The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 65, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 23, 1922 Page: 3 of 16
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. THE ABILENE REPORTER SUNDAY JULY 23 1922
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FARWULli. July 2?.--l1ctweon COO
kind 760 bales of cottyn will bb pro-
duced ih tho lmmodlato area about
Fferwoll thin scaHOh ott 1000 Ucroa.
.approximately 2.000 acres was plant-
ttl to cotton thin Bprlngi but nlittut
half of It wa3 ruined by a hall. Tha
noaroBl gin la 30 mlleo luVay bti
thofa la prospdota of a gin bolng ereeft-
cd herd shortly. ApbUt 2000 acrea
will bp planted to cotton about hero
noxt. season. fha Id tho first year
that tho staplo has boon grown for
commercial purposes.
Wichita Election
v WICHITA FALLSr- July 22. Tho
county commissioners havo ordered
' an election In Wichita County for Au-
gust' 22 at which time voters will vdto
on a bond Isaito of $150000 for tho
3Jcreatfon of branch county hospitals.
Another lMCnlo
WICHITA FALLS July 22 The
Wichita County Old Settlors associa-
tion will hold Its annual picnic and
barbocuo August 1G at Fries Grove
just off tho highway south of Iowa
Pnk. The hoard of directors rocont-
ly Appointed committees to make all
necessary arrangements to carry oht
tho program o cntortalmnont. J. T.
Ovorby submitted a plan for tho pur-
chase) of 25 acres In an Ideally sKua-
toxl section for a permanent plaCo of
annual gathering. .
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New Fair Mnungcr
VERNON July 22. Dick Coffoo
has been selected by tho board of di-
rectors as the manager of tho Wilbar-
ger County Fair association. Tho nji-
nual exposition will bo held hero
September 20 to 23. A catalogue will
bo' Issued shortly. Tho fairgrounds
raco tracks and dthcr appUrtenariees
to tho fair plant will bo thoroughly
. overhauled and everything put In
shape for tho best fair over held.
The' poultry and agricultural ex-
'. hlblts will bo stupendous this season.
For "County rnrlc
AMARILLO' July 22. Creation of
a County Park on tho Palo Durp can-
yon in easy access to. tho 'people of
Amarillo is proposed by tho local
chamber Of comrnorcc. The Pnlo U-
of ?55O00 were voted several weeks a-
tho Creator providentially designed
for tho playground of city- dwellors.
Though smaller than the .Grand Can-
yon Of tho Colorado It has all the
earmarks of that great scorild cavern
and has tho advantage of giving the.
.beholder a comprehensive and full
view in nilnature of tho parent canyon.
. The chamber of commerce w.ill take
up the details of tho matter under
tho measure Whtch permits counties
to 'purchase park tracts and improvo
them under a. taxation plan.
Plowing up Whcnt
AMARILLO July 22 Wheat farm-
ers are already plowing up the wheat
Jand from which under average har-
vests were made. Many farmers re-
port tho ground in SUch a hard state
. that it is difficult to plow. Much
wheat will be planted this fall provld
ed seasonable rains fall in the mean-
time. .
New1 High School
FRIONA July 22. The new High
School for which bonds to tho amount
of. $5000 were voted several weeks a-
Bo .will bo started .in a few weks ac-
:wrdlns to announcement today. " "Tho
Imposed building will contain 20-
rooms including tin auditorium and
gymnasium 13 F. Rlttcnberry of
Amarillo was jsolected as architect.
3ds will probably bo received in the
next two weeks for construction of
tho new structure.
Travel increases
STAMFORD July 22 Auto tour-
ist travel in every part of West Texas
thl3 summer has been .greater than- at
any timo slnco tho beginning of the
world war. Moot of tho West Texas
towns nave provided tourists' camp
grounds and Other facilities for tho
'Convenenco and comfort of those who
travel an rubber.
Commerce has informed tho West
Texas Chamber of Commorco that his
organization will havo a committee ap-
pear boforo tho slnto highway com-
mission at Austin August 21 for tho
purpose of having that body conaldor
tht matter of designating tho Postal
HlKhwaV a stato highway so that tho
Texas counties through which it runs
mav secure for it tho roturns paid as
automobile taxes. The Postal High
way runs from Oklahoma City to
Amnrlllo and bisects tho counties o
Wheeler Gray Conjey Carson and
Pottoi At present no tax money Is
rot-.nod for .Improvement purposes
for this systom. Tho West Tex. Cham
her of Commorco has already slgnlf ltd
its Intention to havo a representative
at tho meeting at Austin which win.
among other things taka up tho causo
of tho Postal HlRhwny In Panhandle
eounttcs.
