The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1927 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. XXIII
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY,
tf. J. SilERY/CDD,
PIONEER CITIZEN, !
CALLED BY DEATH
Burglar Enters Five Homes Wednesday SHi
Night; Watches and Money Are Stolen AS
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Upon arising this morning five the pussy-footed gentleman from the
_ Shamrock men searched in vain for trousers of Mr. Martin. Henry
PASSES AWAY FRIDAY 1 their trousers. These articles of ap- “ol.me3' trousers netted him « watch, MILAM ,
AFTER LONG ILLNESS parel were not in their accustomed ^ * watch ^with^a $20 INJURl
„ . , C . „ . . . ,, places nor- for that matter' an-v gold piece in the fob and $29 in „ , ,
Burial Services Conducted By wkere in the. respective houses. It cash. Money and watches were Taylo
Masonic Brethren Sunday; later developed that five homes had stolen from the other two men. Accident;
Was Charter Member been visited in the night by a sneak The home of R. R. Rawlings was Of Car
thief, who took the trousers with a also entered, but members of the
A mantle of sadness was cast over vjew obtaining the valuables and family were awakened and the thief Milam Hobson,
the community last Friday by news mo,,ey contained in the pockets there- was forced to make his get-away old’ wbo residcd
of the death of W. J. Sherwood. ..u,. . , «. ... fihnmwinlf io
death of W. J. Sherwood, of " without stealing anything " ' Shamrock, is dead
fifty-eight years of age, one of the The homeg of Jake Martin( Hpnry The viptims of the bur(r,ar,8 act|vj_ of this city is seriou
hot irtois Ho,mes’ Arthur Scru**9- T- C- Fuller ties found their trousers in various oI
wood passed away at his home in this , T . 0 , , . , . , _ miles east of Pam
and J. Fred Smith were raided by and unexpected places. Mr. Scrugors*
the night prowler. In every instance ipparel was found in Rev. C. A. . , .. ,
\ the thief gained entrance through »in- Baxter’s garage. There was evidence oc®“pa” 0 1 0 death
'...... * — - without injury.
According to the me
reaching this city, the
were returning to Sham
I'am pa, where Mr. Taylor'
visiting a daughter and the
without stealing anything.
The victims of the burgh
ties found their trousers I
. , , 1A ,, , on .j ...... -■ Fred Smith were raided by and unexpected places. Mr. Scruggs' ~"ea tasl- or 1 an"‘
city at 4:10 p. m., December 30. He .. . , , , T , . , H Tuesday n ght Rov
* t > tho mcnt nrnwl<»r. Tri revArv Inafanna mnaml wot. I*. da>. n a ^ ”
had been in failing health to
past year. \ i locked front doors. A small sum of that an attempt was made to steal
Funeral services were^-. -ed money and a watch was taken by Rev. Baxter’s automobile.
