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Newspaper
Canyon City News
Location
Canyon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
1
Prices dated from Canyon City grain dealers show No 2 wheat per bushel at about 300 92 and oats best per bushel at 10. Millet hay and Johnson grass hay priced per ton at 10 00 and 10 00 respectively. Corn best and maize threshed per bushel budget at 0 0 and 40 cents respectively. Fryers per dozen listed as 0 00 and hens per dozen at 0 04.
R G Kirsch architect for the new courthouse now partners with Gillcoat and Skinner of Dallas to complete the erection. The bond was approved by the Commissioners Court and bricks and cement are en route to resume construction for occupancy readiness. Commissioner S B Lofton will oversee the project with the county judge and may call in an expert as needed. Canyon City can expect timely completion with no further delays.
Mrs J L Perdue of Chan ning visited her father and mother Mr and Mrs Webb last week and returned home yesterday.
A Daily Panhandle editorial condemns a man who habitually speaks ill of women as untrustworthy in any honest work. It argues true happiness rests on faith in woman and urges men to defend women, warning jealous husbands reveal their own baseness.
Mrs. T. B. Zellner and Miss Thomas Roquemore gave a notably successful recital at the Methodist church last Friday, presented by the Woman's Home Mission society despite bad weather. The artists excelled in their respective lines, and absent attendees missed a fine program.
A discussion comparing the Bank of England strong room to armor plated vaults, describing water-filled beds, concrete foundations, and four ton doors. Anecdotes recount a past intruder who exchanged a stolen chest for a pension, while London depositories boast vast holdings and flood mechanisms. Lincoln and an English visitor share quips on national differences.
Two men returning from a western trip visited Washington and called on Abraham Lincoln. During the visit one speaker discussed a Nebraska water body with an Indian name, admitting he could not recall the exact name at that moment.
District Court opened with a full grand jury and bailiffs. Cases included August Lemm vs Hoffman over a land note tied to school lands, verdict for Hoffman, and F A Pence vs Newt Reeves on a land dispute. The State vs Ed Harding for rape set for today with a 75 man special venire. origins in Donley County and transfer to Armstrong County.
A London Saturday Review cor respondent notes a deep sea fish shaped like a John dory with a globular electric light hanging from a long arched cord in front of its mouth. The light shines to attract small fishes, drawing them into the open hungry mouth for an easy feast.
Mrs Newcome expresses ecstasy over an old kitchen chair bought at a second hand store claiming it a genuine antique. The dialogue notes the chair’s imagined beauty and multiple views, parodying a gallery scene.
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