements of
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CITY MAY HAVE
SEWERAGE 'SYSTEM
CITY COUNCIL TAKES FIRST STEPS TO-
WARD A CLEANER BETTER TOWN.
Resolutions For a Voluntary Fire Department
Passed Will Begin Sewerage Invest-
igations at Once.
Last Tuesday afternoon the
city council of this city met and
in the meeting held will certainly
mark a new cioch in the history
of our city. By far the most im
portant matter that has been
given consideration by that Hon
orable body since its creation
about three years ago was that
of a sewerage and water system
for the town and an effort to have
organized a voluntary tire de
partmcnt for the protection of
the property of its citizens.
There was an entire unanimity
of feeling among all the members
of the council when the matters
were being considered not a sin
gle person present being in the
least disposed to discourage
either of the matters.
For some time there has been
a feeling among the members of
the directing body of the city
that some concerted action
should be taken toward the car-
ing for the refuse of the city in
a proper manner and doing just
that thing at the present if pos-
sible. To that end a resolution
was passed at Tuesday's meet-
ing appointing Aldermen T. P.
Reed and S. L. Ingham together
with the mayor Jasper N.
Haney as a committee to confer
and ascertain the cost of the con-
struction of a system of sewer
age for the city.
Regarding the tire department
these business men passed a
resolution pledging support for
such an organization urging the
organization at once. It but re-
mains for those of the city who
are interested in the matter to
come forward and make a step
toward the organization.
During the meeting the regu-
lar routine was carried out in-
cluding the allowing of the
monthly accounts for various
items.
The resolution passed by the
city council at this meeting is as
follows:
-Resolved 1st That a system of
sewerage disposal and water dis-
tribution should be constructed
in Canyon City during the com-
ing spring and .summer and to
that end Councilmen Reed and
Ingham with the mayor added
as a committee be and they are
hereby instructed to procure to
be made a preliminary survey
and an estimate of the cost of
such public improvements.
2nd That a voluntary and an
efficient tire company and de-
partment should be organized at
once for this city and this coun-
cil pledges to such organization
its proper and liberal support
and bespeaks similar considera-
tion and treatment by the citi-
zenship at large.
Adopted and ordered pub-
lished this Dec. 1 1(.i)h.
CarM'iiters and builders are
busy in this country just now.
There are ubout fourteen new
houses being built in the country
and several going up in town
while the preparations for the
new buildings on the square are
being rapidly made. It is al-
most an impossibility to get a
cariK'nter or a painter and paper
hanger to do work. They are
all busy.
The subject to be discussed at
the reading room of the First
Church of Christ Scientist next
Sunday will be "Cod the Only
Cause aud Creator."
Well Pounded But Not Sore.
Wednesday evening was pray-
er meeting time at the Christian
church. The pastor Elder White
went to prayer meeting of course
and during his absence from
home the members of his church
and other friends took advantage
of him any burglarized his place
not in the usual burglar man.
ner but rather left at his home a
large amount of the good things
to eat which every minister's
family likes. From his actions
it was evident that the pastor
was surprised at the cxtraordi
narily large crowd which was
present at the services as the
crowd went by the home left the
goods and then went to the
meeting. After the services were
over the crowd went with the
pastor to the home and spent the
evening enjoying the surprise
which was evident. At a late
hour the people dispersed after
a pleasant evening carrying with
them the thanks of the preacher
who as he says "enjoys pound
ing when it don't hurt any more
than that."
Quail Hunters Return.
Last week four of our citizens
borrowed guns and bought a few
shells and hied themselves away
to the field and brush near Mem
phis for the purpose of making
life miserable for the quail re
ported to bo plentiful in that
vicinity. They claim upon
their return that they had
been very successful and had
killed almost the legal limit
every day but we didn't see
them. It might be that one or
two of the gang can shoot but
some of them can't for the re
porter went hunting with some
of them once. The four citizens
were: Claude N. Harrison J. D.
Gamble I). A. Park and "Farm-
er" J. A. Tate. (Jatnble claims
that Tate is the finest shot when
it comes to shooting into the air
that ever was.
Mothodist Church Reception.