Sunday afternoon at the Sherwood-----------
home by Rev. C. W. Foote, Methodist ...... nprirmn inr
pastor, assisted by Rev. C. A. Baxter, W (IrMlOu flllf
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Baptist pastor. One of the largest
crowds ever assembled in this city
on a like occasion paid a last tribute
to this pioneer citizen. I
INTEREST SHOWN IN
POOR QUALITY DOCUMENT
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SWORN IN SATURDAY: AGRICULTURAL MEET “ *" '“k w"*'
accident occurred. Twelve mi
of Pampa a stray horse started
The beautiful and impressive burial MOST OF COUNTY’S OFFICIAL SPEAKERS GREETED BY LARGE thp road »"d w?9 struck with t
rite of the Masonic lodge was con- FAMILY FOR NEXT TERM | CROWDS AT MEETINGS IN , forpe *>y the car, which is rep
ducted at the cemetery, 0. T. Nichol-1 IS NEWLY ELECTED I RURAL COMMUNITIES j to have tur"pd °v« three time;:
eon acting ae master. The pall ---- ! — Hobson’s right arm was brokei
bearers were Thirty-Second Degree1 County officials for the ensuing two Ur*e crowda and enthusiastic three places, his right leg fractui
Masons. In addition to practically years took their oaths of office at a resPonse are being met with by the b 19 cheat crushed and he was bad
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Amarillo, Chiidrese, Wellington, Me- three commissioners and three other week. The campaign is being riding in the rear seat, was thrown
Lean, Wheeler, Mobeetie, Texols and officers are hold-overs, the remainder 9P°n9<>red hy the local chamber of dowi* ln*° **>• tonneau, which ae-
Sayre took part in the solemn being newlv elected commerce, the Rock Island railroad coa” . ,°r ,18 e9C*Pe-
ceremony » eiecieo. The injured men were taken to a
y> The 08th of office was administered and the Nicholson Seed Company of „carby fJJrm house, where Hobson
* waa bonl to the following: J. M. Griffin, Coun- Du,la9 expired shortly after one o’clock
?.C^ Hfl camfl tonth^ l i * Clerk; J. P. Williams, Sheriff and Thp of the campaign I. to Wednesday morning. Taylor was ^Z
T«,n. He came to this section from bring to the notice of Wheeler Coun- taken to hi. daughter’s horn. In i’°mt
Clay County in 1903, when the Pan- Tax Collector S. A. bi r, Tax As- [y peop]e ^ thin(fg ^ ^ Patnpa R ^ -t firgt
handle was just beginning to be set- 9e"or; Mrs. L. D. Miller, County the farmers a meang of deve,opin(f here that bis recovery was doubtful,
tied. His first venture into business Treasurer; Miss Imogene Wood, a better and more stable income, but it is now understood that his
was at Aberdeen, where he conducted County Superintendent of Public In- with the consequent increased pros- condition is not as grave as was aug- IT**''*"' •■•/’"“mroci: iioia win oei W1
* ffeneral store, later moving to struction; R. H. Forrester, District perity of the community as a whole, posed. He did not regain con.cM.ua- ““^ffhly dulled out in the next , mor,
Shamr°Ck- ^'erk: A' C W°°d’ C°Unty Jud«e: Speaker, composing the c.mpaign time Wednesday. ** 1
Mr. Sherwood was a pioneer In E. T. Scott, County Attorney; J. D. party are Mrg phebe R Warnar of Hobson had been making his home .” . ^ B*T doubt th,t the field,of de
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the insurance field in Shamrock. In Merriman, Sr., County Surveyor; W. naudei jnd({e L (;oueh of Amari'lo with Bob Terry in the Lela com-
— 1907 he purchased from 0. T. Nichol- L. Williama, Commissioner Precinct ,.rof Frank R phiilips of Canyon munlty lor the past several months. Tbe ‘tmosphere of oil
abn the agency which has since borne No. 1; W. 0. MHler, Commissioner and H M Mean9 of Chicago horti- Hf> wa9 we" hnuwn *nd highly Shamrock these days. The hotels and things f ,v
/his name. A leader in his own line Precinct No. 2; W. M. McMurtry, (.uIturH, afcPnt of the Rock ’ ,giand respected both at Ula and in this roominK houses are full of oil men. were j40 V, M u_
of endeavor, he was also a mivlng Commissioner Precinct No. 3; D. C. rajir„ad County Agent T. R Eroun rity- His body was shipped to HuKe oil trucks, loaded with drilling a tube of'Ccnol rat
force in the building of the town, Howell, Commissioner Precinct No. a|90 t,,^ part in y,, pn)gwnlt Blanket, near Brownwood, his aid ’'ifipment and supplies roar through wWc|| n gone and a 1(at
lending his influence to everything *• thc wppki hut Hway home, for burial. the "treets in an almost continuous [Mirw>IM| torn Wegter
looking to the community’s progress Wednesday on account of the sud- procession. An air of suppressed ex-1 magaaine None at the »«•
and betterment. He possessed an NEW CHEVROLET den death of his father. WoOtMl Brother* BuV 1‘temc,'t, Pervade9 the town. Oil la from relatleas. \f.
unwavering faith in the future of .e-v..... a ^ .. . • .. 9 t*1*1 subject of most conversations.1 rim__» ..
-,h,'-r— '“w- MODELS shown,;-;; XT New A"**^’Hw*9~ t-««-w|
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member of Shamrock Jdge No. AM, Extraordinary Beauty Features New cHve'iJri by A H<,nney combination hca"e Producing arew'^a ° thV u^.rim^ua l^ktogto rind his retati™
Mr. Sherwood was a Royal Arch and Cars; Drastic Price Slaahe. t aad amba'a-e wa, purchased last „pinlon of „pPrienced „|, men. If ^1 iahera^^ of he We 3
Thirty-Second Degree Mason and a Accompany Improvement. ft.'1^.. ^ by nT2
Shriner. He was a member of the,
expert In his or her respective field. Home of this city.
Meithodiat "church” for eighteen "yearn!1 Th9 first two car load, of new veerings have been held at(wa. driven across from Memphis by rettled'fact,’ due to thThigher" grade efforT'hJ
One of the kindliest of men, hi* Chevrolet models to be received here P*99". '*1*. Texola, Chin* Flat, Me- Austin Wooten, who is in chargo of 0f the crude already being produced family,
genial personality made friend's of were unlo*d®d today by the Exton 1'9,n 9nd Shamrock high school.^ To- the^ funeral^ parlor*. I|n this locality. 1
all who came within the scope of his Chevrolet Company and attracted Btothwa’ n«w coach la of; At any rate the spasmodic
meeting is scheduled tot, Wooten Brothers' new coach I* of _____ _ _
acquaintance. .instant attention. The new Chevrolet Locu,t Grov« "hool bouse. Mr*, the latest type, equipped with alt th#'0f wildcatters In this" territory rtw#* _
Mr. Sherwood is survived by his *'ne !• relied “the most beautiful Warner will not tako part la this appointments necessary to • first 1909 and the systematic development Nll|lli{Jr’
wife and one daughter Mrs Ben A Chevrolet in Chevrolet history.” It meeting, but will lecture at the First class funeral car. It is easily and „f larger independent companies for ._
JVpotenj four half-broth rs and two *«" "»nouneed in the daily papers of B«Pt'9t rhurch in this city. A meet- quickly converted Into a comfortable th» past three years are about to, Miss r.ye H
half-sisters. The brothers are A. T„ the ™untry last Sunday. "Ul be held Friday night at th* ambulance, with both side and rear „aph . culmination. That the next, and Ted Glass
F. H. and D. H. Sherwood of this' The 1927 Chevrolet, are character-' Ke,ton 9,h001 house. doors and two folding seats. ' few montha will toll the tale there'in marriage.
city and Roy Sherwood of Shawnee,1 i*ed by entirely new body designs
Okie.; thc sisters are Mrs. Minnie embodying one-piece full-crown fend |\4«anc f.tvoc I icf Of Frilif Variolinc
Marshal of Tulsa, Okla., and Mr*, ars, hullet-typ* headlamps, new Duco ivICClIlS VJIVCo LISl Vyl I I III l V dllCIItfS
Arietta Gihbs of Dallss. 1 colors, co-incidental steering and
The entire community join* with ignition lock, new radiator and many
the Texan in extending genuine other refinement*. Mechanical im-
" j is little doubt That the Shamrock at tlw hann
: field will be on* of the best appears, Rev. I. t. B<
almost certain.
Best Adapted To Shamrock Territory ™'nu ar* tor p**; ***• cuy .-o*>*. ,.a.t twelve y...
. The bride h t.Ve daugiu.r <f
Important develop-'J, H. BavriagtM and has reside.
number of wells are near the pay She la a graduate #f Shamrock High
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Griffin Buy* Half
Interest In
made standard equipment
models.
An entire new model which has commercial fruit varieties and cared
to grow.
ning to establish headquarters here.
s,ore T—™: E^KHHrH “E SHE
res ± -a —.. r S rZf rZ ™-
Okie., became half owner of the ^^"on. on.ll models. Th. coach the varieties best adapted to th. Abandanr, „|iUnr, plant w*20 Rtmcla Fail To Friend aft* h.ph, young roof'c
Kereh Hardware Store Mr Griffin h“ h**n r*duftd W0! ^ ,9dj,n. WO; Shamrock territory, with recom- (rrt KOBO OOnd* r Ul IO in this *Mg gad at McLean Join with
entered Into active partnership In Und"“ and coup*’ »° *nd mend.Won. concerning proper plant- Conrord, Carmmi. Moore's Cwj bl Gray County tvm M wMking them man-
khe store January 1. In the future np,n mod'1*’ ,,0 _ * I •nd “"f Wk Early, ftachman’s Early, Delaware, - | »eo^ |H«nM| and wuddmi Mb
' establishment will ba known SS
Kereh and Orifln
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■J at Shamrock people, havtag' *-- | #f* c ham her of eommerre. experience, under all sotli ft
n business here for ausurel A meeting of this presiding cider’s A few of th# varieties of fruit
before moving to «p dtodrict of the Methodist church has most liksly to put greasy hi tbs
ad s grocery store hum ,l MrU,B lor »«t , poeksU of tho farmore around Sham- „f horticulture,
yoore and a hardware rtorel^,—^Jr •*•"*"* and following roek, according to Mr. Manna, are He stresass tbs danger M
* and one-half ream. ' Bl Any, January U
An election In Gray County Thurs-
day of last weak to vote hood* far
paving tho highways In that county
failed to carry by • small vote.
! Only fifteen cote* score lacking for
T» Lflburn Greodr*
_a - ripfrwnCv, unorr mu piiv v | » *** * n *mb m
A meeting of this presiding •Mar’s, A few of tho varieties of frntt tlnne. Mr. Moans has jure MB af the nsesaaary two-thirda majority W. Nfehaoe-^,*
fruit and haa mads aa MMH* bonds. ** i
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> friends welcome him
snks of Shamrock
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Mire Maggie Brothers lituiaal,
home th* latter part of lsat wrel
from a visit with bar aiiter, Mflb,
E. Bsarrow. at AlbuqasrqUs. M.
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ft hi plannsd to call another elec-, Ooodrieh, who to
________ ____Mon as soon as possible after tho retahliahmsol Janu
and It. according given below tag treeo by plsntlng them teo Moos,'roqnired sixty day* bars slspred, ^b hos »oM his eo
’• c- Fnot*' Methodist Apples: Red Delicious, Ooldm Do- polnUng out that a bsttef Breda lb-we In favor of tho Issue an «m* b^te' building te
paohre Tha meeltag will bo beM In lick,U9 jttarMng DeJIcimi*. Roms of fruit, kencs a more malMMts fMsnt that there wfll be enough new- Rutledge,
the Mali *d 1st church In that city. Beauty. Missouri Ptmrin. Siovmsn product. Is produced by sltosriag each ly qualified voter* la fhror of the Mr. and Mrs. Joh«
* I Monas' bonds to carry the ban* at that Mlso Louise, left a
\. the time. I Boe* and rrot We
\ aa' A total of IM rotaa ware awl ter 'o »te d tha retnai f
) 1 the lesaa ami M again-' ' to Ate
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Beauty. MisUoari Pippin, SUyaren prodart. Is produced by altewteg each ly qualified
toot, has teen selected to Wtaessp. York Imperial, Arkansas tree plenty of * “— —** ** *
missionary sermon Toro- Black. Distance to plant, (0x40 recommend,
large delegation feet, 30 trees! to the aero. teat Hnpt
t Montmorency. Diets nee orchard. I
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Rite 1* expected to attend
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The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 6, 1927, newspaper, January 6, 1927; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth525890/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.