OH Mill to Open
CISCO July 22. Tho Cisco oil mill
which has not boon operating for sov
'oral years duo to tho short cotton
cron Ih this section will bo oponed for
business again this season following
its purchase by tho Sweetwater. Cotton
Oil Company. Tho mill was built in
188G by Reynold Brothers of Fort
Worth at an estimated cost of $86-
000.. It is a brick plant with machin-
ery that has been kept in good repair
.New Drilling Ltnv
EASTLAND July 22. Tho city
romrnislon of Eastland has passed an
ordlnanco which annuls all previous
ordinances against drilling for oil in
the corporate limits and which por
mlts drilling under certain restrlc
tions. Oporators wishing to exploit
-the oil prospects beneath the city
must obtain a permit.
Two NcW Diners
CHILDRESS July 22. Tho Fort
Worth & .Denver railroad company
has installed two new. steel dining
cars tho first of which arrived hero
a few days ago from Fort Worth.
Officials stato. that thlrty-fivo steel
coaches are '.on tho way and will bo
put in service between Fort Worth
and Denver. It is likely that steel
' Pullman sleepers vlil bo run in trains
of all-steel construction. Tho new
equipment will mako the Denver one
of tho best .equipped passenger llijes
in tho Southwest.
Eastland School?
EASTLAND July 22. Eastland
county has 60 rural schools according
to Miss Ulala Howard countyschool
superintendent. Of this number
thirty-one employ only qne teacher
each twenty-eight two teachers nine
employ three teachers and only one
an independent district employes
four. ' Enrolled In these and the. one
indopndent district mentioned aro
7870 children between the ages ot 7
and 17.'
Estimated valuo of Bchoot buildings
In tho rural districts ot tho county Is
$85000; school sites $5000; of Rcliool
furhlttirn ami enulnniont. $10800! lab
oratory ettulnmcnt. $200; Bchool li
braries $3000.
New Chrucli
SWEETWATER. July 22. Tho
tfnlMctinnl church recently constructed
on Locust street has been consecrated
St. Stephens church by lit. Rov. Ed-
war Tomnlo of Amarillo. It Is a
beautiful brick building hear tho bus
mess section.
A Now Ilrldco
VERNON July 22.-Work Is about
half completed on tho now unugo
over tho Red River on tho Alttis-
Vornon highway. Tho bridge when
completed will give a short roUto to
Oklahoma. Tho nearest bridgo span
ning this stream Is forty miles from
tho new structure. Tho county com
mlssionors recently inspected the road
to tho brldgd and will mako somo al
terations. Tho bridgo will bo about
.100 yards from tho Orient railway
crossing of tho rlvor
Club Women's Camp
VERNON July 22. Two- days in
tho latter part of August will bo sot
aside for a Joint oncamumont ot club
women of tho counties of Wilbarger
and Baylor. Tho encampment will bo
hold on Beaver Crock. A largo at
tondanco Is anticipated. Club women
will bring their hubbies along. Homo
demonstration will bo a featuro of tho
program.
New Baptist Church
EASTLAND July 22. Work on
tho new brick Baptist church build
ing at Merrlman will bo completed
In a few days according to announce-
ment made today by J. C. Taylor and
J. C. Falls representatives of tho
church who were in Eastland to
moot a .represontatlvo of a seating1
company of Fort Worth for furnish
ing tho church with pews.
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Recover Soulier's Body
BROWNSVILLE Texas July 22
The body of Private Ruben Blevln
12ih United States Cavalry who with
Privato Adolph Bruder was drowned
In tho Rio' Grande soveral days ago
was recovered today. Ho was 22 years
old and his homo was at Sunny Bfpok
Kentucky. They were drowned when
a team of mules backed an army
wagon' Into the river.
SON OF -RANCHMAN
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
SAN ANGELO. July 22 Robert
RUssell Jr. 12 son of a prominent
r.m'chor. died hero today from gun-
shot wounds accidentally received
Jr'lday whllo hunting.
Giantess is Dead.
CHICAGO July 22. May Walsh 7.
feot six Inches tall and said to bo tho
tallest woman in the world died today
at the municipal tuberculosis sanita
rlum.
Crop Outlook Good
'STAMFORD July 22. J. E. Shel-
toh prominent business ' men'- of
Brownfiold Terry County advises tho
West Texas Chamber of Commorco
i that his chamber of qommorco will
send an agricultural exhibit repre-
senting Tqrry County to tho Dallas
Stato Fair us well as to tho Panhan-
dle and South Plains Fair at Lubbock.
Sholton writes glowingly of crop
prospects. Unless spmothlng unforo-
Been occurs ho says Terry county will
market several thousand bales of cot-
ton morb than over before; and tho
c.orn ana feedstuff crops will bo roc-
ord ones. Sholton says that not much
publicity has been given to those Ex-
travagant crop prospects duo to tho
likelihood that they might influence
the prlco of tho staples.
A Road Petition
i McLEAN. July 22. C. S. Rice sec-
retary of tho McLean Chamber of
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WORK WITH EASE
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hand-drawn collars Etc. The sizes are complete from 16
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