At the parsonage Thanksgiv
ing evening the ladies of two of
the church societies entertained
the members of the Methodist
church and friends in one of the
most enjoyable receptions of the
season. The two societies having
the matter in charge were the
Woman's Home Mission Society
and the Woman's Foreign Mis
sion Society. Nearly every mem-
ber of the church who was in
the city attended and during the
time splended light refresh-
ments were served. For most of
those who attended the time to
depart came altogether too soon.
The Ladies' Book Club.
On Wednesday afternoon of
next week the regular meeting
of the Ladies' Hook Club will be
held with Mrs. R. A. Terrill on
West Evelyn street. It is de-
sired that every member attend
if possible. It is also announced
that the program for the last
meeting together with the regu-
lar lesson for this next meeting
will be combined and if this be
the case an interesting lesson
and program will certainly await
those who attend.
The family of T. H. Rowan
have moved to their newly ac-
quired property on West Hous
ton street this week. As soon j
as plans can be drawn and ap-
proved work on their new house
will be commenced.
.
Kob Harrell of Dallas who!
was formerly an employee of the j
City Pharmacy has returned toj
this city and has again gone to;
work at his old place. He has
numerous friends here who are;
glad to see him return here. I
RECEIVERSHIP
ON LIGHT PLANT
JUDGE BROWNING GRANTS INJUNCTION
AGAINST SALE BY TRUSTEE D.A. PARK.
Court Appoints Frank A. Whtte of Amarillo as
Receiver to Manage the Com-
pany's Business.
There have been various and
numerous doings regarding the.
the plant of the Canyon City
Ice and Light Company during
the past few months and they
have terminated in a receiver-
ship proceeding which began in
the District Court last Monday.
It seems that there has been
some dissention in the ranks of
the stockholders on account of
the cost of the plant which by
far exceeded the expectations of
those who were promoting the
interpriso and when the plant
was completed nearly a year ago
it was considered to be one of
the best small plants ever erect-
ed in the Southwestern country
but the expense had run the
company into debt from which
it seems not to have recovered.
The First National Bank of
this city held a first deed of trust
against the property then the
Fulton Lumber Company estab-
lished a lumberman's lien after
which the General Electric Com-
pany came along with their claim
of about $2000.00 and took a
deed of trust. Then there are
other minor matters which are
unsecured.
The Fulton Lumber Company
lirst tried to foreclose their lien
but were blocked when the bank
ordered its trustee to sell under
deed of trust which sale was to
have taken place last Tuesday.
Monday the General Electric
Company tiled a suit in the Dis-
trict Court for an injunction en
joining the Trustee from the sale
of the plant and an application
for a receiver for the property
which application was granted
by Judge Drowning at Amarillo
last Monday whereupon Judge
Drowning appointed Frank A.
White of Amarillo as a receiver
for the entire plant and all its
belongings.
Mr. White came down Tues
day afternoon and took charge
placing W. M. Ross in charge of
the plant here for the present to
represent the receiver. The re
ceiver is under a 10000.00 bond.
It is not likely that anything
more of importance will trans-
pire until the February term of
the District Court at this place
and just what will be the out-
come cannot now be stated.
It is the intention of the re
ceiver to continue the operation
of the plant until final disposal
under order of the Court.
Theodore Cochell came up
from Hereford last Friday and
spent a day or two in this city.
He states that he likes his new
home very much but that he has
a kindly feeling toward Canyon
City.
Mr. and Mrs. K. II. Wray of
Hereford were visitors with
relatives here last Friday and
Saturday. Prof. Wray is super-
intendent of the public .schools
at his home town.
Barn-early Tuesday morning
to Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Hrown
a fine boy. Mother anil son do-
ing nicely. Fulton says lie is
nearly big enough to rideahor.se
now.
L. T. lister president of the
First National 1 tank was in Ama-
rillo yesterday on business.
Judge Huie left Tuesday for
Plainview Tloyada and other
points on business.
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Terrill, R. A. The Randall County News. (Canyon City, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, December 4, 1908, newspaper, December 4, 1908; Canyon City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth323167/m1/1/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Randall+County%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .